Adam Ferguson
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Breaking news: Justice Juan Merchan declined to sentence the president-elect to prison time or impose any fines, instead setting him free on an 'unconditional discharge'. www.ft.com/content/5bcd...
January 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Breaking news: Justice Juan Merchan declined to sentence the president-elect to prison time or impose any fines, instead setting him free on an 'unconditional discharge'. www.ft.com/content/5bcd...
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled several engagements in the coming days after contracting pneumonia.
Ursula von der Leyen has pneumonia
The European Commission president cancels engagements, including the Polish EU presidency inauguration on Friday.
www.politico.eu
January 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has canceled several engagements in the coming days after contracting pneumonia.
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Speaker Games update:
Round 1 voting:
Johnson - 216
Jeffries - 215
Other - 3
No vote - 1
Majority vote required - 218
They're trying to figure out whether to keep the vote open and convince the 3 "others" to break for Johnson, call for another vote or adjourn to work on the outliers some more.
Round 1 voting:
Johnson - 216
Jeffries - 215
Other - 3
No vote - 1
Majority vote required - 218
They're trying to figure out whether to keep the vote open and convince the 3 "others" to break for Johnson, call for another vote or adjourn to work on the outliers some more.
January 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Speaker Games update:
Round 1 voting:
Johnson - 216
Jeffries - 215
Other - 3
No vote - 1
Majority vote required - 218
They're trying to figure out whether to keep the vote open and convince the 3 "others" to break for Johnson, call for another vote or adjourn to work on the outliers some more.
Round 1 voting:
Johnson - 216
Jeffries - 215
Other - 3
No vote - 1
Majority vote required - 218
They're trying to figure out whether to keep the vote open and convince the 3 "others" to break for Johnson, call for another vote or adjourn to work on the outliers some more.
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So far, Mike Johnson has a concept of a Speakership.
January 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So far, Mike Johnson has a concept of a Speakership.
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Yonhap now reporting that authorities have entered Yoon's residence.
January 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Yonhap now reporting that authorities have entered Yoon's residence.
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South Korean authorities have left on their way to make a Yoon arrest attempt, reports Yonhap. I'm outside Yoon's residence now. Over 50 police buses. And maybe 200-300 protesters, at least in the area where I am at, though we are all being kept far away from the main entrance.
January 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
South Korean authorities have left on their way to make a Yoon arrest attempt, reports Yonhap. I'm outside Yoon's residence now. Over 50 police buses. And maybe 200-300 protesters, at least in the area where I am at, though we are all being kept far away from the main entrance.
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Local media report that authorities have arrived here at Yoon's residence. Just saw a convoy of official vehicles pass by here. Protesters still being kept far away.
January 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Local media report that authorities have arrived here at Yoon's residence. Just saw a convoy of official vehicles pass by here. Protesters still being kept far away.
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South Korean investigators are now en route to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his official residence, as protesters try to block police from entering premises. After detention, a formal arrest warrant could be issued within 48 hrs, then indictment within 20 days.
January 2, 2025 at 10:29 PM
South Korean investigators are now en route to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his official residence, as protesters try to block police from entering premises. After detention, a formal arrest warrant could be issued within 48 hrs, then indictment within 20 days.
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NEW: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
December 29, 2024 at 9:08 PM
NEW: Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has died at the age of 100.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
He was elected in the 1976 presidential election for a single term. He enjoyed a remarkable post-presidency, based on philanthropy. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
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Elon Musk shocked many in Germany last week by endorsing its far-right Alternative for Germany party. This week, as Germany prepares for elections, he doubled down.
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right AfD
The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.
nyti.ms
December 28, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Elon Musk shocked many in Germany last week by endorsing its far-right Alternative for Germany party. This week, as Germany prepares for elections, he doubled down.
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"He ran away like a dog in the night. He was telling people around him up to an hour before he fled that everything was going to be OK.”
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The last days of Bashar al-Assad
[FREE TO READ] The FT pieces together the final movements of Syria’s former president and first family
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December 20, 2024 at 4:41 PM
"He ran away like a dog in the night. He was telling people around him up to an hour before he fled that everything was going to be OK.”
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Odd - I don’t remember Kellogg criticising the assassination of IRGC General Soleimani by the US, though the US wasn’t even at war with Iran, unlike UA/RU. If Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to kill its generals, it should end its illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory & negotiate peace.
Trump’s team have taken Putin’s side over the Ukrainian assassination of a Russian general who authorised banned chemical weapons attacks on Ukrainian troops.
Trump team criticises killing of Russian general in Moscow
Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump’s appointed special representative for Ukraine and Russia, has criticised the assassination of Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in Moscow.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 19, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Odd - I don’t remember Kellogg criticising the assassination of IRGC General Soleimani by the US, though the US wasn’t even at war with Iran, unlike UA/RU. If Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to kill its generals, it should end its illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory & negotiate peace.
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The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have to wear an ankle monitor for a year after France’s highest court upheld a conviction of corruption and influence peddling ⬇️
Nicolas Sarkozy gets ankle tag after corruption conviction upheld
The former French president is also barred from holding political office for three years
www.thetimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:49 PM
The former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will have to wear an ankle monitor for a year after France’s highest court upheld a conviction of corruption and influence peddling ⬇️
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EXCLUSIVE:
The Treasury has drawn up detailed plans for closer economic ties with China
They focus on financial services and clean energy, draft policy proposals seen by Bloomberg show
Comes ahead of Rachel Reeves’ trip there next month
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Treasury has drawn up detailed plans for closer economic ties with China
They focus on financial services and clean energy, draft policy proposals seen by Bloomberg show
Comes ahead of Rachel Reeves’ trip there next month
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Focuses China Thaw on Closer Banking, Clean Energy Ties
The UK Treasury has drawn up proposals for closer economic ties with China focused on financial services and clean energy, as Keir Starmer presses ahead with his bid to reset ties despite national sec...
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:33 PM
EXCLUSIVE:
The Treasury has drawn up detailed plans for closer economic ties with China
They focus on financial services and clean energy, draft policy proposals seen by Bloomberg show
Comes ahead of Rachel Reeves’ trip there next month
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The Treasury has drawn up detailed plans for closer economic ties with China
They focus on financial services and clean energy, draft policy proposals seen by Bloomberg show
Comes ahead of Rachel Reeves’ trip there next month
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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"The Air Force also recently denied Mr. Musk a high-level security access, citing potential security risks associated with the billionaire. Several allied nations, including Israel, have also expressed concerns that he could share sensitive data with others, according to defense officials."
Here is a (free) gift link to read our Musk story today: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/t...
Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules (Gift Article)
Federal agencies have opened at least three reviews into whether the company and its leader complied with disclosure protocols intended to protect state secrets, people with knowledge of the matter sa...
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:36 PM
"The Air Force also recently denied Mr. Musk a high-level security access, citing potential security risks associated with the billionaire. Several allied nations, including Israel, have also expressed concerns that he could share sensitive data with others, according to defense officials."
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EXC: The government's China audit has been delayed and now won't conclude until the spring. The original plan was to publish it when Rachel Reeves visits Beijing
Tulip Siddiq will form part of the delegation to China in January — giving it a City focus
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tulip Siddiq will form part of the delegation to China in January — giving it a City focus
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour’s review of UK-China relations on hold until after chancellor visits Beijing
Exclusive: Despite calls for more scrutiny in light of Prince Andrew spy allegations, Starmer’s instinct is not to do anything to hamper growth
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM
EXC: The government's China audit has been delayed and now won't conclude until the spring. The original plan was to publish it when Rachel Reeves visits Beijing
Tulip Siddiq will form part of the delegation to China in January — giving it a City focus
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tulip Siddiq will form part of the delegation to China in January — giving it a City focus
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Pope Francis was the subject of a foiled assassination plot involving a suicide bomber during a trip to Iraq in 2021, he wrote in his new memoir.
Pope reveals he was almost assassinated in Iraq in 2021
Vatican and Iraqi security forces intercepted a suicide bomber during the first ever papal visit to the country, the pontiff writes in his autobiography.
www.politico.eu
December 17, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Pope Francis was the subject of a foiled assassination plot involving a suicide bomber during a trip to Iraq in 2021, he wrote in his new memoir.
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“Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces' radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, was killed on Dec. 17 in an operation of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent” kyivindependent.com/sbu-behind-k...
SBU behind killing of Russian general charged with chemical weapons crimes, source claims
Igor Kirillov and another Russian service member were reportedly killed in an explosion earlier the same day in the general's Moscow residence.
kyivindependent.com
December 17, 2024 at 8:30 AM
“Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces' radiation, chemical, and biological defense troops, was killed on Dec. 17 in an operation of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent” kyivindependent.com/sbu-behind-k...
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Hundreds of thousands of Koreans outside the National Assembly broke out in cheers after the vote passed. People crying, singing, hugging out here, balloons flying, absolute celebration.
December 14, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Hundreds of thousands of Koreans outside the National Assembly broke out in cheers after the vote passed. People crying, singing, hugging out here, balloons flying, absolute celebration.
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Yoon has been impeached. Vote was 204 in favor. Four more than needed.
December 14, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Yoon has been impeached. Vote was 204 in favor. Four more than needed.
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imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio
December 13, 2024 at 10:15 PM
imagine a country so furious about drag performers that it voted for polio
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Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader and a polio survivor, issued a statement in support of the polio vaccine, hours after The New York Times reported that the lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned regulators to withdraw the vaccine from the market. nyti.ms/4iwSCbV
McConnell Defends Polio Vaccine, an Apparent Warning to RFK Jr.
“Efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed — they’re dangerous,” said the former Republican leader, who is a polio survivor.
nyti.ms
December 13, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Sen. Mitch McConnell, the former Republican leader and a polio survivor, issued a statement in support of the polio vaccine, hours after The New York Times reported that the lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned regulators to withdraw the vaccine from the market. nyti.ms/4iwSCbV
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Good morning from Seoul. South Korean lawmakers will try again today to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. The hearing is expected to begin at 4pm (in about 7 hours). There will be more large protests.
December 13, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Good morning from Seoul. South Korean lawmakers will try again today to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. The hearing is expected to begin at 4pm (in about 7 hours). There will be more large protests.
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Extraordinary story from Syria, where CNN crew finds a prisoner still locked in his cell, not knowing the regime has fallen, and sees the sun for the first time in months. Don’t miss this. Watch. www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
‘My God there is light’: CNN witnesses moment Syrian prisoner is freed from Assad’s forced detention | CNN
While searching a secretive prison in the belly of the Assad regime’s legacy of torture for American journalist Austin Tice, CNN’s Clarissa Ward made a startling discovery when a rebel fighter uncover...
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Extraordinary story from Syria, where CNN crew finds a prisoner still locked in his cell, not knowing the regime has fallen, and sees the sun for the first time in months. Don’t miss this. Watch. www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...