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The New York Times
- A Pastor and Politician Who Sees Voting as a Form of Prayer December 7, 2022Raphael Warnock, a son of Savannah public housing who rose to become Georgia’s first Black senator, secured a full six-year term and a spot among Democrats’ rising stars.
- Suspect in Colorado Springs Attack Charged With Murder and Hate Crimes December 7, 2022Prosecutors lodged a total of 305 criminal counts against the defendant who the police say opened fire in a nightclub serving L.G.B.T.Q. patrons.
- Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Far-Reaching Elections Case December 6, 2022In a North Carolina case, the court is being asked to decide whether to drastically expand the authority that state legislatures have over election maps and voting laws.
- A Look at What California Has Done So Far About Reparations December 7, 2022Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2020 to create a statewide panel to study reparations for Black Californians.
- Gaddis Smith Dies at 89; Taught History to Generations at Yale December 7, 2022One of his students became a president, another an actress. He also helped the university modernize during the 1970s and ’80s.
- What to Know About the Supreme Court’s Elections Case December 7, 2022The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on a legal theory that holds that state courts cannot review their legislatures’ rules for federal elections, even when the rules violate the state constitution.
- Schumer Celebrates Senate Democrats’ Larger Majority December 7, 2022Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, attributed Democrats’ wins in the chamber to a recognition by voters that Republican candidates were too extreme.
- Trump Hired Team to Search His Properties for Classified Material December 7, 2022The searches, conducted after a federal judge directed the former president’s lawyers to look for any documents still in his possession, are said to have found no additional sensitive material.
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- Delighted Morocco fans dance in the streets of London after World Cup win December 6, 2022Crowds mass joyfully in centre of capital after 3-0 victory on penalties against Spain puts team in quarter-finalsElated Morocco fans celebrated on the streets of London on Tuesday night following their team’s triumph over Spain in the last 16 of the World Cup.Footage showed crowds of people around Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus and Edgware Road chanting, […]
- Ramaphosa account of ‘Farmgate’ cash backed up by businessman December 6, 2022Hazim Mustafa says he paid $580,000 for cattle at South African president’s ranch in 2019A Sudanese businessman has confirmed that he made the payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars for cattle at the centre of the scandal threatening to unseat South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa.The embattled president launched legal action on Monday to challenge […]
- Former development secretaries urge Sunak to increase east Africa aid amid drought December 6, 2022‘Famine in all but name’ ravaging Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, yet British aid is one-fifth of 2017 amountThe UK urgently needs to do more to help more than 28 million people in drought-stricken Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, two former secretaries of state for international development and the heads of 14 of the UK’s leading aid agencies have warned in a join […]
- DRC estimates 300 villagers killed in massacre by rebels December 5, 2022Raid on village of Kishishe in Democratic Republic of Congo blamed on M23 insurgentsAbout 300 people died in an attack on villagers blamed on the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, industry minister Julien Paluku has said.The army had initially accused insurgents of killing at least 50 civilians in Kishishe village in eastern […]
- South Africa: ANC says it will block efforts to impeach Cyril Ramaphosa December 5, 2022Ruling party’s decision is a relief for the country’s president after doubts about his political futureSouth Africa’s ruling African National Congress party has said it will block attempts to impeach the country’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, at a crucial vote in parliament on Tuesday, providing relief to the embattled leader after days of uncertainty about h […]
- Nigeria frees student arrested after tweet about first lady Aisha Buhari December 5, 2022Aminu Adamu’s detention had sparked widespread outrage before Aisha Buhari withdrew complaintNigeria has freed a student charged with “criminal defamation” over a tweet he posted about the physical appearance of the country’s first lady.Aminu Adamu was arrested at his university in northern Jigawa state on 18 November after Aisha Buhari filed a complaint and […]
- Peru’s president dissolves congress hours before impeachment vote December 7, 2022Announcement by Pedro Castillo prompted mass resignations and accusations of a coup d’étatPeru’s President Pedro Castillo has announced the immediate dissolution of congress and the installation of a “government of exception” to rule by decree until new legislative elections – just hours before he was due to face an impeachment vote in a dramatic escalation […]
- Canada police say they can’t recover bodies of murdered Indigenous women December 7, 2022Family ‘heartbroken’ and angry by decision not to search landfill after four women were believed to have been killed by serial killerPolice in Canada have said they don’t have the resources to search a landfill to recover the bodies of two Indigenous women murdered by an alleged serial killer – a decision that has left the daughters of one victim “heartbroke […]
The BBC
- Germany arrests 25 accused of plotting coup December 7, 2022A far-right group is suspected of planning to storm parliament and install an aristocrat as leader.
- Reichsbürger: German 'crackpot' movement turns radical and dangerous December 7, 2022Members of the Reichsbürger movement are increasingly becoming a headache for the German authorities.
- Murderer publicly executed by his victim's father, Taliban say December 7, 2022The shooting at a stadium is the Taliban's first public execution since their return to power.
- China abandons key parts of zero-Covid strategy after protests December 7, 2022Officials say asymptomatic and mild cases will no longer be forced into state quarantine centres.
- Janusz Walus: Killer of South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani freed December 7, 2022Janusz Walus was stabbed last week by another inmate, delaying his release in South Africa.
- New Zealand places child in anti-vax blood case in custody December 7, 2022The baby needs life-saving treatment, but his parents don't want blood from vaccinated donors.
- Mozambique 'tuna bond' scandal: Ex-President Guebuza's son jailed for 12 years December 7, 2022Ndambi Guebuza is among 11 defendants found guilty of corruption for a $2bn failed fishing project.
- Volodymyr Zelensky is Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year December 7, 2022The nomination of Ukraine's president is "the most clear-cut in memory", the magazine's editor says.
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