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NATO defence ministers have inched toward meeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that members of the Western military alliance invest five per cent of their gross domestic product in their militaries and related defence infrastructure.The ministers, meeting in Brussels on Thursday, approved what the allies call an “ambitious” set of new capability targets, which they believe will result in a “stronger, fairer, more lethal alliance” that will be ready to fight if necessary.How to fund those targets will be the subject of debate when NATO leaders meet at The Hague, in the Netherlands, at the end of the month.At the…
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit by the Mexican government against U.S. gun makers cannot go forward. In a unanimous decision by Justice Elena Kagan, the justices held that Mexico’s efforts to hold the gun makers responsible for violence committed by Mexican drug cartels with U.S.-made weapons is barred by a federal law that Congress passed in 2005 to shield the gun industry from lawsuits in U.S. courts for the misuse of guns by others. “Mexico’s suit,” Kagan wrote, “closely resemble the ones Congress had in mind” when it passed the law: “It seeks to recover from American…
Home Daily News Suspended lawyer charged with theft from… Criminal Justice Suspended lawyer charged with theft from client apparently shoots, wounds himself during arrest By Debra Cassens Weiss June 2, 2025, 11:23 am CDT A suspended Pennsylvania lawyer was hospitalized Saturday after he apparently shot himself during a brief standoff with police who sought to arrest him for stealing from an elderly client. (Image from Shutterstock) A suspended Pennsylvania lawyer was hospitalized Saturday after he apparently shot himself during a brief standoff with police who sought to arrest him for stealing from an elderly client. Police surrounded the office of…
Stay cool…We hate stating the obvious, but it’s starting to reach oven temperatures in Dubai (and the UAE). If you prefer to not be a roasted chicken, here is a handy list of indoor activities in Dubai.Here are 63 great indoor activities in Dubai to avoid the sun 3D World Selfie Museum DubaiGet snap-happy at Dubai’s largest 3D trick art museum. There are tons of different artworks that, when you pose for a picture with them, create a cool optical illusion. Go with phone batteries fully charged as these snaps will be a star on your ‘Gram. Purchase tickets here.Cost: Dhs89…
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. In a half-empty committee room in late April, one of Texas’ most powerful Republican state senators pitched legislation that would make it harder for immigrants in the country illegally to get jobs. Her bill would require all employers in the state…
Kennedy Gondwe & Damian ZaneBBC News, Lusaka & LondonHindustan Times via Getty ImagesEdgar Lungu had hoped to contest next year’s electionsZambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement.He had “been receiving specialized treatment in South Africa” for an undisclosed illness, the Patriotic Front (PF) added.Lungu led Zambia for six years from 2015, losing the 2021 election to the current President Hakainde Hichilema by a large margin.After that defeat he stepped back from politics but later returned to the fray. He had ambitions to vie for the presidency again but…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed his administration to investigate Joe Biden’s actions as president, alleging aides masked his predecessor’s “cognitive decline” and casting doubts on the legitimacy of his use of the autopen to sign pardons and other documents.The order marked a significant escalation in Trump’s targeting of political adversaries and could lay the groundwork for arguments by the Republican that a range of Biden’s actions as president were invalid.Biden responded in a statement Wednesday night: “Let me be clear: I made the decisions during my presidency. I made the decisions about the pardons, executive orders, legislation, and…
On Thursday, June 5, we will be live blogging as the court releases opinions in one or more argued cases from the current term. Click here for a list of FAQs about opinion announcements. Recommended Citation: SCOTUSblog , Announcement of opinions for Thursday, June 5, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 5, 2025, 1:19 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/06/announcement-of-opinions-for-thursday-june-5/ Source link
At the turn of the 20th century, citizens were confronted with a terrifying new technology that threatened to upend society and transform a multitude of industries. Automobiles—originally known as “horseless carriages”—had appeared on the consumer market and threatened to replace horses as the dominant method of transportation. It was not a welcome innovation for large segments of the population. During summer 1905, violent mobs in New York City attacked automobiles with such intensity that police officers were deployed along thoroughfares to protect motorists. Farmers in Rochester, Minnesota, sabotaged roads, making them impassable to automobiles. Doctors wrote to their local papers…
Wheee…We love announcing new and upcoming projects in the UAE, and the list is so abundant, it spans huge transport projects to upcoming theme parks in the UAE, skyline and cityscape changes, and so much more. If you want to stay in the loop of all upcoming megaprojects in the UAE, bookmark this page, but if all you want to know is the upcoming theme parks, read on.All the upcoming theme parks and experiences coming to the UAETheme parksDisneyland Abu DhabiDisney fans in the UAE, get excited! We are finally getting a Disneyland right here in the UAE. It will…