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Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court sentenced ousted president Bashar Assad and his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday, finding them guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Syria’s 14-year civil conflict, which killed roughly half a million people. The ruling, handed down by the Fourth Criminal Court in Damascus, marks the first…
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Inside the furious battle for power: Odds for a Democratic victory REVEALED as more Trump-backed seats added to flip list
The Daily Mail reports on the intensifying battle for control of Congress ahead of the US midterm elections, focusing on the latest odds of a Democratic victory and highlighting additional Republican-held, Trump-backed seats that have been added to lists of races considered vulnerable to flipping. The piece underscores how competitive the fight for the House…
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More than 3,000 migrants in just 22 days: Burnham’s small boats policy ‘in tatters’ as number to have arrived under Labour tops 80,000
More than 3,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats over a 22-day period in early August, taking the total number of arrivals since Labour came to power past 80,000, prompting fresh criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis. The figures have intensified pressure on ministers, including Andy Burnham, whose approach to tackling small…
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Prime Minister announces vape and betting shops crackdown to give towns ‘power to turn things around’
Andy Burnham visited Ilkeston in Derbyshire on Tuesday, where he said high streets ‘have been hollowed out, particularly in former industrial areas’
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O’Reilly on Trump pressuring Iran toward a deal: ‘I don’t think he’s flailing’
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Monday said Trump is not “flailing” as he seeks to pressure Iran to accept a deal to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz while also addressing the regime’s nuclear program. When asked about Trump’s policy, O’Reilly advised that the president needs to inflict “more pain on Iran…
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DOJ sues NY to block in-state tuition for undocumented students
The federal government has sued New York, Connecticut, and Vermont to block undocumented immigrants from receiving in-state college tuition and financial assistance, alleging the state policies violate federal law.
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Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad Sentenced To Death In Absentia For War Crimes
Bashar Assad and his brother were sentenced for crimes against humanity during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
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Former M&S boss brands Andy Burnham’s plan to ‘save high streets’ as a ‘lot of b******s about nothing’
The former head of Marks & Spencer has dismissed Andy Burnham’s proposals to revive Britain’s ailing high streets as empty rhetoric, using blunt language to reject the plan as offering little of substance. The intervention adds a high-profile voice of retail expertise to the debate over how struggling town centres, hit hard by online shopping,…
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The Movement: A $20 burrito and a fight over affordability
A personal note to readers from Emily Brooks: I have welcomed my second child! I’ll be out on maternity leave for the next few months, and Helen, our Senate reporter, will take over writing of The Movement in the meantime. Please continue to share your insights, events, scoops and announcements with her. I look forward…
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Trump secretly departed Turkey on third plane: Report
President Trump secretly departed the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, last month using an alternate military aircraft amid security concerns involving Iran. Trump boarded the old Air Force One jet before he was secretly shuttled to a smaller Air Force C-32A plane while inside a catering truck typically used to load meals and other supplies…