Republican lawmaker moves to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
A Republican member of the US House of Representatives has moved to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of violating constitutional limits on the use of military force. Thomas Massie read articles of impeachment in the House on Tuesday, setting up a long-shot effort in a chamber controlled by Republicans. The move centres on criticism of US military actions, including the war on Iran, and on allegations that Hegseth has shown disregard for civilian harm.Massie said Hegseth had waged war without congressional approval, carried out extrajudicial killings and paid little attention to civilian casualties in military operations. He said... [Continue Reading]
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Trump dismisses AI takeover fears as a political hoax
President Donald Trump made multiple posts on Truth Social in the last hour: - "Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting "disaster, " which is a laughing stock all over the World, and where we are the only country that has to endure such a Nation Destroying SCAM. Justices Alito and Thomas, legends both, strongly disagreed with this horrible, highly political, ruling.... [Continue Reading]
Thousands protest in Ljubljana as Slovenia opens Israel's first embassy
Thousands of people have protested in Slovenia's capital, Ljubljana, as Israel opened its first embassy in the country. The demonstration took place on Wednesday near the hotel where the inauguration was being held, according to the supplied report. Protesters carried banners reading "We stand together for peace and Palestine" and "Genocide is not self-defence".The opening came after Prime Minister Janez Jansa pushed through a diplomatic reset with Israel, reversing the approach of his predecessor, Robert Golob. The report says Golob's government had described the war in Gaza as a genocide. It also says the protest coincided with a political backlash... [Continue Reading]
