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2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (280+ words) Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te has said that Taiwan cannot be traded away, days after U. S. President Donald Trump described a planned $14 billion arms sale to Taipei as a bargaining chip with China. "Taiwan will never be sacrificed or traded," Lai said…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (603+ words) If the FACE Act has truly been "stripped of its intent," as Speaker Johnson himself said, then the question is: Why hasn't it been repealed? Mike Johnson has been Speaker of the House since October 2023. He holds the gavel. He…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (680+ words) Former president Obama's advisors used to tout his approach as "no drama Obama." But there was plenty of drama during Obama's presidency ranging from his sending a few billion in cash to Iran to fund the terrorist regime to surrendering…...

1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (174+ words) Last week, I wrote a piece here, The Hollywood Strain, citing Christopher Nolan's folly in sacrificing The Odyssey to the woke gods. The story has exploded since then, prompting outrage akin to when Bud Light chose Dylan Mulvaney for a…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago  (123+ words) In the end, it is not rhetoric, but facts on the ground that decide geopolitical competitions. President Nixon in the early 1970s used d'tente as a strategic pause. Nixon was rhetorically less confrontational toward the Soviets while reshaping geopolitics to eventually…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago  (514+ words) For a sense of how bereft the Democrats are of credible leaders and sensible policy ideas all one has to do is listen to the remarks of former Vice President Kamala Harris on the Win with Black Women podcast....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (645+ words) Republic Act No. 9851, enacted in December 2009 became the legal bridge to The Hague "A 17-year-old statute once viewed as largely symbolic has moved to the centre of a national debate over whether Philippine authorities may arrest and surrender former officials…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago  (903+ words) Parade grand marshal Fae Johnstone calls out chants through a megaphone during the Capital Pride Parade in Ottawa on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be…...

3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (29+ words) Pointe Claire marks day against homophobia Global News Go Back Close Local Add Global News to Home Screen Close Pointe Claire marks day against homophobia Report a Video Issue...

1+ hour, 2+ min ago  (672+ words) A drone strike has triggered a fire near Abu Dhabi's nuclear power plant in what UAE authorities have condemned as a "dangerous escalation. A drone strike triggered a fire near a nuclear power station in the emirate of Abu Dhabi…...