The United Nations ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday following the government’s request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation. “The Malian terrain was vast and difficult,” the commander of the 13,000-strong force, Maj. Gen. Mamadou Gaye, […]

More GOP senators are rallying behind former President Trump for the 2024 general election, boosting his momentum in the Republican Party. Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., announced last week on X he is endorsing Trump in the GOP primary.  “I am honored to stand with Donald J. Trump as he embarks […]

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging Washington state’s so-called gay “conversion therapy” ban on licensed therapists, keeping the law intact despite concerns it restricts freedom of speech. Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh publicly dissented from the denial, all saying they would have […]

Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips said the GOP House impeachment inquiry into President Biden’s possible role in Hunter Biden’s overseas business deals could make the current president “unelectable.” Speaking with Semafor on Sunday, Philips, D-Minn., said he would vote against the Republican impeachment inquiry but noted revelations involving Biden […]

The Turkish government is facing mounting pressure to seek the return of the Somali president’s son, who allegedly fled Turkey after causing a fatal traffic crash in Istanbul. Yunus Emre Gocer, a 38-year-old motorcycle courier, died of injuries in a hospital on Dec. 6, six days after he was hit […]

Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said on Sunday that the United States needs to accept that Ukraine must “cede some territory” to Russia and that American leadership must ensure the U.S. is “not writing more blank checks” to fund Kyiv’s forces ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Washington, D.C., […]

Alexei Navalny, the jailed Russian opposition leader, has disappeared from prison and his whereabouts are unknown, his allies said Monday. Navalny was supposed to appear in court via video link on Monday ahead of a transfer to a “special security” penal colony but never did, spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote on […]

With his memorable round glasses, spiky hair, and the legendary Tom Cruise opposite him, child actor Jonathan Lipnicki captured the hearts of America with his portrayal of little Ray Boyd in the 1996 classic, “Jerry Maguire.” “It was crazy. It was very much overnight. My life was just different,” he […]

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry suggested during the ongoing United Nations climate conference that he was open to remaining in the Biden administration for the foreseeable future. Kerry’s comments, during which he also vowed to continue his public climate advocacy until his “last breath,” come as the U.N. […]

A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital early Monday destroyed several homes and left more than 100 households without electricity. The predawn attack on Kyiv came amid warnings that Russia will step up its attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure as winter sets in with freezing temperatures. A series of […]