Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza dies of a heart attack aged 55 following his wife’s treatment for Covid-19 a week before Nkurunziza died in hospital after his health unexpectedly declined, officials said He was due to leave office in August after a controversial 15-year term in power His ruling party has been accused of repression and … Read more
There was a barbecue in the town of Griffith, Indiana yesterday. It was possibly the most unusual and unexpected barbecue in US history. More than 400 people gathered in Central Park to protest about the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. They held banners with slogans like ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER‘, … Read more
Colin Powell joined the list of high-profile Republicans, including George W. Bush and Mitt Romney, who are not voting for Donald Trump in 2020 as the president’s own party is turning against him in the midst of nationwide turmoil. The Reagan-era National Security Advisor told CNN on Sunday morning: ‘I cannot in any way support … Read more
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hit back at President Trump on Friday night, tweeting that the decision to remove a campaign video featuring images from the George Floyd protests due to a copyright claim was legal. The president on Friday accused Twitter of ‘fighting hard for the Radical Left Democrats’ and waging a ‘one-sided battle’ which … Read more
After the anarchic and deeply troubling scenes of recent days, many will surely conclude that, in overwhelming numbers, the American people will kick Donald Trump out of the White House in November’s election. What else could we do? Our country is in flames, with peaceful protesters being tear-gassed and struck with police batons amid looting … Read more
Searches on Twitter for the term ‘racist’ are surfacing President Donald Trump’s name as the top result under ‘accounts’ Searches for ‘racist’ on Twitter surface the account of President Donald Trump Twitter its algorithm links terms commonly associated with accounts The phenomenon comes as Trump and Twitter go toe-to-toe By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:19 BST, … Read more
Pink slams Trump fans for wanting to re-elect a ‘president that ‘doesn’t respect, respect or govern half of our country’ The singer said Trump supporters either don’t understand ‘the meaning of patriotism’ or ‘ worship the Confederate flag’ in a new video on Twitter Speaking to the Republican president’s fans, she said: ‘That’s not America. That’s … Read more
Beijing’s state media has claimed that the US has crumbled into a ‘failed state’ amid the ongoing rallies across America and blasted Donald Trump as ‘a racist president’. Global Times, a major Chinese propaganda tabloid, slammed President Trump as ‘weak, irresponsible and incompetent’ and accused American politicians of blaming China for the protests erupting in … Read more
President Donald Trump declared himself the ‘law and order president’ Monday night as law enforcement officials used rubber bullets, tear gas and officers on horse back to clear out protesters so Trump could walk to an historic church across from the White House for a photo-op. ‘I am your president of law and order,’ Trump … Read more
The bereaved brother of George Floyd said President Trump didn’t let him get a word in during a condolence call. Philonise Floyd, the brother of the 46-year-old black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police on Monday after an officer knelt on his neck for several minutes cutting off his air supply, said … Read more