Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos’ office to vow “immediate proper action.” In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian nation, Duterte…
A kayaker’s leg was amputated during a dramatic, hours-long rescue operation to free him from between rocks on a river in Australia on Saturday, local police said. The man, a foreign tourist in his 60s, was airlifted to a hospital in Tasmania’s state capital Hobart where he was in a…
Ukraine has been hit by a surge in Russian ballistic missile attacks, about a third of which used North Korean weapons that can only fly because they run on Western circuitry, obtained despite sanctions, according to Ukrainian military officials. August and September saw a spike in ballistic missile attacks, when…
Venezuelan authorities are investigating opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for alleged treason after she expressed support for a US bipartisan bill that seeks to block Washington from doing business with any entity that has commercial ties with the government of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. In a statement, the country’s Attorney…
President-elect Trump has nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general. In a statement on Friday evening, Trump said that Dr. Nesheiwat is a ‘fierce advocate and strong communicator for preventative medicine and public health.’ ‘I am proud to announce that Dr. Janette Nesheiwat will be the Nation’s Doctor as the…
President-elect Trump will take office just as Iran has the potential to become the world’s 10th nuclear-armed state, and it’s unclear if either side knows how it will approach the other. Judging by Trump’s last time in office, it would suggest he would come out the gate with a combative…
President-elect Donald Trump tapped former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday to head up the U.S. Department of Justice in his second term—a swift decision but one met with little surprise among many in Trump’s orbit. That’s because Bondi, 59, has emerged as a close ally of the president-elect…
Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., met with 10 senators in the first two days of meetings while courting approval as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik, the current House GOP chair, communicated her record supporting Israel and combating antisemitism to Republican senators as the upper…
A clearer picture emerged of who will serve in the Cabinet of America’s 47th President, with President-elect Trump assembling more of his top cabinet picks on Friday evening. All of Trump’s Cabinet choices must be confirmed by the Senate, with the process set to begin in January. The confirmation process…
President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., is his pick as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ‘In addition to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social…