According to a statement from the Vatican, Pope Francis will require hospitalization in Rome for a few days due to a respiratory infection. Although the 86-year-old has experienced breathing problems in recent days, the statement confirmed that he has not contracted Covid. It said he would need “a few days of appropriate hospital medical therapy,” the BBC reported. “Pope Francis is touched by the many … Continue reading Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection

In a bipartisan effort to return basic war powers to Congress, the Senate voted on Wednesday to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The 2002 measure and the 1991 authorization that sanctioned the U.S.-led Gulf War were repealed by a vote of 66-30, following years of advocacy by Senator Tim Kaine, a Democrat, the Associated Press reported. The move to repeal … Continue reading US Senate votes to repeal Iraq War approval

According to a report, a judge has ordered Former Vice President Mike Pence to testify in connection with the January 6 investigation, but has also recognized, to some extent, his entitlement to immunity on certain matters because of his role as President of the Senate on that day. Citing an anonymous source, Politico’s Kyle Cheney wrote that  United States District Court for the District of Columbia Chief Judge James … Continue reading Report: D.C. Judge Orders Mike Pence to Testify in J6 Probe

A leaked 35-minute phone conversation has caused a major scandal in which two notable supporters of Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarch and former senator Farkhad Akhmedov, and prominent Moscow music producer Iosif Prigozhin, have been accused of referring to the Russian president as “Satan” and a “dwarf.” The leaked phone call, which was shared by Ukraine’s Channel Five, reportedly includes a profanity-filled tirade against Putin and … Continue reading Moscow Elite in Panic Over Tape Blasting Putin as ‘Satan’

According to officials in his Likud party, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to declare on Monday the suspension of his coalition’s judicial overhaul legislation, following a night of widespread protests and the announcement of a general strike in many parts of the country. Since the announcement of the plan to diminish Israel’s Supreme Court in January, the country has experienced instability and an … Continue reading Axios: Netanyahu set to suspend Israeli judicial overhaul plan after protests