(CNN)The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack at the Capitol held its first hearing on Tuesday with harrowing testimony from four officers who shared their stories of being attacked by the rioters. The three-hour hearing was the opening act for the committee that’s preparing to investigate all of the circumstances surrounding the January […]

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN)There was no mistaking the meaning in last week’s anonymous text message: Do what we say or die. “Hey clerk, get ready for a bullet in your head, they gave you an order and you keep on doing shit,” read the July 16 text, one of several death threats sent to court clerks […]

Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo (CNN)Simone Biles withdrew from the women’s team gymnastics final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Tuesday, citing mental heath concerns as she attempts to protect “her body and mind.” After the final — won by the the Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) — Biles broke down in tears as she explained her […]

Canadian police investigating Manitoba residential faculty abuse claims. RCMP well-knownshows it has spent 10 years undertaking ‘big-scale research’ into allegations. A department of Canada’s federal police pressure says it has spent the final decade undertaking a “big-scale research” into allegations of sexual abuse at a former residential faculty. On Tuesday, the Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted […]

Nobody was speaking about Anna Kiesenhofer ahead of the Tokyo 2020 women’s road race, but they certainly are now. The Austrian rider was considered a novice compared to her competitors, notably defending champion Anna van der Breggen, former Olympic bronze medalist Elisa Longo Borghini, Britain’s Lizzie Deignan, Germany’s Lisa Brennauer and former world title champion […]

US President Joe Biden and Iraqi PM Mustafa al Kadhimi seal agreement formally ending US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the Arab country. US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al Kadhimi (L) in the Oval Office […]

At least 46 Afghan soldiers have fled into northwestern Pakistan after their military posts were overrun by Taliban insurgents. Pakistan says the Afghan soldiers who sought refuge will be returned to Afghanistan after due process, similar to the case of another batch of 35 soldiers earlier in July. (AFP) At least 46 Afghan soldiers have […]

Out-of-work Americans in Florida filed a lawsuit against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday seeking to reinstate a pandemic relief program that paid out an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. In a complaint filed late Sunday on behalf of 10 unemployed Floridians, three attorneys – Gautier Kitchen, Marie Mattox and Scott Behren – […]

If you’re looking for some summer reading, consider a study by the Congressional Research Service titled “The World Trade Organization’s (WTO’s) Appellate Body: Key Disputes and Controversies.” It might not be beach material, but it’s timely, because there’s a WTO ministerial meeting this fall, and the fate of the appellate body (AB) will feature prominently. […]