Igor Kirillov, head of the radiological, biological and chemical protection department of the Russian Ministry of Defense, speaks at a press conference regarding the alleged chemical attack on the Syrian city of Duma at Patriot Park in the Moscow region on June 22, 2018. AFP TV | AFP | Getty ImagesA top Russian commander accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons against the Ukrainian military was assassinated by Ukraine’s SBU intelligence in Moscow on Tuesday morning in the highest-profile killing of its kind. It was done. The Russian Investigative Committee, which investigates serious crimes, said…
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Former President Donald Trump leaves court after a jury finds him guilty of all 34 felonies during his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court, New York, USA, on May 30, 2024. . Records related to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign, when Trump was charged with 34 felonies for business fraud. Justin Lane via ReuterPresident-elect Donald Trump lost an effort Monday in a New York court to dismiss his hush money conviction by claiming presidential immunity.Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan said Trump was forced to throw out the case because…
American and Japanese flags are waving in the sky.Adventurer | iStock | Getty ImagesPresident-elect Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will select George Glass, a former investment banker and diplomat known for his criticism of China, as ambassador to Japan.”During my first term, Mr. George served as the U.S. ambassador to Portugal. As a former head of an investment bank, Mr. George brings business acumen to the position of ambassador,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. I will.”While stationed in Lisbon from 2017 to 2021, Gras attracted attention for warning of Portuguese investment in strategic sectors by…
The Treasury released its long-awaited autumn economic report on Monday, amid news that Chrystia Freeland has resigned from her cabinet post as finance minister, predicting a $61.9 billion deficit in 2023-24. I reported that. The fiscal update, which is being tabled by Government Leader Karina Gould on behalf of Prime Minister Freeland, is already scheduled for later this year than usual. It also comes amid uncertainty largely due to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada. Meanwhile, less than an hour into a six-hour embargo for reporters and economic experts to…
In a surprising move, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from Cabinet on Monday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he no longer wanted to serve in the top business post. After several hours of confusion, Dominique LeBlanc, Trudeau’s longtime ally and senior cabinet minister, replaced her as finance portfolio manager in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on Monday afternoon. In Freeland’s absence, Government Leader Karina Gould delivered the Government’s long-awaited Autumn Economic Statement to the House of Commons without a speech on the second and final day of the Autumn sitting of the House…
ottawa – Housing Minister Sean Fraser has said he will not stand in the next federal election because he needs to spend more time with his family. Fraser made the announcement Monday morning at a press conference in Ottawa ahead of a cabinet meeting and the fall economic statement. His announcement comes after Chrystia Freeland also announced that she would be stepping down from her cabinet post as finance minister. He said he came to this decision several months ago while recovering from back surgery and spending more time at home with his children. “My children aren’t getting any younger…
The federal Liberal Party convened an emergency caucus meeting on Monday night as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced new demands from some members of his party to resign. Liberal MPs from across the country gathered in a room in Parliament House as politicians and political observers dealt with the shock of Chrystia Freeland’s sudden resignation and publication of a scathing letter to the prime minister. The loss of the deputy prime minister and the chaotic development of the government’s autumn economic statement have consequently reignited questions about the viability of the embattled prime minister’s continued leadership. Trudeau attended the caucus…
latest: At a caucus, some Liberal MPs told the prime minister he must resign following Chrystia Freeland’s shock resignation. Sources say Trudeau will take time to consider the caucus’ concerns. At least seven Liberal MPs, including former cabinet ministers, have publicly said Trudeau should resign. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been sworn in as Canada’s new finance minister. Despite the drama, the fall economic report was filed and showed a huge deficit of more than $60 billion. Freeland said the prime minister told her on Friday that he no longer wanted her job as finance minister. Freeland resigned on…
Monday’s media blackout in the lead-up to the Fall Economic Statement (FES) will go down in history as one of the strangest events in Canadian political history.The doors to the policy briefing in Ottawa opened at 9 a.m. and seven minutes later Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister, sparking a flurry of rumors and speculation.Hours after the lockup was supposed to begin, the book containing FES, which was supposed to go on sale at 10 a.m., remained wrapped in a black tablecloth.Periodically, a voice could be heard over the crackling in-house PA, providing updates with little to say.General Government House…
Back in 2018 – After Her Star turn as minister against Donald Trump — In the words of Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland was “exactly the right person to do what she’s doing.””Frankly, there probably isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t thank my lucky stars that I was able to convince her to quit her great job in New York and run in an uncertain special election that I wouldn’t even be able to run in. I would guarantee that she would win the nomination and then sit on the side of a third party in the House…
