By July 1940, the German army had rapidly destroyed the supposedly powerful Polish army, and occupied half of that country, pursuant to their agreement with the Soviet Union. They then rapidly occupied most of Europe, including the Low Countries and parts of Scandinavia. Their coup de grace was their unexpectedly rapid defeat of France, which […] Read more
Biden leads in Arizona and Nevada as Trump’s margin in Pennsylvania narrows Democratic nominee Joe Biden is still leading President Donald Trump in Arizona and Nevada, as counting continues Friday. Biden holds a margin of 47,052 votes in Arizona, with 90% of total expected votes in. The state’s next election results update will come at […] Read more
Joe Biden delivered a scathing critique of the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic during a drive-in rally in Philadelphia, telling his supporters that the future of the country is in the hands of Pennsylvania voters. “Pennsylvania is critical to this election,” the former vice president said, as supporters honked their car horns in […] Read more
Ukrainians on Sunday voted in local elections that were considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and likely dealt a setback to his party, according to early polls. The former comedian took office last year and promised to uproot endemic corruption and shore up a worsening economy. But out of nine major cities and regional […] Read more
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had their first chance to challenge each other face to face. They did — a lot. Hardly a minute went by in the 90-minute brawl without one of the candidates angrily interrupting the other, whether on the coronavirus pandemic, the Supreme Court, the economy or anything […] Read more
It was a very grand setting for what turned out to be a very common speech. President Donald Trump formally accepted his party’s nomination for president Thursday night on the South Lawn of the White House, flanked by dozens of American flags and cheered by more than a thousand invited guests. Trump emerged from the South […] Read more
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Belarus’ capital city of Minsk over the weekend, demanding the resignation of President Alexander Lukashenko following his contested re-election earlier this month. Demonstrators marched toward Lukashenko’s residence at the Independence Square on Sunday, brandishing red and white flags to symbolize their opposition to the president and chanting for […] Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden are “as stark as black and white” when it comes to the maximum pressure campaign on Iran, according to one analyst. Trump wants more pressure, while Biden would want more engagement, said Behnam Ben Taleblu, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). “There’s this long-standing […] Read more
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has rejected calls to quit following his contested re-election, warning that the former Soviet republic would “perish as a state” if it was forced to repeat the vote. Opposition protesters took to the streets for the eighth consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations on Sunday, demanding the departure of the country’s embattled authoritarian […] Read more
The Israeli government made “very serious mistakes” after initially containing the coronavirus outbreak, and “tremendous damage” is being done to the economy, a political analyst as cases in the country continue to climb rapidly. Just weeks after restrictions were mostly lifted in late May, new infections have led authorities to reimpose measures including closing gyms, […] Read more
