US judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of fired workers
Reuters A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six US agencies to reinstate thousands of recently hired employees who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal workforce. The ruling by US District Judge William Alsup during a hearing in San Francisco was the most significant blow yet to the […]
Essay: No, Elon, we should not go to Mars
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, it makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts than it does going to Mars…
Sight-Seeing: Empathy isn’t a sin. It’s a risk.
MICHAEL C REA, Rev John A O’Brien Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame and co-director of the Center for Philosophy of Religion, says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that while empathy is a risk, a lot of good things are…
US evangelical groups hold vigil against Trump and Musk’s foreign aid cuts
Washington DC, United States RNS Evangelical Christian groups are calling on Congress to reinstate foreign aid programs shuttered by President Donald Trump’s administration, arguing the government’s actions will hurt millions of people around the world. Addressing a crowd of around three dozen largely evangelical Christians assembled at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church on Tuesday morning for […]
Romanian far-right candidate Calin Georgescu to challenge election ban
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Romanian far-right presidential contender Calin Georgescu said on Monday he would challenge a decision to bar him from taking part in an election rerun in May, but analysts said his chances of standing were slim amid fears of Russian meddling. The dispute over Georgescu’s candidacy is firing up tensions both at home […]
Romanian far-right candidate barred from May presidential vote
Bucharest, Romania Reuters Romania’s central election authority on Sunday barred far-right pro-Russian candidate Calin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election re-run, a decision likely to deepen a constitutional crisis in the European Union and NATO member. The cancellation on 6th December of the presidential election due to allegations of Russian meddling in Georgescu’s favour […]
US foreign aid orgs say they are owed more than $US671 million by Monday deadline
Reuters US foreign aid organisations suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its freeze of nearly all foreign aid spending said on Friday that they are owed more than $US671 million for past work that a court has ordered be paid by a Monday deadline. Foreign aid contractors involved in the lawsuit said in a filing […]
SpaceX’s Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean
Reuters SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program. Several videos on social media showed fiery debris streaking through the dusk skies near south […]
US Supreme Court won’t let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups
Washington DC, US Reuters A divided US Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to let President Donald Trump’s administration withhold payment to foreign aid organisations for work they already performed for the government as the Republican president moves to pull the plug on American humanitarian projects around the world. Handing a setback to Trump, the court […]
Trump lauds aggressive start to term in speech to Congress, draws catcalls from Democrats
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump took a victory lap in an address to Congress on Tuesday, drawing catcalls and interruptions from some Democratic lawmakers who held up signs and walked out mid-speech in protest. The partisan rancour was reflective of the tumult that has accompanied Trump’s first six weeks in office upending […]