Day: January 15, 2024

Poland’s crucial local elections will be held in April, newly appointed prime minister says

9:05 pm January 15, 2024

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s new Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday crucial elections to choose city mayors and provincial and county administration leaders would be held April 7, with a runoff April 21. The elections will test the new pro-European Union coalition government’s popular support, just six months after it won parliamentary elections. POLAND’S […]

‘The View’ host marks MLK Day by saying studying history ‘should make you feel bad’

8:54 pm January 15, 2024

“The View” co-host Sara Haines said history should “make you feel bad” while discussing the state of the country’s education on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As the ABC talk show bemoaned that teaching Black history in the country was under attack in an opening segment, co-host Ana Navarro said the issue had been “weaponized.” […]

Philippines’ president congratulates pro-sovereignty Taiwanese election winner

8:05 pm January 15, 2024

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday congratulated the winner of Taiwan’s presidential election, Lai Ching-te, saying in a statement shared on social media that he was looking “forward to close collaboration” and “strengthening mutual interests.” Marcos’s congratulatory message is likely to be frowned upon by China, which claims the self-governing island as its own […]

Tanzania blocks Kenyan Airways passenger flights in response to Kenya blocking its cargo flights

8:02 pm January 15, 2024

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania on Monday announced it had withdrawn approval for neighboring Kenya‘s flagship carrier Kenya Airways to operate a passenger service between the countries beginning next week. A statement from the Tanzanian Civil Aviation authority said the move was in response to Kenya Civil Aviation Authority denying Air Tanzania the approvals it […]

NYC mayor builds hefty legal war chest to battle FBI investigation

8:01 pm January 15, 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has built a hefty war chest over the past two months amid reports he’s at the center of an ongoing FBI investigation. Adams, who’s clashed with the White House on President Biden’s immigration policies, as New York City grapples with the influx of more than 168,000 migrants from the […]