Day: February 27, 2024

House Republicans subpoena DOJ for materials related to Special Counsel Hur interview of Joe Biden

7:05 pm February 27, 2024

House Republicans have subpoenaed Special Counsel Robert Hur for the transcript and any recordings of President Biden’s interview from the investigation into the president’s mishandling of classified documents. Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry — House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan and House Ways & Means Committee Chair Jason Smith […]

Germany considers getting its own nuclear weapons despite rejecting nuclear energy

7:00 pm February 27, 2024

Germans are beginning to discuss whether the country will eventually need its own nuclear weapons amid fears of U.S. disengagement with Europe, even as Germany continues to spurn nuclear power. German officials have begun discussing a nuclear fallback plan with the U.K. and France, thanks in large part to Russia’s continued aggression as well as […]

D-Day veterans honor comrades as 13 names are added to UK memorial wall

6:51 pm February 27, 2024

With medals pinned to their chests, two D-Day veterans proudly represented their comrades as 13 new names were added Tuesday to a memorial wall in southern England that honors those who took part in the Normandy landings. British veterans Stan Ford and John Roberts and 11 others were added to the Normandy Memorial Wall at […]

Italian ‘SNL’ belittles Biden in season premiere parody

6:47 pm February 27, 2024

An Italian comedic sketch show mocked President Biden’s mental fitness in its eighth season premiere episode on February 23. Italian comedian Maurizio Crozza played the U.S. president in at least two skits for his one-man sketch show called “Fratelli di Crozza,” where he impersonates various public figures. In one sketch that went viral on social […]

Japan’s government urges action as country sees lowest number of births since 1899

6:19 pm February 27, 2024

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell for an eighth straight year to a new low, government data showed Tuesday, and a top official said it was critical for the country to reverse the trend in the coming half-dozen years. The 758,631 babies born in Japan in 2023 were a 5.1% decline […]