Israel started the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in December 2020 and already inoculated more than 10 per cent of its population. But its roll-out plan excludes the 5 million Palestinians living in occupied...
US police criticised for ‘double standards’ after Capitol riots
Critics in the US have called out law enforcement agencies for showing “little resistance” to the violent Trump supporters who stormed the Capitol Hill building.
Four dead after Trump supporters storm Congress
A woman has died after being shot and an explosive device has reportedly been found as supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump descended on the US Capitol. Three other people died during the protests of...
How police handled MAGA Capitol mob compared with BLM protesters
Aymann Ismail explains the differences between law enforcement’s response at the Capitol yesterday and during Black Lives Matter protests last summer. When he was at the building, he claimed police ‘did not...
‘Trump mob storms Capitol’
IN THE PRESS – Thursday, 07.01.2020: We discuss the widespread condemnation by the American press of the storming of the US Capitol by a mob of angry Trump supporters. We also look at rumours that the 25th Amendment...
‘It must end now’: Biden urges restoring decency after ‘assault’ on democracy
President-elect Joe #Biden called Wednesday for the restoration of “simple decency” as a mob incited by his predecessor stormed the #US #Capitol and delayed Congress from certifying the results of November’s...
Pence defies Trump, affirms Biden’s win
Vice President Mike #Pence defied President Donald #Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe #Biden’s November victory, putting an end to Trump’s futile efforts to subvert American democracy and...