People
February-8-2022
- Biden says no gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine
- U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed Monday that a joint gas pipeline project between Germany and Russia won't advance if Russia invades Ukraine, stopping short of explaining how it will be achieved if Germany has reservations for that decision as a deterrence against Moscow.
January-27-2022
- UK PM refuses to resign as nation awaits key report
- Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday defiantly fended off calls for his resignation ahead of the expected release of the findings of an official inquiry into parties that allegedly took place in Whitehall and Downing Street in the past two years in breach of the country's COVID-19 restrictions.
January-26-2022
- US House Speaker Pelosi announces reelection bid in 2022 midterms
- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, announced Tuesday that she would run for reelection in this year's midterm elections.
January-24-2022
- Armenian President Armen Sarkissian resigns
- Armenian president announced his resignation, citing the lack of constitutional power to solve problems.
January-19-2022
- Maltese Roberta Metsola elected as new EP president
- Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola was on Tuesday elected as president of the European Parliament (EP), the third woman elected to the post.
January-14-2022
- UK's Prince Andrew loses military titles, royal patronages
- In a brief statement issued on Thursday, the Buckingham Palace said that "With (Queen Elizabeth II's) approval and agreement, the Duke of York's military affiliations and royal patronages have been returned to the Queen."
January-7-2022
- Americans must ensure Jan. 6 Capitol attack 'never happens again': Biden
- U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Americans must ensure such an attack like that on the U.S. Capitol a year ago "never happens again" as the country seems more divided than ever.
January-4-2022
- Brazilian president stable after hospitalization in Sao Paulo
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was stable but not expected to be discharged after being hospitalized early Monday morning following an intestinal obstruction.
December-31-2021
- Ex-S. Korean President Park Geun-hye set free
- Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye was set free under a special pardon granted by the incumbent president.
December-29-2021
- Constitutional reform to allow Lukashenko to remain in power to 2035
- Proposed changes to Belarus's constitution might allow President Alexander Lukashenko to extend his rule of the country until 2035.
