Germany has decided to withdraw its troops from the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali by May 2024, a government spokesman has said, becoming the latest country to announce its pullout from the rebellion-hit country. The government will propose to parliament that Germany’s commitment to the MINUSMA operation be extended “in May 2023 for the last […]
Day: November 23, 2022
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to prevent Congress from accessing tax returns
Former President Trump’s bid to prevent the Congress from accessing tax returns has been rejected by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for a congressional committee to receive Donald Trump’s tax returns, rejecting an appeal from the former president and capping a long-running legal battle over the carefully guarded papers. […]
Two die in news helicopter crash in North Carolina
A news chopper crash has killed a pilot and a meteorologist in North Carolina. The two people were killed Tuesday after a TV news helicopter crashed along an interstate highway in Charlotte, N.C. The chopper crashed around Interstate 77 around 12:20 p.m. and both victims were confirmed dead at the scene, according to a tweet […]
Biden to extend pause on federal student loan payments through June 2023
Student loan payment pause has been extended in the United States while the debt relief program is tied up in court. The White House is extending the pause on federal student loan payments through the end of June 2023 in an effort to “alleviate uncertainty” for borrowers. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his administration […]