The UN's top expert on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, has urged Russia to provide urgent medical care to Ukrainian detainees from Crimea, citing serious, life-threatening conditions. She highlighted ongoing systematic torture, with detainees suffering beatings, lack of medical care, and poor detention conditions. Edwards called on Moscow to end these abuses and ensure proper treatment for those unlawfully imprisoned, many on political grounds.
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President-elect Donald Trump endorsed Mike Johnson for Speaker, praising him as a hard-working and religious man ahead of the Speaker election on December 3. Johnson had a rough time because of the spending bill as several Republicans gave a call for Johnson's ouster from the post. Some Republicans even wanted either Elon Musk or Vivek Ramaswamy as the Speaker.
During a speech at Capitol One Arena, Elon Musk made a gesture that some interpreted as a Nazi salute while many defended his gesture and said Elon Musk was giving his heart out to the people and was not enacting a Nazi salute. "Elon just did a full Nazi salute, can’t help himself," one wrote.
Elon Musk and DOGE detail plans to reduce government spending by 15% through cutting waste and fraud, saving taxpayers $130 billion. Despite pushback and scrutiny over the department's methods, Musk argues that preventing fraud aligns with legal requirements, ensuring taxpayer money is spent correctly.
DOJ lawyer Indian-origin Abhishek Kambli argued that the judge's decision was not complete until it was codified in written form, the New York Times reported. The written version did not even include the specific instruction to turn planes around, he said. A third plane did not leave US soil when the order came. But Kambli argued that it contained deportees whose cases were not covered by the judge's order.
A confrontation occurred outside the department of education as Democrat members of Congress were blocked from entering the office by security. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Mark Takano, sought to meet Secretary Denise Carter to discuss President Trump's anticipated executive order to dismantle the agency. But the security said they needed to have an appointment.
The head of the UK's national grid has said there was "enough power" to keep Heathrow Airport running on Friday, after an electrical substation fire shuttered Europe's busiest air hub. National Grid chief executive John Pettigrew told the Financial Times on Sunday that power had remained available to the airport in west London through two other substations.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded strongly after Democratic lawmaker Jasmine Crockett appeared to mock his use of a wheelchair, calling it indicative of the Democratic Party's negative tactics. Crockett clarified her remarks were about Abbott’s policies, but Republicans still criticized and considered censure for her comments.
German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock urges Europe to increase pressure on the US to maintain support for NATO allies and ensure a fair peace for Ukraine. Baerbock emphasizes that any settlement without Ukraine's consent would fail, while a US-Ukraine deal involving rare earth minerals is in the works, despite tensions between Trump and Zelensky.
US President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on imports from countries purchasing Venezuelan oil and gas, potentially affecting India, China, and others. These tariffs aim to exert economic pressure on Venezuela, which Trump accuses of hostility and other malpractices. The tariffs, effective from April 2, coincide with his broader plan for reciprocal tariffs on other nations.