Month: May 2019

Hillary Clinton has called on Scrabble game maker Hasbro to update its list of approved words without including “ivesssapology” and “covfefe” that appeared in tweets by Rudy Giuliani and President Donald Trump respectively. “Earlier this month, Scrabble updated its list of approved words for game play for the first time in four years (“ivesssapology” and…

At least two people have died after a tornado ripped through a trailer park and destroyed a hotel in El Reno outside Oklahoma City, officials in the US state have said. The suspected twister struck El Reno during a powerful storm on Saturday night. A number of people are reportedly missing and several people have…

A team of Manchester United legends faced their Bayern Munich counterparts in a re-run of the 1999 Champions League final, with David Beckham producing a standout performance in a resounding 5-0 win. Beckham may now be 44 years of age, but his performance on the right flank had fans reminiscing about the glory days of…

A number of US corporations claiming to be champions of women have also been giving hefty financial support to anti-abortion politicians. The latest installment of Redacted Tonight digs into the matter. A wave of almost blanket bans on abortions has swiped through several US states. And although “these bans may seem like actions of crazy…

Both Caracas and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have confirmed they sent their representatives to Oslo for talks scheduled to begin next week, a second such attempt at dialogue within two weeks. As the Venezuelan government and the opposition remain deadlocked, with Western-backed, self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Guaido failing to enlist enough support from the military…

The visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Berlin, which was cancelled at short notice, has been rescheduled for May 31, a spokeswoman for the German government said on Friday. Pompeo had been due to visit Germany for talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel earlier this month, but cancelled at the very last minute…

A US F-16 fighter jet has took to the skies for the first time since being repainted to resemble a cutting-edge Russian Su-57 aircraft. While the paint job unlikely affected actual performance, it certainly looked nice on the jet. The aircraft belongs to the US Air Force’s 64th Aggressor Squadron based at the Nellis Air…

Israel might be heading into another early election as Benjamin Netanyahu has so far failed to form an uneasy right-wing coalition in his last-ditch attempt just days before the deadline on Wednesday. Even though Netanyahu managed to overcome tough competition from the centrists to win his historic fifth term in office in April, it seems…

As the issues of the legality and morality of abortion consume the national debate in the US, Pope Francis has thrown his weight behind the pro-life side, comparing the procedure to hiring an assassin. The pontiff, who is known for his outspoken aversion to the practice, tore into the proponents of abortion as an inalienable…

US Attorney General William Barr is expected to seek advice from the intelligence community on how best to declassify data regarding what prompted the Russiagate probe – a prospect that has caused some panic among its proponents. The attorney general will “do everything” to protect sensitive intelligence data and would thus take suggestions from US…