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From Trump adviser to disbarred attorney, John Eastman eyes a Supreme Court comeback

John Eastman, the attorney who advised President Trump on how to challenge the 2020 election results, tells “Seen, Heard & Whispered” that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate his license to practice law. The California Supreme Court…

French PM fuels row with trip to buy baguettes

Sébastien Lecornu visited a boulangerie on Labour Day, defying unions who say 1 May must remain a mandatory rest day. Source link

Original U Street location of D.C.’s famous Ben’s Chili Bowl reopening after months of renovations

The original U Street NW location of Ben’s Chili Bowl, known for its half-smoke hot dogs and chili, reopened Friday following months of repair work. The repairs to the structure, which itself dates to 1910, started last July and marked…

US imposes sanctions on DR Congo ex-President Kabila alleging rebel support

The former leader has not responded to US accusations that he is aiming to destabilise the government. Source link

Former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest in Myanmar

BANGKOK — Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest and her sentence has been reduced as part of a prisoner amnesty for a Buddhist holiday. Accompanying the announcement was a photo of…

Missing Oscar found after Academy Award winner blocked from taking it on flight

The airline said the Academy Award was safely in its care in Frankfurt and was arranging its return. Source link

U.N. votes to cut the peacekeeping force in South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council voted Thursday to reduce the ceiling for the peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan from 17,000 to 12,000 troops with a mandate to prevent a return to civil war in the world’s newest…

Deadly Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

President Aoun has backed direct, face-to-face talks and said the ceasefire should evolve into a more “permanent agreement”. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah, has taken a sharply different stance, opposing direct talks and warning they carry risks….

Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration….

Myanmar ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest, military says

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been in detention since she was ousted in a military coup in 2021. Source link