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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Jasper mayor stands by contentious wildfire report
The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says he stands by a report that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith's government response to a wildfire that destroyed a third of the Rocky Mountain community. Mayor Richard Ireland says the report, which led to Smith demanding an apology from the town following its release, has been misrepresented and was never intended to be a "political document." (July 21, 2025)
Russia Today
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Trump threatens to strip citizenship of celebrity critic
US President Donald Trump has threatened to 'take away' talk show host, actress, and comedian Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship after she criticized his administration's handling of the deadly floods in Texas. Authorities have come under mounting scrutiny over their response to the July 4 disaster, which has left at least 129 people dead, including children, with 166 still missing. Officials have faced questions over the timing of 'Code Red' alerts and whether they acted swiftly enough to warn residents. Trump has defended the federal response, insisting that his agencies 'did an incredible job under the circumstances.' In a TikTok video posted last Sunday, O'Donnell, who was born in New York state, blamed the rising death toll on what she described as Trump's 'horrible decisions,' alleging that his administration had weakened the government's ability to protect the public. 'What a horror story in Texas,' O'Donnell said. 'And you know, when the president guts all the early warning systems and the weather forecasting abilities of the government, these are the results that we're gonna start to see on a daily basis.' Trump responded on Saturday with a post on Truth Social, suggesting that O'Donnell should stay in Ireland, where she moved earlier this year after the start of his second term. 'Because of the fact that Rosie O'Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away her Citizenship,' he wrote. 'She is a Threat to Humanity, and should remain in the wonderful Country of Ireland, if they want her. GOD BLESS AMERICA!' However, the US Supreme Court has ruled that citizenship granted by birth cannot be revoked by presidential decree. Trump's feud with O'Donnell dates back to the mid-2000s, when the comedian mocked him during television appearances and labeled him a 'snake oil salesman.' Trump retaliated with personal insults, calling her 'a very unattractive person' and 'a mentally sick woman.' Over the years, the pair have continued to trade barbs in media interviews and online. More recently, O'Donnell has criticized Trump's tax policies and described his government as 'a horror show.' Trump has made similar threats in the past, including against South African-born tech billionaire Elon Musk, suggesting that his residency status could be revoked.
France 24
07-07-2025
- Politics
- France 24
French court dismisses government Covid response probe
The Court of Justice of the Republic (CJR) closed the probe five years after it began in July 2020 over complaints that the government mismanaged its reaction to the virus's spread, including a lack of protective gear and unclear guidance over mask wearing. Then premier Philippe, ex-health minister Agnes Buzyn and her successor Olivier Veran were named as assisted witnesses -- a status in the French legal system that falls between that of a witness and a formal suspect. "The investigating committee of the Court of Justice of the Republic has decided to dismiss the case," prosecutor general Remy Heitz said on Monday, without offering details. The public prosecutor in May requested the case be dismissed -- a move that effectively ruled out a trial. The CJR is the only court authorised to prosecute and try former and current government members for alleged crimes and offences committed in exercising their official duties. Its investigation found the government had taken several measures to combat the pandemic, Heitz said in May. The prosecutor's request -- seen by AFP -- argued that while the measures taken to combat the spread of Covid-19 were insufficient, neither Philippe nor Veran deliberately refused to respond to the disaster. "Each, at their own level, fought the epidemic from the moment it emerged in France," the request said. Buzyn had been sharply criticised for leaving her post at the start of the health crisis to run for mayor of Paris. But she actually left on February 16, 2020 -- a few days before an official disaster was declared in France with the first death of a Covid-19 patient recorded on February 25, the prosecutor general's office added. Buzyn had also been under investigation for endangering the lives of others, but France's Court of Cassation dropped that charge in January 2023. Philippe, a popular premier from 2017 to July 2020, is now mayor of the northern city of Le Havre and leads a right-centre party allied with, but not part of, Macron's centrist faction. He is the only leading contender to firmly have declared his intention to stand in the 2027 presidential election. According to France's public health agency, around 168,000 people died from Covid-19 between February 2020 and September 2023, when the World Health Organization declared the global health emergency over.
Free Malaysia Today
19-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Support for Japan's PM Ishiba hits record low as rice price soars
Retail rice prices in Japan are about double what they were a year ago. (EPA Images pic) TOKYO : Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hit a record low, with nearly nine out of every 10 voters dissatisfied with the government's response to soaring price of rice, the nation's beloved staple, Kyodo news agency reported today. Support for Ishiba's government was at 27.4%, down from 32.6% a month ago, a Kyodo poll showed, boding ill for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner Komeito in an upper house election slated for July. The poll showed 87.1% of respondents found government measures addressing rising rice prices insufficient. Retail rice prices are about double what they were a year ago after extreme heat hit crops and a tourism boom added to demand, although the government in March started releasing stockpiled rice into the market.
Japan Times
18-05-2025
- Business
- Japan Times
Support for Japan PM Ishiba hits record low as rice price soars, poll shows
Support for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has hit a record low, with nearly nine out of every 10 voters dissatisfied with the government's response to soaring price of rice, the nation's beloved staple, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday. Support for Ishiba's government was at 27.4%, down from 32.6% a month ago, a Kyodo poll showed, boding ill for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner Komeito in an Upper House election slated for July. The poll showed 87.1% of respondents found government measures addressing rising rice prices insufficient. Retail rice prices are about double what they were a year ago after extreme heat hit crops and a tourism boom added to demand, although the government in March started releasing stockpiled rice into the market.
