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Trump accuses Biden of playing ‘political theater’ after Jan. 6 anniversary speech

The former president insisted that the ‘Big Lie’ was the result of 2020 election Donald Trump has swiftly responded to US President Joe Biden’s speech on the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, accusing the Democrat of “destroying our nation” and of playing “political theater” to distract from crises. Trump made abundantly clear in […]

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Trump ‘rallied the mob to attack’, Biden says in Capitol riot anniversary speech

Biden attacked Trump’s ‘bruised ego’ in Jan. 6 speech and claimed his predecessor did nothing to stop the violence US President Joe Biden targeted Donald Trump during a speech on the anniversary of the January 6 Capitol riot, claiming he “rallied the crowd” to attack the Capitol and then watched the destruction unfold on television. […]

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Taiwanese leader sends warning to Beijing in New Year’s speech

Taiwanese leader tells Beijing to stop ‘the spread of military adventurism’ Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has vowed to continue defending the island’s independence against Beijing. In a New Year’s speech, she said the differences with communist mainland China cannot be resolved by force. “Taiwan’s consistent position has been that we will neither bow to pressure […]

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Bild roasts YouTube for stifling free speech in Germany after court rules it was wrong to delete Covid-19 interviews

YouTube censorship of Covid-19 debate is a “dangerous encroachment” on the freedom of speech, an editor at leading German tabloid Bild has said, after the platform deleted two videos of an online debate on the pandemic. The preliminary injunction was issued by the Cologne Regional Court in response to a legal challenge filed by the […]

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‘Blah, blah, blah’: Greta Thunberg rips ‘empty’ slogans like ‘Build Back Better’ in climate change speech

Climate awareness activist Greta Thunberg tore into “empty” slogans from world leaders in a speech on Tuesday, singling out ‘Build Back Better’ and ‘green economy’, and calling on politicians to take genuine environmental action. Read more 40 days to save the planet? Boris’ green act is yet another unprincipled U-turn from a serial flip flopper […]