ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Former federal and provincial cabinet minister John Efford is being remembered as “true icon” of Newfoundland and Labrador politics. He died Sunday at the age of 77, prompting notes of remembrance and gratitude from politicians across the province, both current and retired. In a news release, Premier Andrew Furey said Efford “selflessly served…

“My movements to the chair of Government will be accompanied with feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.” These were the unenthusiastic words of George Washington, written to fellow Revolutionary War veteran Henry Knox on April 1, 1789, not long before his nearly inevitable election as…

The British public is “visibly angry” over politicians breaking COVID-19 restrictions but facing few or no consequences, a survey by the UK’s anti-corruption watchdog has found. A survey of 1,590 people conducted on behalf of the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) revealed that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has exposed poor…

BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM―Two members of the European parliament have called for an investigation into allegations by a whistleblower that Facebook prioritised profits above the public good. The whistleblower, Frances Haugen, who had worked as a product manager on the civic misinformation team at Facebook, shared internal documents with newspapers and attorneys general from several U.S. states. A…

BERLIN—German politicians expressed shock on Tuesday over the killing of a 20-year old petrol station worker after an argument about a face mask and said that coronavirus deniers who are willing to use violence will not be tolerated. The killing on Saturday evening in the western town of Idar-Oberstein has hit the national headlines as…

HONG KONG—Two dozen democratically-elected politicians swore loyalty to Hong Kong on Friday under a new patriotic law, but some opposition councillors may face disqualification if their oaths are judged insincere. The communist authorities enacted a law earlier this year that tightened patriotic loyalty tests by forcing all civil servants to take an oath of allegiance…

Why haven’t the legislatures addressed the Antifa “domestic terrorist” groups who went to Washington, D.C., attacked Secret Service, and tried to tear down the barriers created to keep them out? It’s not solely about standard right and left anymore. I think everyone is learning that Antifa and BLM are movements that are worldwide as far…

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The delegations of the Afghan government and Taliban issued a joint statement on Sunday saying that they will meet again and that they have issued instructions to expedite their peace negotiations, Qatar’s Al Jazeera TV reported. The two delegations of negotiators, who have been in Doha since Saturday, said “the two sides committed to continue…

If Chinese leader Xi Jinping believes his leadership is about to end, he could do something really dangerous, says U.S.–China relations analyst Gordon Chang. If rumors of top China official Dong Jingwei’s defection to the United States are true, he could reveal secrets that would overturn China’s standing with the United States, and the world…