On Tuesday, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke to his U.S. counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Minister Garneau congratulated Secretary Blinken on his confirmation. Antony John Blinken, 56 who was confirmed Tuesday said it was the honor of his life to serving as the top US diplomat after being sworn in...
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G7 issues Statement on Arrest and Detention of Alexey Navalny
The G7 foreign ministers issued a statement today, following the arrest of opposition politician Alexei Navalny after his return to Russia. “We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the High Representative of the European Union are united in condemning the politically motivated arrest and...
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Donald Trump becomes the first President to be Impeached twice
Amid the mob attack of pro-Trump protesters at the US Capitol last week Wednesday afternoon, Social Media giants including Twitter suspended Donald Trump’s account in an unprecedented move to address misinformation and the incitement of violence posted by the president. Today the House of Representatives voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for incitement of insurrection...
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Over 12 apps have banned or restricted Donald Trump from their platforms
Amid multiple suspensions from social media, President Trump has called his suspension by “Tech Giants” a “terrible mistake”. Besides Twitter and Facebook’s permanent suspension of his accounts till after the Presidential inauguration on 20, January 2021, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Google Play have all unleashed a crusade on Trump by restricting Pro-Trump supporters from...
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Kamala Harris graces Vogue cover
Vice-president elect Kamala Harris has been featured on the cover of Vogue magazine for February 2021. The article written by Alexis Okeowo, recalls when Harris, 56 who has been holding onward ahead of the inauguration on 20, January 2021 following Trump’s incitement of Violence at the U.S Capitol, was faced with a similar dilemma in...
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Mr. Trump issues a statement over Twitter’ssuspension of his account
Amid the embattled President Trump reaction over Biden-Harris certification by the US Congress on Thursday morning as the legitimate winners of the US Presidential election held on 3 November 2020. Twitter takes the next step in curtailing President Donald Trump over his incessant tweets on their platform. The “bird app” permanently suspended Mr. Trump’s account...
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Nancy Pelosi: demands for Trump’s impeachment
US lawmakers have called for the 25th amendment to be enacted by VP Mike Pence following the Mob assault at the US Capitol. In a video being circulated online, she called out the unruly behavior of President Trump. “The President committed an unspeakable assault on our nation and our people,” “If the Vice President and...
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Trump accepts Biden’s win, calls for Reconciliation
President Trump finally makes an appearance since losing the election to President-elect Joe Biden. He acknowledged in a video Thursday night that he lost saying: “a new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th. My focus now turns to ensuring a smooth, orderly, and seamless transition of power.” To his supporters, he said: “To all...
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Biden-Harris certified winner of the US Presidential elections
After two hours of heated debate, the House of Representatives rejected the Republican objections to certify Pennsylvania’s Electoral College ballots, formalizing President-elect Biden’s victory. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris officially pass the threshold to win the electoral college despite the 138 House Republicans who voted to sustain the objection, 64 who voted against it, and...
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Breaking: Facebook Moves to Suspend Trump Permanently
Less than 24 hrs. after Twitter locked Donald Trump’s account, Facebook the founder, Mark Zuckerberg has now taken new measures to restrain the President from inciting further violence in the USA. Read full statement In a statement published via his Facebook page, he wrote: “The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that...
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US Capitol has fallen
Amid the crises in the US Capitol, which is presently under lockdown, D.C. National Guard has been fully activated says the Pentagon Chief and D.C. mayor has implemented a 6 p.m. ET curfew. In what may appear to be a movie but unfortunately, this was real life as the Police drew guns inside the US...
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Twitter, Instagram, others suspend Donald Trump
Amid the mob attack of pro-Trump protesters at the US Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, Social Media giants includingTwitter has suspended Donald Trump’s account in an unprecedented move to address misinformation and the incitement of violence posted by the president. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube took down a video in which President Trump addressed his supporters. The...
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