Tuesday, November 25th, 2025
Pentagon investigating Democrat senator for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in October. Kelly served in the U.S. navy as a fighter pilot before going on to become an astronaut. (Mariam Zuhaib/The Associated Press) The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders. The Pentagon’s statement, which was posted on social media on Monday, cited a federal law that allowsRead more
Anand says Canada taking public safety seriously as it pursues trade deal with India
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada must change its foreign policy focus. (Nick Iwanyshyn/The Canadian Press) Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada continues to take public safety, transnational repression and foreign interference seriously as it negotiates a trade agreement with India — a country Ottawa once iced out over allegations it was involved in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil. “It is extremely important to take these types of issues very seriously, and we do,” Anand told CBC’s Power & Politics on Monday. “And that’sRead more
U.S. Justice Department renews bid to have Jeffrey Epstein grand jury files unsealed
A demonstrator in Washington holds a sign demanding the release of the Epstein files in September. The U.S. Justice Department is again seeking to have the grand jury files in the Epstein case unsealed. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) The U.S. Justice Department renewed its request Monday to unseal grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex trafficking cases, arguing they should be made public under a new law requiring the government to open its files on the late financier and his longtime confidante. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton cited the EpsteinRead more
Canada joins world leaders saying Trump’s plan to end war in Ukraine needs ‘additional work’
Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in the G20 summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with more than a dozen world leaders meeting in South Africa, issued a joint statement on Saturday saying U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Ukraine “will require additional work.” The leaders met on the edges of the G20 summit in Johannesburg to talk about Ukraine after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that his country is facing “one of the most difficult momentsRead more