By Olivier BonnelUnder a bright winter sun, Pope Leo greeted the thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday to celebrate the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.Observed on the Sunday following Epiphany, the feast marks the conclusion of the Christmas season and ushers the Church into Ordinary Time and the beginning […]
Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraint – The Guardian
Observers say if US gets response wrong to Tehran’s repression it could end up entrenching regime’s positionIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsDonald Trump is being warned by Iranians that it will be too late unless he acts quickly to fulfil his promise to help protesters under fire from security services […]
Humphries Armbruster wins World Cup bobsled race, while Forgan and Kirkby lock up Olympic luge spot – CHAT News Today
Veteran U.S. pilot Kaillie Humphries Armbruster got her second two-woman World Cup bobsled win of the season Sunday, shortly before German star Francesco Friedrich’s streak of 48 consecutive medal-winning finishes on the circuit came to an end.Humphries Armbruster, a native of Calgary, teamed with Jasmine Jones to win by the slimmest of margins in bobsled […]
Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests – BBC
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating government crackdown."Things here are very, very bad," a source in Tehran said on Sunday. "A lot of our friends have been killed. They were firing live rounds. It's […]
DHS restricts congressional visits to ICE facilities in Minneapolis with new policy – NPR
DHS restricts congressional visits to ICE facilities in Minneapolis with new policy NPR How the Trump admin used a funding trick to keep lawmakers out of an ICE detention center Axios Ilhan Omar kicked out of ICE facility after DHS requires week’s advance notice Fox News After Minnesota Shooting, ICE Again Limits Congressional Visits The New York Times Noem […]