insert_link Lifestyle How often do you lie? Deception researchers investigate how the recipient and the medium affect telling the truth Hunter Biden has been found guilty of making a false claim on a federal firearms application. AP Photo/Julio Cortez By Christian B. Miller, Wake Forest University Prominent cases of purported lying continue to dominate the news cycle. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was found guilty of lying on a government form while purchasing a handgun. Republican Representative George Santos allegedly lied in many ways, including […] todayJune 12, 2024 25
insert_link World Hunter Biden guilty, after jury deliberates for only three hours The son of US President, Joseph Biden has been found guilty of three criminal charges related to the illegal purchase of a gun. During the trial, there were many witnesses including from the Biden family who spoke of his drug use in and around the time he bought the gun in 2018. Reporting for us is Caroline Malone. todayJune 12, 2024 37
insert_link World U.S Supreme court Justice taped agreeing America should “return to a place of godliness” U.S Supreme court justice, Samuel Alito has been recorded agreeing that America should return "to a place of godliness", just weeks after he came under fire for controversial flags that flew above his homes. The secretly taped audio was captured by a liberal filmmaker posing as a religious conservative at a private event. As Kate Fisher reports for us from Washington. todayJune 12, 2024 26
insert_link Business / Economics Japan may soon require more companies to disclose gender gap data Japan may soon require more companies to disclose gender gap data. It comes as the country ranks 118th in a new World Economic Forum gender parity survey. As Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. todayJune 12, 2024 17
insert_link World British prime minister’s Conservative Party election manifesto emphasises border security Conservative Party manifesto led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain prioritizes border security to tackle illegal immigration and prevent English Channel crossings. With a record 10,448 crossings in 2024, Sunak announced deportation flights for illegal migrants starting next month, pledging to halve immigration while highlighting the importance of UK border security. todayJune 12, 2024 16
insert_link World US Secretary of State urges Hamas to agree to ceasefire proposal, following UN Security Council vote U.S Secretary of State, Antony Blinken says if the proposed ceasefire agreement in Gaza fails, only Hamas will be to blame. Blinken is in the Middle East discussing the proposal with regional leaders, in his eighth visit there since the war broke out. As Mitch McCann reports: todayJune 12, 2024 12
insert_link World Israel parliament revives bill on ultra-Orthodox conscription Israel's parliament voted Tuesday to revive a controversial bill to conscript ultra-Orthodox Jews, which is backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but has been criticised by his defence minister. Lawmakers voted 63 to 57 to press ahead with the draft law, which foresees a gradual but limited increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox Jews doing military service. The majority of Israeli Jewish men must serve in […] todayJune 11, 2024 13
insert_link World Traumatised Indians recount deadly Kashmir attack on Hindu pilgrims Gunmen in Indian-administered Kashmir who ambushed a bus of Hindu pilgrims continued firing for several minutes even after it tumbled into a ravine, killing nine, survivors said Tuesday. The brutal attack on Sunday evening was one of the deadliest attacks in years, and the first on Hindu pilgrims in the disputed Muslim-majority since 2017, when gunmen killed seven people in the Kashmir valley in another ambush on […] todayJune 11, 2024 13
insert_link World French bosses fear far right’s vague economic plans By Katia Dolmadjian French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk strengthening the far right. Federations are treading lightly with their public comments, aware that they could be sitting across the table from National Rally (RN) ministers if the party scores a major breakthrough in the June 30 and July 7 ballots. […] todayJune 11, 2024 17