Above Photo: Macron leaving European Parliament last Wednesday. (European Parliament) The German admiral’s frank remarks contradict the war hysteria being drummed up by the U.S. and Britain, Joe Lauria reports. Vice-Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, the head of the German navy, has resigned after saying talk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine was “nonsense” and that Russia was merely seeking “respect” for its security concerns in Europe. “It is easy to give him the respect he really demands – and probably also deserves,” Schönbach told a meeting of a think tank in New Delhi on Friday. “My minister asked me what does Russia […]
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Above Photo: Ex-Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan, 2021. (@Shewaye08438432 / Twitter) “Hamdok Went From The Rank Of Hope To That Of Traitor. This Sunday… The People Were Once Again In The Street… Once Again, There Were Deaths,” Outlet Blaze Trends Commented. On Sunday, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced his resignation from his post in the wake of the political crisis in the country. “I announce to you my resignation from the post of prime minister to make way for another person from the daughters or sons of this generous country,” said Hamdok in a speech to the Sudanese people broadcast […]
Above Photo: NAACP / Twitter Citing Political Intervention And “Inhumane” Deportation Policy Exactly two months after his appointment, Dan Foote has submitted his resignation as United States Special Envoy to Haiti, citing a “deeply flawed” US policy toward the nation that includes continued political intervention and the administration’s recent decision to ramp up deportations. “I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees,” Foote wrote in his resignation letter, which was sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on September 22. The resignation comes as the Biden administration pushes forward with one of […]
Supporters of Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov attend a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election. Vladimir Voronin/AP hide caption toggle caption Vladimir Voronin/AP Supporters of Kyrgyzstan’s Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov attend a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday. President Sooronbai Jeenbekov announced his resignation in a bid to end the turmoil that has engulfed the Central Asian nation after a disputed parliamentary election. Vladimir Voronin/AP The president of the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan resigned Thursday, […]
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister-Designate Mustapha Adib has stepped down, after efforts to create a new government fell through. Source link
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In a letter Clooney penned to UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, the former explained that it has become “untenable” of her to “urge other states to respect and enforce international obligations while the UK declares that it does not intend to do so itself”. Amal Clooney, prominent human rights lawyer and wife of famous American actor George Clooney, has ended up resigning from her position as UK envoy on media freedom, after the House of Commons passed the Internal Market Bill earlier this week. The new legislation, seeks to scale back some of Britain’s obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement, related to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107756/65/1077566575_0:218:2049:1370_1200x675_80_0_0_99a69d17bda340a1fce472ba39de5b1e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009151080469354-us-ambassador-to-hungary-david-cornstein-resigns/ WASHINGTON, September 16 (Sputnik) – Gambling mogul David Cornstein announced in a statement that he is resigning as US Ambassador to Hungary. “It was with a deep sense of pride, as well as some sadness, that I informed President Trump and Foreign Minister [Peter] Szijjarto that I will be stepping down as US Ambassador to Hungary on November 1,” the statement said on Tuesday evening. Cornstein had no diplomatic experience and attracted domestic criticism in the United States because of his outreach to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The announcement of his resignation came […]
The chief of the Rochester Police Department announced he would resign Tuesday following the release of shocking footage of the March death of a 41-year-old Black man in police custody. La’Ron Singletary leaves the department after 20 years under heavy scrutiny over the death of Daniel Prude. His top two officers in the department—Deputy Chief Joseph Morabito and Deputy Chief Mark Simmons—also handed in their resignation. Singletary did not name a successor. City council members told Rochester’s Democrat & Chronicle they learned of the resignations as they happened. The city’s mayor, Lovely Warren, had previously accused Singletary of failing to handle […]
Former Disney executive Kevin Mayer in 2015. On Wednesday, Mayer announced he was resigning suddenly from TikTok as the app’s chief executive amid growing pressure in Washington for the app to sell off its U.S. assets. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Former Disney executive Kevin Mayer in 2015. On Wednesday, Mayer announced he was resigning suddenly from TikTok as the app’s chief executive amid growing pressure in Washington for the app to sell off its U.S. assets. Damian Dovarganes/AP TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer is stepping down three months after taking the job at the hugely popular short-form video […]
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is the latest political casualty of the ‘Golfgate’ scandal in which a host of Irish politicians partied at a golf club dinner, hours after introducing strict lockdown measures for the public. Hogan, a member of Ireland’s Fine Gael party, announced his resignation on Wednesday. One day earlier, he briefed Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on his activities in Ireland last week. Also on rt.com Irish PM accepts resignation of minister who breached own cabinet’s Covid-19 rules one day after approving them Hogan attended a lavish party at the Station House Hotel in Clifden, County Galway, last […]
Jerry Falwell Jr., shown here in 2018, tells NPR that he has resigned as president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Steve Helber/AP hide caption toggle caption Steve Helber/AP Jerry Falwell Jr., shown here in 2018, tells NPR that he has resigned as president of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va. Steve Helber/AP Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. confirmed Tuesday that he is resigning from his post following allegations of sexual behavior that violated the school’s honor code. Falwell told NPR’s Sarah McCammon via text message that he is stepping down from his role at the university, saying he made the […]
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In a screen grab captured from a video, soldiers on a military vehicle are greeted by citizens Tuesday at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali. Soldiers staged a mutiny, and reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In a screen grab captured from a video, soldiers on a military vehicle are greeted by citizens Tuesday at Independence Square in Bamako, Mali. Soldiers staged a mutiny, and reportedly detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Updated at 8:25 p.m. ET Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita went on […]
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The head of Ireland’s tourism development authority (Fáilte), Michael Cawley, has resigned after ignoring his own agency’s advice to opt for domestic ‘staycations’ and heading off on holiday to Italy instead. The resignation was announced on Saturday by Cawley himself, who said he decided to step down because he didn’t want to “allow this issue to become a distraction from the important work of Fáilte Ireland in rebuilding the Irish tourism industry.” Cawley’s sojourn to Italy ignores government advice to avoid non-essential travel abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic. Quite ironically, Cawley’s agency has also been carrying out a “major drive to […]
LEBANESE PREMIER RESIGNED UPDTATE ON 11 AUGUST Lebanon’s government resigned Monday as the fallout from last week’s deadly explosion deepened a political crisis in the country’s blast-ravaged capital. Prime Minister Hassan Diab said he would resign along with all of his ministers. “We will back down and stand with the people. We need to open the door for the people,” he said in an address to the nation. The Masonic-Zionist Deep International State has once again won in the tormented Lebanon. The street uprising of a few thousand guerrillas, skilfully piloted by Canvas, a self-styled CIA-backed anti-violence center, is destabilizing the […]
Seattle police chief Carmen Best has announced her resignation following a city vote to slash law enforcement budgets, including her own salary. Best, who was on the force for 28 years, described the cuts as “punitive.” Seattle’s city council approved legislation to enact significant cuts in a 7-1 vote on Monday, which will eliminate some $4 million from the police department’s $400 million yearly budget, including a sizable reduction of $800,000 to the PD’s recruitment spending. Among other measures, the 2020 budget package will also cap Best’s salary at $275,000, reduced from $294,000. Chief Best has been vocal in her opposition […]
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab gives a speech in Beirut in March. Diab announced his resignation days after a disastrous explosion rocked Beirut. Dalati Nohra/AP hide caption toggle caption Dalati Nohra/AP Former Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab gives a speech in Beirut in March. Diab announced his resignation days after a disastrous explosion rocked Beirut. Dalati Nohra/AP Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced his cabinet’s resignation Monday, responding to outrage over a catastrophic explosion in Beirut. “Today I announce the resignation of this government,” Diab said. “May God protect Lebanon.” Diab’s speech was published by the National News Agency in […]
Lebanon has witnessed mass protests, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of the government over the continuing economic crisis in the country and following a deadly explosion at Beirut’s port on 4 August, which has claimed the lives of over 150 people, leaving nearly 5,000 injured and 300,000 homeless. Lebanon’s Justice Minister Marie-Claude Najm reportedly stepped down on Monday following mass protests that have engulfed the country’s capital in the wake of a devastating explosion on 4 August that left large parts of Beirut completely destroyed. Earlier, Information Minister Manal Abdel-Samad and Environment Minister Damianos Kattar had submitted their resignation in the […]
Stephen Akard The State Department’s Acting Inspector General Stephen Akard abruptly resigned on Wednesday just months after the previous IG was fired. In May President Trump fired State Department IG Steve Linick, a Deep State hack and Obama holdover who worked with Democrats during the sham impeachment. Steve Linick Acting IG Stephen Akard took over Linick’s investigation into accusations about arms deals against Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. TRENDING: “Why the Hell Would I Take a Test?… Are You a Junkie?” – Joe Biden Lashes Out Black Reporter, Asks if He’s a Junkie After He Is Asked if He’ll Take Cognitive […]
James Murdoch tendered his resignation from the Board of Directors of News Corporation, the parent company of FOX News. Rubert Murdoch stepped down as the CEO of FOX in June 2011 and handed the reins over to his son James. James Murdoch’s wife Kathryn Murdoch is an outspoken leftist who works for the Clinton Climate Initiative. The resignation went into effect today. TRENDING: Ghislaine Maxwell Documents Unsealed: Allegations Against Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, Others — FBI Knew Had Evidence of the Crimes for Years Yahoo.com has more on the resignation. In a filing to US regulators, he said he also disagreed with some “strategic […]
James Murdoch has resigned from the board of his family’s news behemoth, News Corp, due to disagreements over editorial content published by the company’s notoriously right-wing outlets, The Daily Beast has confirmed. “Mr. Murdoch informed the Company that his resignation was due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions,” a company statement said. The move comes a little over six months since Rupert Murdoch’s eldest son issued a stunning rebuke of his family’s media empire and its promotion of climate-change skeptics during Australia’s bushfire crisis. “Kathryn and James’ views on climate […]
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Lloyd Russell-Moyle has come under fire in recent months for his comments accusing author JK Rowling of using her past as a victim of sexual assault as well as comments regarding Israel amid a campaign within Labour to root out antisemitism. Labour’s Shadow Minister for Air Quality and the Natural Environment resigned from his position on Thursday. Lloyd Russell-Moyle said that he spoke to Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and “with regret” asked to stand down from the shadow cabinet. He said that “owing to a campaign by the right-wing media my position has become untenable” due to a “torrent of […]
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American opinion writer Bari Weiss, who sees herself as a centrist and a conservative, joined The New York Times in 2017 after working for The Wall Street Journal. The Jerusalem Post named her among the world’s 50 most influential Jews in 2019. Bari Weiss, who worked for The New York Times as an opinion editor for three years, announced her resignation from the paper in a letter, claiming that she has been subject to “bullying” for her views and had experienced “unlawful discrimination” in a “hostile work environment”. According to her letter, The NYT failed to learn “lessons about the importance of […]
TEL AVIV (Sputnik) – The Israeli Health Ministry’s director for public health services Siegal Sadetzki announced on Tuesday she would step down over criticism of the government’s way of handling the coronavirus outbreak amid a sharp increase in new cases. Sadetzki commended the way the government handled the outbreak before the reopening of the economy, but was very critical about what happened after. “[…], I have reached the conclusion that, given the new conditions that have been created, in which my professional opinion is not accepted, I can no longer effectively assist in halting the spread of the virus”, Sadetzki said […]
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David Clark stepped down as Health Minister after facing a backlash for his breaching of Level 4 quarantine rules. Recently he had been pressured to resign, as over 2,000 New Zealanders signed a petition calling for him to be sacked. New Zealand’s Health Minister, David Clark, stepped down from his position, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, initially reluctant to fire him over attempts for “continuity” in the COVID-19 response, accepting his resignation. He was demoted to the bottom of Cabinet rankings, according to Newshub, and stripped of his Associate Finance portfolio. Ardern said that she is appointing Chris Hipkins as Health Minister […]
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms announced the resignation of police Chief Erika Shields Saturday afternoon after the deadly police shooting of Rayshard Brooks, 27, as he resisted arrest Friday night. Shields was appointed chief in December 2016 by then Mayor Kasim Reed after serving 21 years on the force. Shields was the first openly gay Atlanta police chief. Police were called to a Wendy’s where they reportedly found Brooks passed out in his car in the drive-thru lane. Brooks allegedly failed a sobriety test and was seen on video resisting arrest by two officers who wrestled with him and lost control. Brooks […]
Atlanta police chief Erika Shields has stepped down after newly released surveillance footage showing the details of the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks failed to quell public outrage over ‘unjustified’ use of lethal force. “I do not believe this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate termination of the officer,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a Saturday afternoon press conference, accepting Shields’ resignation. Meanwhile, newly-release surveillance footage of the incident appears to back claims by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation that Brooks grabbed a taser from an officer and aimed it back at police […]
The chief of the Atlanta Police Department resigned on Saturday, hours after an officer fatally shot a 27-year-old black man in a Wendy’s parking lot. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said at a press conference that the officer involved in the Friday night shooting should be fired. “I firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do. I do not believe that this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate termination of the officer,” she said. Bottoms named an interim police chief to succeed Erika Shields […]
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VT says “Thanks Amy, you saved lives” Her home was surrounded by neo-Nazi anti-lockdown thugs with AK 47s and anti-Semitic smears. As the nation faces a resurgence of COVID 19 and begins the inexorable move toward 325,000 deaths, those who did their jobs with honor and decency will, increasingly, become targets of GOP election year desperation. Guardian: Ohio doctor won widespread praise for her assessments of the pandemic, but also faced lawsuits and protests for pushing for lockdown orders Dr Amy Acton, the health director who helped Ohio’s Republican governor earn glowing reviews for his pandemic response, has resigned after facing […]
Greg Glassman, the founder and CEO of CrossFit, resigned on Tuesday after the left-wing outrage mob came for him. Gym owners, brands, celebrities and athletes began abandoning CrossFit after Glassman reportedly said “I do not mourn George Floyd” during a Zoom call. CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman allegedly made the statement several times during a call with gym owners on Saturday. Glassman had also joked that it’s “FLOYD-19” in a tweet responding to a post from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation which called racism a “critical public health issue.” TRENDING: Chicago Mayor Now Pleading With Walmart And Other Companies Not […]
Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107956/07/1079560725_0:0:3000:1688_1200x675_80_0_0_f2c5ec6cdae427afeeb5c3c2d3fb32ac.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202006091079560757-torontos-first-black-police-chief-resigns-amid-calls-to-defund-police/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Toronto’s first black police chief will step down from his post on 31 July, the Toronto Police Service said in a statement. “Today, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders announced that his last day as Chief of the Toronto Police Service will be 31 July 2020”, the Toronto Police Service said on Monday. Saunders’ abrupt resignation comes amid growing calls to defund the Toronto police force. Today, I announced that my last day as Chief of the Toronto Police Service will be July 31, 2020. I’m honoured to have […]
US 22:23 GMT 07.06.2020Get short URL The op-ed that raised unrest in the editorial office of the New York Times was written by GOP Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and called for using military force to quell ongoing and widespread protests against police brutality over the death of George Floyd. Earlier, opinion editor James Bennet defended the piece and apologized. The New York Times announced on Sunday that James Bennet has stepped down as editorial page editor, after far-ranging discontent in the company following the publication of an opinion piece that “called for military force against protesters in American cities”. Following […]
New York Times opinion editor James Bennet on Sunday announced that he has resigned, effectively immediately, following an internal revolt over Republican Sen. Tom Cotton’s “Send in the Troops” column published last week. The newspaper announced that Katie Kingsbury, will step in as an interim opinion page editor through the election; and that Bennet’s deputy editor Jim Dao is being reassigned back to the newsroom. In a statement, Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger said: “James is a journalist of enormous talent and integrity who believes deeply in the mission of The Times. He oversaw a significant transformation of the Opinion department, which […]
Alexis Ohanian Sr, a co-founder of the social news website Reddit, has resigned amid massive protests over George Floyd’s killing. He urged for his position to be filled by a black person, and for other white CEOs to follow suit. Ohanian, Reddit’s executive head also known by the username kn0thing, announced his decision in a statement on his website, as well as in a series of Twitter posts and a video he published on Instagram. “I co-founded Reddit 15 years ago to help people find community and a sense of belonging,” he said, adding that his resignation was “the right thing” […]
US 20:51 GMT 05.06.2020Get short URL Video footage emerged on Thursday showing police officers in the city of Buffalo pushing to the ground a 75-year-old unarmed man who subsequently hits his head and, remaining motionless, begins to bleed onto the concrete. City authorities responded to the incident condemning the officers’ behavior. An entire unit of the Buffalo Police Department resigned en masse from their posts on Friday following the suspension of two officers who pushed a 75-year-old unarmed man backwards onto the ground, Buffalo News reports. 57 members from the department’s Emergency Response Team, which responds to riots and other situations of […]
Doug Loverro has resigned as Associate Administrator of NASA’s Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate. Deputy Associate Administrator Ken Bowersox will serve as the acting leader of the directorate. (Lead image via NASA – Jim Bridenstine and Ken Bowersox testify during a House subcommittee hearing) Loverro’s resignation is the second time in less than a year that NASA’s head of human spaceflight has changed. Last July, agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine reassigned Bill Gerstenmaier to be a special advisor within the agency after eight years as HEO Associate Administrator. Gerstenmaier went on to take a consultant role at SpaceX in February, […]