Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

Office of Special Counsel launches investigation into ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith

Federal officials are investigating former special counsel Jack Smith after President Donald Trump and other prominent Republicans have alleged that his investigations into then-candidate Trump amounted to illegal political activity. The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an independent federal agency, confirmed to NBC News on Saturday that it’s investigating Smith for alleged violations of the…

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Palestinian American Saif Mussallet’s killing in Israeli-occupied West Bank draws U.S. call for investigation

Palestinian American Saif Mussallet’s killing in Israeli-occupied West Bank draws U.S. call for investigation

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that he had “asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet,” a Palestinian American national who was visiting family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when “he was beaten to death.” “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” Huckabee said in a social media…

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Africa: Oxfam Reaction to Icij Investigation Exposing the World Bank’s Harmful Privatization of Healthcare in Africa

Africa: Oxfam Reaction to Icij Investigation Exposing the World Bank’s Harmful Privatization of Healthcare in Africa

In response to the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealing how World Bank-backed healthcare investments are deepening poverty and denying care in Africa, Oxfam International’s Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said: “Oxfam is deeply alarmed by the ICIJ’s findings, which once again show how the World Bank Group and other publicly…

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