The Petersburg Post

Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 - The House Ethics Committee announced Monday that it has opened an investigation into the sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif. The committee's leaders said in a statement that they would review whether he "violated the Code of Official Conduct or any law, rule, regulation, or other applicable standard of conduct in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his responsibilities, ...

Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 - Donald Trump has thrown his public support behind plenty of foreign allies ahead of their various elections, but the American president's support for Hungary's Viktor Orbán was qualitatively different from anything he's done before. This was an instance in which the Republican saw a kindred spirit in need of a rescue, which Trump appeared desperate to provide. to campaign for Orbán, he also , just two ...

Monday, Apr 13th, 2026 - A French court has found cement group Lafarge guilty of financing "terrorism" through its Syrian subsidiary, fining the company and jailing its former CEO. The Paris court ruled on Monday that Lafarge had paid protection money directly to ISIL (ISIS) and other armed groups and breached European sanctions to operate in northern Syria during the country's civil war in 2013-2014. The case is just the latest of several ...