A former aide to two New York governors is set to stand trial Wednesday on charges she sold her political access to Chinese officials and profited illegally from the state’s purchase of pandemic face masks. Federal prosecutors allege that Linda Sun, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, secretly acted on behalf of the Chinese…
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau said Tuesday it has detained five individuals and identified seven other suspects in a major corruption investigation involving alleged kickbacks totaling around $100 million in the country’s energy sector. The bureau did not name the suspects but indicated they include a businessman believed to be the mastermind, a former advisor to…
Britain’s government is preparing to address an escalating feud between the BBC and former U.S. President Donald Trump, who has threatened to sue the broadcaster for $1 billion over allegedly misleading editing in a 2024 documentary. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is expected to make a formal statement in Parliament on Tuesday amid growing calls for…
Istanbul’s Chief Public Prosecutor has filed a massive indictment against the city’s imprisoned mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, accusing him of 142 criminal offenses ranging from corruption to organized crime, according to Turkish media reports. The 3,900-page document names 402 suspects, with Imamoglu listed as the chief defendant. Prosecutor Akın Gurlek’s office detailed charges including organizing a…
According to Reuters, a U.S. official has said that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) plotted to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz Neiger, starting late last year. The official said the plot was active through the first half of 2025 but has been contained and poses no current threat. Speaking anonymously to Reuters,…
In a significant development today, the Israeli military reported conducting an airstrike in central Gaza, targeting a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The operation took place in the Nuseirat area, where the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have targeted a PIJ operative planning an imminent attack on Israeli troops. The IDF emphasized…
In a significant escalation of its military presence in the Western Hemisphere, the United States Department of Defense announced the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to Latin America under the command of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The move, according to officials, is part of a broader effort to dismantle transnational…
North Korea has commenced construction of a new war memorial in Pyongyang to honor its troops killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to reports from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday. The project, officially titled the “Memorial Museum of Combat Feats,” was inaugurated during a solemn…
Cuban authorities have detained Chinese national Zhi Dong Zhang, a notorious fentanyl trafficker who escaped custody in Mexico earlier this year and is also wanted by the United States, according to Mexican security sources cited by AFP on Wednesday. Zhang, widely known by his alias “Brother Wang,” was apprehended in Cuba after eluding Mexican law…
A 24-year-old Chinese national has been formally charged in France in connection with a sophisticated heist at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (Museum of Natural History) in Paris, where nearly six kilograms of rare gold nuggets were stolen in September. French prosecutors say the case highlights both the vulnerability of cultural institutions and the criminal…
Thick black smoke billowed over Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday after a massive fire swept through the airport’s cargo terminal, forcing authorities to suspend all flights and divert incoming aircraft to other airports. Although the main passenger terminal escaped damage, operations were brought to a standstill as the blaze raged through the afternoon….
The European Union announced on Friday that it is closely monitoring the unfolding situation in Madagascar following reports of a military power grab in the country. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni emphasized the EU’s concern over the developments and called on all stakeholders in Madagascar to engage…
China has launched a major anti-corruption drive targeting its top military leadership, announcing on Friday that its second-highest-ranking general and eight other senior officials are under investigation for “serious violations” of party discipline. According to Defence Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang, He Weidong, vice chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission (CMC), has been expelled from…
Russia announced on Friday that its forces had seized control of three villages in eastern Ukraine, including areas that Kyiv had recaptured during its counter-offensive three years ago. According to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry, troops took control of Pishchane and Tykhe in the Kharkiv region, as well as Pryvillia in the neighboring…
The United Nations on Friday cautioned that reversing the famine gripping the Gaza Strip will take considerable time, urging the immediate reopening of all crossing points into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory to allow the rapid delivery of food and humanitarian aid. “It’s going to take some time to scale back the famine,” said Abeer Etefa,…
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