The US measures, taken in coordination with the EU and the UK, target Iranian officials accused of suppressing the protests. The United States has joined its allies in Europe in imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials and entities following Tehran’s crackdown on ongoing anti-government protests. The US Treasury Department said on Monday that its sanctions, … Read more
A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis after the prominent Republican removed an elected official from office over his stance on abortion and transgender rights. Robert Hinkle, federal judge for the Northern District of Florida, ruled on Friday that DeSantis violated the First Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees … Read more
The US Treasury Secretary said the Biden administration’s engagement with the continent was “not for show” or “short-term”. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen reaffirmed her country’s commitment to deepening relations and trade with Africa during a visit to Senegal amid competition across the continent from China and Russia. “The United States is all about Africa … Read more
The United States and some of its European allies have announced major new arms donations to Ukraine, including armored vehicles and heavy weapons, ahead of a crucial meeting on strengthening the country’s defenses nearly a year old. after the Russian invasion. The US has said its military support package – which includes armored personnel carriers, … Read more
The families of those killed in two crashes have opposed a 2021 plea deal by Boeing granting it immunity. A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Boeing Co to appear in court on Jan. 26 to face trial for felony charges in 2021 after the families of those killed in two crashes objected to a 2021 … Read more
How long the extraordinary measures may last is subject to “considerable uncertainty”, warned Janet Yellen. The US government has reached its debt limit and the Treasury Department has begun using “extraordinary measures” to keep paying its bills, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders. The government has a $31.4 trillion cap on how much it … Read more
The judge said the case against former University of Kansas professor Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao had nothing to do with espionage. A former University of Kansas professor who was accused of hiding work he did in China has avoided jail time in the latest setback in a controversial Trump-era crackdown on Chinese influence in China. the … Read more
The Justice Ministry said Anatoly Legkodymov operated the Hong Kong-registered Bitzlato exchange as a haven for money laundering. US authorities have arrested a Russian national accused of running a Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange as a money laundering business. The US Department of Justice said Anatoly Legkodymov, 40, a Russian living in Shenzhen, China, is set … Read more
A professor in the United States has announced plans to sue a university in Minnesota over a dispute over its showing a painting of the Prophet Muhammad during a lesson on Islamic art. Hamline University, a small private school in the city of St Paul, chose not to renew assistant professor Erika Lopez Prater’s contract … Read more
The head of Russian diplomacy said the West was looking for ways to anger China on a host of issues, including Taiwan and Tibet. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hailed the joint military exercises between Moscow and Beijing as a move that strengthens the pair’s new strategic partnership. Speaking to reporters in Moscow on Wednesday, … Read more
