Category: World

HAMBURG, Germany — German law enforcement authorities, acting on intelligence provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrested an 18-year-old German national in Hamburg on Thursday. The suspect is accused of operating as an indirect perpetrator of murder and grievous bodily harm after allegedly coercing a 14-year-old girl in Indiana to die by suicide. […]

NEW YORK — Member states, global leaders, and civil society organizations observed the 81st annual United Nations Day on Saturday, commemorating the entry into force of the landmark UN Charter on October 24, 1945. The anniversary arrives at a time of heightened geopolitical friction, severe humanitarian demands, and systemic economic challenges across the globe, prompting […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense and defense contractor Lockheed Martin have reached a landmark 10-year framework agreement covering the procurement of at least 850 F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighters for U.S. forces. The decade-long operational strategy incorporates production Lots 21 through 30, maintaining a target production rate of approximately 156 aircraft per […]

ISFAHAN, Iran — Human rights organizations and international legal advocates have submitted formal appeals to the United Nations concerning 21-year-old Iranian twin sisters Taraneh and Romina Rahimi, following reports that one sister has been sentenced to death and the other faces up to 25 years in prison after participating in anti-government demonstrations. The sisters, who […]

Polio terrified parents for generations, paralysed hundreds of thousands of people a year. There was no cure. Swimming pools closed in summer. Children ended up in leg braces or iron lungs. Then came Jonas Salk’s vaccine in 1955, and Albert Sabin’s oral version soon after. Mass vaccination did the rest. Alongside rapid response to outbreaks […]

Zheng Zhao, 44, a Chinese national, was arraigned today in the Central District of California after being extradited from the Netherlands for his alleged role in an international cryptocurrency investment conspiracy carried out from scam centers in the Kingdom of Cambodia that targeted U.S. citizens. Ultimately, the government was able to identify 174 U.S. victims. “This […]

Linh Luu and Kevin Le, a husband and wife of Anaheim, California, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Eugene, Oregon, to violating the Lacey Act. The court sentenced them to three years’ probation and a $10,000 fine each for their roles in trafficking wildlife between Oregon and Vietnam.  Photo of tiger pelt trafficked by […]

US midterm elections traditionally attract fewer voters than presidential contests. But this year’s vote is drawing considerable attention at home and abroad, especially in Europe. Europe has not even needed to wait for the election results to feel their impact. With fuel prices weighing on American voters, Donald Trump has recently reached a deal to […]