Several people have been arrested in a graft investigation related to the European Parliament and Chinese tech giant Huawei, Belgian prosecutors said Thursday.The suspects are to be questioned over their “alleged involvement in active corruption within the European Parliament, as well as for forgery and use of forgeries,” the federal prosecutor’s office said.Further accusations include…
From left, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov, Chinese vice foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu and Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi, meet with reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China. (Picture credit: AP) TAIPEI: Representatives of China, Russia and Iran called Friday for an end to US sanctions on Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear…
Two Japanese tourists were detained for two weeks in China after taking “inappropriate” photos at the Great Wall of China. The incident involved a man exposing his buttocks while a woman took pictures of him, according to Japanese media reports on Thursday. After their detention, the two were deported back to Japan. The Japanese Embassy…
The Trump administration in an emergency appeal on Thursday asked the US Supreme Court to allow its plan to end birthright citizenship, arguing that lower courts overstepped by blocking the policy. Federal judges have already ruled that the executive order is unconstitutional, citing America’s long history of granting citizenship by birth. Trump is now pushing…
AP photo US President Donald Trump on Thursday again raised the idea of the United States annexing Greenland, saying he believes it will eventually happen. Speaking alongside Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte Trump suggested that the island’s control could be important for global security. “I think it will happen,” Trump said when asked about Greenland….
Pete Hoekstra, candidate for US Ambassador to Canada, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the US Ambassadors to Mexico, Japan, and Canada (AP photo) The US President Donald Trump‘s nominee for ambassador to Canada asserted during questioning that Canada is an independent nation, diverging from President Trump’s stance. Trump has repeatedly suggested…
Representatives of Donald Trump’s family have allegedly discussed acquiring a financial stake in Binance’s US arm, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.Changpeng Zhao, the crypto exchange’s founder, is seeking a presidential pardon, The Wall Street Journal revealed in a report on Thursday.Zhao, widely known as CZ, served four months in prison after pleading guilty…
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore‘s return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) is delayed till March 19 after space agency Nasa announced that their return relies on the weather conditions at the splashdown sites off the coast of Florida.Earlier on Wednesday, Nasa had announced another reason for the delay in the SpaceX…
The US government will attempt to prevent a shutdown on Friday, which will take effect if the Senate fails to pass the continuing resolution for funding.The bill which sailed through the Congress faces a tough battle in the Senate with the GOP needing at least eight Democrat votes. Democrats oppose the bill, arguing that it…
Arizona Democratic Representative Raul Grijalva has passed away at the age of 77, his congressional office confirmed on Thursday.Grijalva passed away Thursday morning from complications related to cancer treatment, his office confirmed. “Rep. Grijalva’s kind and humble nature was known to many,” the statement from his office said. “He was approachable by all because he…