China’s Huawei suspected of bribery in EU Parliament

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…

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US Sanctions On Iran: China, Russia and Iran call for end to US sanctions on Iran and the restart of nuclear talks

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…

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Donald Trump files emergency Supreme Court appeal after judges block birthright citizenship ban

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…

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Donald Trump again suggests US could annex Greenland, hints at Nato’s role

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….

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‘Canada is a sovereign state’: Donald Trump’s ambassador pick distances himself from ’51st state’ stance

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…

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Trump family to acquire stake in Binance, firm accused of money laundering ?

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…

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After another delay, when can we expect astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore’s return?

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…

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US House Democrat Raúl Grijalva dies at 77 following complications from cancer treatment

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…

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