The United States on Tuesday accused companies in the United Arab Emirates, the Central African Republic and Russia of engaging in illicit gold deals to help fund the mercenary fighters of Russia's Wagner Group. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it has sanctioned four companies linked to Wagner and its leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, that it alleged were used to help pay the paramilitary's forces fighting in Ukraine and undertaking operations to support Russian interests in Africa. "The Wagner Group funds its brutal operations in part by exploiting natural resources in countries...
U.S. bank stocks fell on Monday even as President Joe Biden assured Americans that the U.S. banking system was secure and that taxpayers would not bail out investors at two banks that collapsed. "Americans can have confidence the banking system is safe. Your deposits are safe," Biden said in a five-minute statement delivered at the White House as businesses opened for the work week. He said that all customers at the California-based Silicon Valley Bank and the New York-based Signature Bank would have immediate access to their deposits as federal financial officials take control of their...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday that the federal government would not bail out Silicon Valley Bank, but is working to help depositors who are concerned about their money. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures deposits up to $250,000, but many of the companies and wealthy people who used the bank -- known for its relationships with technology startups and venture capital -- had more than that amount in their account. There are fears that some workers across the country won't receive their paychecks. Yellen, in an interview with CBS' "Face the Nation," provided few...
A federal court in New York has granted permission for the seizure of a $25 million Boeing 737 belonging to a Russian energy company, citing US sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The plane belonged to PJSC Rosneft Oil Co., which is headquartered in Moscow and headed by oligarch Igor Ivanovich Sechin. American attorneys in Brooklyn said Wednesday the company was violating sanctions that bar US-built aircraft from entering Russia without permission. Something seemed to say, the plane had left and re-entered Russia several times since last year. The plane was...
Australian PM Anthony Albanese will soon travel to the US to meet President Joe Biden, amid reports that the two leaders will unveil a trilateral defense agreement contract between Australia, UK and US first announced in 2021. Prime Minister Albanese told reporters on Wednesday (8/3) before leaving for India that he would head to the US after a three-day visit to the South Asian country. But he did not announce reports in The Sydney Morning Herald that he, Biden and British PM Rishi Sunak would meet in San Diego on Monday to unveil a deal. The new partnership, known as AUKUS, will allow...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday (7/3) made an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just days before the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Austin was received on landing in Baghdad by Mayor General Matthew McFarlane, US commander in Iraq. The US secretary of defense is expected to meet with top officials during his visit to Iraq, which hosts hundreds of American troops helping the fight against the Islamic State militant group. Since the US-led invasion in 2003 that removed Saddam from power, Iraq has been a point of friction...
North and South Korea have restored a communication hotline that was cut off by Pyongyang last June.
According to the South's presidential office, the leaders of both countries have agreed to...
Critical infrastructure facilities were hit by drone strikes early on Thursday, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the deputy head of the Volodymyr Zelenskiy's presidential office said on Thursday.
"Another attack...
Andrew McCabe, pejabat FBI No. 2 yang secara umum dikritik Presiden Donald Trump atas dugaan bias politik, mundur dari biro tersebut hari Senin waktu AS, beberapa minggu sebelum masa pensiunnya,...