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...
Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the government. Police forcibly cleared the demonstrators in China's financial capital who called for Xi Jinping's resignation and the end of the Chinese Communist Party's rule -- but hours later people rallied again in the same spot, and social media reports indicated protests also spread to at least seven other cities, including the capital of...
The war in Ukraine had a devastating impact on the European economy. However, there is one sector that is quietly strengthening. Eastern European arms manufacturers are producing weapons and ammunition at a pace unprecedented since the Cold War. Many countries in the region are still wary of Russia - their former Soviet master - and want to help the Ukrainian resistance. Arms companies then took advantage of the opportunity. Polish state-owned arms company PGZ manufactures a wide range of products, from drones to armored vehicles. The head of the company, Sebastian Chwalek, said the...
Vice President Kamala Harris urged countries on Tuesday to stand up for territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, which has been challenged by China, and said Washington would press an international campaign against "irresponsible behavior" in the disputed waters. Harris did not cite China by name but was obviously referring to Beijing when she underscored America's support to treaty ally the Philippines "in the face of intimidation and coercion in the South China Sea." She spoke aboard a Philippine coast guard patrol ship docked in Puerto Princesa in the...
The three nuclear power plants still under Ukrainian control were automatically disconnected from the power grid on Wednesday, after the latest Russian airstrikes hit the country, Ukraine's nuclear operator said. The attack activated the emergency generation protocols for Rivnenska, Pivdennoukrainska and Khmelnytska, and "as a result all the reactors were automatically disconnected" from the power grid, according to Energoatom. The third plant - as of this writing - is not producing electricity "for the domestic energy system," the operator said. The plants will supply power again soon...
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday called on countries to maintain the territorial integrity and freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea, which has been challenged by China. Harris said the United States would continue its "irresponsible behavior" warning campaign in the disputed waters. Harris did not mention China by name in his speech in the Philippines, but made explicit references to China when he underlined America's support for its ally, the Philippines, "which faces intimidation and coercion" in the South China Sea. Harris visited a Philippine coast guard...
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,...