DOJ charges Russia-backed TV network contributor with violating U.S. sanctions and money laundering
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has charged a contributor to Channel One Russia, a Russian state-run TV channel, and his wife with violating U.S. sanctions and money laundering. The indictment, filed and unsealed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accuses Dmitri Simes, 76, and his wife, Anastasia Simes, 55, of participating More...
First doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo, but a fraction of what’s needed
The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global More...
Putin backs Kamala Harris, says Ukraine incursion failed to slow Russia’s advance
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Ukraine’s gamble to seize his country’s territory has backfired by boosting his own military’s advance, a boast he paired with teasing support More...
Pope urges fight against extremism and climate change at Southeast Asia’s largest mosque
Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed to unite against religiously motivated violence and called for “decisive” climate action in a joint declaration Thursday during More...
U.S. Navy sailor detained in Venezuela, officials say
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy sailor has been detained in Venezuela after traveling on personal business, officials said Wednesday. A defense official said in a statement they are aware of reports that Venezuelan More...
Human rights group implicates Venezuelan security forces in killings during post-election protests
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A global human rights watchdog on Wednesday implicated Venezuelan security forces and pro-government armed groups in killings that occurred during the protests that followed the country’s disputed More...
Cuban private business owners fear new regulations may force them to shut down
HAVANA — His business was among the first registered in Cuba in 2021 when the communist-run country began allowing private enterprise, banned since 1968. Now, as the government tightens its grip over the private More...
Christmas in October? Venezuela’s Maduro moves holiday after disputed election
It’s already beginning to smell a lot like Christmas. That’s the verdict of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, at least, who has announced he is moving the holiday from December to October this year. It’s More...
Arrest warrant issued for Venezuelan opposition leader as U.S. seizes Maduro’s jet
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U.S. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism in connection with Oct. 7 attacks
Six senior leaders of Hamas, including the militant group’s political head Yahya Sinwar, were charged with terrorism and other crimes in connection with the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the U.S. Justice Department More...
