Switzerland’s financial market regulator said on Friday that a bank singled out by the US Treasury for dealings with “illicit actors” linked to Russia and Iran had been liquidated. On Thursday, the US Treasury moved to cut the Zurich-based MBaer...
Punitive damages are not awarded in most personal injury cases in the United States. They are reserved for situations involving extreme misconduct, not ordinary negligence. Courts grant them only when a defendant’s behavior goes beyond carelessness...
A powerful Iran-backed Iraqi armed group told its fighters to prepare for the scenario of a long war in neighboring Iran should the United States launch strikes. Kataeb Hezbollah warned the US on Thursday of “immense losses” were it to start a war...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she opposes changing the imperial family’s male-only succession rules, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to address the issue of the monarchy’s survival. Only the male offspring of the...
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani met President Donald Trump on Thursday to urge him to release $21 billion in federal grants to build 12,000 affordable housing units and infrastructure. Mamdani posted an image of himself at the White House presenting...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling party has approved plans to beef up the country’s intelligence capability, a party official said Friday, as the premier pushes ahead with a defence overhaul. Newly empowered after a...
Iran offered to help facilitate dialogue between Afghanistan and Pakistan after Islamabad declared the neighbors at “open war,” carrying out air strikes on Kabul following border clashes. “The Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready to provide any...
A French infant has tested positive for the toxin cereulide after consuming baby formula, the Health Ministry said on Feb 27, following a contamination scare that sparked recalls in more than 60 countries. This is the first case of a French infant...
Americans for the first time sympathise more with the Palestinians than the Israelis in their conflict, according to a Gallup poll released on Feb 27, after the devastating Gaza war. Views on the Middle East divide sharply along partisan lines, with...
The UN rights chief decried Friday mounting threats to women’s rights worldwide, highlighting rampant femicide and horrific abuse exposed in cases like that of US predator Jefferey Epstein. “Violence against women, including femicide, is...
Former US president Bill Clinton will be grilled by a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus onto Donald Trump’s own ties to the convicted sex offender. Clinton features...
Beijing said Friday it would temporarily lower some tariffs on Canadian goods, fulfilling an agreement made during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to China in January. The move comes after Ottawa eased measures on Chinese electric vehicles...
The US embassy in Jerusalem announced on Friday it was allowing non-emergency government personnel and family members to leave Israel “due to safety risks,” adding that people who wished to leave should do so while flights were still...
Hillary Clinton said Thursday she was confident her husband, former US president Bill Clinton, knew nothing of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes when they were still in contact. “I think the chronology of the connection that he had...
Cuba’s Coast Guard killed one American and injured another when it shot at a speedboat off the communist Island, a US official said Thursday, revealing the participation of US nationals in the incident. “At least two individuals were US...
