Category: World News
Credit Suisse lodges $440 million London claim against SoftBank
Fox News Credit Suisse has lodged a $440 million claim against Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp in London as it presses ahead with formal proceedings in a dispute borne from the failure of Greensill Capital, a finance firm. The Swiss lender is trying to recover client funds that Greensill had lent to Katerra, a SoftBank-backed U.S.…
Read MoreConflict-ravaged Sudan attempts 24-hour ceasefire after failed truce
Fox News Terrified Sudanese who have been trapped for days in their homes by fighting in the capital of Khartoum fled on Wednesday, hauling out whatever belongings they could carry and trying to get out of the city, as the military and its paramilitary rival made a new attempt at a 24-hour cease-fire after a…
Read MoreU.S. allies in Middle East target dissidents on American soil, report says
Washington Post Egypt and Saudi Arabia use threats, surveillance, hostage-taking and prosecutions to try to silence dissidents on U.S. soil, according a new report. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/saudi-arabia-egypt-repression-dissidents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreBeijing cash: Businessman faces charges after allegedly trying to make ‘quick buck’ spying for China
Fox News An Australian businessman faces charges of accepting cash from suspected Chinese intelligence agents in exchange for defense and security secrets. Alexander Csergo, 55, was arrested on Friday while at the beachside town of Bondi. He stands accused of accepting cash for writing reports, which Australian federal police say contained information about Australian defense,…
Read MoreBig public union strike in Canada could disrupt tax season
Washington Post Canada’s largest federal public-service union and the federal government continue to negotiate as workers go on strike, triggering warnings of major service disruptions https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/canada-public-union-strike/530b3e44-deec-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreUkraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian atrocities
Fox News Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try and sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told U.S. lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said that nearly 80,000 cases of war crimes have been registered in Ukraine since the war began in…
Read MoreTexas-born princess facing imminent eviction from Rome villa
Fox News A Texas-born princess who lives in a Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is facing a court-ordered eviction Thursday, in the latest chapter in an inheritance dispute with the heirs of one of Rome’s aristocratic families. Princess Rita Jenrette Boncompagni Ludovisi, formerly known as Rita Carpenter, was still holding…
Read MoreCanada’s federal workers go on strike over wages, delaying some services
Fox News Roughly a third of federal workers in Canada walked off the job Wednesday after failing to reach a deal for wage increases. The strike was announced after the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the union representing the workers, failed to reach a deal with the federal government before the 9 p.m. Wednesday…
Read MoreCaribbean leaders agree on plan to ban assault-style weapons
Washington Post Caribbean Community leaders have agreed on plans to introduce bans in their countries on assault-style weapons to curb spikes in gun violence and weapons smuggling in the 15-nation Caricom bloc https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/caribbean-assault-weapon-ban-caricom-rowley/f531ccbe-dee3-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
Read MoreNorth Macedonia: Migrant fatally shot during border scuffle
Washington Post Authorities in North Macedonia say a migrant woman was accidentally shot and killed by police during a struggle that broke out as an officer tried to arrest a suspected smuggler https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/19/mecedonia-greece-migrants-immigration-police-shooting/f83c6708-dee2-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_world
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