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Brazil Withdraws $3.3 Million From Musk Companies
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:07:17 UTC
Brazil withdrew 18.35 million reais ($3.3 million) from the bank accounts of Elon Musk’s X and Starlink to pay for fines imposed by the Supreme Court, continuing a dispute that’s led to the blackout of the billionaire’s social-media service in the country. ...
US Offers New Detail on Russian Media Role in Kremlin Campaigns
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:44:21 UTC
The US imposed sanctions Friday targeting Russia’s state-controlled media outlet RT over its role in Russia’s covert influence operations overseas, offering fresh details about the extent of its involvement after a Justice Department indictment earlier this month. ...
Congolese Court Sentences Dozens of Coup Plotters to Death
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:10:03 UTC
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo condemned to death 37 people, including three Americans, for participating in a failed putsch in May. ...
US Steel Surges on Report Decision May Come After Election
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:25:42 UTC
United States Steel Corp. surged the most this year after the Washington Post reported President Joe Biden wouldn’t immediately move to block Nippon Steel Corp.’s takeover bid. ...
EU Plans Sept. 25 Vote on Raising Tariffs on EVs From China
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:03:12 UTC
The European Union is aiming to hold a vote on introducing definitive tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China on Sept. 25, according to people familiar with the plan. ...
US Election Betting Again on Hold as CFTC Seeks to Block Kalshi
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:39:02 UTC
Americans seeking to bet on the outcome of the 2024 elections on a federally regulated derivatives exchange have again hit a roadblock. ...
South Africa’s Unity Government Will Endure, Ramaphosa Says
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:37:48 UTC
South Africa’s 10-party unity government will work through its differences and endure, because its collapse would erode investor confidence and set back efforts to grow the economy, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said. ...
Air Force Eyes Lockheed Restitution for Defective Transport Plane Parts
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:31:34 UTC
The US Air Force has opened an inquiry into whether Lockheed Martin Corp. must pay restitution or repair defective parts on a widely used transport aircraft after the Pentagon inspector general disclosed shortcomings in how the service oversees flawed items. ...
US Plays Down Talk of Ukraine Using Long-Range Missiles
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:26:11 UTC
US President Joe Biden is not expected to announce a change in policy toward Ukraine’s use of long-range missiles inside of Russia when he meets with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the White House said. ...
Hungary Laments Boycott After EU Finance Chiefs Avoid Budapest
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:01:31 UTC
Hungary doubled down on its vitriol against the European Union after a meeting of finance chiefs in its capital that saw major players stay away. ...
UN Says First West Bank Worker Killed in Decade in Israeli Raid
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:39:35 UTC
The United Nations said one of its workers was killed in the West Bank during an Israeli raid Thursday, marking the first such killing of a UN employee in the Palestinian territory in more than a decade as tensions escalate. ...
Dutch Threaten Deportations as Part of New Asylum Crisis Law
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:28:22 UTC
The Dutch government promised to strengthen border controls and threatened deportations as it unveiled what it said were the country’s strictest ever migration policies. ...
EU Eyes Sanctions Extension to Unlock $50 Billion in Ukraine Aid
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:54:31 UTC
European Union member states reviewed three proposals to tweak the bloc’s sanction regime in order to assuage American concerns and unlock a plan to deliver $50 billion in aid to Ukraine backed by the profits of frozen Russian central bank assets. ...
Putin May Amp Up Sabotage In Response to UK Missiles in Russia, Officials Say
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:53:45 UTC
Kremlin threats to NATO countries over Ukraine potentially using western-made missiles to hit military targets in Russia would likely take the form of increased sabotage, cyber and other hybrid attacks, said US and European officials. ...
Trump Wants Huge Tariff for Dollar Defectors, Fewer US Sanctions
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:00 UTC
Donald Trump pioneered new ways to use tariffs as a weapon of statecraft in his first presidency. He’s promising to go full-bore next time – and even deploy a jumbo version to protect the US dollar. ...
Zelenskiy Blasts Western Allies for Slow Aid Amid Russian Push Near Kursk
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:46:14 UTC
Ukraine’s leader dialed up his criticism of western partners for their lagging support, while claiming that his troops’ incursion into Russia which began last month has slowed Moscow’s offensives elsewhere along the frontline. ...
Germany Sails First Warship Along Taiwan Strait in 22 Years
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:44:12 UTC
Germany sent its first warship through the Taiwan Strait in 22 years, defying China’s warnings as relations between the two sides fray over trade and Russia’s war in Ukraine. ...
Russia Signals More Tightening After Hiking Rate to 19%
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:33:15 UTC
Russia’s central bank continued to tighten monetary policy even after signs of a possible slowdown in the country’s overheating economy began to emerge. ...
Doug Emhoff Is Kamala Harris’ Envoy for Wooing Jewish Donors
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:00:00 UTC
When Kamala Harris suddenly took Joe Biden’s place as the Democratic nominee for president, there were two challenges that stood out. ...
US Finalizes China Tariff Increases Biden Announced in May
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:09:34 UTC
President Joe Biden’s administration formally approved tariff increases on billions of dollars in Chinese goods on Friday, paving the way for most of them to go into effect in two weeks. ...
Trudeau’s Fragile Leadership Tested by Tight Race in His Hometown
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:00:02 UTC
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, fresh from a bruising loss in a Toronto special election, now faces a fight that may deliver the knockout blow — a vote in the heart of his Montreal hometown. ...
EU Steps Up Pressure Against Slovakia Over Media Concerns
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:34:37 UTC
The European Union raised fresh concerns over the independence of public media in Slovakia, warning that potential legal violations could prompt an infringement procedure. ...
Portugal Vows to Add 59,000 New Homes to Fight Housing Crisis
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:09:43 UTC
Portugal’s government plans to increase the stock of public housing by about 59,000 homes until 2030 as it tries to address a lack of affordable property, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said. ...
Russia Moves to Expel Six UK Diplomats It Accuses of Espionage
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:02:50 UTC
Russian authorities on Friday stripped the accreditation of six diplomats at the UK’s embassy in Moscow and accused them of “spying and sabotage.” ...
EU Nations Question IMF Chief Over New Russia Engagement
Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:14:49 UTC
Several European Union nations are challenging International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva about the Washington-based lender’s plan to engage with Russia on economic issues for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine. ...
Zelenskiy Hails Return of 49 Prisoners From Russian Captivity
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:28:14 UTC
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy hailed the return of 49 men and women from Russian captivity on Friday, including some fighters who had defended the Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol. ...
Stoltenberg to Head Munich Security Conference After NATO Exit
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:02:39 UTC
Departing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is set to replace German diplomat Christoph Heusgen as chairman of the Munich Security Conference early next year, according to people familiar with the plans. ...
Republicans and Democrats Agree: Campaigning in Extreme Heat Is Brutal
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:32 UTC
Campaigns in Arizona and Nevada have been getting out the vote despite temperatures of 110F, with some canvassers wearing ice vests and neck fans to cool down. ...
US Finalizing China Tariffs Biden Signaled in May, Official Says
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:00 UTC
President Joe Biden’s administration this week is finalizing tariffs that he proposed four months ago on billions of dollars in Chinese goods, a top official said, a signal that the increases may take affect before the end of September. ...
Visit by Russia’s Shoigu to North Korea Stirs New Arms Fears
Fri, 13 Sep 2024 07:47:18 UTC
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu held talks in Pyongyang with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a visit likely to stir concerns about arms transfers to aid the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine. ...