Lawmaker uncovers secret operation to move migrants within US
GENEVA, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday it had opened an investigation into several employees suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas and that it had severed ties with those staff members. “The Israeli authorities have provided UNRWA with information about…
Yellen heads to Beijing this week in move one expert calls an attempt to ‘put some floor’ under strained economic ties US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen will visit Beijing this week, marking the second trip by a cabinet official to China since ties between the world’s top two economies deteriorated earlier this year. Yellen is…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly cut off trade talks with Canada over its tax targeting U.S. technology firms, calling it a “blatant attack” and saying that he would set a new tariff rate on Canadian goods within the next week. The move plunges U.S. relations with its second-largest trading partner back…
On Friday, SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, turned on Starlink in Iran. Signaling in a tweet to Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he will make the satellite internet system available in Iran. Starlink satellites are already passing over Iran where they appear as a string of lights flying in tandem. This is good news for…
The Kremlin on Monday welcomed the arrival of a Russian-flagged oil tanker to Cuba, saying energy supplies to the fuel-starved island had been discussed with the U.S. ahead of its delivery. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow considered it its duty to help Cuba, according to Russian state news outlet RIA Novosti. He added that…
Nearly half of China’s major cities are sinking because of water extraction and the increasing weight of their rapid expansion, researchers say. Some cities are subsiding rapidly, with one in six exceeding 10mm per year. China’s rapid urbanisation in recent decades means far more water is now being drawn up to meet people’s needs, scientists…