Tech CEOs testify in House Judiciary Committee hearing on antitrust law
At least nine pig heads have been found near several mosques in and around Paris, the city’s police chief said Tuesday, noting that more may be found. France’s interior minister has condemned the acts, calling them “outrageous”. “Pig heads have been left in front of certain mosques… four in Paris and five in the inner…
The Moldovan government is struggling to cope with a sharp increase in citizenship applications filed by Russians, Reuters reported on Jan. 16. In response to the spike in applications for Moldovan citizenship, the country’s immigration agency has asked the government to extend the processing time from the current 20 days to six months. Officials attribute Russia’s war against Ukraine…
US President Donald Trump announced Russia and Ukraine will start ceasefire negotiations after his call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin said Moscow will propose a memorandum with Ukraine outlining positions for a possible peace deal. Putin thanked Trump for enabling the first direct talks between Kyiv and Moscow in over three years. US President…
Tesla, SpaceX and X Corp. leader Elon Musk ramped up his online attacks on Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes on Thursday, amid an intensifying political and legal battle between the tech billionaire and his companies, and Brazil’s highest court. De Moraes’ court announced on Wednesday that it was ordering Musk and X Corp….
The German chancellor is set for a balancing act during his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, as Berlin weighs economic interests against geopolitical concerns. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leaves for China on Saturday for a three-day diplomatic visit that includes meetings with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Accompanied by a high-level business delegation, the German leader…
The United States Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo is reportedly among several missions targeted by protesters amid growing anger at a rebel assault in the east of the former French colony. Protesters burned tires and threw stones in front of the U.S. Embassy’s main compound in the capital, Kinshasa, The New York Times…