U.S. jury rules against M. Ablyazov over $218 million in embezzlement and money laundering case Mukhtar Ablyazov found guilty for embezzlement and money laundering in the U.S. Court for $218 million against BTA Bank. Following a three-week trial, a jury of four men and four women in...
Allegations Qatar bribed EU officials to try to win influence are of the “utmost concern”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says. Ms von der Leyen said the accusations were “very serious” and called for the creation of a new EU ethics body...
SANDSTONE, – Four lion cubs rescued from Ukraine are making themselves at home as they experience their first Minnesota winter. A male cub and three female cubs, between four and six months old, arrived at their forever home on Nov. 30 at the Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, about...
China is bracing for an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 cases as it dismantles large parts of its repressive zero-Covid policy, with a leading expert warning Omicron variants were “spreading rapidly” and signs of an outbreak rattling the country’s capital. Changes continued Monday as...
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke on Sunday to discuss Russia’s invasion and recent US efforts to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses. Zelensky thanked Biden for an additional $275 million in security assistance, which the Pentagon announced Friday...
