Section: US & Canada
Jaime Harrison Headlined Foreign ‘Lobbying School’
South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Jaime Harrison was a featured speaker at a 2015 foreign “lobbying school” in Istanbul, Turkey. The lobbying school, which was organized by the Istanbul Leadership Institute, saw Harrison lecture attendees on topics such as “how to successfully lobby for your industry” and the...
America Has No Duty to Rule the World
The United States is the world’s overwhelming military power, and it’s not even close. The country controls about 750 overseas bases (China, by comparison, has only one foreign base, in Djibouti). It spends around $730 billion on its military, which is more than China, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom,...
Asia Today: Philippines allowing foreign travel to resume
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines on Wednesday lifted a ban on non-essential foreign trips by Filipinos, but the immigration bureau said the move did not immediately spark large numbers of departures for tourism and leisure. The government has gradually eased travel restrictions to bolster the economy, which slipped into recession in the...
FBI says it has ‘nothing to add’ to Trump’s spy chief’s claims about the Hunter Biden laptop controversy
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Director of National Intelligence nominee Rep. John Ratcliffe arrives to testify at his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing in Washington Reuters The FBI said in a letter to a top Republican lawmaker Tuesday that it has “nothing to add” to recent comments that President Donald Trump’s spy chief made about a laptop...
AP Explains: Trump Seizes on Dubious Biden-Ukraine Story
Looking to undermine rival Joe Biden two weeks before the election, President Donald Trump’s campaign has seized on a tabloid story offering bizarre twists to a familiar line of attack: Biden’s relationship with Ukraine. …read more Source:: U.S....
AP Explains: Trump seizes on dubious Biden-Ukraine story
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Reports: Germany issues warrants for Panama Papers lawyers
BERLIN (AP) — The two founders of a Panama-based law firm at the center of a tax haven scandal exposed by the so-called Panama Papers are being sought on international arrest warrants issued by Germany, according to media reports Tuesday. Munich’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung and broadcasters NDR and WDR reported that German-born Juergen Mossack...
Serbia mulls Russian Defense Ministry presence
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is thinking of allowing a Russian Defense Ministry presence in the Balkan country, something that could further strain its relations with the West. Serbia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday that “legal proceedings” have been launched that would allow an agreement between the two governments on the...
Zelenskiy Says Those Who Gave Up Crimea Without A Fight Must Be Held Responsible
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says those who allowed Russia to illegally annex Crimea in early 2014 must be held responsible. …read more Source:: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
10 things in tech you need to know today
NASA has paid $14.1 million for a lunar 4G network. Handout/Reuters Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Tuesday. Sign up here to get this email in your inbox every morning.Have an Amazon Alexa device? Listen to this update by searching “Business Insider” in your flash briefing settings.The US charged six Russian...
