Last week U.S. authorities accused Adani, his nephew and executive director Sagar Adani, and the managing director of Adani Green, Vneet S. Jaain, of being part of a scheme to pay bribes of $265 million to secure Indian power supply contracts and misleading U.S. investors. The ports-to-power conglomerate denied the charges as “baseless” and vowed […]
U.S. District Judge Jamal Whitehead in Seattle on Monday rejected, the airlines’ arguments that federal law governing airline routes and clean air standards preempted state-law claims pursued by individuals who live near the airport. Steve Berman, a lawyer for the plaintiffs at Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, in an email called the ruling “a first step […]
“We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,” the official told AFP, accusing Israel of obstructing an agreement. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has […]
Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, said on Monday he would impose “an additional 10% tariff, above any additional tariffs” on imports from China until Beijing clamped down on trafficking of the chemical precursors used to make the deadly drug. The two superpowers are setting out their positions ahead of the former president’s return […]
“Since the intimation of the US DoJ (Department of Justice) indictment, the group has suffered a loss of nearly $55 billion in its market capitalization across its 11 listed companies,” it said in a statement. The November 20 bombshell indictment in New York accused billionaire industrialist founder Gautam Adani and multiple subordinates of deliberately misleading […]
The truce, which began at 4:00 am (0200 GMT), should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and hundreds of thousands more in Lebanon to flee their homes. The Israeli army warned soon after the ceasefire began that residents of south Lebanon should not approach Israel […]
Far-right candidate Calin Georgescu, who has criticized NATO and Bucharest’s support for Ukraine, led the first round of Romania’s presidential election, held Sunday, to face a little-known mayor in the second round early next month. “I can’t say that we are very familiar with the worldview of this candidate, as far it concerns relations with […]
Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar’s borderlands and are staffed by foreigners who are often trafficked and forced to work, swindling their compatriots in an industry analysts say is worth billions. The group from Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, and Russia crossed into Thailand’s Tak province, according to the police chief in the city of Mae […]
Brent crude futures climbed 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $75.30 a barrel by 0115 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were at $71.38 a barrel, up 14 cents, or 0.2%. Both contracts last week notched their biggest weekly gains since late September to reach their highest settlement levels since Nov. 7 after Russia […]
Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, complained that in the weeks leading up to its presidential election in January Chinese balloon activity took place at an “unprecedented scale”. It described the incidents as part of a Chinese pressure campaign – so-called grey-zone warfare designed to exhaust a foe using irregular tactics without open […]
