Aerial view of a tanker. Bugto | moment | Getty Images The Iran-backed Houthi militant group damaged a ship off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, prompting the crew to abandon ship. The recent escalation in maritime tensions has led to the disruption of key trade routes in the Red Sea. Britain’s Maritime Trade Operations…
Germany’s defense minister said Saturday that his country’s pledge to spend 2% of GDP on defense was just the starting point and that more was likely needed. Previously, Chancellor Olaf Scholz had insisted that the 2% spending target would be achieved “in the 2020s, 2030s and beyond”. However, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius emphasized that…
Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press at Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, on February 16, 2024. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images MUNICH, Germany (AP) — NATO members on Saturday mulled a possible U.S. withdrawal from the military alliance if Donald Trump returns…
Anti-Kremlin activist Bill Browder said he believes Alexei Navalny’s death was intended as a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s political opponents ahead of next month’s election. Dissident Navalny, who died on Friday, was serving a 19-year prison sentence on charges of extremism in Russia, which he vehemently denied. World leaders reacted to the death…
CBO Director Phillip Swagel testifies during the House Budget Committee hearing entitled “The Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook” on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, in the Longworth Building. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office warned House Democrats on Wednesday that the ballooning national…
Ian Freeman in federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, in April 2023. NBC 10 Boston A New Hampshire libertarian activist and radio show host convicted of using Bitcoin to launder tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from romance scams and internet scams has been ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution to…
Former US President Donald Trump pictured during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Winfield House in London on December 3, 2019. NICHOLAS KAMM | AFP | Getty Images Former US leader and presidential candidate Donald Trump stoked the anger of US lawmakers and international leaders after saying he would not protect NATO…
After months of arduous, closed-door negotiations, senators on Sunday released the details of a bipartisan $118.2 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, Israel and the U.S. southern border. The long-awaited bill calls for $60.1 billion in aid to Ukraine, $14.1 billion for Israel and $20.2 billion to improve security at the U.S. border. It also includes…
Philanthropist Philip Esformes attends the 15th Annual Harold & Carole Pump Foundation Gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on August 7, 2015 in Century City, California. Tiffany Rose | Getty Images Convicted Medicare fraudster Philip Esformes has reached a plea deal that could resolve a long-running, complicated criminal case that includes former President Donald…
