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March 30 (Reuters) – A broker for U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attempted to make a big investment in major defense companies in the weeks leading up to the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on X the …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida airport was cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump on Monday, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill allowing Palm Beach International Airport to be renamed the President Donald J. Trump International …
BANGKOK, March 31 (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s new cabinet, according to a notice in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday. The approval clears the way for the cabinet to be sworn in before the king ahead of the delivery of a policy statement to parliament, after which ministers …
BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) – China has prosecuted the former vice chair of its securities regulator on charges of bribery, state news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday. After investigations, Wang Jianjun was found to have abused the advantages of his authority to “secure benefits”, Xinhua said. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by …
By Alexander Cornwell, Trevor Hunnicutt and Yomna Ehab TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 31 (Reuters) – Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker off Dubai on Monday, as President Donald Trump warned the U.S. would obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it does not open the Strait of Hormuz. The apparent …
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to a copy of a search warrant obtained by The Associated Press. The …
March 30 (Reuters) – A trade group representing the largest U.S. railroads sued New Jersey on Monday, seeking to block a new law that it said imposes “severe restrictions” and unconstitutionally intrudes on federal government authority over railroad safety. The complaint filed in the Trenton, New Jersey federal court by the Association of American Railroads …
March 30 (Reuters) – Russian attacks on central and northern Ukrainian regions on Monday killed two people and injured more than 20, regional officials said. Near the central city of Poltava, falling debris from drones killed one person, injured three and damaged a high-rise apartment building, regional governor Vitaliy Diakivnych said on Telegram. Drone attacks …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell demanded Monday that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release records from a decade-old investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese operative that resulted in no criminal charges. The cease-and-desist letter from the attorneys advises Patel that he would run afoul of …
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s Coast Guard said it had confirmed a Chinese marine research vessel was operating in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) west-northwest of Uotsuri Island on Monday and had demanded that the activity be halted. The island is part of a chain of islands claimed by both countries. China and Japan …