The Latest: Croatia police find 9 migrants in crate in van
Police in Croatia say they have discovered nine migrants crammed in a bolted crate at the back of a van. Police say they found the migrants early Tuesday in eastern Croatia after stopping the van with Polish license plates and hearing voices coming fr…
Israel’s Top Court Approves Expulsion Of Human Rights Official
Omar Shakir of Human Rights Watch was ordered to leave the country for allegedly backing boycotts of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Aghast critics call it a blow to free expression.
READ: Deposition By Gordon Sondland, U.S. Ambassador To The European Union
Sondland, a Trump donor who became a comparative newcomer to diplomacy, has been described as central to the president’s strategy to pressure Ukraine’s government to conduct political investigations.
Sondland Updates Impeachment Testimony, Describing Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
Gordon D. Sondland recounted how he told Ukrainian officials that military aid was tied to their commitment to investigations President Trump wanted.
AP Explains: Iran’s nuclear facility deep inside a mountain
Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility sits deep inside a mountain, with just one structure visible from space. Western intelligence officials have worried about the site since 2008, when satellite images caught work at the site just outside of the Shiite holy…
Opinions & Observations Following the Breeders’ Cup: Time for Industry to Go “All In” – The Pressbox
Opinions & Observations Following the Breeders’ Cup: Time for Industry to Go “All In” The Pressbox
Defending the Perimeter Isn’t Enough on Election Hacking
(Bloomberg Opinion) — The U.S. is now just a year from the 2020 presidential election. In 2016, we saw foreign interests influence the outcome of a presidential race when Russian hackers infiltrated the computer networks of officials in both parties, …
U.S.-China trade negotiations may receive boost from joint opioid smuggling investigation
A joint law enforcement investigation between the United States and China may help inch the two countries closer to a long-anticipated trade deal, Bloomberg reports. The investigation reportedly revolves around fentanyl smuggling, and China’s National Narcotics Control Commission is expected to hold a press conference Thursday about the case, in which officers from both countries will reportedly give a briefing on their cooperation. Fentanyl is a highly addictive painkiller that has played a central role in the opioid crisis, leading to thousands of deaths in the U.S.Washington has criticized Beijing in the past for not doing enough to stop nefarious opioid smuggling practices, and President Trump has specifically called out Chinese President Xi Jinping for failing to live up to a promise to crack down on the practice. But the recent cooperation on the smuggling front may help swing the negotiation pendulum back in the right direction. Bloomberg notes the concession from China, could help Trump sell his negotiation tactics to struggling farms, the U.S. business community, and trade hardliners within his own administration. Read more at Bloomberg.
‘They Have Stolen Everything From Us’: Iraq’s Anti-Government Protests Continue
Much of the protesters’ anger is directed at Iran and at corrupt Iraqi politicians. “Parliament is just mafias and corrupt parties — all of them came to destroy this country,” says one protester.
‘Innocence Is Shattered:’ A Storied Mormon Family Reels After Mexico Murders
Fundamentalist groups that split from the Mormon church have for years navigated life amid the drug war in northern Mexico.
Johnson Tries to Get On Front Foot After Day of Setbacks
(Bloomberg) — Boris Johnson will try to get his campaign back onto the front foot on Wednesday, after a day of reverses that saw one of his most senior ministers forced to apologize for his comments about a 2017 London tower block fire.The prime minis…
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