Iran has followed through on a threat to accelerate its production of enriched uranium, the head of the U.N. atomic watchdog said on Monday, departing from his usual guarded language to say he was worried about increasing tension
Raniere, 58, was charged with crimes including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and possession of child pornography. He faces a possible sentence of life in prison.
India slaps retaliatory tariffs on United States imports: Can we close the Pandora Box?
The move comes right after the U.S. has withdrawn the benefits India was gaining under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
The Libra announcement comes as Facebook is grappling with public backlash due to a series of scandals, and may face opposition from privacy advocates, consumer groups, regulators, and lawmakers
Mursi, a top figure in the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, had been in jail since being toppled by the military in 2013 after barely a year in power following mass protests against his rule
Australian-born Assange came to prominence when WikiLeaks published hundreds of thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables in 2010, angering Washington which said he had put lives at risk
At least 75 albinos were estimated killed in Tanzania between 2000 and 2015, according to the United Nations, which says that number is just a fraction of the total as most are secretive rituals in rural areas.
Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro, prosecutors scramble to react to leaked messages
Moro’s conviction of Lula was the highest-profile verdict in the ongoing Car Wash probe, which has led to the imprisonment of scores of powerful politicians and businessman in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America
Hong Kong leader Lam sought to soothe public concerns and said her administration was creating additional amendments to the bill, including safeguarding human rights
The IMF said that U.S. tariffs and Chinese retaliatory measures put in place thus far, including a recent increase in U.S. tariffs to 25% on a USD$200 billion list of Chinese imports, could cut 2020 growth by 0.3%