LONDON (Reuters) – Suspected state-backed Russian hackers are believed to have stolen the entire contents of a personal email account used by former British trade minister Liam Fox as part of an attempt to sway the 2019 UK election, two
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U.S. closes antitrust probe into London Stock Exchange Group acquisition of Refinitiv
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has closed its antitrust investigation into the London Stock Exchange Group’s acquisition of financial markets data firm Refinitiv, saying it would not harm competition or American consumers, the bureau said in a statement
Russia jails former U.S. Marine for nine years on police assault charge
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court sentenced a former U.S. Marine to nine years in jail on Thursday after convicting him of endangering the lives of two police officers in a trial the United States criticised as “theater of the
First hearing begins in Mexico's corruption trial of ex-Pemex boss
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The former head of Mexican state oil company Pemex, Emilio Lozoya, appeared in court on Tuesday for an initial hearing on corruption charges, kicking off a case that could expose years of alleged malpractice at the
Attorney General Barr faces House scrutiny on handling of protests, cases involving Trump allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr faces tough questioning on Tuesday by a Democratic-controlled House of Representative committee whose members believe he abused his power to bolster President Donald Trump’s allies and silence his political enemies. The hearing
Ex-Salvadoran defense minister arrested for suspected role in gang truce
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Former Salvadoran defense minister General David Munguia was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of unlawful association and other crimes linked to the arrangement of a 2012-2014 truce between crime gangs, El Salvador’s attorney general said. An
Former Trump lawyer Cohen seeks release from jail, calling it 'retaliation'
(Reuters) – Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, asked a federal court on Monday to release him from prison, saying he was put back behind bars in retaliation for stating his plan to publish a book about the
Bosnia buries six war victims recovered from gorge
KAMICANI, Bosnia (Reuters) – Several hundred mourners gathered in the Bosnian village of Kamicani on Monday to bury six Bosniak Muslims killed 28 years ago in one of the most gruesome episodes of the 1992-95 war, with those present observing
Mexico fines, bans company owned by son of president's ally
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has fined a company owned by the son of an ally of the president for selling overpriced ventilators to the government and banned it from doing public sector business for two years, the Public Administration
Morocco rejects Amnesty’s allegations on spying on journalist
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities on Friday rejected an Amnesty report saying they have spied on journalist Omar Radi using Israeli-made technology. Amnesty said it checked Radi’s phone and alleged that authorities had snooped on him using spyware developed by