Iran minister in Pakistan for de-escalation talks after airstrikes | AP News

Iran minister in Pakistan for de-escalation talks after airstrikes | AP News

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister was in Pakistan on Monday for talks on deescalating tensions after deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. Hossein Amirabdollahian landed at an airport near Islamabad before dawn and held discussions described

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Japan PM Kishida is fighting a party corruption scandal. Here’s a look at what it’s about | AP News

Japan PM Kishida is fighting a party corruption scandal. Here’s a look at what it’s about | AP News

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year’s parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country’s biggest corruption scandals in decades. Prosecutors recently indicted 10 people, including three lawmakers and a number of political aides, in the latest hit to Kishida’s already unpopular Cabinet. Kishida

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Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart | AP News

Trump civil fraud trial: Why the New York case stands apart | AP News

NEW YORK (AP) — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artists and others who have been hit with the ultimate punishment for violating New York’s powerful anti-fraud law.An

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Malaysia charges former minister for not declaring assets, as graft probe targets allies of ex-PM | AP News

Malaysia charges former minister for not declaring assets, as graft probe targets allies of ex-PM | AP News

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia charged a former minister on Monday with failing to declare assets, the latest step in a corruption probe that’s targeting several people connected to a former prime minister.Former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, who left office more than 20 years ago, is a key ally of ex-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed.

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Somali pirates suspected of hijacking a Sri Lankan fishing boat and abducting its 6 crew | AP News

Somali pirates suspected of hijacking a Sri Lankan fishing boat and abducting its 6 crew | AP News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s diplomats are talking with Somali authorities trying to ascertain the whereabouts of a fishing vessel and its six crewmembers suspected of being abducted by Somali pirates two days ago, officials said Monday.The apparent abduction came two weeks after Sri Lanka said it would join a U.S.-led operation to

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Iran executes 4 men convicted of planning sabotage and alleged links with Israel’s Mossad spy agency | AP News

Iran executes 4 men convicted of planning sabotage and alleged links with Israel’s Mossad spy agency | AP News

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran executed on Monday four men convicted of planning sabotage and alleged links with Israel’s Mossad secret service, state media reported.The official IRNA news agency said the men were convicted of planning to target a factory in 2022 belonging to Iran’s defense ministry and involved in missile and defense equipment in

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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Hong Kong court orders Evergrande to liquidate | AP News

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly gain after Hong Kong court orders Evergrande to liquidate | AP News

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets opened the week on a positive note, with Chinese regulators announcing measures to support the country’s teetering stock markets while heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande was ordered to undergo liquidation.U.S. futures were lower while oil prices gained.China’s securities regulator announced on Sunday that beginning Monday, China will suspend

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Bandović: U Srbiji je razvijen koncept zarobljene države

Bandović: U Srbiji je razvijen koncept zarobljene države

Politika | 29.01.2024 | access_time 08:40 Direktor Beogradskog centra za bezbednosnu politiku Igor Bandović izjavio je večeras da je “krađa decembarskih izbora pokazatelj jednog trenda i fenomena u Srbiji, koji mi zovemo koncept zarobljene države”.”To znači da država više ne služi svima nama, nego uskom partijskom interesu ili jednom čoveku na vlasti”, rekao je Bandović

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Zemlje Kvinte traže obustavu primene pravilnika po kojem je evro jedina valuta na Kosovu

Zemlje Kvinte traže obustavu primene pravilnika po kojem je evro jedina valuta na Kosovu

Kosovo | 28.01.2024 | access_time 14:20 Zemlje velike petorke, SAD, Nemačke, Francuske, Italije i Velike Britanije su danas u izjavi koja je podeljena medijima zatražile obustavu primene odredbe pravilnika Centralne banke Kosova kojom se utvrđuje da je jedina valuta za gotovinsko plačanje na Kosovu evro.U izjavi se ističe da predstavnici velike petorke naglašavaju da ova

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