For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it’s Japan — not the US — that’s the bigger draw

For many investors and intellectuals leaving China, it’s Japan — not the US — that’s the bigger draw

TOKYO (AP) — One by one, the students, lawyers and others filed into a classroom in a central Tokyo university for a lecture by a Chinese journalist on Taiwan and democracy — taboo topics that can’t be discussed publicly back home in China. “Taiwan’s modern-day democracy took struggle and bloodshed, there’s no question about that,”

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Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges

Ex-Green Beret behind failed Venezuela raid released pending trial on weapons charges

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge ordered the release Wednesday of a former U.S. Green Beret indicted in connection with a failed 2020 coup attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, rejecting arguments he would flee while awaiting trial on weapons smuggling charges. Jordan Goudreau was arrested in July after a four-year investigation into the

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Honduras’ president is asked to resign after corruption scandal she says is a plot to oust her

Honduras’ president is asked to resign after corruption scandal she says is a plot to oust her

TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — The head of an anti-corruption organization on Wednesday demanded that Honduran President Xiomara Castro resign after a video was released in which her brother-in-law allegedly received drug money. “This request is based on the serious accusations of drug trafficking that have been presented against your family, whom you have appointed to work

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Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris

Republican Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney on Wednesday said she would support Kamala Harris for president, ending weeks of speculation about how fully the member of a GOP dynasty-turned-Trump critic would embrace the Democratic ticket. Cheney, who co-chaired the House investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack , became a fierce Trump critic

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Žofre: Evropska kuća je mesto susreta ljudi, ideja i kultura posvećena jačanju veza Srbije i EU

Žofre: Evropska kuća je mesto susreta ljudi, ideja i kultura posvećena jačanju veza Srbije i EU

Politika | 04.09.2024 | access_time 17:00  Šef Delegacije Evropske unije (EU) u Srbiji Emanuele Žofre izjavio je danas da je Evropska kuća, koja je danas otvorena u Beogradu, mesto susreta ljudi, ideja i kultura pod jednim evropskim krovom. “Danas ne otvaramo samo vrata ove zgrade već otvaramo vrata mogućnostima, razmenama i vezama. Evropska kuća je

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