KHARKIV, UKRAINE – A celebrated Ukrainian medic recorded her time in Mariupol on a data card no bigger than a thumbnail, smuggled out to the world in a tampon. Now, she is in Russian hands, and Mariupol itself is on the verge of falling. Yuliia Paievska, who as a medic went by Taira, used a … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds a news conference during a NATO summit in Brussels, June 14, 2021. Photo: YVES HERMAN / REUTERS Every member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has enthusiastically welcomed Finland and Sweden except one: Turkey, which on Wednesday blocked an early vote to begin accession talks. For reasons that are … Read more
With his professed concern about fake accounts on Twitter, TWTR -4.12% Elon Musk appears to be grasping at legal straws in an attempt to back out of his commitment to buy the social networking company for $ 54.20 a share, or at least to pay less for it. But his gambit has shined a light … Read more
SANTA MONICA, Calif. – With jury selection less than a week away, attorneys scrambled to deal with shifting evidence Tuesday in Bill Cosby’s civil trial over allegations that he sexually assaulted a teenage girl at the Playboy mansion nearly 50 years ago. Plaintiff Judy Huth said in a recent court filing that she now believes … Read more
One of Allianz SE‘s ALIZF -1.73% US investing divisions pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to pay about $ 6 billion in penalties and restitution to investors who suffered losses when some of the subsidiary’s hedge funds tanked during the March 2020 market selloff. Allianz Global Investors US admitted Tuesday that it lacked internal … Read more
One of Allianz SE‘s ALIZF -1.73% US investing divisions pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to pay about $ 6 billion in penalties and restitution to investors who suffered losses when some of the subsidiary’s hedge funds tanked during the March 2020 market selloff. Allianz Global Investors US admitted Tuesday that it lacked internal … Read more
One of Allianz SE‘s ALIZF -1.73% US investing divisions pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to pay about $ 6 billion in penalties and restitution to investors who suffered losses when some of the subsidiary’s hedge funds tanked during the March 2020 market selloff. Allianz Global Investors U.S. admitted Tuesday that it lacked internal … Read more
President Biden welcomes leaders of several Asean member states to the White House, May 12. Photo: Adam Schultz / White House / Zuma Press The Biden administration rolled out the red carpet last week for leaders of eight of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Hosting what the White House described … Read more
One of Allianz SE‘s ALIZF -1.73% US investing divisions pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to pay about $ 6 billion in penalties and restitution to investors who suffered losses when some of the subsidiary’s hedge funds tanked during the March 2020 market selloff. Allianz Global Investors U.S. admitted Tuesday that it lacked internal … Read more
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has thrown a spanner in the works of Sweden and Finland’s historic decisions to seek NATO membership, declaring that they cannot allow them to join due to their alleged support of Kurdish militants and other groups that Ankara says threaten its national security. NATO Secretary General Jens … Read more
