Last Wednesday, Louisiana representative Mike Johnson was elected speaker of the House of Representatives. The appointment followed weeks of political turmoil after Kevin McCarthy was overturned by di
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S. Korean parliament approves arrest of opposition party leader
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — The South Korean parliament on Thursday approved a motion seeking the arrest of Lee Jae-myung, chief of the main opposition Democratic Party.
The motion was put to an anony
Indian gov\’t denies permission to prosecute 30 troopers over deadly shooting
NEW DELHI, April 14 (Xinhua) — The Indian government has denied permission to prosecute 30 troopers allegedly involved in a botched counter-insurgency operation in the northeastern state of Nagaland
Culprit behind Nord Stream sabotage still unclear: Sweden\’s prosecutor
STOCKHOLM, April 6 (Xinhua) — Sweden\’s public prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist has said here on Thursday that due to the \”complex\” nature of the sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, the investiga
Trump indicted in hush-money payment case
WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Thursday for his role in an alleged hush-money payment to an adult film actress.Multiple news media outlets, includi
Former president of China Merchants Bank indicted
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Tian Huiyu, former president of China Merchants Bank, has been indicted for suspected bribery, power abuse, trade on undisclosed information, insider trading and disclosin
Former Chinese telecom giant manager indicted for bribery
BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Li Guohua, former general manager of the Chinese telecom giant China Unicom, has been indicted for taking bribes and abusing his power.The Qingdao Municipal People\’s Procu