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Methods used by China included underground financial institutions that demanded classified military data as a form of debt repayment from military officers.Taiwan’s National Security Bureau and Ministry of Culture have accused China of trying to interfere in the island’s democratic process.Ani Asia Taiwan’s National Security Bureau and Ministry of Culture have accused China of trying to interfere in Taiwan’s democratic process, including by influencing elections and meddling in the media, Taiwan News reported on Wednesday. The National Security Bureau (NSB) said China was inviting local politicians with the aim of influencing the election, while the Ministry of Culture (MOC) reportedly…
Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Refugees and Repatriation Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani revealed some startling details in a documentary released on December 29, 2023. He revealed that Pakistani forces had supported the release of former Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and several other prominent terrorist leaders. This highlights the dual nature of Pakistan’s security agencies. Security agencies claim to be facing challenges due to rising terrorism, especially with security force casualties increasing substantially, yet they continue to support the release of terrorist leaders.In 2023, Pakistan saw a surge in terrorist activity, with security force casualties reaching their highest level in the past eight…
Hurricane Beryl strengthened into a Category 4 storm and made landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou island a few hours later on Monday.The National Hurricane Center said data from the Air Force Reserve’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft showed Beryl’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 150 mph. The updated advisory also said Grenada, the Grenadines and Carriacou were experiencing life-threatening winds and a dangerous storm surge, and that residents “should not leave their shelters.”NHC forecasters said they expect Beryl to move rapidly in a west to west-northwest direction over the next few days. The storm is expected to move across the southeastern and…
The United States returned a group of migrants to China on its first major deportation flight since 2018 and said on Tuesday it was working with Chinese authorities to arrange additional flights.The deportation took place over the weekend in coordination with Chinese authorities, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The department did not say how many migrants were on the flight, but the Associated Press and the Wall Street Journal reported that 116 people were deported.U.S. and Chinese authorities are working together to arrange additional evacuation flights, the statement said.The announcement comes amid a fierce debate over immigration and…
Coaches who maximize their players’ potential and athletes who guide them to newfound success highlight some of Bozeman High School’s best players.Today we bring you the fifth installment of the News Herald’s “High School Sports Mount Rushmore” series, which will look at all six Bay County schools and highlight key and quintessential figures from each school’s sports program.A historic seasonBozeman football’s offensive explosion leads to dominant season, Coach Griffin named Coach of the YearAn all-new program reaches new heightsBozeman cheerleading team takes state runner-up spot in program’s second yearMountain players and coaches are defined by the impact they make on…
In August 2004, New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey, then 47 and a devout Catholic, stood before a reporter to discuss a career-destroying political scandal. Joined him were his wife, Dina Matos, and his parents, Jack McGreevey, a former Marine Corps drill instructor, and his mother, Veronica, a nurse. In a typical story like this, politicians offer no remorse, vow to keep fighting and use their families as props amid allegations of corruption, but McGreevey took a more humble tone. He added the sentence that would become the opening line of his future obituary, revealing a truth he had hidden until…
A highly anticipated U.S. exchange-traded fund (ETF) that invests directly in Ethereum (ETH) is set to begin trading as early as mid-July.Ahead of its debut, Deribit Ether options market activity is mirroring Bitcoin (BTC) options sentiment ahead of the BTC ETF six months ago, with one key difference that could be crucial for traders.At press time, skewness in Ethereum’s 30-day options, which measures how much traders are willing to pay for asymmetric payouts on the upside or downside, was hovering around 3%, according to Amber Data.A positive value indicates a willingness to pay a relatively high amount for a call…
The vote comes as many of Saied’s political opponents and media critics are in jail or facing prosecution.Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced presidential elections for October 6th, mulling a possible reelection, with many of his political opponents in jail. Saied announced the date in an official decree on Monday and did not say whether he would seek re-election, but is widely expected to run for another five-year term. A former constitutional law professor, he was elected in 2019 as a strong opposition figure promising to root out corruption. In 2021, the president took full control of the country, dissolved…
President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie SandersAs President of the United States and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, we have long been concerned about the exorbitant prices the pharmaceutical industry is charging Americans for prescription drugs.There is no rational reason why Americans, for decades, have been forced to pay the highest prices ever in the world for the prescription drugs they need.There is no rational reason why, for decades, one in four Americans could not afford the drugs their doctor prescribed.And it is surely not our patriotic duty as Americans to pay high drug…
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has expressed interest in hosting an India-Pakistan bilateral series in Australia. A high-profile India-Pakistan bilateral series has not been played since 2012-13. The two teams only meet in International Cricket Federation international competition. “If I can play a role in supporting and facilitating the India-Pakistan bilateral series, I would be happy to do so,” Hockley said. Indian Express Working with selected media. In the recently concluded 2024 T20 World Cup, the two countries played a group stage match in New York, which India won by six runs. While Rohit Sharma’s Indian team ultimately went…