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Archegos' Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison for massive US fraud
The amount of losses that were caused by your conduct are larger than any other losses he has dealt with, Hellerstein said before announcing the sentence
Magritte painting nets auction record of $121m
A painting by Rene Magritte shattered an auction record for the surrealist artist on Tuesday, selling for more than $121 million at Christie’s in New York.
Los Angeles passes 'sanctuary city' ordinance to protect migrants
"We are extremely concerned, given that this is a city where about a third of the population is immigrants
Ukraine hits Russia with US ATACMS missiles for first time on war's 1,000th day
Moscow has said such weapons cannot be launched without direct US operational support and their use would make Washington a direct combatant in the war, prompting Russian retaliation
Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defence, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking
US warns Turkey against hosting Hamas leadership
The United States issued a warning Monday against countries hosting members of Hamas, singling out Turkey after recent reports indicated possible moves by the Palestinian Islamist group’s leadership.
US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser
Biden ‘fuelling fire’ of Ukraine conflict
The Kremlin yesterday accused US President Joe Biden of escalating the war in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to use long-range missiles supplied by Washington to strike targets inside Russia.
‘Welcome back’
Joe Biden welcomed Donald Trump back to the White House yesterday, in a show of civility to a bitter rival who failed to extend him the same courtesy four years ago.
Trump 2.0 Administration: Musk, Fox News host picked for key posts
Donald Trump has announced that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, will lead a new US government efficiency group tasked with cutting federal waste, as the Republican president-elect added a series of seasoned figures and hardliners to his incoming administration.
Trump’s criminal conviction: a few ways it could go
Donald Trump’s election victory created a profound conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can he go ahead and sentence the president-elect, or would doing so potentially get in the way of Trump's constitutional responsibility to lead the nation?.Court documents m
Biden, Trump to meet at White House for transition talks after Harris defeat
Biden and Trump have sharply criticized each other for years, and their respective teams hold vastly different positions on policies from climate change to Russia to trade
Trump's cabinet: who's been picked, who's in the running?
Here are the early picks and top contenders for some of the key posts overseeing defense, intelligence, diplomacy, trade, immigration and economic policymaking
Trump names Musk to 'efficiency' post as team takes shape
Trump said Musk and another stalwart ally, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, would lead a "Department of Government Efficiency ('DOGE')" a tongue-in-cheek reference to an internet meme and cryptocurrency
Trump picks China hawks for top posts
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state and Congressman Michael Waltz as National Security Advisor (NSA), reports said yesterday.
Judge pauses proceedings in Trump hush money case
A New York state judge has paused proceedings in President-elect Donald Trump’s already decided criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a document made public yesterday showed.
Boeing reaches settlement to avert civil trial in MAX crash
Beleaguered aviation giant Boeing reached a last-minute settlement Monday with the family of a woman killed in the crash of a 737 MAX jetliner in 2019, averting a federal civil trial
Trump must stop genocide in Gaza
Iran said yesterday that the US president-elect Donald Trump must end the offensive in Gaza, where the Islamic republic’s arch-foe Israel has been battling Hamas for more than a year.