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Christine Hunsicker, former CEO of CaaStle, gave investors falsified documents that overstated profit and cash reservesA fashion tech founder was sentenced to five years in federal prison for her involvement in a $300m “fraud scheme” spanning from 2019 to 2025, the Manhattan US attorney’s office announced on Thursday. Christine Hunsicker, 49, was also sentenced to three years of supervised release...
Missile and drone attack one of heaviest since war began, with children’s hospital and residential areas hitA heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment has killed at least 16 people in and around Kyiv in one of the most intense aerial attacks on Ukraine’s capital since the start of the war.Vitali Klitschko, the city’s mayor, said homes, a school and a children’s medical centre were among the bui...
The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation that Min Zin, an American political analyst of Chinese descent detained by Beijing last month, was being improperly held. That formal designation shifts the case from a State Department consular issue to one handled by its presidential office dealing with hostage affairs. Thursday’s terse statement, whic...
The US State Department said on Thursday that it had determined after a detailed investigation that Min Zin, an American political analyst of Chinese descent detained by Beijing last month, was being improperly held. That formal designation shifts the case from a State Department consular issue to one handled by its presidential office dealing with hostage affairs. Thursday’s terse statement, whic...
US military exercises with South Korea end early on Friday, at a time when the North is in a position of strength.
When the US government announced the addition of 43 Chinese companies to an import blacklist in late July over allegations of forced labour in the country’s western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region – including several household food and apparel brands – the local reaction to the news was surprisingly calm. “It felt like a sudden batch of companies was added out of nowhere … but it shouldn’t have m...
Move may signal attempt to improve relations between military-backed government and ex-leader’s partyThe jailed former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been transferred to a hospital in Islamabad for medical examination, fulfilling a longstanding demand by supporters who say his health has deteriorated during more than three years in prison.The move followed a supreme court order this w...
Exclusive: Rahil Prakash tells the Guardian: ‘I wanted to see if fake polls could penetrate the ecosystem that easily’A 21-year-old recent college graduate was behind an anonymous website that put out widely shared fake election polling in Wisconsin, Nevada and California, the Guardian can reveal.The website, Median Strategies, abruptly shut down and withdrew its polling earlier this week followin...
Much of the Western debate about China begins with a category error. “Communism” is often treated as synonymous with a monolithic command economy, limited private enterprise and bureaucratic control over every commercial decision. Modern China does not fit that model. It is better understood as a mixed, state-led system in which private enterprise, foreign investment and fiercely competitive marke...
Khan, who was voted out of the office in April 2022, has been in prison for more than three years.
Khan, who was voted out of the office in April 2022, has been in prison for more than three years.
Former leader was escorted from Adiala jail to Shifa International Hospital, following court order, local media reports.
Nigeria's drug enforcement agency has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used the continent's most populous country as a transit point for internationally bound shipments of life-devastating narcotics. Also, opponents of Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed rally in Tunisia in the latest in a series of pro-democracy demonstrations sparked by growing political and economic discontent...
Nigeria's Drug enforcement has broken up an international cocaine trafficking ring that used the continent's most populous country as a transit point for internaionally bound shipments of life devastating narcotics.
A US Army unit is offering its troops a special bonus if they re-enlist soon: four extra days off timed around the November release of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI. Commanders of the 9th Brigade Engineer Battalion based at Fort Stewart, Georgia, believe free time to indulge in the latest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series – in which players commit carjackings, battle police in shoot-outs a...
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has returned to prison after being temporarily moved to a private hospital for treatment, a spokesman for his party has said.
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been moved from prison to a private hospital.
Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan has been moved from prison to a private hospital.
Peru’s new government has pledged to bring its free-trade agreement with Hong Kong into force this year as part of an effort to position the country as a commercial bridge between South America and the Asia-Pacific, even as its first comprehensive policy programme made no direct mention of mainland China or the Chinese-operated Chancay megaport. Prime Minister Luis Galarreta told lawmakers on Thur...
Peru’s new government has pledged to bring its free-trade agreement with Hong Kong into force this year as part of an effort to position the country as a commercial bridge between South America and the Asia-Pacific, even as its first comprehensive policy programme made no direct mention of mainland China or the Chinese-operated Chancay megaport. Prime Minister Luis Galarreta told lawmakers on Thur...
Prosecutors say the Albany woman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, and wanted to bomb the statehouse to kill lawmakers.
U.S. national debt hits record $40 trillion, doubling in less than 10 years; Trump administration pressuring countries to cut economic ties with Iran.
A shipwreck from a century ago has resurfaced in the Sava River, unveiled by the extreme drought gripping Europe. Known as 'Sava's Titanic', this remarkable find provides a fascinating link to historical maritime stories. The receding waters have also uncovered various artifacts and ancient structures, reminding us of the catastrophic effects of climate change and prolonged dryness across the cont...
First lady appears at Rose Garden event; White House faces scrutiny over top Trump aide Natalie HarpTrump administration faces questions over top aide Natalie Harp’s security clearanceSign up for the US Breaking News emailAn FBI team seized electronic devices from former US representative Eric Swalwell at the San Francisco airport on Saturday, then raided his home in Washington, DC, the next day, ...
In an ambitious effort to rejuvenate the ecosystem, Utah wildlife officials undertook the removal of nearly all fish from Strawberry Reservoir in 1990. This strategic chemical operation was designed to halt the deterioration of the lake's environment. Following the fish removal, biologists introduced native trout to reinvigorate the food web and support recreational fishing. Enhanced barriers and ...
José Mejía Hernandez, 45, who was hospitalized for his injuries, was then transferred to an ICE office and fitted with an ankle monitorA man in Virginia was hospitalized with a brain injury and severe bruising all over his face after he was arrested by US immigration agents, according to his lawyers, who shared photos and medical records with the Guardian.José Mejía Hernandez, 45, was walking to a...
The men, aged 53 and 32, lost contact with their fishing cooperative on 14 August, 75 miles off the coast of Mexico.
