BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Mali’s capital Bamako, as the Norwegian embassy and security sources said a possible wall was under way. PHOTO PHOTO: Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a picture during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania June …
Read More »Former CIA official arrested and charged with spying for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Central Intelligence Agency official has been arrested and charged with spying for China in a scheme involving a family member who also worked for the CIA, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. It said in a statement that Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was …
Read More »Judge of Lebanon Tribunal: No evidence of Hezbollah leadership involvement in Hariri assassination
Judge David Re, presiding judge, Judge Janet Nosworthy and Judge Micheline Braidy attend a session of the UN-backed Lebanon Tribunal, which will rule on the case of four men who are being tried in absentia for the bombing. in 2005 who already assassinated former Prime Minister Rafik -Hariri and 21 …
Read More »Hong Kong leader says US sanctions will not be taken against them
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she was not too worried about US sanctions against her, but the Chinese government will complain to the World Trade Organization (WTO) about a new US demand for Hong Kong-made product. The United States this month is imposing …
Read More »Oracle goes into race to buy TikTok’s US operations: FT
FILE PHOTO: The Oracle logo is displayed in an office building in Irvine, California, USA June 28, 2018. REUTERS / Mike Blake (Reuters) – Oracle Corp. has held preliminary talks with TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, and has seriously considered buying the app’s operations in the United States, Canada, Australia and …
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