U.S. prosecutors drop fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman

The Justice Department said Monday that it would drop its criminal fraud charges against billionaire Indian businessman Gautam Adani, a significant reversal in a high-profile case. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Trump administration asked a federal judge to permanently throw out the indictment brought…

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What really holds China and Russia together

Unlike Western nations, which sanction and punish on the basis of differing values including human rights, Russia and China do not pass judgement on the actions of the other. Recurring allegations of large-scale human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region of China, which China denies, and the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have…

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Pentagon’s internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s inspector general said Monday that it’s investigating U.S. Southern Command over its targeting of alleged drug-smuggling boats in the military’s campaign against drug cartels, which some critics have argued is illegal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Southern Command has targeted…

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