international American politics

US alleges suspected Russian spy who allegedly used false identity to enter US, collecting information from US citizens

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CNN — The Justice Department on Friday announced charges against a Russian who allegedly entered the United States under a false identity and gathered information from American citizens about Russia’s then-impending invasion of Ukraine. Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov, a 37-year-old Russian intelligence agency agent, operated for years under the alias Victor Muller Ferreira, prosecutors said. Cherkasov … Read more

Vulnerable Americans lingered on the question of another round of Covid-19 boosters this spring

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CNN — US officials are considering whether to give people at high risk of severe Covid-19 the chance to receive another bivalent booster, according to a source familiar with the deliberations who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to share the details of ongoing discussions. While most Americans have been happy … Read more

Xi-Putin meeting: China’s Xi highlights close ties with ‘best friend’ Putin on first visit to Russia since Ukraine invasion

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CNN — Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin to discuss the close ties and strategic visions shared by China and Russia on the first day of a state visit framed by Beijing as a peace project, despite deep skepticism in Kiev and the West. Xi is making his first since Moscow launched … Read more

UBS buys Credit Suisse to end the banking crisis

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London CNN — Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, has agreed to buy its ailing rival Credit Suisse in an emergency bailout deal to defuse financial market panic sparked by the failure of two US banks earlier this month. “UBS today announced the acquisition of Credit Suisse,” the Swiss National Bank said in a statement. It said … Read more