In one of the more unusual tactics to bring the United States into compliance with international agreements, the Biden administration has signed on to a global tax agreement that gives Congress the choice of either approving the deal or watching American companies suffer from foreign tax penalties. Congress this week said it would do neither….
GOP Fights Biden Deal That Lets Other Countries Tax US-Based Profits
Microsoft: Iran Unit Behind Charlie Hebdo Hack-and-Leak Op
After the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo launched a cartoon contest to mock Iran’s ruling cleric, a state-backed Iranian cyber unit struck back with a hack-and-leak campaign that was designed to provoke fear with the claimed pilfering of a big subscriber database, Microsoft security researchers say. The FBI blames the same Iranian cyber operators, Emennet…
EU Prepares More Russia Sanctions; Kremlin Readies Offensive
KYIV, Ukraine—The European Union will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a senior official from the bloc said in Kyiv on Friday, as Ukrainian forces gird for an expected Russian offensive in the coming weeks. The sanctions will target technology…
National Firearms Registry on the Cards in Australia
Authorities could have access to details of firearm ownership across Australia in the near future after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the creation of a national database was on the cards. Currently, firearms are registered on a state-by-state basis in Australia, yet the violent shooting of two police officers in Queensland last December has spurred…
Zelenskyy Vows to Defend ‘Fortress’ Bakhmut, Hosts EU Leaders in Kyiv
KYIV—Ukrainians will fight “for as long as we can” to hold the eastern city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed on Friday, as he hosted European Union leaders to discuss further sanctions on Russia and Kyiv’s prospects for joining the EU. Meanwhile, the United States said it would send more than $2.175 billion worth of…
Secretary Blinken Meets With South Korean Foreign Minister
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin hold a press conference at 2:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 3, at the State Department after their meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the press conference. …
LIVE 2:45 PM ET: Secretary Blinken Meets With South Korean Foreign Minister
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin hold a press conference at 2:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 3, at the State Department after their meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the press conference. …
LIVE NOW: Secretary Blinken Meets With South Korean Foreign Minister
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin hold a press conference at 2:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 3, at the State Department after their meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the press conference. …
LIVE 2 PM ET: Attorney General Garland Holds Talk With Ukrainian Prosecutor General
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland holds a talk with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin in Washington at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 3. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
Attorney General Garland Holds Talk With Ukrainian Prosecutor General
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland holds a talk with Ukrainian Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin in Washington at 2:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 3. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
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