Comment on German Chancellor Merkel says continued sanctions on Russia over Ukraine 'unavoidable'

Supporters of Taiwan’s new president are protesting an attempt by the China-leaning opposition to curtail his powers. On Tuesday, lawmakers from the Kuomintang kicked off the final steps toward passing a law that would require President William Lai Ching-te to deliver an address to them every year, appear separately to answer questions and provide a range of documents when asked. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The law would also allow officials to be jailed if they are found lying to the legislature—a change that has the potential to bog Lai’s officials down in court proceedings. The proposed legislation could be passed in the coming days and make it difficult for Lai to govern the chip hub at the epicenter of U.

Amid India’s weekslong election, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants voters to know that it’s about action, not talk. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Congress will say, BJP will do,” a poster shared recently by state- and district-level BJP accounts on social media asserted, referring to the opposition Indian National Congress (or Congress Party). কর্মসংস্থান না বাড়লে কীভাবে ভারতের শহরে শহরে পৌঁছে গেল মেট্রো পরিষেবা?কংগ্রেস বলবে, বিজেপি করবে!

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox was arrested in Florida as part of an underage sex sting, authorities announced Monday. Maddox was one of 27 people arrested as part of a multi-agency operation late last month, Jacksonville Sheriff T. K. Waters said. They are accused of soliciting sex over the internet from people who they believed were children, officials said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] James Hill, a defense attorney for Maddox, said he intends to fight the allegations against him and will enter a plea of not guilty should formal charges be filed. Maddox, 33, began communicating with an undercover agent pretending to be an underage girl on April 28, an arrest report said.

mdash; A video link between New York City and Dublin that was shut down due to inappropriate behavior on both sides of the Atlantic has reopened with new security measures. The open-air video link between the two cities, which opened May 8 and was taken offline last week, reopened Sunday and will operate between the hours of 6 a.m.

Amal Clooney is one of the legal experts who recommended that the chief prosecutor of the world’s top war crimes court seek arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of the militant Hamas group. The human rights lawyer and wife of actor George Clooney wrote of her participation in a letter posted Monday on the website of the couple’s Clooney Foundation for Justice.

(WASHINGTON) — Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the Environmental Protection Agency warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. About 70% of utilities inspected by federal officials over the last year violated standards meant to prevent cyberthreats, the agency said.