American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, has been arrested by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on suspicion of espionage. Gershkovich was detained in Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information related to the activities of one of the FSB's departments. This is the first time a reporter for an American news outlet has been arrested on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War, and has been widely condemned by international media organizations and human rights groups.
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Donald Trump has filed an appeal against a court ruling that would force several of his former aides to testify before a grand jury as part of a criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The appeal was filed with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, and the Justice Department has not commented on the appeal. This is one of several defeats the former president has suffered in his efforts to use executive privilege claims to block the testimony of former aides and allies.
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has had her Twitter account temporarily restricted after posting a graphic that referred to a “Trans Day of Vengeance” following a school shooting in Nashville. Twitter has removed more than 5,000 tweets and retweets of the graphic and the suspension is expected to last for seven days. The incident has sparked debate among social media users over how social media companies should handle controversial content posted by public figures.
US President Joe Biden has publicly rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposed judicial overhaul, warning that Israel “cannot continue down this road”. Netanyahu has rejected Biden's comments, while opposition leaders have seized on the open feud as a sign of the potential damage to the US-Israel relationship. Biden has reiterated his concerns, raising questions about the future of the two countries' relationship and the fate of the proposed reforms.
A 29-year-old Wisconsin man has been arrested in connection with a firebombing attack on an anti-abortion organization's office in the state's capital. The attack, which included graffiti reading "If abortions aren't safe then you aren't either", was linked to the suspect using DNA evidence from a partly eaten burrito. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
On Tuesday morning, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department released body camera footage of the moment officers Rex Engelbert and Michael Collazo confronted and killed the shooter at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. The shooter, Audrey Hale, had killed six people, including three nine-year-olds, in the deadliest US school shooting in nearly a year. The Covenant School released a statement expressing their heartbreak and grief, and the community of Nashville is still reeling from the tragedy. The investigation is ongoing, and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has not released any further information.
The CFTC has filed a complaint against Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao, alleging that the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has violated US trading laws by actively soliciting US customers and subverting its own compliance program. The complaint seeks civil monetary penalties and other relief against Binance, Zhao, and former Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim, and could be the first step in a larger regulatory crackdown on the crypto exchange. Binance has stated that it is committed to complying with all applicable laws and regulations, and has implemented measures to ensure compliance with US regulations.
Honduras has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established them with China, a move that signals growing Chinese influence in Latin America and deals a blow to Taiwan's struggle for recognition. The decision is the latest example of China's increasing assertiveness towards Taiwan and its influence in Latin America, a region traditionally seen as within the US sphere of influence. It remains to be seen how the move will affect diplomatic relations between China, the US, and other countries in the region.