WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on the F.S.B., Russia’s intelligence agency, for its role in detaining Americans like Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who has been accused of espionage. The administration also announced sanctions on Iran’s intelligence services and four senior Iranian officials, who the administration says have participated […]
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Mexico Hobbles Election Agency That Helped End One-Party Rule
Mexican lawmakers passed sweeping measures overhauling the nation’s electoral agency on Wednesday, dealing a blow to the institution that oversees voting and that helped push the country away from one-party rule two decades ago. The changes, which will cut the electoral agency’s staff, diminish its autonomy and limit its ability to punish politicians for breaking […]
Iran Ousted From UN Women’s Rights Agency in US-backed Vote
Iran was kicked out of the United Nations women’s agency on Wednesday in a U.S.-led vote that comes months into Tehran’s brutal crackdown on an uprising organized by women and young people demanding the end of the Islamic Republic’s rule. The resolution, backed by 29 members of the U.N. Economic and Social Council, was the […]
Omega X Members Say Their K-pop Agency Mistreated Them
Members of the K-pop group Omega X seemed to be riding high a few weeks ago when their first international tour ended with a successful gig in Los Angeles. But that feeling of triumph was short lived. After the October show, an executive from their management agency screamed at the group at an L.A. hotel […]
Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Workers Face ‘Unacceptable Pressure,’ U.N. Agency Says
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief said he had discussed the “increasingly difficult and challenging work conditions” at the plant during meetings with Russian and Ukrainian officials.