The post John Boltcom. Topline President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, was indicted Thursday in Maryland, where he is being investigated for the potential mishandling of classified documents becoming the third political foe of Trump indicted in recent weeks. Former National Security Adviser John Bolton speaks at a panel at the Willard InterContinental Hotel on August 17, 2022 in Washington, DC. Getty Images Key Facts The criminal charges come after FBI agents searched Bolton’s home and office in August, reportedly as part of a broader investigation into whether Bolton possessed or shared classified information. Top DOJ officials had reportedly been pressuring prosecutors to swiftly bring charges against Bolton, despite protestations from prosecutors that it would be better to wait in order to build a stronger case, though CNN reports they’ve since dropped those concerns. Bolton’s attorney Abbe Lowell has maintained Bolton did not unlawfully possess any classified materials, saying prior to Bolton’s charges that any documents in his possession with classified markings are from the George W. Bush administration and no longer classified, and the documents “had been previously approved as part of a pre-publication review for Amb. Bolton’s book.” When informed of Bolton’s indictment by reporters Thursday, Trump said, “I think he’s a bad person. I think he’s a bad guy, yeah, he’s a bad guy. It’s too bad but that’s the way it goes.” Chief Critic “These are the kinds of ordinary records, many of which are 20 years old or more, that would be kept by a 40-year career official who served at the State Department, as an Assistant Attorney General, the U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and the National Security Advisor,” Lowell previously said about documents in Bolton’s possession, prior to the ex-official facing charges. “An objective and thorough review will show nothing inappropriate was.
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A House Republican is blaming a “ruse” targeting multiple GOP offices on Capitol Hill after photos surfaced of an American Flag altered to feature a swastika hanging in his office.Rep. Dave Taylor (R–OH) garnered national headlines this week when an image made the rounds on social media showing an American flag altered to display a swastika inside his Washington, D.C. office. The image was a screenshot from a Zoom call with one of Taylor’s staffers and showed the doctored flag hanging on a cubicle wall in the background. Taylor on Thursday offered new insights as to what happened.“Numerous Republican offices have confirmed that they were targeted by an unidentified group or individual who distributed American flags bearing a similar symbol, which were initially indistinguishable from an ordinary American flag to the naked eye,” he told Politico. “My office was among those that were subjected to this ruse.”A Republican staffer told the outlet that similar flags were mailed to multiple congressional offices in February. That staffer said the flags were clearly “hate mail.”“It was plainly obvious to us that there was a swastika on the flag with the naked eye,” the staffer said. There was no investigation, and the flag was thrown away, “like we would hate mail,” the staffer said.
The South Korea stock market has tracked higher in back-to-back sessions, accelerating almost 190 points or 5 percent in that span. Now at another fresh record closing high, the KOSPI rests just beneath the 3, 750-point plateau although the rally may stall on Friday.
An AI chatbot developed by TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is now more popular than DeepSeek. The feat proves that user-friendly design often matters more than having the most advanced AI model.
Team India stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were seen batting side by side in adjacent nets ahead of the first ODI against Australia on Thursday, October 16.
The post Gold hits new highs as safe-haven buying and Fed outlook fuels momentum appeared com. Gold (XAU/USD) is prolonging its uptrend for the fifth straight day and scaling new record highs through the Asian session on Thursday amid global anxieties. Investors remain worried about economic risks stemming from the US government shutdown, US-China trade war, and rising geopolitical tensions, which continue to drive flows towards the traditional safe-haven bullion. Apart from this, dovish Federal Reserve (Fed) expectations turn out to be another factor underpinning demand for the non-yielding yellow metal. In fact, traders now seem to have nearly fully priced in the possibility that the US central bank will lower borrowing costs two more times this year. The outlook drags the US Dollar (USD) to an over one-week low and backs the case for a further near-term appreciating move for the Gold. Meanwhile, the XAU/USD bulls seem unaffected by extremely overbought conditions on short-term charts. This further validates the near-term positive outlook for the commodity ahead of speeches from a slew of influential FOMC members. Daily Digest Market Movers: Gold remains well supported by global flight to safety, dovish Fed, weaker USD The partial federal government shutdown has extended into a third week, with no resolution in sight. The vote on the Republican-backed stopgap funding bill to reopen the government fell short of the votes needed for passage in the Senate for the ninth time on Wednesday. Investors seem worried that a prolonged US government closure would affect the economic performance. A Treasury official said that the shutdown may cost the US economy $15 billion a week in lost output, correcting an earlier statement from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. U. S.-China trade tensions escalated further after both sides imposed tit-for-tat port fees this week. Adding to this, US President Donald Trump said that he was considering terminating the cooking oil trade with China in retaliation to.
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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) will establish a multisectoral working group with private sector partners to tackle tax and nontax issues that have unsettled investors, part of a broader effort to improve the country’s business climate. The initiative was a product of a dialogue on Oct. 14 between Finance Secretary Ralph Recto
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An Indian wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author and photographer with a passion for elephants, Vivek Menon is a conservation leader whose lifelong dedication has created positive, global change for wildlife and natural habitats.