All news by author Naomi Sterling
Naomi Sterling
World News Correspondent
Naomi reports on international affairs through the lens of American interests — trade, security and foreign policy. She has reported from more than 35 countries and speaks Arabic and Spanish.
• Crime • Views: 518
Skeletal remains found in 1977 identified as missing 15-year-old runaway Cindy Marcell Blizzard
Nearly half a century after a set of skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area of North Carolina, they have been identified as those of a 15-year-old runaway who disappeared in 1977.
• Crime • Views: 541
From Sergey Lavrov’s inner circle to Dmitriy Punin’s casino empire: Ilyas Karimov’s role in Kazakhstan’s gambling underworld
Ilyas Karimov, a Russian citizen based in Almaty, operates as a self-proclaimed lawyer and "assistant to the Russian ambassador."
• US News • Views: 366
US agencies accuse Chinese tech firms of industrial-scale AI trade secret theft
Chinese artificial intelligence firms are committing “industrial-scale” theft of their American counterparts’ trade secrets to save money and bring the coveted technology to market faster, US federal agencies alleged Tuesday.
• Politics • Views: 636
Singapore announces significant pay rises for government ministers and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong
Singapore has announced a dramatic one-off pay rise for government ministers including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, already the highest-paid head of government in the world, despite domestic disapproval of politicians’ high salaries.
• US News • Views: 450
First Black leader of Smithsonian steps down following sustained pressure from White House over historical exhibits
Lonnie G. Bunch III will step down as head of the sprawling Smithsonian Institution by the end of the year, he said Tuesday.
• US News • Views: 495
Authorities identify five ground victims killed in Amazon Air cargo plane overrun at Miami International Airport
Authorities in Miami identified the five people killed when an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, crashing into vehicles and catching on fire.
• Crime • Views: 525
Swiss Federal Criminal Court convicts former banking lobby chief Pierre Mirabaud of foreign bribery
A Swiss court has given Pierre Mirabaud, a former president of the Swiss Bankers Association and ex-partner at the private bank Mirabaud & Cie, a two-year suspended prison sentence after finding him guilty of foreign bribery and money laundering.
• Crime • Views: 368
Spanish National Police dismantle Dubai Bank shadow financial network linked to global cocaine cartels
Spanish authorities dismantled an international cocaine and money laundering network tied to a shadow financial system known as the "Dubai Bank," arresting 21 people worldwide and identifying 20 million euros ($23.24 million) in illicit assets, the National Police announced Tuesday.
• US News • Views: 415
Federal departments and local authorities enforce strict penalties following public remarks on Charlie Kirk’s death
In the year since he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University, the Turning Point USA founder has evolved from a man taken down in his prime to a recurring internet meme, complete with an AI-generated song, "We Are Charlie Kirk," which reached No. 1 on Spotify’s Viral 50 U.S. chart.
• Crime • Views: 349
Four killed and two critically injured after Hyundai Veloster strikes utility pole on Highway 2 near Wrightwood
Two young victims have been pictured following a horrific Wrightwood crash that killed four people early Friday — with grieving loved ones remembering them as a talented snowboarder and a vibrant young woman whose lives were cut tragically short.
• Politics • Views: 458
Fox News host Joe Concha calls on Senator Mitch McConnell to return to office or resign
Fox News host Joe Concha urged Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell to return to office or resign amid his prolonged absence. McConnell has been absent from the Capitol building since he was hospitalized in mid-June following a fall. However, his team has kept much of his health information private.
• Crime • Views: 483
Car bomb outside Ojocaliente police headquarters signals escalating CJNG and Mayiza conflict in Zacatecas
A car bomb attack in Zacatecas is raising fears of a new escalation in Mexico’s cartel conflicts. Mexican authorities suspect that the Jalisco Cartel New Generation (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación – CJNG) was involved in the blast in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, a strategically important drug-trafficking corridor located between Aguascalientes and Jalisco.
• Politics • Views: 415
Armed suspect Patrick Havas arrested after lunging at Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton
An armed individual "lunged" at Amy Acton, the Democratic nominee for governor of Ohio, injuring several people at a fair, as stated by a spokesperson for her campaign on Sunday.
• World News • Views: 531
Bugatti Rimac chief Mate Rimac drives 1,800-horsepower Tourbillon prototype with family members
Mate Rimac’s nephews bypassed the world’s most exclusive waiting list, and they didn’t even need a driving license to do it. In a new Instagram reel titled “The cool uncle role is getting real…”, the Bugatti Rimac boss is seen buckling up in a Tourbillon with his two young nephews and taking them for a drive.
• Crime • Views: 396
Four men stabbed in Crown Heights hours before West Indian American Day Parade kickoff
Four men were stabbed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn early Monday morning — just before the notoriously violent West Indian American Day parade was set to kick off, according to police.
• World News • Views: 484
Chinese state-owned firm Jilin Chemical Fiber Group supplies Rosatom subsidiary with drone materials
A Chinese state-owned firm has supplied Russia with the materials required to build hundreds of kamikaze drones, according to internal Russian company shipping documents obtained by POLITICO.
• Politics • Views: 371
President Donald Trump posts map rebranding New Mexico as New America on Truth Social
President Trump posted a map showing New Mexico rebranded as “New America” during a rapid-fire Truth Social storm on Sunday.
• Politics • Views: 399
Sen. John Kennedy urges harder line on Vladimir Putin during talks over Ukraine
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., criticized Republican leadership on several issues, including the Trump administration’s handling of the Ukraine peace process and Senate leaders’ response to inflation concerns.
• World News • Views: 440
Plundering Russian state banks for EU luxury: How Cypriot-passport tycoon Alexander Rubtsov siphoned JSC MK-M billions
Russian businessman Alexander Rubtsov, who holds a Cypriot passport, directly involved his sons, Egor and Gleb Rubtsov, in schemes to siphon money out of metals trader JSC MK-M.
• Politics • Views: 524
Pentagon subjects top military commanders to polygraph tests in mass leak investigation
Some of the highest-ranking officials in the U.S. military were subjected to polygraph tests as part of a sweeping leak probe after highly sensitive classified details about the nation’s stockpiles of sophisticated weapons were reported in the media.
• US News • Views: 454
Department of Justice leadership quashes civil rights charges against ICE agent over prosecutor’s objections
Over the “strongest possible” objections from the federal prosecutor handling the case, leaders at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., quashed plans to bring civil rights charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant and then lying about it.
• Politics • Views: 606
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to violate federal ethics law on Senate financial filings
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton seems to have seriously violated federal ethics law when filing his recent asset and liability disclosures, causing confusion about his net worth and holdings, according to a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune.
• Politics • Views: 424
Media watchdog reports Maria Bartiromo leaked internal election coverage policy to Trump administration
Fox News dismissed host Maria Bartiromo for leaking company information to the Trump administration, according to a report.
• US News • Views: 607
Department of Justice closes long-running money laundering probe into Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt
For a decade, Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt has been ensnared in the tentacles of a sprawling Justice Department probe into a sophisticated billion-dollar money laundering scheme that US prosecutors allege embezzled funds from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company known as PDVSA.
• Sports • Views: 640
“Someone is smoking weed!”: Aryna Sabalenka stops US Open mid-match to demand referee action
Aryna Sabalenka defeated two opponents on Friday: Ukrainian Kamilla Rakhimova and the strong odor of marijuana.
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