Trump ally Gaetz paid for sex and drugs while in office, draft ethics report says
Gaetz faces allegations of 'illicit drug use'
A report by the House Ethics Committee accused former Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, of regularly paying for sex, using illegal drugs and having sexual relations with a 17-year-old girl. The report concluded that the actions by Mr. Gaetz — President-elect Donald J. Trump’s former pick for attorney general — violated state sexual misconduct laws, including Florida’s statutory rape law, and violated House rules. But the committee said it did not find conclusive evidence that he violated federal sex trafficking laws. Read more ›
Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz also faces the allegation that he used and purchased illegal drugs - including from his Capitol Hill office, according to the final draft of 37-page report which CBS News, the BBC's news US partner, has obtained.
CBS News says the draft report states: “The Committee determined there is substantial evidence that Representative Gaetz violated House Rules and other standards of conduct prohibiting prostitution, statutory rape, illicit drug use, impermissible gifts, special favors or privileges, and obstruction of Congress.”
The document, which is yet to be released, also reportedly details allegations of sex and drug-fuelled parties and travel, including a 2018 trip to the Bahamas.
Sweden says China denied request for prosecutors to board ship linked to severed cables
Foreign minister says China denied request for prosecutor to investigate onboard Yi Peng 3, which sailed over cables
Mon 23 Dec 2024 14.16 GMT
Sweden says China denied request for prosecutors to board ship linked to severed cables
Foreign minister says China denied request for prosecutor to investigate onboard Yi Peng 3, which sailed over cables
Sweden has accused China of denying a request for Swedish prosecutors to board a Chinese ship that has been linked to the cutting of two undersea cables in the Baltic despite Beijing pledging “cooperation” with regional authorities.
The Yi Peng 3 left the waters it had been anchored in since last month on Saturday – despite an ongoing investigation.
The ship was tracked sailing over the two fibre-optic cables, one between Sweden and Lithuania, and the other linking Helsinki and Germany, at around the time that they were cut on 17 and 18 November in Swedish territorial waters close to the Swedish islands of Gotland and Öland.
Over 1,000 North Korean casualties in Ukraine war — Seoul
South Korea says there have been over 1,000 North Korean soldiers killed or injured since joining Russia's war against Ukraine.
South Korea's military leadership said on Monday that over 1,000 North Korean troops had been killed or wounded since joining Russia's war against Ukraine.
"Through various sources of information and intelligence, we assess that North Korean troops who have recently engaged in combat with Ukrainian forces have suffered around 1,100 casualties," Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.
The JCS also said that Pyongyang was "preparing for the rotation or additional deployment of soldiers."
Saudi Arabia previously sought extradition of Christmas market attack suspect, source says
Saudi Arabia had warned Germany about the suspect in the Magdeburg Christmas market attack and had requested his extradition before the deadly incident, according to a source close to the Saudi government.
Saudi Arabia had previously requested extradition for the Saudi suspect in Germany's deadly Christmas market attack, a source close to the government told AFP on Monday.
"There was (an extradition) request," said the source, without giving the reason for the request, adding that Riyadh had warned he "could be dangerous". The attack on Friday evening killed five people.
Google faces FTC cease-and-desist order over phone search apps
By YOSUKE TAKASHIMA/ Staff Writer
December 23, 2024 at 15:21 JST
The Fair Trade Commission will order Google LLC to stop forcing smartphone makers to install only its search apps while excluding rival products before shipment, sources said.
Such requirements constitute a violation of the Anti-Monopoly Law, which prohibits unfair trade practices, the sources said.
It will be the FTC’s first cease-and-desist order against one of the four global technology giants, which also include Apple, Meta and Amazon.
Hospital siege part of Israeli strategy to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza: UK doctor
As we’ve been reporting, the Israeli military has ordered the emptying and closure of Kamal Adwan Hospital in besieged northern Gaza.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, a British emergency physician who has worked on medical missions to Gaza said it is not possible to comply with such an order to fully force out the hundreds of people inside the last partially functioning hospital in the area.
“There are about 90 to 100 patients still in the hospital, including babies in incubators. There are about 400 civilians and 150 healthcare workers. The surrounding area is incredibly dangerous. In the past 24 hours, there’s been continued bombardment and sniper fire into the hospital,” James Smith told Al Jazeera.
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