Taiwan detains journalist for allegedly bribing military officers to provide information to China
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A journalist in Taiwan was detained on allegations of bribing army officers to provide military information to people from mainland China, as the self-ruled island cracks down on potential infiltration from Beijing.
Taiwan’s Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office said in a statement that a district court ordered the detention of a television reporter and five current and retired military officers. Saturday’s statement didn’t identify the journalist, only using the surname Lin.
How abortion coverage threatens to prevent a congressional deal on health care subsidies
WASHINGTON — There is broad bipartisan support in the House and Senate for reviving federal health care subsidies that expired at the beginning of the year. But long-standing disagreements over abortion coverage are threatening to block any compromise and leave millions of Americans with higher premiums.
Despite significant progress, bipartisan Senate negotiations on the subsidies seemed to be near collapse at the end of the week as the abortion dispute appears intractable.
Europeans reeling as Trump imposes tariffs on 8 countries over Greenland dispute
BERLIN — Europeans were reeling Sunday from U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland.
The responses to Trump’s decision on Saturday ranged from saying it risked “a dangerous downward spiral” to predicting that “China and Russia must be having a field day.”
