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Year: 2022

France suspends deal to take in thousands of asylum-seekers currently in Italy after row over ship

By Pierre Bairin, Natacha Bracken, Sharon Braithwaite and Antonia Mortensen, CNN The diplomatic fallout between France and Italy over a stranded migrant ship in the Mediterranean Sea is far from over. The French government on Thursday suspended a deal to take 3,500 asylum-seekers currently in Italy, as Paris criticized the newly appointed right-wing Italian government

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Trump Org. controller said he was ordered to hide benefits on tax forms

By Lauren del Valle, CNN Trump Organization Controller Jeffrey McConney testified about the mechanics behind him tacking on fringe benefits to salaries and bonuses at the direction of high-level executives, as the company’s criminal trial in New York resumed on Thursday. McConney reiterated he followed instructions from former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg and other

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Judge scorches and sanctions Trump lawyers for lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and Democrats

By Kara Scannell A federal judge on Thursday ordered sanctions against attorneys for former President Donald Trump in his failed lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, the Democratic National Committee and numerous others that he claimed conspired to undermine the 2016 presidential election. Judge Donald Middlebrooks ordered Trump lawyers Alina Habba, Michael Madaio, Peter Ticktin, Jamie Alan

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‘That certainly didn’t help’: GOP blame game spreads after midterm shortfalls

By Alex Rogers, Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN Mitch McConnell’s high-spending super PAC has a suggestion for their party’s campaign committee: Consider picking candidates in primaries who won’t collapse in the general election. Others see a much bigger issue: Former President Donald Trump and his polarizing presence on the campaign trail — especially as

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China entra en una nueva era de la mano del liderazgo de Xi Jinping: ¿qué significa para el mundo y para América Latina?

Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde que Xi Jinping, presidente y líder de China, fue ratificado para un tercer mandato como secretario general del Partido Comunista —una inédita movida que muestra un poder concentrado no vista en décadas—, el mundo se pregunta cómo afectará este hecho al rol global del gigante asiático, cuya importancia no

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El presidente del Congreso de Perú dice que el Ejecutivo “pretende cerrar” el Parlamento

CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente del Congreso de Perú, José Williams, dijo que el Ejecutivo pretende “enfrentar” y “cerrar al Congreso de la República”. En conferencia de prensa este miércoles por la noche, así respondió a la carta enviada al Parlamento el día anterior por el presidente del Consejo de Ministros, Aníbal Torres,

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Llaman a juicio a los expresidentes de Panamá Martinelli y Varela por el caso Odebrecht

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Procuraduría General de la Nación de Panamá informó que los expresidentes Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) y Juan Carlos Varela (2014-2019) fueron llamados a juicio por supuesto blanqueo de capitales en el caso Odebrecht, en el que también tendrán que enfrentar a la justicia seis exministros y dos hijos de Martinelli,

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