The World Anti-Doping Agency withdrew a defamation lawsuit and an ethics case against American officials critical of its handling of failed tests by members of China’s Olympic swimming squad.
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Judge Extends Halt on Trump Plan to Dismantle U.S.A.I.D.
For at least another week, a judge will keep a hold on a directive placing more than 2,000 employees on administrative leave and forcing the return of overseas workers.
How a Doping Feud Almost Cost Salt Lake City the 2034 Olympics
A Justice Department investigation into whether antidoping authorities covered up positive tests for elite Chinese swimmers set off a power play to kill the inquiry.
China Hacked Treasury Dept. in ‘Major’ Breach, U.S. Says
The episode comes at a particularly sensitive moment, just as the Biden White House is dealing with one of the most far-reaching, and damaging, hacks into American infrastructure in the cyberage.
Arrests Made in 2021 Crash That Killed Over 50 Migrants
U.S. and Guatemalan authorities said the arrests were linked to a human trafficking ring and a deadly 2021 traffic accident.
Syrian Military Officials Charged With War Crimes as Government Falls
The officials, Jamil Hassan and Abdul Salam Mahmoud, ran an infamous prison in Damascus and “sought to terrify, intimidate and repress any opposition, or perceived opposition, to the regime,” according to the indictment.
Canada Accuses Google of Creating Advertising Tech Monopoly
The case largely echoes an antitrust action in the United States and seeks to force Google to sell off sections of its online ad business.
Iran Told U.S. That It’s Not Trying to Kill Trump
The Biden administration had warned that the United States would consider any Iranian attempt on Mr. Trump’s life to be “an act of war,” officials said.
U.S. Indicts 2 Linked to Oct. 7 Cyberattack on Israeli Warning System
The Justice Department has accused two Sudanese brothers of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure as well as preventing possibly lifesaving alerts from reaching Israelis as the Hamas attack unfolded.
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot
The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists.