Bloomberg Donald Trump is being blamed for the death of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who was assaulted during the January 6, 2021, riot, in a lawsuit that claims the former president is responsible because he riled up his supporters with false election claims and calls to take action. That “cost” Sicknick his life, Sandra Garza, Sicknick’s former girlfriend and ...

Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to cease fighting in Ukraine for 36 hours starting from Friday at noon, Moscow time, but Kyiv quickly dismissed the move as a ploy, unlikely to slow a conflict that’s heading for its second year. The Kremlin said Putin gave the order for Russian Orthodox Christmas. It follows an appeal by the ...

  Bloomberg The Taliban-led administration in Afghanistan signed its first international contract to extract oil from the northern Amu Darya basin as the beleaguered group seeks to increase revenue. The agreement with a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), was inked in Kabul in the presence of Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, and the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister ...