Gov. Greg Abbott filed an emergency petition Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court to remove state Rep. Gene Wu from office after Wu and other Democrats left the state to delay Republican efforts to redraw congressional district lines. The lawsuit from Abbott, a Republican, argues that Wu, the Texas House Democratic Caucus chair, violated the…
HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offenses starting next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12 billion fraud case. The National Assembly, the country’s lawmaking body, unanimously ratified the amendment to the Criminal Code earlier…
China says it will sign a new economic pact with Africa that will get rid of all tariffs on the 53 African states it has diplomatic ties with – a move that could benefit middle-income nations as they prepare for tariff hikes on products entering the United States. The move, announced at a China-Africa co-operation…
