For decades, the scale of the relationship between a major global bank and the former German Nazi regime has remained unclear, with investigations lacking the necessary funding and resources.
Yes, but: Two confidential reports released Tuesday shed new light on the connections between the Nazis and Credit Suisse, revealing that the bank held nearly 100 accounts linked to German Nazis and members of Nazi-linked groups in Argentina — in some cases, until recent years.
A Russian court on Tuesday upheld the detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who the U.S. has said was wrongfully detained when Russian authorities arrested him last month on espionage charges.
The big picture: Gershkovich appeared at the hearing in a defendant's glass cage — his first public appearance since being arrested. The court denied his lawyers' request to release him on bail or house arrest. A day earlier, U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy said she was allowed to visit Gershkovich for the first time since he was detained.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said on Tuesday he will give a speech in front of a full session of the Israeli Knesset during his upcoming trip to Israel.
Why it matters: McCarthy will be the first U.S. House speaker to address the Knesset in 25 years. Newt Gingrich was the first and last to do so in 1998.
Explosions could still be heard in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Tuesday in the first hour after a temporary cease-fire was due to begin.
Why it matters: The proposed 24-hour cease-fire was intended to allow Sudanese civilians trapped by the fighting to obtain necessities like food and water. It appeared to have the endorsement of leaders from the Sudanese military and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
The humanitarian situation in Sudan "was already precarious," but after several days of fighting between the military and a rival paramilitary group, it "is now catastrophic," UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned.
State of play: The UN and other aid groups suspended many of their humanitarian programs after aid workers and their offices came under attack in the four days of unrest.
The Chinese government has spied on and harassed Chinese dissidents in the U.S., even setting up a secret police station in New York City, the Department of Justice said in a press briefing Monday announcing charges and arrests in three cases.
Why it matters: The news comes as tensions between the U.S. and China remain high, following a surge in 2022.
Driving the news: During the first quarter of 2023, China's gross domestic product grew by 4.5% over the same time last year, according to data from the country's statistics bureau released Tuesday.
The expansion is higher than forecasts of 4%, and is the highest annual growth since the first quarter of last year (4.8%), CNBC notes.
Why it matters: China's economy, the world's second-largest, has a huge impact on the rest of the world. A slowdown could impact global financial markets and activity around the globe.
The country's policymakers set a modest target for economic growth this year of about 5%, slightly below its 5.5% target for 2022. It fell short due to a heavy-handed response to COVID infections that shut down key areas of the country repeatedly.
The big picture: Beijing reversed course on its COVID policies toward the end of last year, around the same time it pulled back on its crackdown of tech companies and property developers.
Policymakers have also pledged to help reduce unemployment in the country, especially among younger workers between 16 and 24, but "they face limited room" to make changes amid debt risks and continued global recession worries, Reuters notes.
What to watch: Oil prices rose slightly on China's economic data, as traders expect demand from the world's largest crude importer to grow.
Apple opened its first retail store in Mumbai on Tuesday with roughly 200 people gathered in wait and CEO Tim Cook taking selfies, including with Bollywood celebrities earlier in the week.
Why it matters: The most profitable Fortune 500 company is deepening its commitment to India as it expands manufacturing in the country and develops greater ties to Indian consumers. And it isn't alone.
A U.S. diplomatic convoy was fired on by gunmen believed to be affiliated with the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia in Khartoum, Secretary of State Tony Blinken confirmed on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
The big picture: The incident on Monday night marks another escalation in the fighting in Sudan and is the latest in a series of attacks on foreign diplomats and international organizations in Khartoum.
The UN, the International Rescue Committee and other aid organizations temporarily suspended many of their humanitarian operations in Sudan as fighting between the military and a powerful rival paramilitary group raged for a third day on Monday.
The big picture: Three World Food Program workers are among the 180 civilians killed in the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), according to the United Nations.
Seven Ukrainian MPs who serve on a commission that coordinates arms requests and deliveries with partner countries briefed reporters on Monday that the window for a Ukrainian counter-offensive is now opening, but Kyiv is still desperately short on much-needed supplies.
A power struggle between rival generals has exploded into three days of urban warfare in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, with around 180 civilians dead and growing fears the fighting may plunge Sudan into civil war.
The big picture: Army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan joined forces with Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, the head of the powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, to mount a coup in October 2021. Now their pact has broken down, and they're waging what analysts believe both see as an "existential" fight.
Chinese surveillance giant Hikvision has repeatedlydenied reports that the company is complicit in human rights abuses targeting Uyghurs in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang.
But new details from an internal review of its contracts with police agencies in the region reveal the company has known since at least 2020 that some of its Xinjiang contracts were a "problem" because they included language about targeting Uyghurs as a group, according to a recording of a recent private company meeting obtained by technology trade publication IPVM and exclusively shared with Axios.
Why it matters: The Chinese government is perpetrating an ongoing campaign of genocide and mass detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the country's northwest region of Xinjiang.
An American warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait Sunday — days after China's military conducted live-fire drills around the island and as diplomats from the Group of Seven nations gathered in Japan to discuss increasing threats from Beijing.
The big picture: The U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet in a statement Monday described the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius' transit through the strait as a "routine" demonstration of "the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific."
