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Washington - Billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is nearly halfway to becoming the planet’s first trillionaire, Forbes magazine...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s administration has asked US colleges to sign a deal on some sweeping terms – ranging...more
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On the day Jane Goodall turned 90, I sat down at a small table with her. It was April 2024, and...more
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Washington - World leaders and environmental advocates paid tribute on Oct 1 to renowned British chimpanzee expert...more
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RABAT – Morocco said almost 300 police officers and civilians were injured in the latest night of youth-led protests against failing...more
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WASHINGTON – Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta’s platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians – including...more
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to halt federal funding of any organisation or government that supports work overseas related to...more
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration plans to halt federal funding of any organisation or government that supports work overseas related...more
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RABAT - Two people were killed and others injured in Lqliaa, near Agadir, when security forces used firearms to prevent a...more
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WASHINGTON - Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr has agreed to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee following Disney’s decision tomore
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WASHINGTON - US Vice-President JD Vance on Oct 1 described AI-manipulated videos that President Donald Trump posted on social media of...more
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RABAT - Masked youths clashed with security forces and vandalized property in several Moroccan cities on Wednesday night, as anti-government protests...more
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WASHINGTON - The White House fired many members of the National Council on the Humanities on Wednesday, with the council's website...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United States' own security, according to a document published on Wednesday...more
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LONDON - The head of the UK’s Metropolitan Police apologised on Oct 1 for “appalling, criminal” behaviour by officers seen displaying...more
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Israel issued a final warning on Oct 1 for people to flee Gaza’s main city, as Hamas weighed US President Donald Trump’s plan to end...more
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CHICAGO/WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Oct 1 that soybeans would be a major topic of discussion when he...more
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LONDON - Britain will no longer automatically extend settlement and family reunion rights to migrants who have been granted asylum, the...more
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LONDON - Britain will no longer automatically extend settlement and family reunion rights to migrants who have been granted asylum, the...more
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WASHINGTON - Efforts to swiftly end the US government shutdown collapsed on Oct 1 as Democrats in Congress went home without...more
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Jane Goodall, the world-famous primatologist, activist and environmentalist whose discoveries about chimpanzees forever changed what it means to be human, has died at 91.The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Oct 1 barred Donald Trump from immediately firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, as...more
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LONDON - Scientist and global activist Jane Goodall, who turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment, died on...more
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Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second...more
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Jane Goodall, the British conservationist and researcher renowned for her work with chimpanzees, has died at age 91. The Jane Goodall Institute confirmed her death...more
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BRASILIA/SAO PAULO - Brazil's Mines and Energy Ministry has asked the federal government for a capital injection into Eletronuclear to prevent...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has pledged to treat any armed attack on Qatar as a threat to the United...more
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ANTANANARIVO - Hundreds of protesters across Madagascar demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, taking to the streets for...more
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ROME - Italy's parliament voted on Wednesday to restore a national holiday in honour of St. Francis of Assisi, one of...more
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WASHINGTON - Three U.S. Senate Democrats and one Republican crossed the political divide on Tuesday in their votes on a temporary...more
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RABAT - Youth protests in cities across Morocco turned far more violent on the fourth night of unrest, authorities said on...more
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PARIS - People who are diagnosed with autism later in life could have a different form of the condition than those...more
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PARIS - Google said on Oct 1 it was adding its Gemini generative AI assistant to its smart home devices, saying...more
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BERLIN - German authorities have arrested three suspected foreign operatives of Hamas they believe were preparing a serious act of violence...more
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LONDON - Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid...more
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LONDON - Britain is expected to announce the next Archbishop of Canterbury on Oct 3, with two women among the favourites...more
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ROME - Italy's art heritage police said on Oct 1 they raided a Salvador Dali exhibition and seized 21 works attributed...more
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Part of a highrise apartment building in New York City collapsed Wednesday morning, leaving a corner of the building in a pile of rubble.The...more
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WARSAW - A Polish court ruled on Wednesday that a Ukrainian diver, wanted by Berlin over his alleged involvement in explosions...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - Meta will begin using people’s conversations with its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to tailor the ads and...more
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LONDON - Seven men who sexually exploited two vulnerable girls in northern England were jailed on Wednesday for a total of...more
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will not take part in a European Union summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday, his office said,...more
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ANTANANARIVO - Hundreds of protesters across Madagascar demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, taking to the streets for...more
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The Taliban government on Wednesday rejected reports of a nationwide internet ban in Afghanistan, saying old fibre optic cables are worn out and are being replaced. The announcement was...more
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ANKARA - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey will not allow Syria's fragmentation or harm to its territorial integrity if...more
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LONDON - The publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid on Wednesday sought to limit the scope of a lawsuit brought by...more
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The Trump administration violated the U.S. Constitution when it targeted non-citizens for deportation solely for supporting Palestinians and criticizing Israel, a federal judge said Tuesday in a scathing...more
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JOHANNESBURG - A South African court on Wednesday found militant opposition leader Julius Malema guilty of firing an assault rifle in...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday it was "a good thing" that France was investigating a suspected infraction...more
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Front BurnerOn the heels of Canada's recognition of Palestinian statehood, we trace the promise, failure, and uncertain future of the two-state solution.CBC News...more
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ATHENS - Thousands of Greek workers prompted large-scale disruption during a 24-hour general strike on Oct 1, protesting against the conservative...more
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COPENHAGEN - Europe's top weather forecaster said on Wednesday it had opened access to real-time data in a move that will...more
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Rescue workers continued to search on Wednesday for dozens of missing students suspected of still being buried under the rubble of a collapsed school in the province of...more
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WARSAW - Poland will extend controls on its borders with Germany and Lithuania introduced this summer until April 4, 2026, the...more
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DUBAI - The range of Iran's missiles will be increased to any point deemed necessary, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander told...more
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The European Commission has introduced a new strategy for research and technology infrastructures (RTIs), which involve shared laboratories, technology platforms and research facilities. However, its success appears to...more
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WASHINGTON - A US government shutdown that could affect millions of Americans began on Oct 1 after congressional Republicans and Democrats...more
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BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) is working on a plan to establish what it calls a “drone wall” –...more
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SAN FRANCISO - OpenAI on Sept 30 released Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a TikTok-style social...more
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BERLIN - The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich will remain shut on Wednesday until at least 5 pm (1500 GMT) after...more
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BERLIN – The Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich will remain shut on Oct 1 until at least 5pm local time after...more
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More than a quarter century ago, a youthful Tony Blair was the unlikely peacemaker who defied long odds by bringing apparently irreconcilable opponents together in a grand...more
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FLORIDA - A man killed, cooked and ate two of his pet peacocks amid a feud with one of his neighbours,...more
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TUNIS - Viral TikTok videos showing seven Algerians teenagers arriving by boat in Spain have sparked debate over rising youth migration...more
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OBERGOMS, Switzerland - Switzerland’s glaciers melted considerably over the past 12 months to log their fourth-largest reduction in ice volume on...more
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COPENHAGEN – European Union leaders will discuss proposals for a “drone wall” to protect the continent at a summit on...more
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CAIRO/LONDON - When Mr Tony Blair was first tasked with forging a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians in 2007,...more
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WASHINGTON – It was a speech unlike any other and just like every other.The makings of it were...more
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WASHINGTON – The US federal government shut down on Oct 1 after a midnight deadline, amid a bitter spending deadlock between...more
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Why were U.S. military officers fretting about having to show up, on short notice, to a base in Quantico, Virginia, to hear a speech...more
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The countries of the Middle East increasingly see Israel as their new shared threat. Israel’s war in Gaza, its expansionist military policies, and its...more
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In Washington today, a familiar anxiety hangs in the air. American policymakers fear that China will leapfrog the United States in the technologies that...more
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Bordeaux - “You need the work,” one woman said, “so you shut your mouth.” #MeToo may have helped change the...more
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WASHINGTON – The last time Senate Democrats found themselves taking the blame for a government shutdown, they quickly caved and raced...more
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Los Angeles - A man who sawed the head off a dead sea lion was being hunted in the US...more
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LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was battling for his future a week ago. After the retreat of his main...more
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ORLANDO, Florida – Nearly every student clutches a phone in one hand while traversing the University of Central Florida (UCF)...more
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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon recommitted itself in a statement on Sept 30 to scaling back its military mission in Iraq, a...more
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced on Sept 30 that it planned to relax a Biden-era rule that requires grocery stores,...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 30 said his administration was close to reaching a US$500 million (S$645.5 million)...more
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WASHINGTON - The US has agreed to allow South Koreans to work to set up facilities at US investment sites under...more
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NEW YORK - A U.S. judge rejected on Tuesday a bid by Sean "Diddy" Combs to overturn his criminal conviction on...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump directed the federal government to use artificial intelligence to improve childhood cancer research and funneling US$50...more
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NEW YORK - New York Governor Kathy Hochul criticized federal immigration officers who she said shoved and injured journalists at a...more
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COPENHAGEN - European Union leaders will discuss proposals for a "drone wall" to protect the continent at a summit on Wednesday...more
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RABAT - Youth-led protests demanding better education and healthcare in Morocco escalated into violent clashes with security forces on Tuesday evening,...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it would probe the response of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas,...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department said on Sept 30 it would probe the response of the University of Nevada,...more
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An offshore 6.9-magnitude earthquake collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 20 people, injuring many others and sending residents...more
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A strong earthquake jolted the central Philippines on the night of Sept 30, collapsing buildings and killing at least 20 people and injuring more than three dozen...more
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BOSTON - A US judge ruled on Sept 30 that President Donald Trump’s administration had acted unconstitutionally by adopting a policy...more
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LOS ANGELES - Yemen's Houthis will target U.S. oil majors including ExxonMobil and Chevron with sanctions, a body affiliated with the...more
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QUANTICO, United States - President Donald Trump said on Sept 30 it would be an “insult” to the United States...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday agreed to a U.S. proposal to more than double the size...more
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Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after 19 years of marriage.Kidman petitioned on Tuesday to end the marriage in a Nashville court. The filing states...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo XIV on Sept 30 appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of US President Donald Trump’s...more
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TIERRA AMARILLA - Residents in the mining town of Tierra Amarilla in the Chilean desert are hopeful that a new court...more
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LONDON - UK authorities are trying to recover £16.2 million (S$28 million) from a Malaysian fixer at the centre of a massive bitcoin scam, a...more
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ROME - Pope Leo on Tuesday praised U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and expressed hope that the...more
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ROME - Pope Leo on Sept 30 praised US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, and...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sept 30 said the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been off the grid for seven straight days, warning...more
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BOSTON - A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration had acted unconstitutionally by adopting a policy of...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's speeches at a rare gathering of U.S. military leaders on...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s speeches at a rare gathering of US military leaders on Sept 30 were met...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports of around 55% are a "good status quo," but the Trump administration would like...more
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BUENOS AIRES - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with his Argentine counterpart Javier Milei in two weeks, Argentina said on...more
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LONDON/LOS ANGELES - Yemen's Houthis will target U.S. oil majors including Exxon Mobil and Chevron despite an earlier truce agreed with...more
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BOSTON - A U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's administration had acted unconstitutionally by adopting a policy of...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats on Tuesday that allowing the federal government to shut down at midnight...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 30 that the US government would probably see its first shutdown in more than six years, with...more
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KINSHASA - Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia on Tuesday by a military...more
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PARIS - The French Navy said on Tuesday that authorities were investigating a possible infraction by the oil tanker Boracay, a...more
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ANTANANARIVO - Security forces fired teargas to disperse hundreds of young protesters in Madagascar's capital who took to the streets again...more
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Sidney Crosby always held out hope.The two-time Olympic gold medallist also tried to keep a level head.His name already etched in Canada's sporting lore after scoring the spine-tingling...more
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PRAGUE - Czech billionaire and ex-prime minister Andrej Babis looks set to win this week's national vote, but may need to...more
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WASHINGTON - France and the United States are planning a second joint mission of coordinated satellite maneuvers in orbit, part of...more
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PARIS - Scientists said on Sept 30 they have turned human skin cells into eggs and fertilised them with sperm in...more
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A second detainee who had been wounded by a sniper in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office...more
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DALLAS, Texas - A second detainee who had been wounded by a sniper in a shooting at an Immigration and Customs...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week announced plans to require workers to hold a compulsory digital identity card...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. was headed towards its 15th government shutdown since 1981 on Tuesday, with Republicans and Democrats in Congress...more
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CAIRO/LONDON - When Tony Blair was first tasked with forging a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians in 2007, the...more
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LIVERPOOL, England - Prime Minister Keir Starmer appealed directly to working-class voters on Tuesday, calling on Labour's traditional supporters to reject...more
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BUCHAREST - Romania's defence ministry has asked parliament to approve a plan to acquire hundreds of Abrams tanks as well as...more
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MADRID - Spain’s government on Sept 30 proposed a new law on gender-based violence making it a separate crime when an...more
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LISBON - Portugal's right-wing parliamentary majority approved a revised bill on Tuesday that aims to curb a growing inflow of immigrants...more
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VATICAN CITY - Arnold Schwarzenegger came to the Vatican on Tuesday to throw his weight behind Pope Leo's efforts to encourage...more
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ROME - Around 15% of Italians consider physical attacks on Jewish people "entirely or fairly justifiable", according to a survey published...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth declared an end to "woke" culture in the military and targeted other policies of past administrations Tuesday before hundreds...more
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Since Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government in 2021, it has ruled with devastating violence. Junta forces have bombed civilians in a...more
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PARIS – South Africa’s ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving Cabinet minister, was found dead on Sept 30 outside a Paris...more
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A new nanoscience paper describes an exciting new material that closely resembles a much-loved puffed corn snack. A scatter of twisted tubes, dubbed nano-cheetos, are shown in a...more
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The United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to Iran in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees being prepared for a flight in the next...more
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WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed “fat generals” and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay...more
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DRESDEN/BERLIN, Germany - An aide to a top far-right politician was jailed for almost five years on Tuesday after a German...more
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DRESDEN/BERLIN, Germany - An aide to a top far-right politician was jailed for almost five years on Sept 30 after a German court found him...more
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WARSAW - Poland has arrested a Ukrainian man targeted by a German warrant for his alleged involvement in the 2022 bombing...more
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The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in...more
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WARSAW - Volodymyr Z., a Ukrainian diver wanted by Germany over his alleged involvement in the Nord Stream explosions, has been...more
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WASHINGTON - Washington braced for a fast-approaching government shutdown on Tuesday, as Republicans and Democrats appeared unlikely to reach an agreement...more
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WASHINGTON - More than 150,000 federal employees will leave the US government payroll this week after accepting buyouts – the largest...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will preside on Tuesday over an extraordinary gathering of America's top generals and admirals from...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 30 will preside over an extraordinary gathering of America’s top generals and...more
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SEOUL – Opera on Sept 30 launched Neon, an artificial intelligence-powered browser that can execute tasks and run code inside web...more
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BERLIN - German police arrested on Tuesday a Syrian man suspected of committing crimes against humanity, including killing and torturing, as...more
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DRESDEN, Germany - A former assistant to a top politician for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was sentenced on Tuesday...more
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Arvinas and Pfizer, co-developers of vepdegestrant – the most advanced of the new bifunctional protein degrader drug class – are jointly seeking a new partner to...more
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DUBAI/LONDON - The Dutch-flagged cargo ship Minervagracht was ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday, a day after...more
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One of the first chemical reactions thought to have occurred in the universe has long posed a conundrum, as it seemed the ancient cosmos was far too cold...more
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Some of the world's biggest comedians have convened in Saudi Arabia for the Riyadh Comedy Festival — but not everyone is laughing.Participation by big names in...more
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KHARTOUM - The shattered remains of antique pottery and shards of ancient statues lie among broken glass and bullet casings at...more
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HILL OF TARA, Ireland - On a farm that straddles one of the five ancient roadways that radiate from the Hill...more
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KABUL - Afghanistan faced a second day without internet and mobile phone service on Sept 30, after Taliban authorities cut the...more
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YAOUNDE - Following are details of the main opposition challengers to Cameroon's 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world's oldest head of...more
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The United States is deporting around 100 Iranians back to Iran, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing two senior...more
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What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay?Spoiler alert: Not a blue-green jay.What...more
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Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors Tuesday morning...more
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When U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he had his sights set on rebalancing the transatlantic relationship. He would be right...more
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The Trump administration is repurposing a law traditionally used to shield reproductive health clinics to pursue a civil case against pro-Palestinian...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said on Sept 29 he was slapping 10 per cent tariffs on imported timber and lumber...more
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NEW YORK - Three people were charged on with vandalising The New York Times building in midtown Manhattan in July, according...more
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Chad's national assembly has endorsed constitutional revisions that would extend the presidential term from five to seven years and allow the...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge on Monday night sharply criticized the Trump administration for deporting five migrants from Nigeria and...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 16 said his country had “knocked off” three boats in total from Venezuela,...more
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DAKAR - Senegalese authorities intercepted 112 migrants aboard a long wooden fishing boat known as a pirogue off the coast of...more
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WASHINGTON - Drug trafficking organizations must be treated the way foreign terrorist organizations were treated after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks,...more
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigerian troops have killed at least 11 fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province in two separate...more
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LONDON - An asylum seeker who arrived in Britain on a small boat cannot be removed to France pending a full...more
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CHICAGO - Gregory Bovino, a top U.S. Border Patrol official, said his team made arrests in Chicago on Tuesday as part...more
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PROVO, Utah - The suspect in the murder of prominent US conservative political activist Charlie Kirk has been formally charged with...more
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SAO PAULO - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in capital Brasilia after feeling sick, his...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 16 extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until Dec 16,...more
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MUMBAI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received warm congratulations from US President Donald Trump on his birthday on Sept 16...more
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LONDON - US President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Sept 16 for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government rolling out a...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the leader of Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, would be coming for...more
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WASHINGTON - Prosecutors in Utah on Tuesday charged Tyler Robinson, 22, with killing right-wing activist Charlie Kirk with a long-range rifle...more
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ADEN - The United Nations has relocated the place of appointment of the resident coordinator for Yemen to Aden, more than...more
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US President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Sept 16 for an unprecedented second state visit, with the UK government rolling out a royal red...more
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QUITO - Tens of thousands of residents and local leaders in Ecuador's central Azuay province took to the streets on Tuesday...more
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PROVO, Utah - The 22-year-old man accused of assassinating Mr Charlie Kirk said in text messages to his romantic partner that...more
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SAO PAULO - A Brazilian Federal Court on Tuesday ordered former President Jair Bolsonaro to pay 1 million reais ($188,865)in damages...more
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LONDON - Microsoft Corp., OpenAI and other American companies announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on technology infrastructure...more
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WASHINGTON - Three parents whose children died or were hospitalised after interacting with artificial intelligence chatbots called on...more
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WINDSOR - Protesters on Sept 16 projected images of US President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein onto a castle...more
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WASHINGTON - An uncrewed Northrop Grumman-built spacecraft in orbit experienced an issue with its main engine on Tuesday while attempting to...more
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LIMA - At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru’s ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Sept 16, the country’s...more
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LIMA - At least 900 tourists were stranded near Peru’s ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Sept 16, the country’s...more
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WASHINGTON - Labor unions, faculties and students in the University of California education system sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday...more
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LONDON - Four people were arrested on Sept 16 after images of Mr Donald Trump alongside American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were projected onto...more
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WASHINGTON – Labour unions, faculties and students in the University of California education system sued US President Donald Trump’s administration...more
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CHICAGO – Mr Gregory Bovino, a top US Border Patrol official, said his team made arrests in Chicago on Sept...more
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A retired four-star US admiral who used his position in the Navy to attempt to direct millions of dollars in military...more
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The European Union and Indonesia have finalised a trade agreement to be signed next week, the Financial Times reported on Sept...more
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Thirty years after apartheid ended, the relationship between the United States and South Africa is at a nadir. Many analysts blame U.S. President Donald...more
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A year of sustained losses has left Iran’s grand strategy in ruins. The near-destruction of Hamas in Gaza, the evisceration of the Lebanese militant...more
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WINDSOR, England - US President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain on Sept 17 with the...more
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BERLIN - The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released on Sept...more
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WASHINGTON – Former US President Barack Obama suggested on Sept 16 that President Donald Trump and his allies were using...more
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BERLIN - The main suspect in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann is due to be released...more
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WINDSOR, England - US President Donald Trump formally begins his unprecedented second state visit to Britain on Sept 17 with the...more
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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield, whose name helped shape the popular ice cream brand, has quit the company, his partner...more
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LONDON - Yulia Navalnaya, the wife of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, said that foreign laboratory tests on...more
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CONAKRY - Guinea is set to vote on Sunday in a referendum on a new constitution that would permit junta leader...more
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DUBAI/PARIS – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to hold a call with the British, French and German foreign ministers...more
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday accused Russia's Vladimir Putin of murder and trying to destabilise the West by...more
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LONDON - British police said a 28-year old man was charged with blackmail and other offences on Wednesday, after an investigation...more
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PARIS – Thieves have broken into Paris’ Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth €600,000 (S$906,900), in...more
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The Israeli military said on Wednesday it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City as it stepped up efforts to empty...more
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LONDON - Countries that see themselves as U.S. allies are now considering whether President Donald Trump's administration could one day disrupt...more
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WASHINGTON - The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, the State Department said.more
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ATHENS - Greece's security council, KYSEA, approved on Wednesday the purchase of a fourth Belharra frigate from France to modernise its...more
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LONDON - Countries that see themselves as US allies are now considering whether President Donald Trump’s administration could one day disrupt...more
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NUUK - Denmark did not invite the US military to take part in Arctic Light 2025, the largest military exercise in...more
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WASHINGTON - The Unites States designated four Iran-aligned militia groups as foreign terrorist organisations on Wednesday, the State Department said.more
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PITTSBURGH – A driver crashed a car into the entrance gate of an FBI field office in Pittsburgh on Sept 17...more
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American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologized "from the bottom of my heart" for making disparaging comments about Chinese food."I just truly wanted to apologize. There's...more
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GENEVA – Artificial intelligence (AI) could boost the value of global trade by almost 40 per cent by 2040, thanks to...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico has started a public consultation process to gather information on the functioning of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade...more
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NEW YORK – Amazon.com said on Sept 17 it is investing more than US$1 billion (S$1.28 billion) to boost pay and...more
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PARIS - Scientists said Sept 17 that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in advance,...more
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SANTIAGO - Chile's presidential election kicked into high gear on Wednesday, as leading campaigns officially launched ahead of a November 16...more
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PARIS - Scientists said Sept 17 that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in advance,...more
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WINDSOR, United Kingdom - A few dozen people turned out on Sept 17 under grey skies to witness Donald Trump’s pomp-packed visit to Windsor Castle,...more
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ROME - The small Italian island of Pantelleria is planning to rename its airport in honour of the late fashion designer...more
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MONTREAL - A global emissions deal is key for airlines ahead of a U.N. aviation gathering next week, despite skepticism that...more
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MILAN - Italy's privacy watchdog has temporarily suspended the use of facial recognition technology at Milan's Linate airport pending the conclusion...more
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LONDON/WINDSOR - Thousands of people marched through London on Sept 17 to protest against US President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain, while a much...more
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MONTREAL - A global emissions deal is key for airlines ahead of a U.N. aviation gathering next week, despite skepticism that...more
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LONDON - Britain on Wednesday pledged to fight what it called "vexatious, last minute claims" used to block or delay the...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. Treasury under secretary will visit Mexico City on Thursday to talk with officials and industry representatives about...more
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LAGOS - Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday lifted a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, reinstating Governor Siminalayi Fubara and...more
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was discharged on Sept 17 from the hospital where he had been...more
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BRASILIA - The U.N. will give low-income countries more money to help them attend COP30, the global climate summit set to...more
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WASHINGTON - The ex-chief of the US disease prevention agency told senators on Sept 17 she was fired for refusing to...more
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SAO PAULO, Brazil - Less than two months before the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil, only 40 per cent of nations have booked accommodation...more
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Cardi B is pregnant with her fourth child. It will be her first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs, the New England Patriots' wide receiver.The Grammy Award-winning rapper revealed the...more
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WASHINGTON - FBI director Kash Patel on Sept 17 faced a second day of questioning by US lawmakers, defending his handling...more
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ATHENS/CHISINAU - Greece has suspended the extradition to Moldova of business magnate and former politician Vladimir Plahotniuc who is sought by...more
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Did it feel like an unusually hot summer? This year, thanks to climate change, Canadians experienced a lot more days hot enough to put their health at...more
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WASHINGTON - More than 120 left-leaning groups, facing a threatened crackdown by President Donald Trump, released a letter on Wednesday condemning...more
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The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (Iupac) launched a set of guiding principles for...more
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DUBAI/ISLAMABAD - Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defence pact on Sept 17, in a move that significantly...more
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LONDON - Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state this weekend, after U.S. President Donald Trump, who opposes the decision, has...more
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WASHINGTON - The families of four passengers killed in the June 12 crash of an Air India Boeing 787 said in...more
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LONDON - Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state this weekend, after US President Donald Trump, who opposes the decision, has...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Tens of thousands of Argentines filled the streets of downtown Buenos Aires on Wednesday to demand increased funding...more
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HAVANA - Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday called for the United Nations to stop the United States from starting a...more
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WINDSOR, England - US President Donald Trump on Sept 17 hailed the special relationship between his country and Britain as he paid a gushing tribute...more
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WASHINGTON - The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said...more
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UNITED NATIONS - World leaders gather in New York every September for several days of speeches at the annual United Nations...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged Kyiv's allies on Sept 11 to rethink their own air defence capabilities after incursions...more
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President Donald Trump wants to reopen the U.S. embassy in Belarus in the near future, normalise ties, and revive the economic...more
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U.S. inflation moved higher last month as the price of gas, groceries, hotel rooms and airfare rose, along with the cost of clothes and...more
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LONDON - The United States and Britain will announce agreements on technology and civil nuclear energy during US President Donald Trump's...more
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LONDON - Prince Harry has defended his tell-all autobiography “Spare”, insisting he had no regrets after its publication more than two...more
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SAN FRANCISCO – In December 2023, Ethan Dallas texted his mother, Becca Dallas, that something was weighing on his mind.more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is expected to again extend a Sept 17 deadline for China’s ByteDance to divest the US...more
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In Orchard Park, New York police officer found the man in the shoulder of a six-lane road, standing near his crumpled...more
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Stars of television shows The Pitt, The White Lotus and Hacks strutted on the red carpet on Sunday for Hollywood's Emmy Awards, where Seth Rogen's The Studio showed off a stunning run of successes.The...more
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WASHINGTON – The man arrested in the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is not cooperating with authorities,...more
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London – Donald Trump may adore Britain’s royal family but the brash US leader could not be more different from...more
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No moment captured the shifting global balance of power more vividly than when Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and North Korean...more
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Since returning to the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump has pledged to defeat the Western Hemisphere’s violent drug traffickers by any means necessary....more
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MADRID – Delegations from the US and China were set to continue their talks in Madrid into a second day on...more
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ANKARA - Turkey’s main opposition party, already battered by an unprecedented legal crackdown, could see its leader ousted by a court...more
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ANKARA - A Turkish court delayed on Sept 15 a decision on whether to oust the main opposition leader and annul...more
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In the lush highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, coffee crops are rotting and withering as an escalation in the...more
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LAGOS - Plastic pollution, discarded fishing nets and coastal development are taking a heavy toll on Nigeria's sea turtles, say conservationists...more
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PRAGUE - Czech billionaire and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis's ANO party increased its lead over the main ruling parties before...more
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that he would call a national emergency and federalise Washington, DC after Mayor...more
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In a small reception room at a hospital in Dnipro, in south-central Ukraine, Viktoria Lants struggled to look at the computer screen as a forensic worker shuffled through photos...more
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Ibrahim Lwingi lost both of his parents due to HIV-related illnesses when he was 14. The Nairobi native describes himself as an orphan even today — he's...more
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AZGOUR, Morocco – As rains swept into Morocco’s Atlas Mountains earlier in September, 72-year-old Mr Lahcen Abarda rushed to reinforce the...more
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LONDON - British prosecutors said on Sept 15 that they were dropping charges of spying for China against two men, including...more
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DUBAI – The Abraham Accords, which normalised diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab states, are under the spotlight aftermore
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LONDON - British Conservative lawmaker Danny Kruger has defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, he announced at a Reform press...more
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QARDAHA/JARAMANA, Syria - Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has won major diplomatic victories since seizing power nine months ago, but he risks...more
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MOSCOW - Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich, who refused to be deported to neighbouring Lithuania after being released from prison last...more
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LONDON - British Conservative lawmaker Danny Kruger has defected to Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, he announced at a Reform press...more
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MICHIGAN – The former Marine accused of killing four people in a fiery attack on a Michigan...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentine police announced on Sept 29 the arrest of a seventh suspect in the gruesome murder of three young...more
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SAN FRANCISCO – California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law groundbreaking legislation requiring the world’s largest artificial intelligence (AI)...more
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RABAT - A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan cities,...more
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RABAT - A heavy security presence on Monday evening thwarted for a straight third day youth-led protests across several Moroccan cities,...more
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CHICAGO – With growing scenes of conflict involving federal immigration agents in Chicago and its suburbs, Illinois governor JB Pritzker said...more
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NEW YORK - The decision by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to suspend his sputtering reelection bid is unlikely to...more
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NEW YORK - The decision by New York City Mayor Eric Adams to suspend his sputtering re-election bid is unlikely to...more
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BOSTON – US President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its campaign against Harvard University on Sept 29 as the Department of Health...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump stirred online outrage on Sept 29 after posting an AI-generated video of himself promising every...more
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CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree granting him additional security powers in case the U.S. military enters...more
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WASHINGTON – Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay US$24.5 (S$31.6) million to settle a lawsuit that US President Donald Trump brought...more
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WorldGoogle's YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million US to settle a lawsuit by U.S. President Donald Trump over his 2021 account suspension following...more
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US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they had agreed to a 20-point plan designed to end the war in Gaza, casting...more
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CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed a decree granting him additional security powers in case of a military incursion...more
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LIVERPOOL, England - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will call on his Labour Party to unite on Tuesday, saying it was...more
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BUDAPEST - Hungary said on Sept 29 it was blocking access to 12 Ukrainian news sites after a similar move by...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department on Monday put Brazil and South Africa on a human trafficking watch list, citing what...more
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NEW YORK - Leaders of developing countries threatened by climate change told rich nations at the United Nations General Assembly that...more
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LONDON/ATHENS - The Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht is on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden after an attack...more
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LONDON – The Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht is on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden after an attack...more
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ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was dissolving the government following youth-led protests over water and power...more
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WASHINGTON - The US on Sept 29 cracked down on companies in China and other countries that use subsidiaries or other...more
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South Africa was stripped of a win in 2026 World Cup qualifying by FIFA on Monday and lost top spot in its group for fielding an ineligible player.FIFA's...more
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BELGRADE - Serbian police have arrested 11 people suspected of placing pig heads outside mosques and targeting Jewish sites in and...more
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BELGRADE - Serbian police have arrested 11 people suspected of placing pig heads outside mosques and targeting Jewish...more
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Police in Texas on Monday outlined at a news conference how they linked a man connected to homicides in other states to the 1991 unsolved killings of...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was due to meet with congressional leaders on Monday in a last-ditch effort to head off...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was due to meet with congressional leaders on Sept 29 in a last-ditch effort to head...more
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Investigators were focusing on what motivated a former Marine to ram a pickup truck into the sanctuary of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in...more
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ATHENS - Greece wants to buy four used Bergamini class frigates from Italy, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday, as...more
3 days ago
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ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's candidate scored a victory in the central region of Marche, vote projections showed on...more
3 days ago
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PROVO, Utah - The Utah trade school student charged with murdering right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk was due back in court...more
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UNITED NATIONS - A United Nations-backed plan outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps" toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians...more
3 days ago
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NERIS SUBSTATION, Lithuania - Four NATO and European Union countries bordering Russia plan to build concrete bunkers and anti-drone nets at...more
3 days ago
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LONDON - A Chinese woman accused of laundering bitcoin which was linked to an alleged 5 billion-pound ($6.7 billion) fraud pleaded...more
3 days ago
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GRAND BLANC, Michigan - Authorities on Monday were working to determine why an ex-Marine drove his pickup truck into a Michigan...more
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BRUSSELS - The EU’s environment commissioner said on Sept 29 she has tested positive for “toxic” forever chemicals after undergoing screening...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 29 renewed his threat of imposing steep tariffs on films made outside the...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 29 said details were forthcoming on tariffs for furniture imports, after announcing levies...more
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ANTANANARIVO - Police in Madagascar's capital fired teargas on Monday at thousands of people who returned to the streets for a...more
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LONDON - The British government sanctioned dozens of Iranian-linked individuals and entities on Monday, following similar moves made by the United...more
3 days ago
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WINDHOEK - Wildfires have destroyed about a third of Namibia's Etosha National Park, a roughly 20,000 square-kilometre (7,722 square-mile) tourist destination...more
3 days ago
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PRAGUE - Hundreds of anonymous accounts on video-sharing platform TikTok have been increasingly active in spreading pro-Russia narratives and backing radical...more
3 days ago
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BUDAPEST - Hungary said on Monday it was blocking access to 12 Ukrainian news sites after a similar move by Kyiv,...more
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VIENNA - Europe’s sleeper train revival was dealt a setback on Sept 29 as operators said services linking Paris with Vienna...more
3 days ago
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OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile, following a lawsuit by the parents of a...more
3 days ago
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OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile, following a lawsuit by the parents of a...more
3 days ago
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VICTORIA - The Seychelles presidential election will go to a runoff between opposition leader Patrick Herminie and incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan...more
3 days ago
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Namibia has sent more than 500 soldiers to help battle a huge wildfire that has burned across 30 per cent of the country's best-known national park.The office of President...more
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A serene sightseeing through one of Africa’s most celebrated wetlands took a harrowing turn when a charging elephant flipped two canoes...more
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LIVERPOOL, England - Power has not been kind to Britain's Labour Party. Little over a year since a landslide...more
3 days ago
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL Ten years ago, the internet was completely captured by “The Dress.”more
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Heavy rain and strong winds from Typhoon Bualoi flooded roads, knocked off roofs and caused at least 12 deaths in central Vietnam, before weakening to a tropical storm...more
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Moldova's pro-European ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results showed on Monday, a major boost for the country's bid...more
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AMSTERDAM – Climate change and environmental degradation pose a direct threat to the natural resources that Europe needs for its...more
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OTTAWA – After some six months as Canada’s Prime Minister, former banker Mark Carney faces a tepid economy and mounting obstacles...more
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LIVERPOOL, England - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to use his Labour Party's annual conference to reset his ailing political...more
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LIVERPOOL, England – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes to use his Labour Party’s annual conference to reset his ailing political...more
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WASHINGTON – Shares of pot companies advanced in early premarket trading on Sept 29 following a social media post by US...more
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BARCELONA - Schools, libraries and parks were closed on Sept 29 in Valencia in eastern Spain after heavy rains prompted a...more
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BRUSSELS – The European Union (EU) confirmed on Sept 29 that it had reinstated sanctions against Iran, following a similar move...more
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COPENHAGEN – Sweden will support Denmark with military anti-drone capabilities in connection with summits in Copenhagen this week, after drone...more
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CONAKRY - Guinea will on December 28 hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, according to a decree...more
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ABUJA - At least 12 members of a local forest guard unit were killed when armed men attacked the town of...more
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A shutdown of the U.S. government is looking all but inevitable and there's growing concern the Trump administration is poised to use it as an opportunity to...more
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PARAFITA, Spain - Mr Javier Fernandez Perez recalls how residents of his hamlet used to burn undergrowth during the winter to...more
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OSLO - The winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on Oct 11 in Oslo.more
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PARAFITA, Spain - Javier Fernandez Perez recalls how residents of his hamlet used to burn undergrowth during the winter to help...more
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NEW YORK – Embattled New York City mayor Eric Adams, who has faced a federal bribery indictment and stunningly low...more
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A great unanswered question of the second Trump administration has been how its outright rejection of the existing global order would affect China’s international...more
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It’s hard to imagine Washington taking a more heavy-handed response to the prosecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was sentenced in September...more
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LOS ANGELES – As demands to release the so-called Epstein files rage on, a new documentary asks why America is so...more
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – A stowaway was found dead in the wheel well of an American Airlines plane at Charlotte Douglas...more
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Talks on reducing strategic nuclear weapons must first be conducted between Russia and the US, but the arsenals of Britain and...more
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SAN FRANCISCO – The Trump administration has attacked the University of California system’s research funding, launched a swarm of investigations and...more
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LOS ANGELES - State authorities in Oregon on Sept 28 sued to halt the deployment of US troops...more
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CHISINAU, Moldova - Moldova's ruling pro-EU party pulled comfortably ahead of its Russian-leaning rival in a crucial parliamentary...more
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Chemical upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste into materials to...more
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Scientists at the European x-ray free-electron laser facility in Germany have created a solid gold hydride by compressing gold with hydrocarbons at pressures above 40GPa and heating it...more
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PARIS - A French appeals court will begin a new trial on Monday of Air France and Airbus, 16 years after...more
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PARIS – A French appeals court will begin a new trial on Sept 29 of Air France and Airbus, 16 years...more
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Ahead of a meeting between lawmakers and President Donald Trump, the Republican leaders of Congress sought on Sept 28 to blame Democrats for an impasse...more
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LIVERPOOL, England - Britain will consider tightening the rules over how migrants can settle permanently in the country by making applicants...more
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GRAND BLANC, Michigan - Multiple people have been injured in a shooting at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...more
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WASHINGTON - Ahead of a meeting between lawmakers and President Donald Trump, the Republican leaders of Congress sought on Sept 28...more
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MEXICO CITY - The United States and Mexico launched a new bilateral initiative aimed at disrupting the flow of illicit firearms...more
4 days ago
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-Vaughn Miller, The Bahamas' minister for the environment, has died at the age of 64, the country's Office of the Prime...more
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President Donald Trump will attend a meeting with US generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, on Sept 30, a rare gathering...more
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PRAGUE - Hundreds of anonymous accounts on video-sharing platform TikTok have been increasingly active in spreading pro-Russia narratives and backing radical...more
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Denmark ordered a ban on Sunday on civil drone flights, after drones were observed at several military facilities overnight, following a week in which drone sorties caused the temporary...more
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VICTORIA - The Seychelles presidential election will go to a runoff between opposition leader Patrick Herminie and incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan...more
4 days ago
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Over 66,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday, a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to the White House...more
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COPENHAGEN - Denmark will ban all civilian drone flights across the country this week to ensure security as Copenhagen hosts an...more
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TEHRAN – As United Nations sanctions returned in full force on Sept 28, Iranians felt the strain deepen,...more
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MOSCOW -Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of the Telegram messaging app, accused French intelligence on Sunday of asking him through an...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Sept 28 there is “a real chance for greatness in the Middle East”...more
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The death toll following a stampede at a political rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu has climbed to 40,...more
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Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens, in one of...more
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WASHINGTON – Dr Russell Nelson, who headed the Mormon church since 2018, died on the night of Sept 27 at age...more
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WASHINGTON - With three days to go before a US government shutdown, an advocacy group that tracks federal spending warns...more
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LIVERPOOL, England - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on his party on Sept 28 to stop “navel-gazing” and unite...more
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Poland closed airspace near its southeastern cities of Lublin and Rzeszow until at least 0400 GMT on Sunday due to "unplanned...more
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WASHINGTON – Vacationing in India, engineer Amrutha Tamanam rushed to return to the United States after President Donald Trump abruptly announced...more
5 days ago
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UNITED NATIONS/UNITED STATES - A raft of UN sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, lifted under a...more
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BOGOTA - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sept 27 dismissed the US decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of...more
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WASHINGTON – The recent defence pact between Riyadh and Islamabad not only enhances the strategic standing of Pakistan but also changes...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - Widespread UN sanctions against Iran returned into force late on Sept 27 for...more
5 days ago
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will meet with the top Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress on Sept 29 to...more
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The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Buenos Aires on Sept 27 to demand...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent...more
5 days ago
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UNITED NATIONS - Iran’s clerical rulers face one of their gravest crises since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, caught between growing discontent...more
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A fire at a private fertiliser plant in Mehsana district of Gujarat, India, left two of the six workers present at the plant dead,...more
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Scientific progress, combined with the need to reduce resource consumption, is...more
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WASHINGTON – The first few days in any new job are always hard, but Sept 25 was especially tough for Ms...more
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At least 36 people were killed and more than 50 injured on Sept 27 in a stampede at a rally held by Tamil actor Vijay,...more
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UNITED NATIONS/VIENNA - The “snapback” re-imposition of UN sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal sends...more
5 days ago
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UNITED NATIONS/VIENNA - The “snapback” re-imposition of UN sanctions on Iran lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal sends...more
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Cycling team Israel-Premier Tech has been excluded from an upcoming race in Italy over concerns about pro-Palestinian protests and disruption if the team was...more
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In a meeting with US antiwar figures, Iranian Pres. Masoud Pezeshkian forecasted a more intense round of conflict with Israel and the US,...more
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STONEWALL, Texas – Gilt-edged plates glinted underneath crystal chandeliers as the evening sizzled with significance. Next to President Donald Trump...more
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RIGA - Nato said on Sept 27 it is upgrading its mission in the Baltic Sea with an air-defence frigate and...more
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RIGA - Nato said on Sept 27 it is upgrading its mission in the Baltic Sea with an air-defence frigate and...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Ore., "authorizing Full Force, if necessary" to handle "domestic terrorists" as he expands his controversial deployments...more
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An experimental gene therapy seems to show potential to slow the debilitating progression of Huntington's disease, a European biotech company that developed the new treatment says.Huntington's disease...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sept 27 authorised the deployment of troops in the northwestern US city of Portland and at Immigration and Customs...more
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LIMA - Peru's youth are rallying for another round of protests against President Dina Boluarte on Saturday, a week after demonstrations...more
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BOGOTA - Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday dismissed the U.S. decision to revoke his visa and accused Washington of violating...more
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BRUSSELS - Nato launched on Friday a new mission to bolster the defence of Europe's eastern flank in response to Russian...more
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OREM, Utah - The suspect in Charlie Kirk’s shooting, Tyler Robinson, is a 22-year-old native of Utah who authorities say had...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining "tangible, timebound, and irreversible...more
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BRUSSELS/WARSAW - NATO announced plans to beef up the defence of Europe's eastern flank on Friday, two days after Poland shot...more
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WARSAW - A Belarusian dissident who refused to leave his home country after being released from prison there earlier this week has...more
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A Trump insider and longtime friend of Charlie Kirk tells The Grayzone how the assassinated conservative leader’s turning point on Israeli influence provoked...more
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Canada hosted a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers Friday to discuss further measures to increase the pressure on Russia.John Fragos, press secretary for...more
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Until now, scientists only had crystal structures of the human cannabinoid receptor, CB1 in its inactive, antagonist-bound form, but a new study has obtained crystal structures of CB1...more
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A highly reflective cement could keep buildings cooler in hotter weather, alleviating the need for air-conditioning units. According to the researchers who developed the material, reflecting just 1%...more
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Members of the G7 condemned recent actions by Iran Friday, saying the country has been engaging in transnational repression and attacks on political opponents...more
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CHICAGO - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man on Friday as officers attempted to detain...more
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WASHINGTON - China is preparing for war to retake Taiwan, the island's top China policymaker said in Washington on Friday, warning...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States moved on Sept 12 to dismantle a “burdensome” federal programme that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across...more
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OREM - US authorities announced on Sept 12 that they had taken into custody the person believed to havemore
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SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla, the electric vehicle company led by billionaire Elon Musk, was accused in a lawsuit on Sept...more
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CHICAGO - A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a man on Sept 12 as officers attempted...more
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PARIS - Climate action is a “moral responsibility” for wealthy polluting nations, Tuvalu’s climate minister told AFP on Sept 12, as...more
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BOSTON - A federal appeals court rejected on Friday a challenge by immigrant rights advocates to the decision by U.S. President...more
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OREM, Utah – A 22-year-old man angered by Charlie Kirk’s politics turned himself in to face charges inmore
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The UN General Assembly voted on Sept 12 to back a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and...more
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WASHINGTON - The University of California, Berkeley said on Sept 12 it has provided information on 160 faculty members and students...more
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WASHINGTON - The University of California, Berkeley said on Sept 12 it has provided information on 160 faculty members and students...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States stands with the Philippines, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sept 12, rejecting what he...more
5 days ago
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It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive...more
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The Trump administration has been discussing severe restrictions on medicines from China that, if enacted, could upend the American pharmaceutical industry...more
5 days ago
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Olivia Li Yanxi was entirely typical for a girl her age and yet extraordinary. She liked gymnastics, dressing up as Elsa...more
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ROME – Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school – the longest summer holiday...more
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ISTANBUL - Shinning down a lamp-post, the tiny gorilla almost seems to be laughing as he dodges past his keeper at an Istanbul zoo he...more
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SWITZERLAND – Nestle investors have called for chairman Paul Bulcke to step down over the departure of a second chief executive...more
5 days ago
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LONDON – The proliferation of uncrewed systems in the Ukraine-Russia war has highlighted the importance of drone defence capabilities. But the dilemma militaries around the...more
5 days ago
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ISTANBUL - A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 48 suspects, including the mayor of Istanbul’s opposition-run Bayrampasa district, as part...more
5 days ago
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LONDON - London police will deploy extra officers on Sept 13 as right-wing, anti-immigrant protesters and opposing anti-racism demonstrators stage rival...more
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WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS/BERLIN/PARIS - The swarm of nearly 20 drones across Polish borders this week triggered deep anxiety among NATO members who, for...more
5 days ago
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NEW YORK – Foreign ministers of the US, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt released the outline for a plan to...more
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OREM, Utah - The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges...more
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WASHINGTON - Days after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defence...more
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Mr Diego Felix Dos Santos never expected to hear his late father’s voice again – until AI made it possible. ...more
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US officials held talks on Sept 13 with the authorities in Kabul over Americans held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration’s foreign...more
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Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon - Palestinian factions began handing over weapons from Lebanon’s largest refugee camp on Sept 13, a Palestinian official...more
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NEW YORK - Moments before he was killed at a Utah university onmore
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DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's national electoral commission on Saturday accepted the nomination papers of Luhaga Mpina, a senior politician from...more
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VATICAN CITY - US President Donald Trump’s new envoy to the Vatican tried to sweeten his diplomacy on Sept 13 in...more
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PHOENIX, Arizona – The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has pledged to carry on her husband’s work, telling “evildoers”...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump issued a letter to NATO countries on Saturday, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and impose major sanctions on Russia to end the war with Ukraine.Trump...more
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WASHINGTON – After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Mr Charlie Kirk, Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully...more
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WASHINGTON – After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Mr Charlie Kirk, Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully...more
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VIENNA - Vienna was hosting a veritable traffic-stopper on Sept 13, with 25 tram-driving teams from across the world battling it out in the first...more
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MADRID - An explosion in a cafe in the Spanish capital Madrid on Sept 13 injured 21 people, three of them seriously, emergency services said.more
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WARSAW - Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Sept 13 because of a threat of drone...more
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China's Ministry of Commerce on Saturday announced an anti-discrimination investigation into U.S. trade policy over analog chips and a separate investigation into dumping, the day before a new round of U.S.-China trade...more
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PARIS - New French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Sept 13 that he was dropping a proposal by his predecessor...more
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A London march organized by far-right activist Tommy Robinson drew more than 100,000 people and became unruly on Saturday as a small group of his supporters clashed with...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge extended a block on a Trump administration attempt to deport Guatemalan unaccompanied children with active...more
5 days ago
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The social media site Bluesky is emerging as a significant platform for science communication, with substantially higher levels of engagement and content originality than...more
5 days ago
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge on Saturday said it appeared that President Donald Trump's administration intentionally circumvented immigration laws this week...more
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CARACAS - The Venezuelan government announced on Sept 13 that a US destroyer intercepted, boarded and occupied a Venezuelan tuna fishing...more
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Romania scrambled fighter jets on Sept 13 when a drone breached the country’s airspace during a Russian attack on Ukrainian infrastructure near the border, the...more
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The United Nations Secretary-General condemned on Saturday the reported killing of at least 40 people during an attack by armed gangs...more
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OREM, Utah - The Utah trade school student jailed on suspicion of fatally shooting right-wing activist Charlie Kirk faces formal charges next week, according to...more
5 days ago
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SALT LAKE CITY - The political powerhouse that Mr Charlie Kirk built reached conservative college students on campuses all over the...more
5 days ago
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is asking Congress for an extra US$58 million (S$74 million) to bolster security for the executive...more
5 days ago
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LONDON - More than 100,000 protesters marched through central London on Sept 13, carrying flags of England and Britain and scuffling...more
5 days ago
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LONDON – Britain and the United States are set to sign a landmark technology agreement in the coming days during US...more
5 days ago
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NORTH CAROLINA – The second season of Beast Games, the buzzy reality competition show that streams on Amazon Prime Video, received...more
5 days ago
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Whale researchers say that an endangered southern resident killer whale was found pushing a deceased calf in the Salish Sea on Friday.For some, the sighting may stir memories of another...more
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Five U.S. F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday after President Donald Trump last week ordered 10 of...more
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The day after Charlie Kirk was killed, an acquaintance of Tyler Robinson’s posed a question to him in a group chat.more
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SAO PAULO - Brazilian musician Hermeto Pascoal, who played - and even boxed - with Miles Davis and was known as...more
5 days ago
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AUSTIN, Texas – Almost six months into the trade war, the Trump administration is racing to wean America off its near total dependence on China...more
5 days ago
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MEXICO CITY - A fiery accident in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula on Saturday killed 15 people, according to the state’s secretary of...more
5 days ago
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MADRID – US and Chinese officials meet in Madrid on Sept 14 to hash over longstanding trade irritants, a looming...more
5 days ago
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PARIS/WASHINGTON - Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo will commit to working with third parties, including the U.S., to revamp...more
5 days ago
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Nepal's new prime minister took office Sunday and "urged calm and cooperation to rebuild" the Himalayan nation after days of violent protests last week left at least...more
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WASHINGTON - Since the U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot in a brazen display of violence, President Donald Trump has...more
5 days ago
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LONDON - British police charged a 37-year old man with religiously-motivated criminal damage after a number of attacks on synagogues and...more
5 days ago
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WASHINGTON – Since US conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot in a brazen display of violence, President Donald Trump has embraced...more
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PARIS – France’s newly appointed prime minister has announced that he is cancelling controversial plans to cut...more
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LONDON – Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed on Sept 14 plans by American finance firms, including PayPal and Citi Group, to...more
5 days ago
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Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton, who rose to become one of the most popular fighters in the sport, has died. He was 46.Hatton...more
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Ukrainian drones struck one of Russia's largest oil refineries overnight, sparking a fire, according to Russian officials and Ukraine's military.The strike on the Kirishi refinery, in Russia's northwestern...more
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LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said people have a right to peaceful protest after more than 100,000 demonstrators joined...more
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel on Sunday as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple highrise buildings and killing at least 13 Palestinians.Rubio said...more
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ANKARA - Tens of thousands of people protested in the capital Ankara on Sunday against a court case that could oust...more
5 days ago
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WASHINGTON – Utah’s governor Spencer Cox on Sept 14 provided new information about the background and political leanings of...more
5 days ago
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SAO PAULO - Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro underwent a series of medical procedures in the capital city of Brasilia on...more
5 days ago
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BERLIN - Support for Germany's far right surged in local elections in the country's most populous state on Sunday, sending a...more
5 days ago
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BERLIN - Support for Germany's far right surged in local elections in the country's most populous state on Sept 14, sending...more
5 days ago
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Nanodiamonds – important for wide-ranging applications, including biomedical imaging, drug delivery, quantum...more
5 days ago
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The UK government is investing almost £30 million to establish a specialised facility to support the development of new RNA therapies,more
5 days ago
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TUNIS - Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed Sifi Ghrieb as the country’s new prime minister and Mourad Adjal as minister of...more
5 days ago
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A host for the conservative Fox & Friends talk show apologized on Sunday for stating that homeless mentally ill people should...more
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WASHINGTON - A host for the conservative Fox & Friends talk show apologised on Sept 14 for stating that homeless mentally...more
5 days ago
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FRANKLIN PARK, Illinois - Mr Rudy Repa, a 27-year-old resident of Franklin Park, Illinois, placed a single marigold at a makeshift...more
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MADRID - US and Chinese officials concluded a first day of talks in Madrid on Sept 14 on their strained trade...more
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Spanish authorities say more than 100,000 people took part in the latest pro-Palestinian protests that interrupted the final stage of the Spanish Vuelta and forced organizers to cut...more
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sept 14 that a visit to Israel by top US diplomat Marco Rubio underscored the strength of ties between...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Sept 14 made a final push to sway a US appeals court to let him...more
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LONDON - British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl who vanished from Portugal's Algarve region in...more
5 days ago
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump on Sept 14 said foreign workers sent to the United States are “welcome” and...more
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KYIV - President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept 14 that Ukrainian forces had advanced in border districts of northern Sumy region,...more
5 days ago
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LONDON – British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl who vanished from Portugal’s Algarve region...more
5 days ago
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DUBAI - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the reimposition of global sanctions over Iran’s nuclear programme is “not like the sky...more
5 days ago
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U.S. President Donald Trump 's administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Javier Milei has vetoed a law that would have increased budget allocations for pediatric hospitals, the...more
5 days ago
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The criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump at his Florida golf course begins with opening statements on Thursday, with defendant...more
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STARBASE, Texas – Following the success of its latest Starship test, SpaceX is readying a bigger version of the rocket that...more
5 days ago
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said early on Thursday his country would deploy military, police and civilian defenses at 284 "battlefront" locations...more
5 days ago
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SARAJEVO - Slovenia has barred entry to the separatist leader of the Serb part of Bosnia, who has been sentenced to...more
5 days ago
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It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive...more
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NEW YORK - New York on Sept 11, 2025, marked the devastating attacks of Sept 11, 2001, 24 years after the plane hijackings that claimed...more
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JOHANNESBURG - Eswatini's government said on Thursday that it did not have any agreement with the United States to receive Kilmar...more
5 days ago
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Traditional news organizations were cautious in their mid-afternoon coverage of Charlie Kirk's assassination Wednesday not to depict the moment he was shot — instead showing video of...more
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PRISTINA - A new minister in Albania charged to handle public procurement will be impervious to bribes, threats, or attempts to...more
5 days ago
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ZURICH - Time is money for Swiss watchmakers – some are cashing in on US President Donald Trump’s massive tariff on...more
5 days ago
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BERLIN - Germany’s army needs to add 100,000 active troops to its existing 62,000 to meet new Nato targets intended to...more
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TBILISI - Georgian authorities on Thursday arrested Levan Khabeishvili, a leader of the country's largest opposition party, days after he had...more
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WASHINGTON – Federal investigators have recovered what they believe is the rifle used to kill conservative activist Charlie...more
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STRASBOURG, France - Rowdy scenes erupted on Sept 11 as the European Parliament refused a far-right request for a minute of...more
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WASHINGTON – Mr Charlie Kirk often pointed to his wife, Erika, and their children as examples of the conservative ideals...more
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NAIROBI - South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity for his...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday said her government was not looking for a conflict with countries on...more
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HAVANA - The Cuban Energy and Mining Ministry said on Thursday 80% of the capital, Havana, had power and most of...more
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Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich refused to cross into Lithuania with other freed prisoners after they were pardoned and released at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday,...more
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CARACAS - None of the 11 people killed in a US military strike on a boat in the...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said he would award Mr Charlie Kirk with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, paying tribute...more
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The gunshot that killed conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk at a Utah university campus seems poised to reverberate across the U.S. in ways that could make...more
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FORT PIERCE, Florida - The criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump got off to a contentious start...more
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New experiments suggest that electrochemistry could influence nuclear fusion between deuterium atoms in a metal lattice. While the findings won’t immediately pave the way for large-scale fusion reactors, they...more
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Stereochemistry can be used to tune the density and detonation performance of cage-like energetic materials, new research shows.1 This research on three-dimensional structures builds on a small body...more
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The majority of a panel of Brazilian Supreme Court justices voted on Thursday to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup to remain in office despite...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has withdrawn the nomination of Landon Heid, a China hawk, for a key post in the...more
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WASHINGTON - Some U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) went into lockdown on Thursday after they received reports of threats...more
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WASHINGTON - US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on Sept 11 warned that Washington may take action against foreigners “praising,...more
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NAIROBI - South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar has been charged with murder, treason and crimes against humanity for his...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - The United Nations Security Council on Sept 11 condemned recent strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, but...more
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BRASILIA -  A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court on Sept 11 sentenced former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and three months in prison for...more
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WASHINGTON - Some U.S. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) went into lockdown on Thursday after they received reports of threats...more
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WASHINGTON - Some US Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) went into lockdown on Sept 11 after they received reports of...more
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US investigators said on Sept 11 they had found the bolt-action rifle they believed was used to kill the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and released images...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said he intends to attend the funeral for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was...more
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BRASILIA – As a military man Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro had a reputation for disobeying orders. As head of state from...more
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BRASILIA – Patrons of a bar in Brasilia cheered and applauded Sept 11 as ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s guilty verdict appeared on a...more
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The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was placed on a security lockdown on Thursday while military personnel and local law...more
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When Sebastien Wall found out that cellphones were about to be banned from his New Hampshire high school, he began making...more
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WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to meet with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and other senior officials next week...more
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WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sept 11 said the United States would respond, without specifying how, after...more
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AUSTIN, Texas – Six months after he was nominated by US President Donald Trump to be the US Ambassador to...more
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Military personnel and local law enforcement did not find any shooter threat at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, which...more
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Orem, United States - President Donald Trump urged supporters on Sept 11 to respond peacefully to the killing of right-wing campaigner...more
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The United States used to be known as the “leader of the free world”— a mostly self-proclaimed but still widely resonant title that revealed...more
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Tension across the Taiwan Strait has raised fears that Beijing and Taipei could soon find themselves at war. Most observers imagine two possible avenues...more
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The events of October 7, 2023, shook Israel to its core. Hamas’s brutal attack—which left some 1,200 dead and hundreds more held captive—made clear...more
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OREM, Utah - Mr Charlie Kirk, a right-wing activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, wasmore
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The US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, was placed under lockdown on Sept 11 after a post on an anonymous chat...more
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Apple will roll out a hypertension detection feature on its smartwatch next week after receiving US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...more
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OREM, Utah – Investigators searching for the man who killed right-wing activist Charlie Kirk appealed for the public’s...more
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Oslo - US President Donald Trump’s obsession with winning the Nobel Peace Prize in October may have hit...more
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OREM, Utah – The sniper who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk was still on the loose on Sept 12 even as...more
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LONDON – The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Mr Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to...more
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GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Friedrich Merz promised to cut the far right down to size. This Sunday, he faces his first big...more
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Millions of dollars’ worth of birth control pills and other contraceptives destined for people in low-income countries have been destroyed at...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The UN General Assembly will vote on Sept 12 whether to back the “New York Declaration”, a resolution...more
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LONDON – The British royals will display their unrivalled soft power when Mr Donald Trump visits Britain next week, seeking to...more
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They're the most visible symbol of what U.S. President Donald Trump pledges will be "the largest mass deportation in history."They're the armed officers of Immigration and...more
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Among the many uncertainties in the aftermath of Israel's strike on Hamas's leadership in Qatar, none looms larger than the future of its invasion of Gaza...more
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Right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk's certainty helped him gain a massive audience among young people looking for answers in an uncertain world. Scholars who study conservatism say his ability...more
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An election to Norway's Sámi Parliament this week returned major gains for a party opposed to land rights and other special privileges for the Indigenous group.The...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. investigators said on Thursday they had found a bolt-action rifle believed to have been used in the politically...more
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South Sudan's opposition has accused the government of trying to enforce "authoritarian control and one-tribe rule" after First Vice President Riek...more
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PARIS – France reiterated its demands on Sept 12 for the immediate, unconditional release of three French citizens held in Iran,...more
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More than a dozen long-range kamikaze drones seen near an airport controlled by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces during a major air...more
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BRASILIA - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced on Thursday to 27 years and three months in prison hours after...more
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BLANTYRE - Malawians will vote for their next president, members of parliament and local councillors on September 16 after five years...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo has instructed the Catholic Church’s newest bishops to confront sexual abuse by priests...more
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WASHINGTON – Graphic videos that swept across social media of Mr Charlie Kirk’s shooting made the activist’s death...more
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AL-SOMARIA, Syria - Syrian security forces stormed the rundown Damascus suburb in late August, toting guns, swords and eviction orders. In...more
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MILAN –Late designer Giorgio Armani has instructed heirs to gradually sell the fashion brand he created 50 years ago or...more
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VILNIUS - Belarusian prisoners released from jail on Thursday and exiled to Lithuania in a U.S.-brokered deal told Reuters they were...more
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WorldMany Palestinians have been forced to relocate to the southern Gaza Strip after the Israeli military called for a full...more
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Poland rejected on Friday a suggestion by Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the U.S. president...more
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A 22-year-old Utah man was arrested on suspicion of aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily harm, and obstruction of justice in connection with the fatal...more
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 12 that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis,...more
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BERLIN - German federal prosecutors said on Friday that they had taken over an investigation into a suspected Islamist attempt to...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said his patience with Russian President Vladimir Putin was “running out fast” and threatened Moscow...more
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VILNIUS - Belarusian prisoners released from jail on Thursday and exiled to Lithuania thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his role...more
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 12 that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis,...more
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SAN JOSE - Costa Rican police arrested four people suspected of involvement in the June killing of a Nicaraguan ex-military officer...more
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BRUSSELS - US-funded contraceptives and medicines valued at nearly US$10 million (S$12.8 million) remain in a Belgian warehouse despite reports of...more
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JOHANNESBURG - A South African court has reopened an inquest into the death of anti-apartheid leader Steve Biko exactly 48 years...more
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MADRID - Spain sees hosting talks between the United States and China in the coming days as a chance to repair...more
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A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is listed as...more
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Minutes after the shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk in Utah on Sept 10, calls for civil war...more
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MILAN - Two elephant tusks, Japanese folding screens, a bronze bear and a portrait by American artist Andy Warhol are some...more
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BRUSSELS - European Union countries have shelved plans to approve a new climate change target next week, after pushback from governments...more
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LONDON - The British police said on Sept 12 that officers investigating a series of antisemitic incidents in north London had...more
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PRISTINA - The United States has suspended a dialogue on strengthening economic and diplomatic ties with Kosovo over concerns that some...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil's Supreme Court found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty on Thursday of plotting a coup to remain in power...more
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Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki has been chosen as the country's interim leader, said an official from the Nepalese president's office, after violent anti-corruption protests forced Prime...more
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox said that investigators arrested Tyler Robinson after a family member alerted the authorities that he had confessed,...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said the United States would respond, without specifying how, after former...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered Donald Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg citizenship on Sept 12, urging him to spend...more
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Repairing a WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island's airport for a day will be a challenge, say...more
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BRASILIA - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux voted on Wednesday to annul the case against former President Jair Bolsonaro due...more
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VILNIUS - Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, issued an evacuation order on Wednesday for residents within a one-kilometre (0.62 mile) radius of a...more
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BLANTYRE - Malawi holds a presidential election on September 16, when voters will also cast ballots for members of parliament and...more
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the legality of Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs, setting up a major test of one of the Republican president's boldest...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo is preparing to publish the first high-level document of his four-month papacy, which is expected to...more
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WASHINGTON – Former vice-president Kamala Harris has said it was “recklessness” for top Democrats to defer to then President Joe Biden...more
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WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris believes it was reckless to allow former President Joe Biden to decide to seek re-election in 2024,...more
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JOHANNESBURG - Governments in sub-Saharan Africa have provided school meals to roughly 20 million extra children over the past two years,...more
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ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hailed her country's "excellent" relationship with India in a phone call on Wednesday...more
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WASHINGTON – A sample obtained by Nasa’s Perseverance rover of rock formed billions of years ago from sediment on the bottom...more
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PARIS - Ripples in spacetime sent hurtling through the universe when two black holes smash into each other – a phenomenon...more
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PARIS - Ripples in spacetime sent hurtling through the universe when two black holes smash into each other – a phenomenon...more
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NEW YORK - The leader of a Mexico-based megachurch with 5 million followers worldwide has been hit with federal sex trafficking charges...more
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Leading Belarus dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski held talks at the White House this week to thank the Trump administration for negotiating his...more
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The increasing role of carbon emissions in causing heat waves, floods, droughts and other extreme weather is becoming clearer, thanks to the growing field of climate...more
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ADDIS ABABA - Africa is aiming to secure $50 billion a year for a new continental climate solutions initiative sponsored by...more
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A South Korean charter plane left for the U.S. on Wednesday to bring back Korean workers detained in an immigration raid in Georgia last week, though officials...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on Wednesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on global and regional...more
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HAVANA - Communist Cuba's national power grid collapsed for the fourth time in less than a year on Wednesday morning causing...more
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A sample obtained by NASA's Perseverance rover of rock formed billions of years ago from sediment on the bottom of a lake contains potential signs of ancient microbial...more
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DOHA - Israel's strikes targeting Hamas in Doha, hot on the heels of an Iranian hit on a U.S. base in...more
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PARIS - A long-lost painting by 17th-century Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens has been found in a Paris mansion, a French...more
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KYIV - A suspected Russian drone incursion in Poland on Wednesday, which provoked deep alarm as Moscow's war in Ukraine spilled...more
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LONDON - Prince Harry had tea with King Charles on Sept 10 at their first meeting in 20 months, in what may prove a first...more
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NEW YORK - Billionaire Elon Musk is at risk of losing his title of world’s wealthiest person to Oracle co-founder Larry...more
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Apple promoted its annual launch event on Tuesday as "awe dropping." But amid its new models of AirPods, iPhones and smart watches, what most stood out may...more
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Taylor Kanipe, a fourth-year PhD student at North Carolina State University in the US, is on a mission to develop a...more
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LONDON - US President Donald Trump’s unprecedented second UK state visit next week will involve a state banquet hosted by King...more
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Higher education groups have criticsed a Trump administration proposal to introduce a new four-year time limit on visas for international students and researchers. The...more
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WASHINGTON - US right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk was shot on Sept 10 at an event at Utah Valley University...more
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Conservative U.S. commentator and Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot on Wednesday at an event at Utah Valley University, NBC News reported, citing a university spokesperson.A spokesperson told NBC News that Kirk was...more
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PARIS - A police investigation showed foreign nationals placed the pig heads that were found outside at least nine mosques in...more
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HAVANA - Communist Cuba's National Electric Union said power was slowly being restored Wednesday evening on the Caribbean Island after the...more
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Leaders and lawmakers across the political spectrum reacted with horror to the killing of Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old right-wing U.S. activist,...more
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LONDON - Britain said on Sept 10 it would mass produce Ukrainian-designed interceptor drones to help Ukraine counter Russian missiles and...more
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WorldSoccer fans hoping to see a World Cup game next summer will need to have a Visa card in their wallet to have first...more
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WASHINGTON - Mr Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at a US university on Sept 10, was the eloquent spokesman for a...more
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US right-wing activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, an influential ally of President Donald Trump, was fatally shot in the neck on Sept 10 at an...more
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NEW YORK - Mr Andrew Piskadlo was standing in the middle of a campus amphitheatre on Sept 10, waiting to debate Mr Charlie Kirk...more
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BOSTON – Harvard University said it has received notice that some of the federal research funding frozen by the Trump administration...more
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL Charlie Kirk had a gift for embracing his critics, for refuting their arguments, for harnessing their hatred....more
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PARIS - Government-led programmes attempting to curb childhood obesity by educating parents do not work, an international study published on Sept...more
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DOHA - Qatar hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a strongly worded statement early on Sept 11, describing...more
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Charlie Kirk, who rose from a teenage conservative campus activist to a top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday...more
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WASHINGTON - Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot at a university in Utah on Sept 10, becoming...more
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WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sept 10 he wanted constructive dialogue with China in a call...more
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Officials investigating the fatal shooting on Wednesday of conservative activist Charlie Kirk gave conflicting accounts as to whether the suspected shooter...more
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WASHINGTON – South Korea asked its ally the United States on Sept 10 to allow hundreds of Korean workers to leave...more
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BRASILIA – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Fux voted on Sept 10 to acquit former president Jair Bolsonaro of an alleged...more
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WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth held his first conversation with his Chinese counterpart and stressed that the United States...more
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STOCKHOLM – Executive overreach and foreign aid funding cuts during US President Donald Trump’s first six months in office have hurt...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Sept 9 threatened to sue The New York Times for publishing articles related to a sexually...more
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LONDON – Anonymous street artist Banksy caused a stir on Sept 8 with a striking new work depictingmore
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Actress Ayo Edebiri is garnering applause for her response after an interviewer tried to shut her out of a question about the #MeToo...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve moved a step closer to joining the central bank...more
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MADRID – The Spanish Parliament on Sept 10 dealt a blow to embattled Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez by rejecting his government’s...more
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STOCKHOLM - Press freedoms worldwide have declined significantly over the past five years to hit their lowest level in 50 years,...more
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WASHINGTON – Nasa has blocked Chinese citizens with US visas from working on agency programmes, people familiar with the matter said,...more
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WASHINGTON - What was meant to be a moment of silence in the US House of Representatives on Sept 10 for themore
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SAN FRANCISCO – Within minutes of the shooting of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk at a rally at Utah Valley University on Sept...more
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AUSTIN, Texas - Mr Charlie Kirk’s name may not ring a bell in Singapore but the shooting of the 31-year-old...more
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WASHINGTON – The assassination of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk marks a watershed moment in a surge of US political violence, one that...more
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Authorities in the U.S. had no suspect in custody for the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk after hours of...more
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The present has a message about the past. In case you hadn’t heard, we had it so much better in the...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump hailed his assassinated ally Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for truth” on...more
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PARIS – Children under 15 in France should be banned entirely from using social media, and those aged between 15 and...more
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In the past five years, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has become Latin America’s most celebrated authoritarian. He has won plaudits—including from U.S. President Donald...more
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Charlie Kirk, who died after being shot during an appearance at Utah Valley University Wednesday, had a long history of contentious views and often courted controversy with...more
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WASHINGTON – Less than four months ago, US President Donald Trump met with the leader of Qatar, praising his opulent palace and...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - When Apple launched the iPhone X in 2017, the company did more than usher in facial recognition and...more
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Washington’s South Asia policy is adrift. Since roughly the turn of the century, U.S. leaders have seen India as a democratic counterweight to China and sought to position...more
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LONDON – Britain has no plans to use a controversial technique to block some of the sun’s rays in a bid...more
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WARSAW - Poland introduced restrictions to air traffic along its eastern borders with Belarus and Ukraine, the Armed Forces’ Operational Command...more
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THERMAIC GULF, Greece – “Octopus!” shouted the crew of the Sea Eagle vessel as a slippery cephalopod squirmed out of a...more
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SALT LAKE CITY - Police and federal agents mounted an intense manhunt on Sept 11 for the sniper believed to have...more
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ISTANBUL – Turkish prosecutors on Sept 11 seized control of a 121-company conglomerate, which includes three major television stations, and ordered...more
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In a warehouse on the southern edge of Calgary International Airport, De Havilland Canada is developing the DHC 515, a rugged...more
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After their three children were killed in an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza City last year, Diana and Omar Al-Rubai were just days away from...more
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PARIS – For all the vitriol flying around French politics in recent months, you will struggle to find anyone with a bad word to say...more
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SALT LAKE CITY - Police and federal agents mounted an intense manhunt on Sept 11 for the sniper believed to have...more
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South African prosecutors will reopen an inquest into the 1977 killing of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, whose death after alleged torture...more
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WARSAW - The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting at Poland's request to discuss this week's violation of Polish...more
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GENEVA – A deadly fungus is spreading rapidly across Europe’s hospitals, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control...more
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ROME - Rome hopes to open the River Tiber to public swimming within five years, the city's mayor said on Sept...more
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ROME - Italy's foreign minister on Thursday told the upper house of parliament that new sanctions were needed to put pressure...more
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WASHINGTON - The parliaments of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are preparing a joint letter asking key committee heads in the U.S....more
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FORT PIERCE, Florida – The criminal trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump at his...more
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LONDON – Britain has sacked Mr Peter Mandelson as its ambassador to the United States over his relationship with the late...more
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VILNIUS - Lawmakers from three Baltic nations bordering Russia urged the U.S. Congress on Thursday to reject a proposal by President...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s expansion of executive power, including his unprecedented push to send troops into US cities to combat...more
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ZURICH - Switzerland is proposing that its gold industry builds a refinery in the United States or increases its processing capacity...more
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LISBON - Portugal's minority centre-right government has begun a major overhaul of labour laws to boost competitiveness by making dismissals easier...more
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PARIS – More than 100 international media groups and industry bodies urged the Trump administration on Sept 11 not to slash...more
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MOSCOW - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told an envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday that he was ready to...more
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ATHENS - The United States wants to expand its energy ties with Greece, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a...more
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VILNIUS – Belarus has freed 52 prisoners of various nationalities and they are now on their way to Lithuania with the...more
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TBILISI - The Georgian Security Service has detained two Ukrainian citizens for attempting to smuggle 2.4 kg of the hexogen explosive...more
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FRANKFURT, Germany - Germany wants to authorise its military to shoot down drones, the interior minister said on Sept 27,...more
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THE HAGUE – International Criminal Court (ICC) judges on Sept 9 began hearings to finalise charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph...more
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CAIRO - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered authorities on Tuesday to study the possible pardon of high-profile Egyptian-British activist and...more
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JOHANNESBURG – A group called Amerikaners, set up by white South Africans hoping to take up US President Donald Trump’s offer...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking his fifth prime minister in less than two years after opposition parties united...more
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AMSTERDAM - KLM, the Dutch arm of airline group Air France KLM, will cancel 100 flights on Wednesday after ground crew...more
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PARIS - Pig heads appeared outside several mosques around Paris on Sept 9, authorities said, decrying the insult to Muslims.more
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DONETSK REGION, Ukraine – After being wounded in the leg by an attack drone on the front lines of eastern Ukraine,...more
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Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels with machetes and guns killed more than 50 civilians at a funeral in east Congo, the latest big attack...more
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PARIS - Benoit Vasselin has no problem saying he will take part in France's "Block Everything" protests this week. But he...more
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LONDON - Commuters in London turned to bikes, buses and boats on Tuesday as a staff strike shut down the capital's...more
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Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions – to stem the impact of global warming – are both expensive, unfeasible...more
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GUBA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of...more
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GUBA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron lacks a majority in a fragmented and fractious parliament and has no easy option as...more
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AL-DABBA, Sudan - As the siege by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces tightens around al-Fashir, the few able to pay to escape...more
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WARSAW – Poland is closing its border with Belarus on Sept 11 at midnight local time as a result of the...more
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OSLO - Norway's Green Party played a crucial role in the re-election of the Labour-led government on Monday by securing 4.7% of...more
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BRUSSELS - Ten years after the conclusion of a nuclear agreement hailed at the time as “a historic breakthrough”, Iran...more
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Palestinians living in the ruins of Gaza City were bombarded with Israeli leaflets on Tuesday ordering them out, after Israel said it was about to obliterate the...more
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Israel launched a fatal strike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar on Tuesday as they considered a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The strike on the...more
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STOCKHOLM – Sweden will lower the age of criminal responsibility from the current 15 years old, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said...more
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The United States faces an energy crunch of historic proportions. After nearly 20 years of flat demand, electricity use is now growing at its...more
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MADRID - Spain's minority leftist government introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban smoking at outdoor venues including beaches, bar and...more
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CAIRO - Egyptian-British blogger and activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah rose to prominence as an impassioned voice in the Arab Spring uprising...more
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NOTTINGHAM, England - Prince Harry is to personally donate 1.1 million pounds ($1.49 million) to the BBC Children in Need charity,...more
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BRASILIA - The trial of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro over an alleged coup plot to reverse his 2022 electoral loss...more
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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa has sent officials to the United States to prepare for trade negotiations after attempting for months to...more
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BERLIN - About 50,000 households in Berlin were without electricity on Tuesday following a suspected arson attack on two pylons in...more
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s €150 billion (S$225 billion) in cheap loans for defence projects have been fully taken up by...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday called former President Jair Bolsonaro the head of a criminal...more
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Drones launched by the Rapid Support Forces targeted vital installations in the Sudanese army-controlled Khartoum state on Tuesday morning, including the...more
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BRUSSELS – The European Union’s €150 billion (S$225 billion) in cheap loans for defence projects have been fully taken up by...more
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Belarus, one of Russia's closest allies, denounced a decision by the Czech Republic to expel one of its diplomats, branding it...more
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WARSAW - Poland has arrested a Belarusian spy and will expel a diplomat who "supported the aggressive action of the Belarusian...more
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LONDON - London police on Sept 9 arrested a 57-year-old man suspected of bringing what is thought to be tear gas...more
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BRUSSELS - European Union countries are split over how ambitious to make their new climate change target, putting into doubt plans...more
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BRASILIA - Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday branded former President Jair Bolsonaro the leader of a criminal...more
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KINSHASA - Allied Democratic Forces rebels with machetes and guns have killed at least 61 civilians at a funeral in east...more
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A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges on Tuesday against a group of residents charged with illegally attempting to certify a victory...more
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A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certify President Donald Trump as the winner of...more
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AL-DABBA, Sudan - As the siege by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces tightens around al-Fashir, the few able to pay to escape...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named loyalist Sebastien Lecornu, a one-time conservative protege who rallied behind his 2017 presidential run,...more
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Looming high above the Blue Nile and stretching nearly two kilometres across, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has been a nation-building project and potential economic revolution 14 years in the making.With its...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 9 Israel’s decision to strike Qatar was made by Prime Minister Benjamin...more
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Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli was forced to resign on Tuesday by angry young anti-corruption protesters who defied a curfew and clashed with police a day after 19 people...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron named loyalist Sebastien Lecornu, a one-time conservative protege who rallied behind his 2017 presidential run,...more
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French President Emmanuel Macron named loyalist Sébastien Lecornu, a one-time conservative protégé who rallied behind his 2017 presidential run, as prime minister on Tuesday, defying expectations he might...more
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DUBAI - Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog IAEA have reached an understanding about the resumption of cooperation, Iranian Foreign Minister...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court paused on Tuesday a judge's order that required Donald Trump's administration to promptly take steps...more
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WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives will make an official trip to China later...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - Apple unveiled its iPhone 17 lineup on Sept 9, featuring its thinnest smartphone ever, as the tech giant...more
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BRASILIA - Two Brazilian Supreme Court justices on Tuesday voted to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro of leading a criminal conspiracy...more
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An Israeli-Russian graduate student from Princeton University in New Jersey who was kidnapped by a Shiite militia in Iraq in 2023...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court paused on Sept 9 a judge’s order that required Donald Trump’s administration to promptly take...more
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WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday said it would support a forensic analysis of the signature on a letter purportedly...more
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DOHA - Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Sept 9 that mediation efforts are part of...more
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The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man with stabbing a Ukrainian refugee to death last month on a North...more
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Apple on Tuesday rolled out its next generation of iPhones that includes a new ultra-thin model and a slight price hike for one of its high-end models, while...more
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STRASBOURG - The European Union’s chief executive, Dr Ursula von der Leyen, sets out her priorities for the year ahead on...more
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The US Supreme Court agreed on Sept 9 to decide the legality of Mr Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, setting up...more
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Apple rolled out the first end-to-end update of its smartwatch line in three years, adding blood-pressure notifications to the company’s high-end...more
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US President Donald Trump feels “very badly” about Israel’s strike on Hamas targets in Qatar and directed a top aide, Mr Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar...more
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WASHINGTON - The White House on Sept 9 said it would support a forensic analysis of the signature on a letter...more
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WASHINGTON –The United States is ready to broaden tariffs targeting buyers of Russian oil – if the EU takes similar moves...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sept 9 reiterated his denial that he had authored a lewd birthday note to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein,...more
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LONDON – Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new...more
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CUPERTINO, California – Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook appeared to be channelling his predecessor and design genius Steve Jobs on Sept 9 when he...more
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WASHINGTON - US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Sept 9 unveiled the Trump administration’s long-awaited roadmap to tackle chronic...more
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WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Sept 9 temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor...more
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A new report suggests Israel played a key role in establishing the narrative that Iran was behind attacks on Jewish-focused establishments in Australia....more
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LOS ANGELES – More than 60 cargo containers crashed into the water on the morning of Sept 9 when they toppled...more
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WASHINGTON - More than a week after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had blown up a boat off...more
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In December, a band of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham shocked the world by ousting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. HTS’s leader, Ahmed...more
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In the weeks since U.S. President Donald Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, two things have become clear. One is that convincing...more
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LOS ANGELES – A US woman charged with registering her dog to vote appeared in court on Sept 9 facing...more
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The US government will provide wildfire fighters with masks to protect against smoke – reversing a decades-long ban that exposed workers...more
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WASHINGTON – Viral videos on social media portray the moment protesters began jeering US President Donald Trump at a Washington restaurant...more
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The new Swedish Health Minister made a dramatic debut as she collapsed on her first day on the job during a...more
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PARIS - Protesters from a new movement in France staged demonstrations on highways that disrupted traffic early on Sept 10 and...more
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WARSAW - A drone or similar object struck a residential building in Wyryki in eastern Poland but nobody was injured, the...more
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LOS ANGELES – For much of the summer, immigrants in the Los Angeles region lacking legal status had lived in . Many rarely ventured out...more
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Businesses on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are struggling. And it's not just tariffs. It's the vast new compliance requirements they have to meet, and the bureaucracy which is...more
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LONDON - Britain's ambassador to the U.S., Peter Mandelson, has said he deeply regrets ever meeting convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...more
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It was on Oct. 7, 2023, that much of the world learned for the first time that Hamas's leaders lived in air-conditioned comfort 2,000 kilometres away from Gaza —...more
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VILNIUS - Russia's drone incursions into NATO members risk escalating into "exchange (of) the use of military power against each other",...more
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DUESSELDORF, Germany - A German court found Syrian citizen Issa Al Hasan guilty of an Islamic State-inspired 2024 stabbing attack on...more
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WARSAW - Poland is the closest it has been to open conflict since World War Two, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said...more
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FRANKFURT - Montenegro hopes to join the European Union and the euro zone in 2028, Prime Minister Milojko Spajic said on...more
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LONDON - One of the world’s largest global health initiatives will shift more of its resources to the very poorest countries...more
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BRASILIA/BRUSSELS - Brazil will propose the creation of a new forum for governments to discuss how climate policy affects trade -...more
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WARSAW - Poland is the closest it has been to open conflict since World War II, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sept 10 after...more
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MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Wednesday declined to comment on Poland's statement that it had shot down Russian drones in Polish...more
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PARIS - France's new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, pledged to find creative ways to work with rivals to pass a debt-slimming...more
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Berlin, September 10 - The German government approved new rules on Wednesday that legally oblige operators of critical infrastructure in the...more
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KINSHASA - Towns affected by Congo's latest Ebola outbreak have erected checkpoints to restrict population movements, officials said this week, as...more
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WARSAW - Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine on Wednesday, the first time...more
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DUBAI – A new agreement between Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog does not guarantee inspectors’ access to...more
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President Emmanuel Macron will accept the resignation of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Sept 9 after his government was ejected in a confidence vote, with...more
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WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told sailors and Marines on a warship off Puerto Rico on Monday that they...more
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LONDON - Prince Harry said the world had thrown a few challenges as he made his first return to Britain in...more
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CHICAGO –  After weeks of vowing to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, the Trump administration said on...more
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The Catholic Church has just canonized a saint who was born in the '90s, wore sneakers, played video games and used computer programming languages to spread the gospel.Carlo...more
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WASHINGTON - Mr Donald Trump on Sept 8 condemned the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman aboard a North Carolina train,...more
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ATHENS - An earthquake rattled Athens on Tuesday morning with no reports of any damage or fatalities.The Athens...more
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OSLO - Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere won a second term in office in a closely fought parliamentary election after...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump suggested on Sept 8 that offences that “take place in the home” should not...more
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ABIDJAN - Former Credit Suisse chief Tidjane Thiam and former President Laurent Gbagbo are barred from contesting next month's presidential election...more
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WASHINGTON - Mr Donald Trump on Sept 8 condemned the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian woman aboard a North Carolina train,...more
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Norway's minority Labour Party government won a second term in power on Monday while the populist right achieved its best-ever result, official counts showed, in an election dominated by...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to select a new prime minister “in the next few days” after the government of Prime Minister...more
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WASHINGTON – Suspected cyber attackers linked to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) impersonated the Republican chair of the House Select Committee...more
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NAIROBI - Ethiopia officially inaugurates Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - A former top security executive at WhatsApp filed a federal lawsuit on Sept 8 alleging that parent company...more
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PARIS - Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world’s third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climate...more
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LONDON - Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas on Sept 8 in London, as the...more
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The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's politically conservative eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, cement control of the family media empire that includes Fox News...more
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Immigration officials arrested nearly 500 workers, most of them South Korean citizens, at the construction site of an electric vehicle battery...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - When Apple debuts new iPhones on Sept 9, analysts say its biggest challenge will be to ride out...more
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Summits between heads of state are high-stakes gambles to achieve breakthrough solutions. Typically, they are judged on whether they help resolve an intractable international...more
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PARIS - The challenge French President Emmanuel Macron faces in choosing his fifth prime minister in under two years lays bare...more
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LONDON – Londoners turned to transportation alternatives in droves on Sept 8 as a Tube strike shut down much of the...more
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OSLO - Norway should continue to explore for oil and gas and remain a reliable energy supplier to Europe, the country's...more
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DUBAI - Revolut is planning to launch its services in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the fintech behemoth secured initial...more
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KINSHASA - Allied Democratic Forces rebels with machetes and guns killed more than 50 civilians at a funeral in east Congo,...more
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The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus.The IPC general assembly in Seoul, South Korea on Saturday first voted...more
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COPENHAGEN - Unidentified drones were observed near military installations in Denmark overnight, the Armed Forces said on Sept 27, according to...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sept 27 celebrated the indictment of James Comey, the former FBI director, declaring that...more
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On Sept. 22, 1975, 45-year-old Sara Jane Moore dropped her son off at his San Francisco school, visited a private gun dealer and, in what she later...more
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PARIS – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison sentence has deepened divisions in France over judges’ handling of political wrongdoing, months...more
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PARIS – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison sentence has deepened divisions in France over judges’ handling of political wrongdoing, months...more
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WASHINGTON - The FBI has fired a group of its agents photographed kneeling on the street in an attempt to de-escalate...more
6 days ago
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Working 9-to-5 is a way to make a living. But in Silicon Valley, amid the competitive artificial intelligence craze, grinding “996”...more
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The United States will revoke Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s visa because he had “urged US soldiers to disobey orders and incite...more
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LONDON - The British government will offer to pay more for medicines that it buys for the National Health Service, the...more
6 days ago
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Donald Trump likes to talk about taking on the biggest pharmaceutical companies and bringing manufacturing home. But with his long-awaited announcement...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Shocked and in tears, relatives on Sept 26 laid to rest two women and a girl whose live-streamed...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump called on Sept 26 for more of his political opponents to face criminal charges as...more
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September 27NewsDuration 2:58In an apparent escalation of U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s granddaughter has unveiled a clothing brand bearing her name, with promotional photos taken at the...more
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IRIMBO, Michoacan, Mexico - Family and friends gathered in a small Mexican town on Friday to mourn and demand justice for...more
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US President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Sept 26 to review the legality of his bid to limit...more
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CHELSEA, Massachusetts/BROADVIEW, Illinois - A US immigration officer shoving a woman in a New York City courthouse to the floor. Protesters...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico's former immigration chief publicly apologized on Friday for a fire at a migrant detention center in the...more
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Some per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are far...more
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Several pharmaceutical companies have cancelled or...more
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A nanoring with a diameter of eight nanometres is the largest molecule yet to show global aromaticity. While aromaticity is usually seen in smaller rings, the new structure...more
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A US district court judge in Washington DC has declined to restore approximately 1600 research grants worth more than $1 billion (£740 million)...more
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LONDON - King Charles and his wife Queen Camilla will pay a state visit to the Holy See next month, Buckingham...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States Supreme Court sided again on Sept 26 with Donald Trump, allowing his administration to withhold about...more
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he is ordering the declassification and release of all U.S. government records related to the...more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Sept 26 for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that “murdering Jews pays off”.more
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CHELSEA, Massachusetts/BROADVIEW, Illinois - A U.S. immigration officer shoving a woman in a New York City courthouse to the floor. Protesters...more
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UNITED NATIONS - United Nations (UN) sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed on Sept 27, Britain's UN envoy said...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court sided again on Friday with Donald Trump, allowing his administration to withhold about $4 billion...more
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UNITED NATIONS - United Nations sanctions on Iran are set to be reimposed on Saturday, Britain's U.N. envoy said on Friday...more
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WASHINGTON - The US criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey shatters norms of independence in federal...more
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Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups have urged COP30, the global climate summit to be held in Brazil this November,...more
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Thousands of protesters against Israel's war in Gaza marched in New York City on Friday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...more
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HAVANA - Assata Shakur, the former Black Liberation Army activist who became a civil rights icon for some and a wanted...more
6 days ago
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The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled they were removed in the colonial era...more
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WASHINGTON - A US judge on Sept 26 rejected a bid by China-based DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, to be...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - European officials are uneasily digesting US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations this week,...more
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September 26NewsDuration 2:20China, the world’s largest polluter, just made a historic move:...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey shatters norms of independence in federal investigations and will...more
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The former high school football player who killed four people inside a Manhattan office tower that houses the headquarters of the NFL, and who...more
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LONDON - A judge on Sept 26 jailed a nursery worker for eight years for a string of “gratuitous” and “sadistic”...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations was shocked, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday, when a Fox News host called...more
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ABUJA - A Nigerian court on Friday rejected a bid by separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to be freed, ruling that prosecutors...more
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FRANKFURT - The interior ministry of the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein said on Friday that drones had been sighted overnight...more
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HELSINKI - Countries on the European Union’s eastern flank have agreed on the need for a “drone wall” with advanced detection,...more
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The federal judge in Virginia assigned to hear former FBI Director James Comey's criminal case is an ex-public defender who advocated...more
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MAIDUGURI - At least 100 people are feared dead following the collapse of a gold mining pit in Nigeria's Zamfara State,...more
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At least 30 people were killed in an airstrike in western Niger, two sources told Reuters, the latest casualties in a...more
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THE HAGUE – The Netherlands said it would give back a major fossil collection to Indonesia, granting its former colony’s request...more
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UNITED NATIONS – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Sept 26 for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them...more
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COPENHAGEN - Denmark has no plans to invoke Nato’s Article 4 clause on security consultations, its foreign minister said on Sept...more
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BEIRUT - Lebanese authorities will on Friday release former central bank governor Riad Salameh, who posted a record-high bail after nearly...more
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COPENHAGEN - Denmark’s second-biggest airport, Billund, was briefly shut early on Sept 26 following a report of illegal drone activity that...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The world must not allow Iran to rebuild its nuclear and military programs, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...more
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LONDON – Cybercriminals have stolen data on over 8,000 children attending nurseries in London operated by childcare provider Kido International, the...more
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LONDON - Argentina's "whatever it takes" moment with the United States this week may have given the country its best chance...more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries on Sept 26 for embracing Palestinian statehood and accused them of buckling...more
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ISTANBUL - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has signalled he will soon meet with the spiritual leader of 300 million Orthodox Christians...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at the United Nations on Friday, vowed to continue Israel's war against Hamas...more
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COPENHAGEN - Denmark has no plans to invoke NATO's Article 4 after drone incursions near civilian and military sites that shut...more
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LISBON - Cyclone Gabrielle hit Portugal's mid-Atlantic Azores Islands on Friday with less intense winds and rains than expected, but still...more
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MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Friday that the surviving section of the Nord Stream gas pipelines from Russia to Germany,...more
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Slovakia's laws will take precedence over EU legislation in matters concerning "national identity", including issues of family and gender, under a...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo named a relatively unknown Italian cleric on Friday to lead the Vatican office responsible for selecting...more
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A member of Irish rap group Kneecap was charged too late with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a flag of Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah, a London court...more
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LONDON - A member of Irish rap group Kneecap was charged with a terrorism offence for allegedly displaying a flag of...more
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The error rate of a promising gene-editing tool can be reduced up to 60-fold by introducing mutations that change where the system’s enzyme cuts the DNA strand. The...more
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LONDON - The brother of a man who detonated a suicide bomb after an Ariana Grande concert in Britain appeared in...more
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LONDON - Six people appeared in a London court on Friday charged with some 50 offences for organising support for the...more
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Paris - An aide to former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who has been sentenced to five years in jail, urged...more
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LONDON – Mr Nigel Farage would be in pole position to become Britain’s next Prime Minister if an election were held...more
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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his talks with President Donald Trump on Thursday yielded "meaningful progress" in many areas,...more
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New drone footage of more than a dozen polar bears that have moved into an abandoned Russian weather station are again...more
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A newly launched human trial will test whether gene-edited tomatoes can boost...more
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The Czech Republic holds a parliamentary election on October 3 and 4, with the opposition ANO party of former Prime Minister...more
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PRAGUE - Support for Czech billionaire and former prime minister Andrej Babis's opposition ANO party fell to its lowest level since...more
6 days ago
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Hydroxylamine, a reactive inorganic compound and potential carcinogen, has been identified as a key intermediate in the catalytic reduction of nitrogenous pollutants. The finding...more
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WASHINGTON – TikTok boasts over a billion users worldwide, including more than 170 million in the United States, it says –...more
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It was a chaotic scene at the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday as Dr. Nada Abu Al-Rub walked through the halls tending to patients. One...more
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The Trump administration appears to be behind Ukraine, as long as there's something in it for the United States.That seems to be the growing consensus among European politicians,...more
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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited American companies to invest in the country during a meeting with US President Donald...more
6 days ago
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OSLO - A group of nations providing financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority has agreed to an emergency package increasing the...more
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LONDON - Britain on Sept 26 said it would introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for British citizens and residents starting...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has said he will consider moving 2026 World Cup games from US cities he regards as...more
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In early August, one day before releasing GPT-5, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted an image of the Death Star on social media. It was...more
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In the mid-2010s, Pentagon officials in the United States were alarmed by the military progress China and Russia were making. Both countries were investing...more
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President Donald Trump on Thursday unleashed a fresh round of punishing tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, including 100%...more
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The Utah criminal defence attorney appointed to represent Mr Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin previously represented a once-fugitive leader of a polygamous...more
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Each week, the Agriculture Department publishes a summary of the latest exports of American crops. Lately, they have all been missing...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sept 25 broadened a crackdown on what he has characterised since...more
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Chinese factory workers suffered difficult conditions while racing to get Apple’s new iPhone 17 line-up ready, according to a report from China Labour...more
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WASHINGTON – The US Justice Department said it had indicted former FBI Director James Comey on criminal charges of false statements...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 25 took aim at a broad range of imported goods in announcing...more
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WASHINGTON - Meta Platforms launched a new feed of AI videos, called Vibes, as the social media giant looks to fast-track...more
7 days ago
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COPENHAGEN - The airspace over Denmark’s Aalborg Airport was reopened early on Sept 26 after a closure for...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100 per cent on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 per cent on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 per...more
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could be a useful tool to find ‘questionable’ open-access journals, by analysing features such as website design and content, new...more
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‘Bismuth has had its ups and downs over the decades – a bit like the economy,’ says Liam Ball. But while the global economy is...more
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A new electron diffraction method determines the room-temperature structures of solvated organic molecular microcrystals, according to a team of US-based researchers. The approach, which is presented in a...more
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PARIS - Meta said on Sept 25 it was activating so-called “teen accounts” with additional protections for adolescent Facebook and Messenger...more
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James Comey was charged Thursday with making a false statement and obstruction in a criminal case filed days after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared...more
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A U.S. film company is condemning an apparent edit of the body horror film Together that depicted a gay couple in the original movie as straight.Side-by-side...more
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NEW YORK - The Trump administration officials hosted an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept 26...more
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NEW YORK - The Trump administration officials hosted an event on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Sept 26...more
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept 25 declaring that his plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to US and global investors will...more
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WASHINGTON - Amazon agreed Sept 25 to pay US$2.5 billion (S$3.2 billion) to settle allegations from a US regulator that it...more
7 days ago
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WASHINGTON - Senior leaders at the US Justice Department are urging swift charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security advisermore
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WASHINGTON - Senior leaders at the US Justice Department are urging swift charges against President Donald Trump’s former national security advisermore
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WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned scores, and perhaps hundreds, of generals and admirals from around the world to...more
7 days ago
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Sept 25 rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned anti-Semitism,...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept 25 declaring that his plan to sell TikTok’s US operations...more
7 days ago
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SAO PAULO - A co-owner of Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS met privately with U.S. President Donald Trump about three weeks before...more
7 days ago
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ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar - Authorities in Madagascar on Sept 25 imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the capital, after protests over frequent power outages and water shortages...more
7 days ago
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DALLAS, Texas - The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas left behind a...more
7 days ago
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The United States has objected to the United Nations' political declaration on non-communicable diseases, with U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy...more
7 days ago
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The gunman who opened fire on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas had searched for apps in August...more
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BERLIN - Germany's parliament on Thursday voted to appoint three new judges to the Constitutional Court, avoiding a repeat of the...more
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LISBON - Portugal's Azores archipelago cancelled all tourist and recreational activities for 24 hours and shuttered schools and public services on...more
1 week ago
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PARIS - As the shock of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conviction over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya subsides,...more
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL As the Trump administration expands its battle to stamp out Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ideology by targeting medical schools...more
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THE HAGUE - Dutch food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway said on Sept 25 it will cut about 450 jobs as...more
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QUITO - Clashes between drug gangs on Sept 25 claimed at least 17 lives in the second deadly riot in an Ecuadoran prison in days,...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's recent assertion that there was a push to apply...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday he was focused on "economic stability" after one of his party's...more
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AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands and Uganda have agreed to cooperate on returning rejected asylum seekers via Uganda as a transit point,...more
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PORT-AU-PRINCE - Prominent Haitian businessman Dimitri Vorbe is facing deportation from the United States after he was arrested by immigration authorities...more
1 week ago
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned senior U.S. military officers from around the world to a meeting in...more
1 week ago
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NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs' "commercial voyeurism" does not qualify as prostitution, his defense lawyer argued on Thursday in urging...more
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THE HAGUE - France has dropped its case before the International Court of Justice against Iran for violating the right to...more
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JASKOVO, Croatia - With tonnes of flour and apples, a Croatian village on Sept 6 made it into the Guinness World...more
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV officially proclaimed Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint on Sept 7 to applause from...more
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WASHINGTON – Two Powerball players in Missouri and Texas have won a combined jackpot of about US$1.8 billion (S$2.3 billion), the...more
1 week ago
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Several thousand demonstrators marched past Trump Tower as the sun began to set in downtown Chicago on Saturday, protesting U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to flood the...more
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Russia's largest overnight air attack of the war set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including an...more
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Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn't immediately clear what...more
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MILAN - Former staff at Giorgio Armani's fashion empire joined crowds gathering on Sunday to pay their final respects to the...more
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CHICAGO - Sitting alone at her dining room table this past Sunday, Doris Aguirre took a bite of a soda cracker...more
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL Across the world, thousands of pregnant women are being prescribed antidepressants. Yet few are warned about the...more
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OSLO - Norwegians went to the polls on Sunday for the first of two days of voting in a close race...more
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South Korea has just wrapped up talks with the United States for the release of detained Korean workers in Georgia, a presidential official said on Sunday.A plane will...more
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ANKARA - Five people were killed and another severely wounded when a boat carrying migrants hit a Turkish coast guard vessel...more
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July's parliamentary election.Ishiba, who took...more
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LONDON – British police said on Sept 7 they had arrested almost 900 people at a demonstration...more
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ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ruled out a snap election on Sunday and said that a string of tax...more
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LONDON - Millions of mobile phones across the UK blared a siren sound at the same time on Sept 7 as...more
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Federal immigration agents conducted raids across Boston and nearby communities at the weekend, arresting dozens of people, according to a spokesperson...more
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The immigration raid on a Georgia electric vehicle battery plant run by two South Korean firms has rattled Seoul, coming less...more
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LONDON – London Underground workers are to begin on Sept 7 a week of rolling strikes, which are expected to...more
1 week ago
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump’s administration plans to target more businesses for immigration enforcement after a raid on a Hyundai...more
1 week ago
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WASHINGTON - The US authorities are investigating a bogus e-mail from a Republican lawmaker that contained malware apparently aimed at giving...more
1 week ago
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LONDON - Homeland ministers from Britain, the United States and the other “Five Eyes” alliance will announce new measures this week...more
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A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel's multilayered air defences on Sunday and slammed into the country's southern airport, the Israeli military said, briefly...more
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So maybe the first U.S. Open final between young, elite rivals Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner wasn't as long, riveting and dramatic as their matchup to decide the...more
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BUDAPEST - Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Sunday the 2026 election would offer Hungarians a choice between a party prepared...more
1 week ago
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LONDON - Internet connectivity in multiple countries including India and Pakistan has been affected due to subsea cable outages in the...more
1 week ago
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GEORGETOWN - Guyana's Irfaan Ali of the ruling People's Progressive Party on Sunday was sworn in for a second term as...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 7 that he had a great conversation with Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the...more
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WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump on Sept 7 issued what he called his “last warning” to Hamas, urging the Palestinian...more
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NEW YORK - President Donald Trump was greeted with a mix of cheers and boos on his arrival at the US...more
1 week ago
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BUCHAREST - Romania's broad coalition government survived four back-to-back no confidence votes on Sunday, allowing it to push through deficit-lowering tax...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico's top prosecutor said on Sunday that authorities have so far detained 14 people suspected to be involved...more
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TEHRAN - Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sept 7 bemoaned his country’s oil production levels and called for the...more
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LONDON - Iran will accept limits on its nuclear programme and restrictions to uranium enrichment if international sanctions are lifted, its...more
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ISTANBUL - Turkey's main opposition CHP called on citizens and residents of Istanbul to gather on Sunday, after police set up...more
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BRASILIA - Thousands of supporters of former far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro staged protests across several cities on Sunday, days ahead...more
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 7 he is ready to move to a second phase of sanctioning Russia, the closest he has come...more
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MASUD, Afghanistan – Haunted by the fear that aftershocks could bring rocks crashing down from the mountains, the survivors of Afghan...more
1 week ago
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 7 that foreign companies need to hire and train American workers and respect...more
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PARIS - France’s fourth prime minister in three years, Mr Francois Bayrou, faces almost certain defeat in a confidence vote on...more
1 week ago
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ELLABELL, Georgia – A stretch of rural south-east Georgia, just outside Savannah, has been transforming rapidly in recent years, as...more
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LONDON – A five-day strike on the London Underground system began on Sept 7, threatening to upend millions of commuters’ journeys...more
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An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's opposition Peronist party triumphed on Sunday in legislative elections in the key province of Buenos Aires, leaving...more
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OSLO - Norway will vote on Monday on the final day of a parliamentary election dominated by concerns over rising living...more
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CARACAS - Venezuela pledged on Sunday to sharply boost troops in coastal states to tackle drug trafficking - a move that...more
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THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court will from Sept 9 hear war crimes charges against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony,...more
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In the 1920s, the Bolshevik economic theorist and Communist Party darling Nikolai Bukharin was one of Stalin’s closest allies. But as Stalin became entrenched...more
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WARSAW - Polish border guards reported the discovery of debris from an unidentified flying object in a village near the border...more
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TAWILA, Sudan – Mr Nazer Muhana Ali drank rainwater to stay alive. For four days, the 20 year...more
1 week ago
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GULU, Uganda – Every evening, Ms Everlyn Ayo left her village in northern Uganda, trekking with thousands of other children known...more
1 week ago
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ISTANBUL - Netblocks, a global internet monitor, said on Monday that access to online platforms including X, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok...more
1 week ago
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LONDON – Londoners face severe travel disruption as a seven-day strike by workers on the city’s underground train network gets into...more
1 week ago
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NICOSIA - Cyprus has approached the United Arab Emirates for possible cooperation on an EU-financed subsea power cable linking Europe to...more
1 week ago
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ANKARA - Two police officers were killed and another was wounded in an armed attack on a police station in the...more
1 week ago
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OSLO - Norway voted on Sept 8, on the final day of a parliamentary election dominated by concerns over rising living...more
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WARSAW - Polish border guards found drone debris in a village near the border with Belarus, a prosecutor said on Monday,...more
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JERUSALEM – Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Sept 8, killing...more
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Palestinian attackers opened fire on people at a bus stop at during the morning rush hour in Jerusalem on Monday, killing six people and wounding another 12, according...more
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VIENNA - Time is running out in talks between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran on how to fully resume inspections...more
1 week ago
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FORT PIERCE, Florida - The man accused of attempting to kill President Donald Trump in 2024 at his Florida...more
1 week ago
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RIVALTA, Italy – Family members and close friends were set to gather in a private funeral on Sept 8 for Mr Giorgio Armani, themore
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BesanCon, France - A French doctor accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, went...more
1 week ago
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At least 14 people died in Nepal on Monday in violent protests against a social media shutdown by the government and alleged corruption, state-run television said.Authorities imposed a...more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned residents of Gaza City on Monday to leave now, hours after Israel said it would ramp up airstrikes on the enclave.He said:...more
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ISTANBUL - Police fired pepper spray and detained supporters of Turkey's main opposition party on Monday as protesters gathered at the...more
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Forty-five Colombian soldiers are being held in a drug trafficking area in the country's west, the defense minister said, the latest...more
1 week ago
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A heavy election defeat for Argentine President Javier Milei's ruling party in Buenos Aires province put the country's strained markets on track...more
1 week ago
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LONDON - Britain said on Sept 8 it could cut the number of visas granted to countries that do not accept...more
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ADDIS ABABA - African leaders aim to offer a global model for tackling the climate crisis through green investments, they said...more
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BUCHAREST - Thousands of Romanian teachers marched in the capital Bucharest and classes were suspended across the country at the start...more
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ANKARA - A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release of youth activist Enes Hocaogullari pending trial on charges including "inciting...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s administration made an emergency filing on Sept 8 asking the US Supreme Court to allow...more
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PARIS - A Paris court ruled on Monday that French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's appeal trial against an embezzlement conviction...more
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NEW YORK - A federal appeals court on Sept 8 refused to throw out a US$83.3 million (S$106.9 million) jury verdict...more
1 week ago
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LONDON/NEW YORK - Argentina's markets tumbled on Monday after a heavy defeat for President Javier Milei's party at the hands of...more
1 week ago
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ISTANBUL - Turkish opposition lawmakers piled tables and chairs at the entrance of an office at their party's Istanbul headquarters on...more
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BELGRADE - Thousands of students protested in Belgrade on Monday against the use of force by police at a demonstration last...more
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KINGSTON - Jamaica's governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) will command a smaller majority in parliament, according to final results from the...more
1 week ago
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BRASILIA - Leaders of the 11-member Brics bloc railed against economic protectionism and “tariff blackmail” during a virtual meeting on Sept...more
1 week ago
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NAIROBI - Police detained a senior official of Uganda's largest opposition party, National Unity Platform (NUP), on Monday while he attended...more
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LONDON/NEW YORK - Argentina's markets tumbled on Monday, with the peso currency at a historic low, after a heavy defeat for...more
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The U.S. Supreme Court again backed President Donald Trump's hardline immigration approach on Monday, letting agents proceed with Southern California raids...more
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LISBON - Lisbon’s city council has tasked a team of experts with designing a new mechanism to ensure the safety of...more
1 week ago
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PARIS - People consuming more sugary drinks and ice cream on warmer days, particularly those with less money could pose a...more
1 week ago
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PARIS - France’s Parliament on Sept 8 ousted the government of Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after just nine months in office,...more
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The Czech Republic will expel a Belarusian diplomat it accuses of espionage, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.The...more
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PARIS - French Prime Minister François Bayrou lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday and will hand his resignation on...more
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Forty-five Colombian soldiers held in a drug trafficking area in the country's west were released, the Colombian army said on Monday,...more
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BUENOS AIRES - A resounding electoral defeat for Argentine President Javier Milei in the country's most populous province could force him...more
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LONDON - One of the four terminals at London’s Heathrow Airport that was evacuated earlier on Sept 8 over what emergency...more
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WASHINGTON - A lewd note allegedly from Mr Donald Trump wishing late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein happy birthday in 2003 –...more
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WASHINGTON – The US imposed sanctions on a network of cyber scam centres operating in South-east Asia, a bid to heighten...more
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U.K. border officials say a Canadian senior was hoping his age and use of a mobility scooter would help him escape scrutiny at a London airport in February.Instead, Montrealer...more
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Legislators toppled France's government in a confidence vote on Monday, a new crisis for Europe's second-largest economy that obliges President Emmanuel Macron to search for a fourth prime...more
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A freight train slammed into a double-decker bus at a crossing northwest of Mexico City early Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 40, authorities...more
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CHICAGO – The Trump administration said on Sept 8 that it had launched an immigration enforcement action in Chicago and other...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Department of Homeland Security on Sept 3 moved to end a Biden-era designation of Temporary Protected Status...more
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Qatar, United States, Togo and the African Union Commission participated in the second joint oversight committee meeting for the peace agreement...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Department of Homeland Security on Sept 3 moved to end a Biden-era designation of Temporary Protected...more
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A US federal jury determined on Sept 3 that Alphabet’s Google must pay US$425 million (S$547 million) in a class action...more
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MEXICO CITY - Many family members of unaccompanied Guatemalan migrant children who are part of a group the Trump administration attempted...more
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At least 60 people have died and dozens were rescued after a boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in Nigeria's north-central...more
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CHINESE CAMP, California - A cluster of lightning-sparked wildfires raged across portions of two Northern California counties on Sept 3, forcing...more
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WASHINGTON - US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has chosen seven new members for the Centers for Disease Control and...more
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KINGSTON - Jamaicans headed to the polls on Wednesday for a general election that was expected to be a close contest...more
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WASHINGTON – A top health official in Florida vowed on Sept 3 to end all vaccine mandates in the state, including...more
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NEW YORK – Apple Inc is planning to launch its own artificial intelligence-powered web search tool in 2026, stepping up competition...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 3 the US might have to “unwind” trade deals it reached with the...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sept 4 will host more than two dozen technology and business leaders for a...more
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WASHINGTON – Multiple health groups and medical associations called on US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr to step down in...more
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GENEVA/WASHINGTON – The White House has quietly dropped the World Trade Organisation from a list of US$4.9 billion (S$6.3 billion) in...more
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The Trump administration took the fight over its tariffs to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, asking the justices to rule quickly that the president has the power...more
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TEXAS - The Texas legislature on Sept 4 passed a Bill enabling private citizens to sue anyone who mails or distributes...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Denmark has informed its allies that drone incursions that have briefly closed airports and affected military installations in...more
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MADRID - The hot, dry and windy conditions this summer that fueled the worst wildfires in Spain for at least three...more
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Years from now, the summer of 2025 may be remembered as a turning point in U.S. industrial policy, with President Donald Trump’s deals with...more
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Tariffs, Russian oil purchases, and renewed tensions regarding Pakistan have caused a rapid and regrettable downturn in the U.S.-Indian relationship, replete with public insults...more
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MEXICO - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed on Sept 3 that the United States would ramp...more
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Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa left for the US for ministerial talks, after lower level discussions on the July trade...more
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LISBON - Portugal has declared a day of national mourning on Sept 4 after a funicular train derailed...more
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AUSTIN, Texas – The US-China rivalry has landed hard in America’s heartland, thanks to a new law that restricts property ownership by Chinese citizens...more
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PARIS - France's far-right National Rally is fine-tuning its candidate list for a possible snap legislative election, seeking to avoid what...more
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BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept 4 praised Slovakia for “adherence” to its friendship with China, telling its prime...more
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As Israel continues to issue strenuous denials, the daily, ongoing count of people in Gaza either dead or dying from malnutrition suggests the famine in the territory is...more
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VATICAN CITY - A British-born Italian boy who died of leukaemia in 2006 will become the first Catholic saint of the...more
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JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela's grandson has said Palestinians' lives under Israeli occupation are worse than anything Black South Africans experienced under...more
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LISBON - The Portuguese authorities were investigating on Sept 4 what caused a funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill and...more
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MANGAREDJIPA, Congo - Maman Soki is among a small group of Congolese women undertaking heavy mining work for survival after escaping...more
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LISBON - Flags flew at half-mast in Lisbon on Thursday after at least 17 people were killed and 21 injured in...more
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ABUJA - Nigeria's air force killed more than 15 Islamist militia fighters in an airstrike on a their hideout around the...more
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WARSAW - Two incursions of Polish airspace by drones occurred overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, but they were not shot down...more
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LONDON - A British man accused over the incident in which a car ploughed into a crowd of...more
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ISTANBUL - Some Google services including YouTube temporarily went down on Sept 4 in Turkey and some parts of Europe including...more
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PARIS - France's Socialist Party said on Thursday it will raise taxes on the super rich and reject austerity if it...more
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KHARTOUM - When journalist Shamael Elnoor left Sudan at the outbreak of war in 2023, Sudanese newspapers were already suffering under...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has pushed the boundaries of executive power to impose sweeping tariffs, crack down on immigration and...more
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KINGSTON - Jamaica's ruling Labour Party declared victory in general elections, ushering in a third consecutive term for Prime Minister Andrew...more
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At least 17 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a car on Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway line crashed...more
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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that 26 countries have committed to taking part in a reassurance force in Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.Some 30...more
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CARACAS - For the first residents of Parque Central in Caracas, moving into the futuristic, vertical "city within a city" was...more
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LISBON - Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a funicular railway popular with tourists to derail and hurtle down...more
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LONDON - Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show "Father Ted", went on trial in London on Thursday, accused...more
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HEERLEN, Netherlands - Veronica Clifford Carlos, a 28-year-old artist from San Francisco hoping to win political asylum in the Netherlands, says...more
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An Israeli bombardment pushed more Palestinians out of their homes in Gaza City on Thursday, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in the ruins in...more
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MADRID - A Lisbon resident who thought he was going to die as a funicular car hurtled towards him had a...more
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DUBAI - Iran has downgraded diplomatic ties with Australia, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, a week after Australia expelled the...more
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At least 16 people were killed and more than 20 injured when a car on Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway line crashed...more
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ABUJA - Nigeria's air force killed more than 15 Islamist militia fighters in an airstrike on their hideout around the Sambisa...more
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ROME - Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, synonymous with modern Italian style and elegance and known as "King Giorgio", died at the...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was expecting the results of an investigation which could decide the political...more
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LISBON - Portuguese authorities were investigating on Sept 4 what caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down...more
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WASHINGTON - First came orders to scrub references to how climate change disproportionately harms marginalised communities. Then demands to erase mentions...more
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WILMINGTON, Delaware - The U.S. military killed 11 people aboard a vessel in the Caribbean on Tuesday that President Donald Trump...more
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GENEVA - A U.N. body has found that the United States and the United Arab Emirates are jointly responsible for holding...more
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WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s pick to join the Federal Reserve’s board of governors pledged Sept 4 to uphold US central bank...more
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Congo's health ministry on Thursday announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case was confirmed in southern...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Kyiv and its allies have a general vision for security guarantees...more
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ROME - Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, synonymous with modern Italian style and elegance and known as "King Giorgio", died at the...more
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COLOGNE, Germany - At age 70, Pete Maie appears nervous at the start of a job interview to work as a part-time parcel delivery driver...more
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WASHINGTON - Washington, D.C., sued U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday over his deployment of National Guard troops in the...more
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LIMOGES, France - Thieves snatched three porcelain works worth millions of euros and classed as national treasures in a heist at...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government is considering imposing tariffs on imports from countries...more
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PARIS - French authorities have detained seven people in an investigation into the kidnapping of a young Swiss citizen believed to...more
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LONDON - An Ethiopian asylum seeker, whose arrest in July sparked angry protests outside the hotel near London where he and...more
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Mali's transitional government has filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of Justice, accusing its neighbour of aggression for...more
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CHICAGO - Northwestern University's president announced his resignation on Thursday, capping a three-year tenure, after President Donald Trump's administration froze federal...more
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LISBON - The death of at least 16 people in an historic cable car that derailed in Lisbon has exposed flaws...more
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Hundreds more bodies have been recovered from houses in mountain villages destroyed by a major earthquake in Afghanistan early this week, pushing the death toll to more than 2,200, a Taliban...more
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MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina - The daughter and son-in-law of a Nazi who stole art from European Jews during World War II were charged in...more
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QUITO - The United States announced nearly $20 million in new security commitments for Ecuador during a visit by Secretary of...more
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KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus on Thursday, three years after its...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Congress on Thursday for the first time overturned a veto issued by President Javier Milei, raising the...more
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LILLE, France - A French couple kept Louise, a playful black panther, in an apartment in northern France, triggering panic when...more
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CHICAGO - Northwestern University’s president announced his resignation on Sept 4, capping a three-year tenure, after President Donald Trump’s administration froze federal funding for the...more
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Streameast, the popular network for pirated live streams of soccer and other sports has been shut down after more than 1.6 billion visits in the past...more
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WASHINGTON - US and Taiwanese defence officials held talks in Alaska last week, a US official said on Sept 4, a...more
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PARIS – Tourists usually take over the French capital during August.True Parisians – those who run France...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an order on Sept 4 to lower tariffs on Japanese autos, as Washington moves...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Washington was restricting visas for some Central American nationals...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. State Department employee was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for conspiring to collect and...more
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Over two dozen countries have pledged to take part in a force to be deployed in Ukraine after any peace accord with Russia, aiming to...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Sept 5 to rename the Department of Defence...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department is considering proposals to prevent transgender people from buying guns, U.S. media reported on Thursday.more
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Belarusian counter-intelligence agents have arrested a Polish national on suspicion of espionage for having in his possession documents related to forthcoming...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Sept 5 to rename the Department of Defence...more
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EntertainmentThe 50th Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Sept. 4. Many Hollywood stars are expected to be in Toronto...more
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Actor James McAvoy was punched by a man at a downtown Toronto bar, apparently unprovoked, late on Monday evening.A source connected to the actor...more
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PARIS - A viral French X account has tapped into rising generational tensions in France, where squeezed millennials rallying under the...more
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WASHINGTON - Democrats and Republicans pushed US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s on his recent vaccine policies and their stark...more
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WASHINGTON – Mr Robert F. Kennedy Jr faced tough questions about his tumultuous tenure as Health Secretary during a dramatic hearing...more
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WASHINGTON – US First Lady Melania Trump turned up at the White House on Sept 4 with a warning for all...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Sept 4 threw his support behind his controversial Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr,...more
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WASHINGTON - Former US President Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove cancerous cells from his skin and is recovering well,...more
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WASHINGTON - Governor Kathy Hochul and migrant advocacy groups said on Thursday that dozens of people were detained in parts of...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Sept 4 he would speak soon with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, after his call...more
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WASHINGTON – Tech executives showered Mr Donald Trump with praise on Sept 4 during a rare dinner that saw the US...more
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BELEM, Brazil – With two months to go, the “COP30 Hotel”, spruced up and renamed after the UN climate conference...more
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WASHINGTON – Governor Kathy Hochul and migrant advocacy groups said on Sept 4 that dozens of people were detained in parts...more
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In the months since Israel and the United States’ 12-day war with Iran in June, analysts and intelligence agencies have widely debated the extent...more
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WARWICK, England – Mr George Finch was too young to vote in the 2024 British general election. Now 19, he lives...more
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SYDNEY - A national election in the Pacific island nation of Samoa has resulted in a resounding win for the incumbent...more
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SAVANNAH, Georgia – Up to 450 “unlawful aliens” at a Hyundai Motor production facility in Georgia have been detained in a...more
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GENEVA – Wildfires likely to have been made more frequent by climate change made significant contributions to air pollution in 2024,...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - Anthropic is barring Chinese-run companies and organisations from using its artificial intelligence services, the US tech giant said...more
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LONDON – Fresh from telling US lawmakers that curbs on online speech have plunged the UK into “authoritarianism,” Mr Nigel Farage...more
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LONDON - Nigel Farage's populist Reform UK kicks off a conference on Friday the Brexit veteran hopes will underline the growing...more
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OSLO - Norwegians head to the polls on Sept 7 and Sept 8 to elect a new Parliament, in what is...more
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Belarus has arrested a Polish national on suspicion of espionage for having documents related to forthcoming Belarusian-Russian military exercises, media quoted...more
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Roy Sommer knows he could go to jail if he refuses to return to Gaza, but that's a risk he's willing to take. Sommer, a reservist, has...more
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LOS ANGELES - In Los Angeles, California, Mr Francisco “Chavo” Romero and a dozen other immigration activists were out before...more
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - The main Czech opposition party ANO, headed by business tycoon and former prime minister Andrej Babis, pledged...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he would meet European Council President Antonio Costa and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico...more
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WASHINGTON – The US has ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to a Puerto Rico airfield to conduct operations against...more
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KINSHASA - The Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in south-central Kasai province after 28 suspected...more
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LONDON – London’s commuters are set to face significant travel disruption as workers on the UK capital’s underground network start a...more
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MOSCOW - U.S. President Donald Trump's deal-making approach to diplomacy is "quite cynical", but in a positive sense, Kremlin spokesman...more
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BERLIN – A suspect in the stabbing of a teacher at a school in the German city of Essen has been...more
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STOCKHOLM - Finland's Border Guard agency said on Friday it was sending a division to Latvia to support the Baltic nation,...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally reinterpret a 38-year-old arms control treaty to sell sophisticated "Reaper" style and...more
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TBILISI - The president of Georgia said on Friday he had pardoned two jailed opposition politicians, citing a need to maintain...more
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LONDON – British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned on Sept 5 after she admitted underpaying property tax...more
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WASHINGTON – A dwindling number of prospective students will drive as many as 370 private colleges in the US to shutter...more
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STOCKHOLM - Sweden's former national security adviser, a childhood friend of the prime minister, was cleared on charges of severe negligence...more
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PARIS - French Prime Minister François Bayrou faces a confidence vote on Monday, which he is expected to lose, plunging the...more
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VILNIUS - The U.S. Department of Defense informed European countries last week that military support under a program known as Section...more
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LONDON - Britain's Duchess of Kent, the wife of the cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth and best known for her long association with the...more
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LISBON - Portuguese police said on Sept 5 that three Britons were among the 16 killed in...more
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MADRID – Spain’s average temperature in August hit 25 deg C, matching the national record set the same month in 2024,...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally reinterpret a 38-year-old arms control treaty to sell sophisticated “Reaper” style and...more
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VILNIUS - The United States is to end long-running military assistance for European countries close to Russia, as it pushes the...more
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The German government plans to seek parliamentary approval for around 80 defence projects by the end of 2025, including the purchase...more
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PARIS/KINSHASA - Returning to land they fled during a violent advance by M23 rebels, some farmers in eastern Congo have had...more
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GENEVA - Mpox no longer represents a international health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said on Friday.The...more
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GENEVA - Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces have committed multiple crimes against humanity during the siege of al-Fashir in the western...more
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LONDON - Britain's David Lammy will be replaced as foreign minister by interior minister Yvette Cooper, Guardian newspaper Political Editor Pippa...more
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LONDON - Tens of millions of mobile phones across the UK will blare a siren sound at the same time on...more
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BIRMINGHAM, England - British populist leader Nigel Farage vowed on Sept 5 to start preparing for government, saying the nation’s two...more
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PARIS – The publisher of Roblox has promised to set up age verification mechanisms, after allegations the video game massively popular...more
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MILAN - A lone red rose tied to the barrier outside the offices of Giorgio Armani in Milan's fashion district marked...more
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U.S. job growth weakened sharply in August while the unemployment rate increased to nearly a four-year high of 4.3 per cent, confirming that labour market conditions were softening and sealing the...more
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Hundreds of workers at a Hyundai Motor facility being built in Georgia have been detained in a major raid by U.S. authorities, forcing a pause in the construction...more
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Associated Press reporting into an Israeli attack on a Gaza Strip hospital last week that killed 22 people, including five journalists, raises serious questions about Israel's rationale...more
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LONDON - Some of the world's top investment banks are backing Argentina's markets to bounce if fiery leader Javier Milei comes...more
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THE HAGUE - Three Palestinian human rights groups that had U.S. sanctions imposed on them for asking the International Criminal Court...more
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LONDON - Britain's Yvette Cooper was named foreign minister on Friday, replacing David Lammy who will become deputy prime minister and...more
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U.S. officials have yet to cite the legal authority that justified Tuesday's airstrike on an alleged Venezuelan drug smuggling boat in international waters, as criticism mounts from...more
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LONDON - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer overhauled his ministerial team on Sept 5 in a bid to reset his embattled government aftermore
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Excess heat from AI data centres could be repurposed in innovative ways to help tackle global warming. That’s the conclusion of a study by researchers at the Advanced...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will attend the men’s final of the US Open tennis championship in New York on Sept...more
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Canada and other allies need to maintain "maximum pressure" on Moscow, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday after Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to target foreign troops if...more
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LYON, France - French prosecutors in the city of Lyon said on Sept 5 they had charged and detained seven people...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump lashed out at the European Union on Sept 5 for slapping Google with an “unfair” US$3.47 billion (S$4.4 billion)...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for Washington to designate countries around...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Washington was in "very deep" negotiations with Palestinian militant group Hamas...more
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The Israeli military destroyed a high-rise in Gaza City on Sept 5, shortly after announcing it would target tall buildings identified as being used by...more
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Anthropic told a San Francisco federal judge on Friday that it has agreed to pay $1.5 billion US to settle a class-action lawsuit from a group of authors who...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing options for carrying out military strikes targeting drug cartels operating inside Venezuela, including...more
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WASHINGTON - Donald Trump will host the Group of 20 (G-20) world leaders for a 2026 summit at his Doral golf...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Sept 5 to rename the Department of...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s short list of candidates to succeed Mr Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a plan to send Kilmar Abrego, whose arrest and fight to stay in...more
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MILAN - Thousands of mourners from the fashion world and beyond are expected to pay homage on Sept 6 tomore
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WASHINGTON - At the US Capitol in January, India’s Foreign Minister was seated in the front row for US President Donald...more
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WASHINGTON - Nearly a week after an earthquake killed more than 2,200 people in Afghanistan and left tens...more
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Around 100 firefighters were called to a blaze on Saturday at the former BBC headquarters Television Centre in London's White City,...more
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AUSTIN, Texas - After months of sharp words about India’s energy deals with Russia and a jibe over “losing” the...more
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ROME – Food delivery riders spend their workdays dodging all kinds of hazards. They race through traffic, forever on deadline...more
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MILAN - Thousands of mourners paid homage on Sept 6 to Italian fashion legend Giorgio Armani, who died this week aged 91, as his coffin...more
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CAIRO – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, whose country is a key mediator in efforts to end the Gaza war, said...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump has suffered a string of courtroom losses in recent days as he and his administration continue to test the legal limits of presidential powers.Despite...more
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LONDON - British police arrested dozens more people on Saturday under anti-terrorism laws for demonstrating in support of Palestine Action, a...more
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GENEVA – Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 per cent following Washington’s imposition of new tariffs, with...more
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LONDON - British police arrested dozens more people on Sept 6 under anti-terrorism laws for demonstrating in support of Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian groupmore
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to swiftly respond to the arrests of hundreds of the country's citizens in a U.S. immigration raid on a...more
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ABUJA - Gunmen killed eight security officials and kidnapped Chinese expatriate workers in Edo state in southern Nigeria, a spokesperson for...more
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PARIS - French authorities have detained a 17-year-old on suspicion of plotting attacks against embassies or official buildings, sources close to...more
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WARSAW - An unidentified object likely to be a drone fell near the village of Majdan-Sielec in eastern Poland, private broadcaster...more
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MAIDUGURI - Boko Haram militants killed more than 60 people, including seven soldiers, in a nighttime assault on a village in...more
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ABIDJAN - Eleven people including children were missing after a hippopotamus capsized their boat in southwestern Ivory Coast, a government official...more
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While more US students than ever before are studying science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) degrees, the proportion choosing chemistry is falling, according to new analysis by former...more
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A nitrogen gas leak at a pharmaceuticals factory around 130km from Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra killed four people on 21 August....more
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WASHINGTON - Several thousand Washington D.C. residents on Saturday marched to demand U.S. President Donald Trump end the deployment of National...more
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WASHINGTON - Several thousand Washington DC residents on Sept 6 marched to demand US President Donald Trump end the deployment of National Guard troops patrolling...more
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AP’s Israel-Palestine news director, Josef Federman, has spun data to minimize the Gaza death count. Leaked documents show he appeared on a panel aimed at assisting “Israel’s...more
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WARSAW - An object likely to be a smuggling drone fell in eastern Poland, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.more
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South Sudan on Saturday repatriated a Mexican national who had been deported to Juba by the United States in July, the...more
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CHICAGO - A normally raucous, colorful parade to mark Mexican Independence Day in Chicago turned quiet and nervous on Saturday as...more
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LONDON – Nigel Farage gathered Reform UK’s best-known figures on stage to close his party’s biggest annual conference to date with...more
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept 6 that nearly 60 per cent of weapons used by Ukraine’s military were domestically produced,...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump threatened on Sept 6 to unleash his newly rebranded “Department of War” on Chicago, further heightening...more
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Several thousand Washington DC residents on Sept 6 marched to demand US President Donald Trump end the deployment of National Guard troops patrolling the capital...more
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LISBON - A cable linking two cabins disconnected shortly before the funicular crash that killed 16 people in...more
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Aryna Sabalenka did not make many mistakes — well, until near the end — despite not sacrificing any power, and outplayed Amanda Anisimova for a 6-3, 7-6 (3)...more
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LONDON – The UK will spend £182 million (S$315 million) to establish five technical colleges to train workers for defence jobs...more
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WASHINGTON - A Canadian Armed Forces member who went missing in Latvia earlier this week has been found dead, the Canadian...more
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VATICAN CITY – Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected at the Vatican on Sept 7 for the canonisation of an Italian teenager dubbed “God’s...more
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MONTREAL - On the night he won Canada’s election, Prime Minister Mark Carney summarised his plan to jumpstart the country’s economy...more
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BIRMINGHAM, England – A British cardiologist suggested without evidence on Sept 7 that Covid-19 vaccines might have been a factor in...more
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LONDON - Prince Harry returns to Britain this week amid speculation that he might visit his father, King Charles, for the...more
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CHICAGO - Several thousand demonstrators marched past Trump Tower as the sun began to set in downtown Chicago on Saturday, protesting...more
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LISBON - Problems with a cable likely caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill,more
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DUBAI/LONDON - Emirati real-estate developers are looking to lure British investors to the United Arab Emirates where a weaker dirham, pegged...more
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CHICAGO – Several thousand demonstrators marched past Trump Tower as the sun began to set in downtown Chicago on Sept 6,...more
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For 20 years, the grave of a former Soviet cipher clerk whose defection revealed a secret spy ring in Canada lay unmarked in a Mississauga, Ont., cemetery.Left...more
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PARIS - The grubby backroom deals and "bling bling" reputation that many French people have come to associate with Nicolas Sarkozy...more
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MOSCOW - Iranian Vice President Mohammad Eslami said on Thursday that Tehran would continue to pursue its nuclear programme, which he...more
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned residents of Gaza City on Monday to leave now, hours after Israel said it would ramp up airstrikes on the enclave.He said:...more
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Poland said it scrambled its own and NATO air defences Wednesday in order to shoot down Russian drones that entered its airspace after an air attack on western Ukraine, the...more
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After the Trump administration deployed thousands of National Guard troops, first to Los Angeles in June, then to Washington, D.C., last month, the question has been how...more
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Democrats on the House oversight committee on Monday released a sexually suggestive letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by U.S. President Donald Trump after it was...more
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Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign quickly removed all references to a “rabbi” accused of pedophilia after eagle-eyed social media users discovered the charges. New...more
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Israel’s military leadership has acknowledged that full occupation of Gaza will cause the killing of the remaining captives. But Netanyahu’s government seems...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil's Senate has approved a constitutional amendment that will gradually include court-ordered debt payments in fiscal target calculations starting...more
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VIENNA - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's talks with Iran on how to resume inspections at sites including those Israel and the...more
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CHICAGO - A group of 100 survivors and families of victims killed in the 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine sued the...more
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ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities ordered more detentions of opposition officials on Wednesday, in a fresh round of legal manoeuvresagainst President Tayyip...more
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PARIS - Gerard Depardieu, one of France's biggest film stars, will appeal a ruling that he must stand trial on charges...more
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WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sept 3 that military operations against cartels would continue, setting the stage...more
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NEW YORK - Pfizer on Sept 3 defended the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine, saying it has saved more than 14...more
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WASHINGTON - US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sept 3 that military operations against cartels would continue, setting the stage...more
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GEORGETOWN - Guyana's ruling People's Progressive Party has won a total of 123,923 votes in a partial tally of general election...more
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OTTAWA - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that he had a lengthy and productive conversation with U.S. President...more
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LONDON – British clothing brand Topshop will once more appear in physical stores across Britain, five years after its parent company...more
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LISBON - Portugal has breached an international treaty by preventing the public from accessing key information about Europe's largest lithium...more
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MADRID - Seven migrants were found dead on two beaches in southern Spain on Sept 3 after their boats sank, local...more
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LONDON/WASHINGTON - Nigel Farage, leader of the populist Reform UK party, took aim at what he called Britain's "awful authoritarian situation"...more
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PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, headed for a difficult election in a month, told supporters on Wednesday that his...more
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MADRID - Seven migrants were found dead on two beaches in southern Spain on Sept 3 after their boats sank, local...more
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WASHINGTON - Victims of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said on Sept 3 they were compiling a confidential list of his associates who abused underage...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 3 he may send federal troops to Louisiana to combat crime, following...more
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ROME - An Italian appeals court on Wednesday reviewed the case for extraditing a Ukrainian man suspected by Germany of coordinating...more
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LISBON - At least three people died on Wednesday when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway, which is popular with tourists, derailed and...more
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MEXICO CITY - Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed on Sept 3 the United States would ramp up strikes on cartels...more
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LISBON - At least 15 people died and around 18 were injured on Sept 3 when Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car,...more
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BRUSSELS - The United Nations urged countries on Wednesday to set more ambitious climate plans during this month, seeking to pressure...more
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LISBON - At least 15 people died and 18 were injured on Sept 3 when Lisbon’s Gloria funicular railway car, which...more
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At least 15 people died and around 18 were injured Wednesday when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, which is popular with tourists and one of the city's symbols, derailed...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentina officials said on Sept 3 they had recovered a painting stolen decades ago by the Nazis following...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 3 that China’s “beautiful ceremony” marking the end of World War II should...more
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BOSTON - A federal judge on Sept 3 ruled US President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about US$2.2 billion (S$2.83 billion)...more
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Many countries, including Canada, are counting on some kind of underground carbon storage to keep planet-warming greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere and avoid the most catastrophic...more
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QUITO - An Ecuadorean judge on Wednesday ordered pre-trial detention for two men accused of masterminding the 2023 assassination of anti-corruption...more
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At least 15 people died and around 18 were injured on Wednesday when Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car — popular with tourists and one of the city's symbols — derailed and crashed,...more
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Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates that have been a cornerstone of public health policy for decades in keeping schoolchildren and adults...more
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A dramatic U.S. military attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela was the first — but not the last — move in a...more
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GEORGETOWN - Guyana's ruling People's Progressive Party won more than twice as many votes as its nearest rival in the country's...more
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Yemen's Houthi-run Foreign Ministry said United Nations officials' legal immunities should not shield espionage activities, days after at least 18 U.N. personnel...more
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BOSTON - A federal judge on Sept 3 ruled US President Donald Trump's administration unlawfully terminated about US$2.2 billion (S$2.83...more
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Amid the US refusal to provide military support to Nigeria in its fight against Boko Haram in 2014, then-President Jonathan Goodluck turned to...more
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GENEVA - A United Nations committee said on Sept 3 there were credible reports that North Korea was conducting medical experiments...more
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LIMA - A Peruvian court on Wednesday sentenced former President Alejandro Toledo to 13 years and four months in prison for...more
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BERLIN - There is little to indicate that the Teufelsberg, or Devil's Mountain, a thickly forested clump rising above western Berlin,...more
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WASHINGTON – The United States on Sept 25 sanctioned a network of arms dealers and financial supporters for their role in...more
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CALIFORNIA – Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued rival OpenAI in California federal court for allegedly stealing...more
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WASHINGTON – Alphabet’s Google said it has urged the US Supreme Court to halt key parts of a judge’s order that...more
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ABUJA - Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Thursday granted lawyers representing Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a musician sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy, permission...more
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PARIS - Carla Bruni, the former top model and singer-songwriter wife of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, stood by her man...more
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PARIS – Carla Bruni, the former top model and singer-songwriter wife of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, stood by her man...more
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VIENNA - Austria has lured what it calls 25 "top researchers" away from U.S. institutions including Harvard, the Massachusetts Institute of...more
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COPENHAGEN – Norway and Denmark are in close contact over separate drone incidents that halted airports in Oslo and Copenhagen, but...more
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NEW YORK - The development bank for Latin America and the Caribbean will channel $5 billion in the next five years...more
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With China announcing its first concrete target to cut emissions, world leaders gathered at a United Nations climate summit on Wednesday said they are getting more serious about...more
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Experts at Clarivate’s Institute for Science Information (ISI) first began releasing a list of researchers whose work has been classed as deserving of the Nobel prize in 2002. This...more
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PARIS - Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of...more
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Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City on Thursday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with U.S. President Donald Trump...more
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KYIV - Moldova holds a high-stakes parliamentary election on Sunday that could determine the fate of its bid to join the...more
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KYIV - Moldova holds a high-stakes parliamentary election on Sept 28 that could determine the fate of its bid to join...more
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DUBAI - Iran's Foreign Ministry on Thursday branded the U.S. saying it wanted a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear programme as...more
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DUBAI – Iran's Foreign Ministry on Sept 25 branded the US saying it wanted a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear programme...more
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PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was handed a five-year prison sentence on Thursday after he was found guilty by...more
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WARSAW – Poland’s Mr Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person to ski down Mount Everest without an oxygen tank, his...more
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JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane took an unusual route to New York on Sept 25, skirting several...more
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New York - Spotify on Sept 25 unveiled several measures to encourage artists and publishers to be more transparent about...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump will host Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday, seeking to agree arms and...more
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VILNIUS - Lithuania's parliament voted in favour of Social Democrat Inga Ruginiene's proposed government platform on Thursday, making her the Baltic...more
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LONDON – Britain’s competition regulator has secured commitments from Ticketmaster to ensure customers are fully informed about prices after complaints about...more
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A Paris court sentenced former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison on Thursday after finding him guilty on a key charge in his trial for alleged...more
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Oslo – The Norwegian authorities have seized a drone operated by a foreigner near Oslo’s airport, after drones led to...more
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Denmark said Thursday that drone incursions that briefly shut two of its airports and affected military installations overnight were hybrid attacks intended to spread fear, but that officials did not know...more
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Denmark said on Thursday it was weighing whether to invoke Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty after drone incursions briefly shut...more
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LONDON - The British government on Sept 25 sought to block the co-founder of pro-Palestinian campaign group Palestine Action from bringing...more
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NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs is due to appear in court on Thursday for a hearing over his bid to...more
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VILNIUS - Lithuania's parliament voted in favour of Social Democrat Inga Ruginiene's proposed government platform on Thursday, making her the Baltic...more
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WASHINGTON – The White House has told US federal agencies to prepare for more mass firings during a possible government shutdown...more
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WASHINGTON/ANKARA - U.S. President Donald Trump will host President Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday, where the Turkish leader...more
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OSLO - US President Donald Trump will not win the Nobel Peace Prize he so covets as he is dismantling the...more
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Novo Nordisk is cutting 9000 jobs with the intention of saving around DKK8 billion (£1 billion) in annual costs, capping a turbulent year for the Danish pharma...more
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Fatal incidents at four chemical facilities in recent weeks have killed at least five workers and injured several others.On 21 September, a hydrogen explosion...more
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PARIS – The Paris criminal court found former French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Sept 25 guilty of criminal conspiracy in a...more
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KYIV - Moldovan business magnate Vladimir Plahotniuc, detained in Greece on a warrant linked to a $1 billion fraud case, landed...more
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced leaders who had recognised a Palestinian state, as he headed to the United...more
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Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding...more
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BOGOTA – Colombia’s largest drug-trafficking cartel has reached its “peak” and is entering a decline that could see it lay down...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Thursday confirming that a deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance will meet the...more
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Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to the United Kingdom Thursday to attract investment and strengthen ties that he argues are key to securing Canada's future.Back in...more
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PARIS - Fabrice Lehmann caught sight of his target as he left his suburban Paris home, dressed for work. He began tailing him, trying to...more
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MASERU - Lesotho's trade minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),...more
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The US Secret Service investigation into a suspicious network of communication devices in the New York City area came after threatening...more
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In 1964, China detonated a 22-kiloton nuclear device at a test site in the arid northwestern Xinjiang region—and the political fallout reached Washington. Worried...more
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Policymakers and scholars in the West talk about Southeast Asia as a coherent region, but it has always been divided. The region’s 700 million...more
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US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that he had ended seven “unendable wars” during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Sept...more
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PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will on Thursday learn his fate in a corruption trial in which he is...more
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Families appealing the dismissal of their lawsuits alleging that Kenvue’s Tylenol or generic versions of the pain-relief medication caused their children’s...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations virtually on Sept 25 as the United States, despite...more
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WASHINGTON – The widow of a passenger killed when an American Airlines plane collided with an Army helicopter...more
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New Jersey area Jewish leadership described a factual Grayzone report about Charlie Kirk’s falling out with Netanyahu as “hateful, divisive, and antisemitic,” and weaponized it to cancel...more
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WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD - US President Donald Trump is expected to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the White House on Sept...more
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The US and China are edging towards a deal to resolve the future of TikTok in the US, with Oracle cast...more
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MADRID - A court in Spain has convicted a man for killing a puppy in front of his partner in a...more
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PARIS/WASHINGTON/DAKAR - Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to start implementing security measures under a U.S.-mediated deal next month, the...more
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US customs officials on Sept 24 said that the United States would begin barring imports of bicycles manufactured in Taiwan by...more
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A new photocatalytic reaction could become the gold standard for splitting hydrogen gas. The researchers that developed the process showed how the polar, reactive species generated can convert...more
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42-year-old senior chemist M Poli Naidu died in hospital on 8 September, after inhaling methanol and another compound which leaked from a chemical centrifuge...more
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Highly flexible fuel cells made from cotton yarn could power new wearable electronic devices. The thin, cord-like fuel cells, which convert the chemical energy from methanol into electricity,...more
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NEW YORK – US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sept 24 that other countries should “absolutely” follow the lead of...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Commerce Department said on Sept 24 that it has opened new national security investigations into the import...more
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 24 that the Secret Service was investigating what he described as “sabotage” at the...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States’ Baltic allies continue to lobby and are hopeful that Washington will keep thousands of its...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United States’ Baltic allies continue to lobby and are hopeful that Washington will keep thousands of its...more
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged world powers to help stop Russia’s war in his country in a speech to the United Nations on Sept 24,...more
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday warned European governments against imposing unilateral restrictions on transatlantic travel, saying Washington is prepared...more
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday told the United Nations that by 2035, his country plans to reduce its...more
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WASHINGTON/BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept 24 told the United Nations that by 2035, his country plans to reduce...more
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MASERU - Lesotho's trade minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA),...more
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A top U.S. official in Haiti said on Wednesday that continued U.S. funding for the U.N.-backed security force in Haiti would...more
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NEW YORK - A Singapore-led initiative that aims to boost the protection and restoration of marine and coastal habitats in South-east...more
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Skiing's governing body approved a gene testing policy for gender eligibility in women's events Wednesday, but delayed a decision on letting some Russian athletes...more
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GENEVA - One million Syrian refugees have returned from abroad since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Norway and Denmark are in close contact over separate drone incidents that halted airports in Oslo and Copenhagen,...more
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WASHINGTON/TOKYO - U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according...more
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WASHINGTON - Microsoft on Sept 24 announced new options for US and European customers to safely extend the life of the...more
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TOFTA, Gotland, SWEDEN - The Swedish island of Gotland holds the key to control of the Baltic Sea, according to Swedish...more
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NEW YORK - U.N. special adviser on sustainability and Columbia University economist Jeffrey Sachs said the Trump administration's attacks on climate...more
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WASHINGTON - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on all countries that are party to the Paris climate agreement...more
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Aris Mining said on Wednesday all 23 workers who were trapped underground at the La Reliquia Mine in Colombia have been...more
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SAN JOSE - Costa Rica reopened its airspace on Wednesday after a power outage forced a nationwide closure for at least...more
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COPENHAGEN - Denmark's prime minister apologised in person on Wednesday to women who were victims of a decades-long involuntary birth control...more
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TBILISI - The Georgian Foreign Ministry summoned the German ambassador on Wednesday, suggesting he was part of attempts to promote a...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Iran and European powers remain at loggerheads as they try to strike a last-ditch deal to avert the...more
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ISTANBUL - Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Wednesday re-elected Ozgur Celik as its Istanbul provincial head, after a...more
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ISTANBUL - Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) on Wednesday re-elected Ozgur Celik as its Istanbul provincial head, after a...more
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The U.S. House committee on China has urged Washington to ensure funding for the Philippines to counter Beijing's "aggressive and destabilising...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration intends to shift $1.8 billion in foreign aid funding toward "America First" initiatives such as pursuing...more
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have pushed the acidity of the world's oceans past a safe threshold, scientists warn, threatening their ability to...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico president Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday she had sent diplomatic notes to Washington over the deaths of...more
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BRASILIA - Lawyers for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said late on Tuesday they formally requested his release from house arrest,...more
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SAN JOSE - Costa Rica was forced to close its airspace and suspend flights at international airports on Wednesday after a...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will not bail out New York City in any financial crisis if Democratic...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Iran has no intention to build nuclear weapons, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told the U.N. General Assembly on...more
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DUBAI - A Tanzania-flagged vessel is partially submerged south of Iran's Kish Island, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday,...more
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NEW YORK – European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen on Sept 24 threw her support behind growing calls to...more
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BELFAST - Police in Northern Ireland used journalists' phone numbers to check for information leaks by officers or staff, but did...more
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ATHENS - Greece plans to extradite former politician and businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc to Moldova on Thursday to face charges over a...more
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NAIROBI - Ugandan opposition leader, pop star-turned-politician Bobi Wine, was cleared on Wednesday to stand for president, pitting him against Yoweri...more
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LILONGWE - Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat on Wednesday in this month's election and pledged to ensure a peaceful transfer...more
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ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine/KYIV - Ukrainians met Donald Trump's dramatic rhetorical shift on the war with Russia with a shrug, noting it was...more
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LONDON – London mayor Sadiq Khan called Mr Donald Trump “Islamophobic” and “racist” on Sept 24 after the US President...more
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A shooter with a rifle opened fire from a nearby roof onto a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement location in Dallas on Wednesday, killing at least one person...more
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The Kremlin on Wednesday rejected the central arguments for U.S. President Donald Trump's rhetorical U-turn on the war in Ukraine, with Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressing the UN General Assembly on Wednesday morning. The...more
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AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands is close to signing a deal with Uganda to set up a hub where rejected asylum seekers...more
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DUBLIN - Ireland's presidential election will in the end be contested by a former minister, a former Gaelic football coach and...more
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CONAKRY - A new constitution in Guinea that could permit junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for office was backed by...more
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KHARTOUM - Tens of thousands of Sudanese people have fallen victim to dengue fever and other diseases, Sudan's health minister said,...more
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LONDON - British police said on Sept 24 a man had been arrested as part of an investigation into a ransomware...more
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LILONGWE - Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in the Southern African country's presidential election, less than two hours...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil’s Federal Police can trace whether gold came from an illegal mine in the Amazon rainforest, and investigators told...more
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BELFAST - The judge in the trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings...more
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BERLIN - German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil will call on Wednesday for a more "modern" EU budget that channels funds into...more
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Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, struck the southern Chinese city of Yangjiang on Wednesday after killing 17 people in Taiwan and lashing Hong...more
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The Trump administration’s plan to dramatically raise fees for H-1B visas is drawing concern from US healthcare groups...more
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BERLIN - Berlin airport is battling to restore its check-in and baggage handling systems after a cyberattack at the weekend, with...more
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PARIS - A music teacher was stabbed in the face by a student during class in a middle school in north-eastern...more
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The World Health Organisation said on Sept 24 there is currently no conclusive scientific evidence confirming a possible link between autism...more
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NANTERRE, France – As French President Emmanuel Macron recognised Palestine statehood earlier this week, dozens of town halls...more
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NANTERRE, France – As French President Emmanuel Macron recognised Palestine statehood earlier this week, dozens of town halls...more
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THE HIGHLANDS, Scotland - It is exciting to be here in these times, says Sister Mary Gianna, a 41-year-old nun from...more
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A common gut bacterium can make amphetamines more addictive by producing a chemical that boosts dopamine activity in the brain. By targeting this microbial pathway, it may...more
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The king of fruits caused panic among locals in the English town of Lytham St Annes after being mistaken for a...more
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The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that its staff will visit Kenya's capital, Nairobi, from September 25 to October 9...more
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ATHENS - When Greek firefighters investigated the cause of a deadly wildfire near the Athens Riviera in August, they found a...more
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NEW YORK – The lights came up late on Sept 23 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and there he was: Jimmy...more
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LONDON – The Belgian beer industry, Mexico’s tequila makers and Heineken all lobbied governments this summer to resist a push by...more
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COPENHAGEN - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Denmark’s autonomous territory Greenland on Sept 24 to apologise in person to...more
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ANKARA - Turkey jailed two men late on Tuesday pending trial after prosecutors said their online show included a joke referencing...more
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LONDON - A hack hitting major airports across Europe followed by drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo are testing the weak...more
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KUALA LUMPUR – Hefty US tariffs imposed on South-east Asian countries will loom over a meeting between US Trade Representative Jamieson...more
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had "constructive" trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and expected the dialogue to...more
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Jimmy Kimmel returned to the air on Tuesday, addressing for the first time a controversy that sidelined his late-night show and intensified the debate around free speech in the United...more
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UNITED NATIONS - China’s emissions-cutting pledge is poised to take centre stage at a UN climate meeting on Sept 24, after...more
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NEW YORK - Caught off guard by ChatGPT and mocked for early blunders with its own generative artificial intelligence efforts,...more
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said he had discussions with Chinese Premier Li Qiang regarding steel tariffs and added...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations believes it has solved the mystery of why an escalator abruptly stopped shortly after...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations believes it has solved the mystery of why an escalator abruptly stopped shortly after U.S....more
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WASHINGTON - Meta Platforms on Sept 23 said it is introducing a translation feature for its WhatsApp messaging service, aiming...more
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WASHINGTON - YouTube is set to reinstate creators previously banned for promoting Covid-19 misinformation and false election-related content, according to a...more
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BRUSSELS - The European Union on Sept 23 demanded Big Tech players including Apple and Google explain what action they...more
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TAOS, New Mexico - A rash of suicides at New Mexico's Rio Grande Gorge Bridge forced authorities to close the span...more
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The Rapture is near — at least according to an apocalyptic prophecy by one South African man who says it will fall on Tuesday or Wednesday.His claim has...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Sept 23 to call for a “criminal...more
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Sept 23 that he hopes “countless people...more
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NEW YORK - Iranian diplomats and officials visiting the United States will no longer be permitted to shop at Costco or...more
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The dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who consulted with top Trump health officials before Sept 22’s...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Iran and European powers remained at loggerheads on Tuesday to strike a last-ditch deal to avert the reimposition...more
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PARIS - An influential study claiming that drinking a small amount of apple cider vinegar every day helps people lose weight...more
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UNITED NATIONS - French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Sept 24 against allowing an approach of “survival of the fittest” to...more
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UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump argued for lower levels of global migration and urged a turn away from climate...more
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OTTAWA - TikTok has agreed to improve its measures to keep children off its website and app after a Canadian investigation...more
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NEW YORK/GAZA - US President Donald Trump told the United Nations on Sept 23 that he condemned moves by Western powers...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Oct 20 in Washington, a White House...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has disbanded a committee that provided recommendations for women serving in the military, including...more
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US President Donald Trump offered a hardline conservative worldview in his Sept 23 speech at the United Nations, attacking the “two-tailed monster” of uncontrolled immigration...more
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NEW YORK - The Asean power grid will connect the electricity grids of the countries in the region, enabling them to share renewable energy resources,...more
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OSLO - Norwegian police said on Sept 23 they were investigating a blast on a street in central Oslo and later...more
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A global gathering of aviation leaders that kicked off on Tuesday in Montreal faced U.S. criticism over its green focus, even...more
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UNITED NATIONS/ WASHINGTON - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday recognising the state of Palestine does not amount to forgetting...more
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WASHINGTON/MONTREAL - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday criticized a United Nations aviation group for not focusing enough on safety...more
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OSLO - Norwegian police said on Sept 23 they were investigating a blast on a street in central Oslo and later...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Sept 23 to end a “vicious cycle of...more
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A man accused of trying to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump last year at his Florida golf course was found guilty on Tuesday.The jury of five men and...more
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FORT PIERCE, Florida - A man found lurking with a gun near Donald Trump’s Florida golf course in 2024 was found...more
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UNITED NATIONS - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would help Argentina but he did not think a...more
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A man found lurking with a gun near Donald Trump's Florida golf course last year was found guilty Tuesday of attempted assassination...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Iran and European powers have agreed to continue talks about Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, the Iranian foreign ministry...more
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AUSTIN – US President Donald Trump offered a hardline conservative worldview in his Sept 23 speech at the United Nations,...more
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MADRID - Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg on Tuesday challenged countries that have recognised a Palestinian state to back up what she...more
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UNITED NATIONS - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would help Argentina but he did not think a...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - US President Donald Trump slammed the United Nations on Sept 23 for failing to support American-led...more
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FOLKESTONE, England - The European Union's plan for a phased rollout from next month of its new post-Brexit digital border system...more
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ROME - Italy will recognise a Palestinian state only if all Israeli hostages are released and the Hamas militant group is...more
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LONDON - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate visited Southport on Tuesday, in a show of support for the northern...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as “the greatest con job” in the world during his...more
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PORT-AU-PRINCE - A kamikaze drone strike has reportedly killed at least eight children and several adults in an attack on an...more
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UNITED NATIONS - U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to meet next week with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da...more
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Israel will indefinitely close the only crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan starting Wednesday, days after reopening it following a shooting that killed two Israeli soldiers.A spokesperson for the Israeli authority...more
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ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! is set to return to the air on Tuesday, after a nearly weeklong suspension that triggered a national discussion about freedom of speech, with Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan...more
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NEW YORK - US President Donald Trump on Sept 23 said recent US strikes on boats carrying alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers...more
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that recent "unilateral attacks" against his country's...more
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ACCRA - Eleven West Africans transferred from the United States to Ghana as part of an agreement with the Trump administration...more
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LONDON - The British government on Tuesday lost its attempt to overturn a temporary block on the removal of an asylum...more
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NEW YORK/PARIS - Even presidents are subject to the annoyances of New York City traffic, as French President Emmanuel Macron learned late on Sept 22,...more
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NEW YORK/PARIS – Even presidents are subject to the annoyances of New York City traffic, as French President Emmanuel Macron learnt late on Sept 22,...more
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VILNIUS - Lithuania’s Parliament granted the Baltic country’s armed forces powers on Sept 23 to shoot down any unmanned drone violating...more
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VILNIUS - Lithuania’s Parliament granted the Baltic country’s armed forces powers on Sept 23 to shoot down any unmanned drone violating...more
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The White House is standing behind U.S. border czar Tom Homan following reports he had accepted $50,000 US from undercover agents posing as businesspeople during an FBI operation last year,...more
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Sightings of two or three large drones near Copenhagen airport late on Monday halted all take-offs and landings for nearly four...more
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MADRID - The brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will stand trial accused of influence peddling in a case that...more
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The Czech Republic holds a parliamentary election on October 3 and 4, with the opposition ANO party of former Prime Minister...more
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LONDON - Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate visited Southport on Tuesday, in a show of support for the northern...more
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PRAGUE - Billionaire Andrej Babis is widely expected to return to power in a Czech election next month, in a boost...more
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NEW YORK – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio reaffirmed the American commitment to Nato after incursions by Russian aircraft...more
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MILAN - Italian prosecutors said on Tuesday they had dismantled a Syrian-led network accused of laundering drug-trafficking proceeds in Italy and...more
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KAMPALA - Uganda's Electoral Commission on Tuesday cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection in polls due to be held...more
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LILONGWE - Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika is projected to have won last week's presidential election with more than 56% of...more
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Products containing titanium dioxide in the EU are no longer...more
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WARSAW - Border crossings between Poland and Belarus will be reopened on midnight from Sept 24 to 25, Polish Prime Minister...more
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NEW YORK – The US Secret Service said on Sept 23 it had dismantled a network of sophisticated electronic devices in...more
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NEW YORK – The US Secret Service dismantled a network of sophisticated electronic devices in the New York area that had...more
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LONDON - An Ethiopian asylum seeker, whose arrest in July sparked angry protests outside the hotel near London where he and...more
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High-profile Egyptian British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was released on Tuesday, his family said, a day after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned him and five other prisoners.Abd el-Fattah, 43,...more
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LILONGWE - Malawi's former president Peter Mutharika is projected to have won last week's presidential election with more than 56% of...more
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With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel's devastating war in Gaza is expected to take centre stage as the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders gets...more
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OSLO – Norway may deport a Singaporean couple suspected of illegally flying a drone over Oslo, the authorities in the Nordic...more
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Explosive drones targeting a suspected gang leader killed at least eight children inside a slum in Haiti's capital and seriously wounded six others, relatives and activists told The...more
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DAMASCUS - Syria is preparing to establish the first parliament since Bashar al-Assad was toppled, a milestone in the transition from...more
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A skilled drone pilot flew two to three large unidentified drones over Copenhagen Airport on Monday night, shutting down the airspace for hours as...more
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ELM CREEK, Manitoba - Colin Penner, who farms about 3,700 acres an hour's drive north of the U.S. border, crunched up...more
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LONDON - A convicted British rapist on Tuesday lost his challenge at Europe's human rights court over a ban that prevents...more
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MBABANE - A Jamaican man deported from the United States to the southern African country of Eswatini two months ago has...more
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Single-atom swaps are rare because strong bonds in molecular frameworks are difficult to break selectively. But Bill Morandi’s group at ETH Zürich in Switzerland has reported a...more
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PARIS – Microsoft’s plan to halt updates for its Windows 10 operating system in mid-October has raised hackles among campaign groups...more
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DAKAR – The military-led West African countries Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court...more
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CONAKRY - Voters in Guinea have overwhelmingly backed a new constitution that could allow coup leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for...more
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NAIROBI - African officials and business executives are fretting over the impending expiry of a crucial, duty-free trade programme with the...more
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WARSAW - Nato member Poland will not hesitate to shoot down objects that violate its airspace and pose a threat, but...more
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COPENHAGEN – Danish police said on Sept 23 that drones that shut the country’s main airport on Sept 22 appeared to...more
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BEIJING – The leader of a US congressional delegation to China warned on Sept 23 of the...more
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WASHINGTON – As tens of thousands of people mourned conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept 21, President Donald Trump made a seemingly...more
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NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump will address the UN General Assembly on Sept 23 as world leaders grapple with...more
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US President Donald Trump’s call for pregnant women to avoid Tylenol is drawing sharp criticism from researchers who say the advice...more
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WASHINGTON – In choosing to unveil a report about autism in the Roosevelt Room of the White House – an august...more
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NEW YORK - The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist...more
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France recognised a Palestinian state at a world summit in New York on Sept 22, nearly two years into the war in Gaza, joining Britain,...more
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LONDON - Britain said on Sept 21 it was recognising a Palestinian state after Israel failed to meet conditions including a...more
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RAMALLAH – Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said countries recognising a Palestinian state this week were taking an irreversible step...more
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Sunday that his country now recognises the state of Palestine. "Canada...more
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NEW YORK – Waterways and wells are running dry in parts of New England and trees in New York City...more
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ANKARA - Turkey's main opposition re-elected Ozgur Ozel as leader on Sunday at an extraordinary congress called in a bid to...more
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LONDON - Britain's deputy prime minister said on Sunday that recognising a Palestinian state would not bring one into existence "overnight",...more
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CARACAS - Venezuela on Sept 20 organised a day of military training for civilians in response to the US deployment in...more
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Wall Street banks and tech companies big and small were scrambling on Sept 20 to figure out how their tens of...more
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RENNES, France - A French senator accused of drugging a Member of Parliament with the intention of sexually assaulting her will...more
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LONDON – Alphabet’s Google plans to start working with StopNCII, a non-profit that helps prevent the spread of non-consensual images online....more
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BERLIN - Germany's main journalists' union urged major U.S. media to support journalists after Walt Disney-owned broadcaster ABC pulled 'Jimmy Kimmel...more
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo XIV will keep Pope Francis’ signature policies to welcome gay Catholics, discuss women’s ordination and give...more
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DAMASCUS - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani was due to arrive in Washington on Thursday on his first official trip to...more
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A shift in the jet stream is forecast to drive a rapid swing from warm to cool temperatures across Western Europe...more
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Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Mexico Thursday with two separate, but related, goals.The first is to find ways to work with Mexico to preserve North...more
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LIMA – Paleontologists in Peru unveiled on Sept 17 the fossilised skeleton of an ancient, dolphin-like creature estimated to be between eight million and 12...more
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NEW YORK – A new poll of more than 36,300 people worldwide showed huge support for more international cooperation on issues...more
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ISTANBUL - Some of the most senior U.S. diplomats focused on Syria have been abruptly let go from their posts in...more
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Almost two decades after Dr David Phillips noticed a disturbing trend of young, lean people who were under-nourished as children showing...more
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LONDON - Donald Trump meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday for talks designed to focus the U.S. leader's unprecedented...more
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KINSHASA - Congo's army and Rwandan-backed rebels are reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in an...more
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LOS ANGELES - Hollywood blasted the White House for targeting free speech after ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's talk on Wednesday under...more
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The chief executive officer of the New York Times, Meredith Kopit Levien, said the company would "not be cowed" by U.S....more
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BRUSSELS - European Union countries' climate ministers are expected to confirm on Thursday that the bloc will miss a global deadline...more
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NEW YORK - A new poll of over 36,300 people worldwide showed huge support for more international cooperation on issues including...more
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Warsaw - Two men who escaped one of the world’s most secretive and repressive states have told AFP how they...more
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It has become commonplace to speak of living in a “post-Western world.” Commentators typically invoke the phrase to herald the emergence of non-Western powers—most obviously China, but also...more
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Nine months after the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad was toppled by a rebel offensive, Syria faces a litany of new challenges. The country, which...more
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WASHINGTON - Syrian foreign minister Asaad al-Shibani will meet with U.S. lawmakers in Washington this week to discuss the lifting of...more
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“Get off the iPad” is a scolding you might expect to hear directed at a child on a flight – not...more
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Washington - Traditional news outlets were cautious not to broadcast the moment Charlie Kirk was assassinated, but it mattered little...more
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At a state banquet honouring the U.S. president, King Charles and Donald Trump delivered speeches that were a study in contrasts. The King and the president each...more
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US President Donald Trump on Sept 17 said he was designating the left-wing, anti-fascist Antifa movement as a terrorist organization, in...more
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WASHINGTON - Lawmakers who pressed for the ban on the social media app TikTok expressed doubts about a deal the...more
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LIMA - Paleontologists in Peru unveiled on Wednesday the fossilized skeleton of an ancient, dolphin-like creature estimated to be between 8...more
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MENLO PARK, California - Meta Platforms on Sept 17 launched its first consumer-ready smart glasses with a built-in display, seeking to...more
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Democratic House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday called on U.S. Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr to resign immediately, as fallout continued from the indefinite suspension of ABC late-night...more
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Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and two others were critically wounded in Pennsylvania on Sept 17 in a confrontation...more
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Three law enforcement officers were shot dead and two others were critically wounded in Pennsylvania on Sept 17 in a confrontation...more
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WASHINGTON - A US House committee on Sept 17 asked the CEOs of online platforms Discord, Steam, Amazon-owned Twitch and Reddit...more
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Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it will indefinitely stop airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! after remarks the late-night host made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination came under...more
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Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Sept 17 it will indefinitely stop airing “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after remarks the late-night host made...more
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LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON – Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Sept 17 it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air, after remarks by the show’s late-night...more
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WINDSOR - US President Donald Trump got a succulent menu for his British state banquet – but there was also an awkward guest at the...more
2 weeks ago
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A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain about how...more
2 weeks ago
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A day after Utah prosecutors unveiled formal charges against the suspect in the assassination of Charlie Kirk, questions remain about how...more
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WASHINGTON - Ripe fruit is an integral part of the diet of wild chimpanzees, as they routinely eat an amount equalling...more
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The US Federal Reserve on Sept 17 lowered interest rates for the first time this year, flagging slower job gains and risks to employment as...more
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BOGOTA - A special Colombian court created under a 2016 peace deal on Thursday gave seven former rebel leaders from the...more
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WASHINGTON - Mr Kash Patel defended his tenure as FBI director before a US Senate panel on Sept 16, angrily pushing...more
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NAIROBI - The European Union will likely miss its target of directing a quarter of aid spent on expanding trade to...more
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LONDON - King Charles became the first British monarch in some four centuries to attend a Roman Catholic funeral on Tuesday...more
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Washington Post editor and columnist Karen Attiah said Monday she had been fired after more than a decade at the paper over comments made since Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting — a dismissal...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. has issued a fresh round Iran-related sanctions targeting individuals and entities that Washington says finance Tehran's military,...more
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BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON - The United States has fully restored Hungary's status in its visa waiver program after the Hungarian government took steps...more
2 weeks ago
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BUDAPEST/WASHINGTON - The United States has fully restored Hungary's status in its visa waiver programme after the Hungarian government took steps...more
2 weeks ago
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Actor-turned-director and activist Robert Redford, one of Hollywood's most well-known leading men and an influential supporter of independent film, has died at the age of 89.His...more
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TRIPOLI - The International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that at least 50 people had died after a vessel carrying...more
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A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but kept the state's second-degree...more
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LONDON – US President Donald Trump was due to arrive in Britain late on Sept 16 for a second state visit...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump is getting the honour of a state visit to the U.K., a gesture of pageantry and flattery seen by many observers as an effort...more
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BOGOTA - A Colombian special court created under the terms of a 2016 peace deal on Tuesday sentenced seven former leaders...more
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WASHINGTON - FBI Director Kash Patel appeared before a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday, where he was set to face sharp...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump paid tribute on Sept 16 to screen great Robert Redford – who once played a...more
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NEW YORK – A New York state judge dismissed on Sept 16 two criminal counts against Luigi Mangione over the December...more
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When King Charles, on the advice of the British government, extended an invitation to U.S. President Donald Trump for a second state visit to the U.K., it appeared trade and economic relations...more
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BRASILIA - On paper, former President Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to prison until the age of 97.In...more
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WARSAW - Poland will decide on submarine procurement this week, leading to the purchase of the first submarines by the end...more
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NAIROBI - Kenya issued an arrest warrant and requested the extradition of a British citizen on Tuesday over the murder of...more
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MADRID – This summer was Spain’s hottest since records began in 1961, as the country experienced more than...more
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MADRID – This summer was Spain’s hottest since records began in 1961, as the country experienced more than...more
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In the early hours of September 10, Polish and NATO forces shot down several of the 19 Russian drones estimated to have crossed into Polish airspace—an unprecedented incursion...more
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NEW YORK – Robert Redford, the matinee idol turned Oscar-winning director died early on Sept 16 morning at his home in Utah. He was 89.more
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WASHINGTON – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sept 16 that he anticipated a final deal on the short-video app...more
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LONDON – Britain’s Queen Camilla has pulled out of attending the funeral service for the Duchess of Kent on Sept 16...more
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COPENHAGEN – Denmark on Sept 16 announced plans to increase spending in Greenland, pledging 1.6 billion Danish kroner (S$323...more
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ABUJA - Nigerian troops killed eight fighters, including senior commanders, from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during an ambush...more
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BELGRADE - A Serbian prosecutor on Tuesday indicted 13 people, including a former minister, over their role in a railway station...more
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MILAN - A Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea plans to take...more
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WASHINGTON - FBI Director Kash Patel is set to testify before a U.S. Senate panel on Tuesday, where he is likely...more
2 weeks ago
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WASHINGTON - Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence, according...more
2 weeks ago
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WASHINGTON – Roughly two out of three Americans believe that the harsh rhetoric used in talking about politics is encouraging violence,...more
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WASHINGTON - The US military is taking swift disciplinary action against US troops over social media posts linked to themore
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PROVO, Utah - The trade school student suspected of assassinating right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk at a Utah university was due...more
2 weeks ago
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TBILISI, Georgia – Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, has been arrested in Georgia,...more
2 weeks ago
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BANGKOK – Some ancient societies in China and South-east Asia appear to have smoke-dried their dead, effectively mummifying them thousands of...more
2 weeks ago
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U.S. President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times and four of its journalists on Monday, according to...more
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Ottawa will favour the pitch that creates the most Canadian jobs when it decides whether to award a contract for a dozen new submarines to a German or...more
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WARSAW – Poland neutralised a drone flying over government buildings on the evening of Sept 15 and detained two Belarusian citizens...more
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WASHINGTON – Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel faces a Senate panel on Sept 16 amid criticism of his...more
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NAIROBI - U.N. investigators on Tuesday accused South Sudanese authorities of plundering their country's wealth, including by paying $1.7 billion to...more
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MISSOULA, United States – A group of young Americans say President Donald Trump is trampling their inalienable rights through an aggressive...more
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LONDON – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hopes the pomp of a royal welcome for US President Donald Trump on a...more
2 weeks ago
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TEL AVIV - Qatar and the United States are on the verge of finalising an enhanced defence cooperation agreement, said top...more
2 weeks ago
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that he would file a US$15 billion (S$19.2 billion) lawsuit for defamation and...more
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On any given day during the long war in Gaza, a Biden administration official could be expected to assert any of the following: a...more
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The US has “decertified” Colombia as a partner in the war on drugs amid the biggest cocaine boom in history.more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that he would have ordered American flags to half-staff to honor...more
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BOGOTA – US President Donald Trump said in a determination on Sept 15 that Afghanistan, Bolivia, Myanmar, Colombia and Venezuela...more
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US President Donald Trump’s administration announced plans on Sept 15 to invest US$500 million (S$640 million) in historically Black colleges and...more
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WASHINGTON - From breaking up a fight or identifying a suspected robber to picking up trash and removing graffiti, National Guard...more
2 weeks ago
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A U.S. appeals court declined on Monday to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook — the first time a president has pursued such action since...more
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WASHINGTON - A US appeals court declined on Sept 15 to allow Donald Trump to fire Federal Reserve...more
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GENEVA - The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the hole should fully disappear in coming decades, the United Nations...more
2 weeks ago
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US regulators were investigating whether Live Nation’s Ticketmaster was doing enough to prevent bots from illegally reselling tickets on its platform,...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States can export “reaper”-style and other advanced military drones more easily following a reinterpretation of its export...more
2 weeks ago
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WASHINGTON - Questions and potential hurdles surround a framework agreement announced on Sept 15 between the United States and China that...more
2 weeks ago
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump insisted on Sept 15 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would notmore
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WASHINGTON – Vice-President J.D. Vance pledged to investigate left-leaning organisations following the killing of Charlie Kirk, amplifying efforts to memorialise the...more
2 weeks ago
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US President Donald Trump said he would speak on Sept 19 with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following talks between negotiators from the world’s two largest...more
2 weeks ago
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BRUSSELS - The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new U.N.-mandated climate target in time for...more
2 weeks ago
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BRUSSELS – The European Union does not expect to reach an agreement on its new UN-mandated climate target in time for...more
2 weeks ago
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A month before Charlie Kirk’s killing, billionaire pro-Israel moneyman Bill Ackman arranged an intervention in the Hamptons during which sources say he and others “hammered” Kirk for...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 15 that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan...more
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Ford Motor Co. is taking a drive down the road in a couple of months.The venerable car maker is moving its headquarters for the first time in seven...more
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NEW YORK - Ms Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who handled the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and whose father...more
2 weeks ago
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that recent incidents between his country and the United States are an "aggression" by...more
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WASHINGTON - DNA found at the scene of the murder of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been matched to suspect...more
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NEW YORK - One in six American parents has delayed or skipped some or all of the standard childhood vaccines, according...more
2 weeks ago
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At least 40 fuel tankers were destroyed in Mali on Sunday when al Qaeda-linked insurgents who had declared a blockade on...more
2 weeks ago
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Alongside the big wins and red carpet glamour of the 77th Emmy Awards, multiple stars took the award show as a chance to make political statements.Hacks...more
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STOCKHOLM/BUDAPEST - Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson accused his Hungarian counterpart of spreading "outrageous lies" on Monday, after Viktor Orban said...more
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Maurene Comey, a former federal prosecutor who brought criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs, has sued U.S....more
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LONDON - The United States and Britain plan to announce more than US$10 billion (S$12.8 billion) in economic deals this week...more
2 weeks ago
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US President Donald Trump said he would speak on Sept 19 with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, following talks between negotiators from...more
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VIENNA - Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be "completely dismantled", U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the U.N. nuclear watchdog's annual General...more
2 weeks ago
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President Donald Trump suggested there could be financial consequences over New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s endorsement of Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani...more
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BRUSSELS - High hotel prices for Brazil's COP30 climate summit in November have prompted the United Nations to urge its staff...more
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LONDON - A British aristocrat and her partner were on Monday both jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of their...more
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LONDON - A British aristocrat and her partner were on Sept 15 both jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of...more
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LONDON - British police said on Sept 15 they had planned for “just about every eventuality” ahead of US President Donald...more
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LONDON - British police said on Sept 15 they had planned for “just about every eventuality” ahead of US President Donald...more
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It took more than a year, several thousand dollars, ingenuity, setbacks and a jet ski: this is how Muhammad Abu Dakha, a 31-year-old Palestinian, managed to escape from Gaza to...more
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VIENNA - Iran's uranium-enrichment programme must be "completely dismantled", U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the U.N. nuclear watchdog's annual General...more
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WASHINGTON – The United States announced on Sept 15 a “framework” deal with China to resolve their dispute over TikTok, as...more
2 weeks ago
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COLOGNE - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made deep inroads in the country's most populous state in municipal elections...more
2 weeks ago
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ACCRA - Ghana's decision to accept West Africans deported from the United States is not an endorsement of President Donald Trump's...more
2 weeks ago
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President Donald Trump on Sept 15 pushed for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to stop requiring quarterly earnings reports...more
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THE HAGUE - A former top United States diplomat testified on Monday that Hashim Thaci, Kosovo's ex-president, had no real authority...more
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Tanzania's electoral commission said it had disqualified opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina for the second time on Monday, reversing a decision...more
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BELFAST - The trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed...more
2 weeks ago
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GENEVA – The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) agreement on fisheries subsidies – its first environmentally focused accord – entered into force...more
2 weeks ago
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STRIKCAN, Albania - Archaeologists in Albania have discovered a large Roman burial chamber dating from the third to fourth century AD,...more
3 weeks ago
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LONDON - Rick Davies, the Supertramp vocalist and songwriter behind some of the British rock band's best known hits such as...more
3 weeks ago
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China's massive military parade on Wednesday was an attempt to position itself as the leader of a new emerging international order as the United States is losing allies, experts...more
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PARIS - France’s embattled Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Aug 25 his government would request a vote of confidence on...more
4 weeks ago
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China said US President Donald Trump welcoming a large number of students to the United States was better than American officials...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron, referring to a slump this week in the French stock and bond markets ahead of...more
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CAIRO - The Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed on Saturday the death of its Gaza military chief Mohammad Sinwar, a few...more
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ATHENS - Greek farmers misappropriated EU agricultural subsidies worth more than 22 million euros between 2019 and 2024 by faking land...more
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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the United States should urgently revise its decision to revoke the visas of Palestinian...more
4 weeks ago
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LONDON - Britain’s Green Party elected a self-styled “eco-populist” as its new leader on Sept 2, as the group seeks to...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hold a meeting on Tuesday on how to tackle illegal immigration, including moving...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump vowed on Sept 2 to quickly and dramatically reduce crime in Chicago, hinting at sending...more
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ISTANBUL - A Turkish court on Tuesday ousted the Istanbul provincial head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) over...more
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A European Commission poll released on Tuesday indicated that 56% of EU citizens support further enlargement of the European Union, though...more
4 weeks ago
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SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Sept 2 blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in California to...more
4 weeks ago
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SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Sept 2 blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in California to...more
4 weeks ago
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REIMS, France - A French winemaker who made and sold thousands of bottles of fake champagne in an elaborate scam involving...more
4 weeks ago
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BRASILIA - The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro entered its final phase on Tuesday as the Supreme Court...more
4 weeks ago
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PARIS – American artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI said on Sept 2 it would add parental controls to its chatbot ChatGPT, a...more
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GENEVA - The share of global trade done on WTO terms has fallen to 72 per cent and could fall further,...more
4 weeks ago
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BUENOS AIRES - A federal court in Argentina ordered house arrest for the daughter of a former Nazi official and her...more
4 weeks ago
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DUBAI - The path to nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States is not closed but U.S. demands for curbs...more
4 weeks ago
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CAIRO - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday that they had attacked a ship in the northern Red Sea with two...more
4 weeks ago
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LIMA - An Indonesian diplomat’s killing in Lima will be thoroughly investigated, the Peruvian authorities pledged on Sept 2, promising answers...more
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JUBA - At least four soldiers and 10 militia members were killed in fighting in an area of South Sudan where...more
4 weeks ago
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BRUSSELS - France has demanded that negotiations on the European Union's new climate change target are escalated to national leaders, diplomats...more
4 weeks ago
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PARIS - Five people including a hotel manager and the manager's son were stabbed at a hotel in the southern French...more
4 weeks ago
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WASHINGTON - A report commissioned by the Trump administration that disputes the scientific consensus on human-caused climate change mimics tactics once...more
4 weeks ago
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TORONTO - Graham Greene, the Canadian Indigenous actor best known for his starring role in the film "Dances With Wolves," has...more
4 weeks ago
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LONDON - Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said on Sept 2 he had been arrested...more
4 weeks ago
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LONDON - Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said on Sept 2 he had been arrested...more
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ISTANBUL - A Turkish court on Tuesday ousted the Istanbul provincial head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), dealing...more
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PARIS - Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is...more
4 weeks ago
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KIELCE, Poland - Poland has signed a contract worth 5.8 billion zlotys ($1.6 billion) with the PGZ-Narew consortium for 46 passive-location...more
4 weeks ago
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LONDON - The recognition of a Palestinian state by leading Western nations will trigger a sprint towards a two-state solution, the...more
4 weeks ago
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Pippi Longstocking, IKEA and the Nobel Prize are among 100 works, brands and ideas deemed to define what it means to be Swedish, according to a cultural heritage...more
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UNITED NATIONS - United Nations peacekeeping missions are under severe financial pressure and U.S. cuts could limit their ability to protect...more
4 weeks ago
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PARIS - French investigating judges have issued arrest warrants for seven former top Syrian officials, including ex-President Bashar al-Assad, for the...more
4 weeks ago
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KINSHASA - A former justice minister in Congo was convicted for embezzling millions of dollars earmarked for a prison construction in...more
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LA PAZ - A Bolivian court sentenced two elderly Spanish Jesuit priests to a year each in prison on Tuesday for...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday the United States' decision not to grant visas to Palestinian officials for...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Sept 2 said reports on social media that he is in ill health are untrue, saying he was busy...more
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WASHINGTON - The US military attacked a vessel from Venezuela in the Caribbean on Sept 2 that was carrying illegal drugs,...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans to send National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago,...more
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WASHINGTON - A US judge on Sept 2 rejected the government’s demand that Google sell its Chrome web browser as part...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Sept 2 he would deploy National Guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, an...more
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US President Donald Trump said on Sept 2 he was “very disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin and added without elaborating that his administration was...more
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A man in Houston was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy who rang his doorbell and...more
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WASHINGTON – US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on track to gain access to controversial spyware designed to hack phones and...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sept 2 blamed AI for a viral video that appeared to show a black...more
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WASHINGTON – The vast majority of President Donald Trump’s tariffs remain in limbo after a federal appeals court ruled that...more
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Military and civilian lawyers working for the Department of Defence (DoD) will temporarily serve as immigration judges, officials said on Sept...more
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Military and civilian lawyers working for the Department of Defence (DoD) will temporarily serve as immigration judges, officials said on Sept...more
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Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he held his country's largest-ever military parade at Tiananmen Square flanked by...more
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WASHINGTON – Kids as young as five will be taking a gun safety class in 2025 in Republican-run Tennessee, the first...more
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BRUSSELS - The following are details of a trade accord between the EU and South America's Mercosur bloc. The European Commission...more
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More than a half century after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242—which established the principle by which Israel would give...more
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BRUSSELS - A European Union trade accord with South America’s Mercosur bloc will be presented by the European Commission...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will welcome Polish President Karol Nawrocki back to the White House on Wednesday after backing...more
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MOSCOW - The Kremlin said on Sept 3 that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not conspiring with China's Xi Jinping and...more
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KABUL/MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan - Afghanistan airdropped commandos on Wednesday to pull survivors from the rubble of homes in mountainous eastern areas...more
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Dozens of Chinese graduate students are accusing Ottawa of discrimination because their study permit applications have been left in limbo for months, preventing them from beginning their...more
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CAIRO - The rent on Khaddara Ibrahim Ali's cramped apartment in downtown Cairo was just about the only expense she could...more
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ATHENS - Greece's parliament passed a law on Wednesday toughening penalties for rejected asylum seekers and speeding up returns to their...more
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SARAJEVO - The parliament of Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic has approved a government reshuffle that the opposition says is illegal...more
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ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities ordered the detention of seven officials from opposition-run municipalities in Istanbul on Wednesday, broadcaster NTV said, as...more
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LONDON – High-caffeine energy drinks such as Red Bull will be banned for sale to youth under 16 in England under...more
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope Leo will open a new Vatican-run ecological training centre in the Italian countryside on Friday, in...more
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VIENNA – Austrian customs officers have raided a pop-up Labubu store in central Vienna, suspecting its proprietors of tax evasion and...more
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Ukrainians know how to make their voices heard—and to make their leaders listen. They will never accept capitulation to Russia, whether in the form...more
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MEXICO CITY - Lorena intensified into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast, with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph (75 mph),...more
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Syria has interrogated and detained members of its defence and interior ministries suspected of committing abuses against civilians in the predominantly...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to imminently ask the conservative-majority Supreme Court to validate his broad emergency tariffs...more
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Sep 3 - In Los Angeles, Francisco "Chavo" Romero and a dozen other immigration activists were out before dawn on a...more
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MEXICO CITY - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Mexican leaders on Wednesday during his first trip to...more
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PARIS – The United Nations on Sept 3 urged nations late in turning in their climate plans to do so quickly,...more
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LONDON – British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said on Sept 3 she would refer herself to the ministerial standards watchdog...more
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MAZAR DARA, Afghanistan - Mir Salam Khan mourns the loss of his wife and three children in Afghanistan’s mountainous eastern province...more
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LONDON - Britain’s most senior police chief on Sept 3 defended the arrest of an Irish comedy writer over...more
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Today, September 3, is the last day for public comment on a newly proposed rule for the Department of Veterans Affairs that would ban...more
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COPENHAGEN - A Ukrainian weapons manufacturer will begin production of fuel for long-range missiles in Denmark, the Danish government said on...more
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that military operations against those trafficking illegal narcotics would not stop with the...more
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A U.S. judge on Wednesday will hold a hearing on whether to approve a deal between the Justice Department and Boeing that allows the planemaker to avoid prosecution...more
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MEXICO CITY - Lorena intensified into a hurricane off Mexico's Pacific Coast and could bring life-threatening flash floods as it moves...more
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Aug 29 moved to lay off nearly all of the remaining staff at Voice of...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defence as the Department of War, the Wall...more
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WASHINGTON - The legal fight over US President Donald Trump’s global tariffs is deepening after a federal appeals court ruled the...more
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LONDON – As measured by the size of the combined population of its member states, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Aug 30 that he will issue an executive order to require voter identification...more
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HONG KONG – The US government is making it harder for South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK Hynix to secure American...more
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Trading in diplomacy for duel monsters, French President Emmanuel Macron dropped in during a livestream of the 2025 Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship in...more
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Aug 30 aimed at banning federal law enforcement officers from wearing masks...more
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Nabil Elooh walks between tents made of white tarp and mounds of rubble in Gaza City, carefully checking on the plants in his little garden, where sprouts...more
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Ordinarily, the streets in the lively Columbia Heights neighbourhood of Washington, D.C., would be filled with Latinos shopping or working at local stores, street vendors and restaurants. But lately, the normally...more
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LONDON - The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has criticised the leader of Britain's populist Reform UK party, Nigel Farage, describing...more
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged on Sunday to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation, ahead of...more
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PALMIRA, Colombia - For nearly a year the ex-rebels worked shoulder to shoulder with their former enemies - retired soldiers from...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo, the first US-born leader of the global Catholic Church, prayed on Aug 31 that God would...more
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ALTENA, Germany - A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of more than a million migrants, the small...more
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Russian drone attacks on power facilities in northern and southern Ukraine overnight left nearly 60,000 customers without electricity, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowing to retaliate by ordering more strikes deep inside Russia.Three...more
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WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Sunday issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from deporting 10 unaccompanied migrant children...more
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OSLO - Norway said on Aug 31 it had chosen Britain as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new frigates...more
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WASHINGTON - A political standoff over U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on crime and illegal immigration in Chicago...more
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WASHINGTON - A political standoff over US President Donald Trump’s plan to crack down on crime and illegal immigration in Chicago...more
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WASHINGTON - A top Trump administration trade official expressed optimism on Aug 31 that the US Supreme Court will uphold the...more
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SANAA, Yemen - The United Nations said Yemen’s Houthis detained at least 11 workers on Aug 31 in raids on UN...more
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WASHINGTON - A U.S. federal judge on Sunday halted the Trump administration from deporting a group of migrant Guatemalan children already...more
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NEW YORK - Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has been hospitalised for injuries suffered in a car crash in New...more
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The United Nations said Yemen’s Houthis detained at least 11 workers on Aug 31 in raids on UN premises, which came after rebel authorities had...more
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HOUSTON, Texas - A 10-year-old boy was in critical condition after he was shot while playing the “ding dong ditch”...more
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Mr Robert Mueller, the former special counsel who investigated ties between US President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia, was diagnosed with...more
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WASHINGTON - The videos are strikingly lifelike, featuring bikini-clad women conducting street interviews and eliciting lewd comments – but they are...more
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In early July, thousands of Tibetans, Buddhists, and other well-wishers gathered in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan...more
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Over the past decade, as much of the world has become more chaotic and succumbed to nationalism, protectionism, and illiberalism, Japan has been a...more
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PARIS - France is not currently in a situation that would need the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to intervene but any...more
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ATHENS - Greek and German police have dismantled a criminal ring smuggling cocaine hidden in trucks from Spain into Greece and...more
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LONDON - Britain's Queen Camilla fought off a would-be attacker on a train when she was a teenager by hitting him...more
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OSLO - Norway's general election on September 7-8 is expected to be a close race between a centre-left bloc led by...more
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An earthquake destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 800 people and injuring more than 2,500, a spokesperson for the Taliban government said Monday.Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference that most...more
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MUMBAI - Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s family has postponed a cultural showcase in New York, citing “unforeseen circumstances”, a decision made...more
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyanese voters will head to the polls on Monday to choose members of parliament and a president who...more
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The death toll from a major earthquake in eastern Afghanistan passed 1,400 on Tuesday, with more than 3,000 people injured, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban government spokesperson, said on...more
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VATICAN CITY - Pope Leo gave a high-profile private audience to a prominent US priest who ministers to LGBT Catholics on...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil's Supreme Court goes into final deliberations in its trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro this week in a...more
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PARIS - Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will kick off a series of talks with France's political parties on Monday, seeking to...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a raft of changes to his Downing Street team in an effort to...more
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FIESCH, Switzerland - A court in Switzerland will decide on Wednesday whether to hear a legal complaint against Swiss giant Holcim,...more
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SARAJEVO - Bosnian truck drivers blocked the movement of all goods in the Balkan country on Sept 1 over what they...more
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - For 11 years, Fabiola Galicia worked her way up the ranks at a factory that produced decorative...more
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ISTANBUL - In a brightly lit treatment room at a private hospital in Istanbul, doctor Erdal Dilekci makes dozens of small,...more
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COTONOU - Benin’s ruling coalition has nominated Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni to contest the 2026 presidential election, positioning a man seen...more
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VIENNA - A hiker in the Austrian Alps has died after a herd of cows trampled him and his wife while...more
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KAMPALA - Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye boycotted the start of his treason trial on Monday, accusing the presiding judge...more
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A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday.The...more
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MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Monday his government would coordinate a series of measures on climate change...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said on Sept 1 that India has offered to reduce its tariffs on US goods...more
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GENEVA - The UN refugee agency plans to scale back its budget by nearly a fifth next year due to “financial...more
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GENEVA - The International Labour Organisation is assessing the impact of a US$107 million (S$137.39 million) funding cut proposed by the...more
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GENEVA – The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is assessing the impact of a US$107 million (S$137.4 million) funding cut proposed by the...more
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BUCHAREST - Romania's broad coalition government will fast-track parliamentary approval on Monday for a series of divisive public sector spending reforms...more
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PARIS - France's far-right National Rally said on Monday it was preparing for the possibility of snap elections, adding that Prime...more
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LONDON - Britain has experienced its warmest summer since records began in 1884 and is now more likely to see similar...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil's Supreme Court will on Tuesday begin hearing closing arguments in the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who...more
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyanese voters were casting ballots on Monday to choose 65 members of parliament and a president who will...more
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LONDON - Britain’s government announced on Sept 1 it was suspending a scheme enabling families of refugees already in the UK...more
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ACCRA - Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has removed the West African nation's chief justice effective immediately, a statement from the...more
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Hundreds of people in Yemen gathered Monday for the funerals of Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Houthi prime minister, and other government officials killed last week.According to the rebel group,...more
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will hold bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at China's...more
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The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of Congolese insurgent groups that includes the M23 rebels, on Monday accused the government of...more
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GUATEMALA CITY - Guatemala is ready and willing to receive some 150 unaccompanied minors per week of all ages from the...more
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GENEVA - The United Nations on Sept 1 called for investigations into alleged use of disproportionate force aftermore
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CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sept 1 that eight US military vessels with 1,200 missiles were targeting his country, which he declared...more
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BOGOTA - The Colombian government on Monday presented a tax reform bill to Congress to raise 26.3 trillion pesos ($6.54 billion),...more
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The wave of violent protests that have swept across Indonesia and left seven people dead is being seen as a major test for Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.Clashes between...more
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SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL Almost one-third of government schools nationwide are now surveilling the mental health of students. Illinois Governor J.B....more
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BUENOS AIRES - A federal civil court judge in Argentina on Monday barred media outlets from publishing audio recordings that were made...more
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WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall as the...more
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CHICAGO - Thousands of protesters packed the streets near downtown Chicago on Monday, singing, chanting and waving signs protesting U.S. President...more
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BELGRADE - Tens of thousands of protesters silently marched in Belgrade on Monday to commemorate the deaths of 16 people killed...more
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday expressed confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will uphold President Donald Trump's use of a 1977 emergency powers law to impose...more
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US President Donald Trump on Sept 1 said he would award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Rudy Giuliani, two days...more
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The United Nations on Sept 1 called for investigations into alleged use of disproportionate force after six people were killed in protests across Indonesia sparked...more
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The rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, secured a shocking double victory in 2025. President...more
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LONDON - Britain set out emergency funding support for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan, saying it would ensure...more
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BRUSSELS – After a plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suffered a GPS navigation outage on its approach...more
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ARLINGTON, Virginia – US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sept 1 expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will uphold President Donald...more
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In June, the U.S. Department of Defense announced it would spend the summer conducting a review of AUKUS: the security partnership established in 2021...more
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In April, when Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs on dozens of countries, Brazil emerged largely unscathed. Brazilian exports to the United States...more
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KABUL - Rescuers in Afghanistan will try to reach isolated villages in the eastern region of Kunar, the epicentre of an...more
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GENEVA - The cooling La Nina weather phenomenon may return between September and November, but even if it does, temperatures are...more
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BRUSSELS – EU military spending is set to hit a fresh record of €381 billion (S$572.18 billion) in 2025, as countries...more
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DAKAR - Western Balkans criminal groups, who are among Europe's top cocaine traffickers, are entrenching themselves in West Africa in a...more
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ANTANANARIVO - Madagascar ceremonially received three colonial-era skulls from France on Tuesday, 128 years after they were taken from the Indian...more
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A landslide wiped out a village in Sudan 's western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural...more
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KOURIS RESERVOIR, Cyprus - Saint Nicholas church in the hills above Limassol, normally submerged in the Kouris Reservoir, offers a stark...more
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BEIRUT - More than 200,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their homeland from neighbouring Lebanon this year following the fall of...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions...more
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PARIS - France's far-right National Rally urged President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to swiftly dissolve parliament and call snap elections, adding...more
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WASHINGTON – Researchers have submitted more than 100 proposals to participate in the Trump administration’s US$50 million (S$64.5 million) study into...more
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BRASILIA - The landmark trial of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro enters its final phase on Tuesday as the Supreme Court...more
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BESANCON, France - A French doctor goes on trial next week accused of intentionally poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12...more
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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed ways to end the Ukraine war with Russia's Vladimir Putin during talks...more
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ANKARA - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he discussed ways to end the Ukraine war with Russia’s Vladimir Putin during talks...more
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Burkina Faso's transitional parliament passed legislation outlawing conduct deemed to promote LGBTQ practices, introducing fines, prison sentences and sanctions for persons...more
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OSLO - At least nine political parties are expected to win seats in Norway's September 7-8 parliamentary election, but only three...more
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KABUL - More than 1,400 people were killed and over 3,100 injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan...more
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WASHINGTON – Days after ordering high-end computer parts, Mr Chris Pawlukiewicz got an unpleasant surprise: a bill for US$934 (S$1,197) in...more
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JOHANNESBURG - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its...more
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Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are rising amid a large U.S. naval buildup in the Southern Caribbean and nearby...more
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PARIS - French air traffic controllers are planning to launch a new strike on Sept 18 for better pay and conditions,...more
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MADRID - When a pair of curious-looking sea slugs were found this month on the beach near Guardamar del Segura, few...more
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Some children and teachers inside a Minneapolis church displayed remarkable courage under fire when an assailant began shooting at students attending...more
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MINNEAPOLIS - Some children and teachers inside a Minneapolis church displayed remarkable courage under fire when an assailant began shooting at students attending a Catholic...more
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WARSAW - A Polish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, central Poland, and...more
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11 hours agoNewsDuration 10:05U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions against four...more
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Lawmakers from several levels of government in Minnesota were joined by gun control advocates in Minneapolis Thursday to call for state and federal gun control in the wake of...more
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TOULON, France – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Aug 28 it was now “obvious” that a hoped-for meeting between Russian...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico and Ecuador next week, the State Department said on...more
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President Donald Trump “was not happy” about Russian attacks on Ukraine with missiles and drones on Aug 28 and planned to talk more about the...more
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The top U.S. public health agency was left reeling and leaderless as the White House works to expel its handpicked director from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...more
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WASHINGTON - The US tariff exemption for package shipments valued under US$800 (S$1,026) ends permanently on Aug 29, with a six-month...more
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Investigators on Aug 28 pored over writings and videos by the suspect in the Minneapolis...more
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WASHINGTON - CDC director Susan Monarez was fired on Aug 27 after resisting changes to vaccine policy that were advanced by...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug 28 that requires federal buildings in Washington to maintain...more
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NEW YORK – A gastroenterologist who drugged and sexually assaulted personal acquaintances and patients at a hospital in Queens, videotaping many...more
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BOGOTA - Nearly three-dozen soldiers who had been kidnapped by armed civilians in a jungle area of southeastern Colombia have been...more
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It is not clear whether the recent Israeli and U.S. military strikes have decreased or increased the likelihood of a nuclear-armed Iran. The attacks have certainly inflicted major...more
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Investigations are underway after a Spanish tourist sparked anger for pouring beer down an elephant’s trunk in Kenya.more
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NEW YORK - Mr Brian West, a retired restaurant owner in Thailand, thought six weeks was plenty of time to renew...more
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Germany has told its nationals to leave Iran and refrain from travelling there to avoid getting caught in retaliatory acts by...more
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GEORGETOWN - Guyanese voters will cast general election ballots on Monday to decide whether President Irfaan Ali's ruling People's Progressive Party...more
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GENEVA - The number of people reported missing to the Red Cross has risen by about 70% in five years, driven...more
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The wife of South Korea's jailed ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol and his former prime minister were indicted Friday as part of investigations into his administration and his attempt...more
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GENEVA - Iranian authorities have executed at least 841 people so far this year, marking a major increase, the United Nations...more
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Israel's military on Friday said it was suspending mid-day pauses to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza City, calling it a "a dangerous combat zone."The city...more
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Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country's leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a...more
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BERLIN – The number of unemployed people in Germany has topped three million for the first time in a decade, labour...more
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MILAN - Italy's Giorgia Meloni expressed outrage on Friday over an adult website that published unauthorised pictures of women, including of...more
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NEW YORK - The US administration on Aug 29 ended duty-free imports of packages worth less than US$800 (S$1,030), known as...more
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As President Donald Trump began his push to send the National Guard and Marines to US cities, military leaders privately questioned...more
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Fertiliser prices are surging, eroding American farmers’ profits and adding pressure on the Trump administration to slash tariffs on key crop...more
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As US President Donald Trump began his push to send the National Guard and Marines to US cities, military leaders privately...more
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OSLO - Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg is fighting on two fronts in Norway these days: bringing star power to the...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Javier Milei's hopes of gaining greater control of the legislature in upcoming midterm elections could be...more
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VENICE - U.S. actor Julia Roberts delves into the rarefied world of academia in her latest film "After the Hunt", denying...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for former vice-president and 2024 Democratic rival Kamala...more
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The death toll in a major Russian missile and drone strike on the Ukrainian capital rose to 23, including four children, officials said Friday, as U.S.-led efforts...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has moved to unilaterally cancel US$4.9 billion (S$6.29 billion) in federal funding authorised by Congress, escalating the...more
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It should not have been a surprise that the August 15 summit in Alaska between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump failed to end Russia’s...more
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LONDON - The British government on Friday won a court ruling that means asylum seekers will not have to be evicted...more
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with President Xi Jinping in China next week, attend a security summit,...more
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WASHINGTON - The US is denying and revoking visas from members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority ahead...more
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TOULON, France - The leaders of France and Germany on Aug 29 vowed to step up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine, warning...more
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PORT LOUIS - A deputy governor of Mauritius' central bank, Gerard Sanspeur, said on Friday he had resigned from his...more
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Hundreds of Indonesians protested at sites across Jakarta on Friday over the death of a civilian hit by a police vehicle, triggering calls for police reform in the...more
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PARIS - If Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn't commit by Monday to meet Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, he would have duped US...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing for more control over everything the federal government and its agencies do, and...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Britain, France and Germany urged Iran at the United Nations on Friday to meet three requirements so their...more
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The U.S. Air Force said on Friday it was offering military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a supporter of President Donald...more
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After mass layoffs at banana giant Chiquita's Panama operation this summer threatened the popular fruit's supply chains — with some experts even saying Canadians could see price...more
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GENEVA - The global cholera situation is worsening, with outbreaks across 31 countries and a surging fatality rate, the World Health...more
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A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the former interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani was sentenced to just over...more
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WASHINGTON - A large buildup of US naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracas and experts in the United States asking:...more
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MEXICO CITY - The United Nations Security Council began talks on Friday on a draft resolution for Haiti to bolster and...more
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WASHINGTON - A large buildup of US naval forces in and around the Southern Caribbean has officials in Caracas and experts in the United States asking:...more
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WASHINGTON - The White House lashed out Aug 29 over what it called a “foreign influence operation” by German-owned US news outlet Politico after it...more
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WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court on Aug 29 reaffirmed a lower court’s opinion that the Trump administration should not be...more
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The Old Mariners Church in Detroit, Mich., was a fitting end to honour an epic journey for a group of swimmers.A day earlier, they completed a swim that...more
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An Irish missionary, a group of orphanage workers and a three-year-old boy have been released after being kidnapped on the outskirts...more
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A U.S. federal appeals court ruled today that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal but allowed for the levies to remain in place as the case...more
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Deadly missile and drone strikes on Ukraine “cast doubt on the seriousness of Russia’s desire for peace,” the United States told the UN Security Council...more
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Jim O'Neill, a former investor, critic of health regulations and U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s deputy, is taking control of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...more
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PORT-AU-PRINCE - The United Nations Security Council began talks on Friday on a draft resolution for Haiti to bolster and expand...more
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WASHINGTON - A US federal appeals court ruled on Aug 29 that many of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were issued...more
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Meta Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence features in its applications, The Information reported...more
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A federal judge on Friday halted Trump administration policies aimed at expanding fast-track deportations, ruling that they violate the constitutional due...more
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WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Aug 29 blocked the Trump administration from carrying out fast-track deportations of people detained far...more
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At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia's foreign affairs...more
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WASHINGTON – A science advocacy group has lambasted the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for firing five “whistleblowers” who signed a...more
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Getting the vaccine to prevent shingles lowers the chances of having a heart attack or stroke, researchers reported in advance of...more
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Britain’s medicines regulator has approved GSK’s new antibiotic pill Blujepa to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women, boosting the drugmaker’s...more
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When Lucas Pohl boarded a flight last summer, he did not know it would mark a turning point in his life....more
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WASHINGTON – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was losing patience with US President Donald Trump.Mr Trump had...more
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AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - A former officer with the police’s child protection unit in the southern French city of Marseille will face...more
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NEW YORK – A new U$250 (S$320) “visa integrity fee” imposed on travellers to the United States risks piling more pressure...more
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ROUEN, France – A man intentionally ploughed his car into a crowd outside a wine bar in northern France after an...more
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BUENOS AIRES - They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days...more
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NEW YORK – A new U$250 (S$320) “visa integrity fee” imposed on travellers to the United States risks piling more...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv on Aug 30 and...more
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A White House call to curtail the marketing of unhealthy food to children would be vulnerable to industry lobbying that killed...more
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WASHINGTON – In the fading daylight of September, a youngish man bumped into me along a street off Pennsylvania Avenue,...more
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LONDON - British police said they arrested five people on Aug 30 after masked men tried to force their way into...more
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PARIS - French authorities are zeroing in on an anonymous online platform suspected of distributing child pornography after a similar site...more
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OSLO - An enormous sinkhole in Norway engulfed a portion of motorway and railway tracks, killing one person, authorities said on...more
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A critic of the authoritarian Nicaragua government has died in state custody two weeks after his arrest, local media and opposition...more
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The body of a boy was recovered from the waters off East Coast Park on Aug 30.The police said they were alerted...more
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WASHINGTON - As fentanyl propelled overdose deaths to ever more alarming numbers several years ago, public health officials throughout the United...more
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OSLO - Norway's general election on September 7-8 is expected to be a close race between a centre-left bloc led by...more
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has agreed with French President Emmanuel Macron to take a decision on the future of...more
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BERLIN - Germany’s cabinet passed a draft bill on Aug 27 that would introduce a voluntary military service as the country...more
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COPENHAGEN – Denmark’s prime minister has issued a rare apology over a decades-long scandal in which thousands of Greenlandic girls and...more
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LONDON – HSBC customers in Britain reported problems accessing mobile and online banking services on Aug 27, as the bank apologised...more
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ISTANBUL – A groom died of his injuries after being hit by celebratory gunfire after his own wedding in northern Turkey,...more
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DAKAR - Russian private mercenary operations in Mali have sowed resentment within the West African nation's army and military government, caused...more
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PARIS/DUBAI – Britain, France and Germany are likely to begin the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran on Aug...more
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PARIS – Nearly 100,000 people have taken a dip at three River Seine bathing sites in Paris since their July opening,...more
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LONDON – Victims of abuse in the Church of England said on Aug 27 that the personal details of almost...more
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LONDON - Nigel Farage's Reform UK set out plans this week for the mass deportation of asylum seekers from Britain, which...more
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PARIS - Officials have fished the body of a man out of the River Seine near the area on the outskirts...more
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Russia's invading forces have broken into an eighth region of Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said Wednesday, seeking to capture more ground in their three-year war of...more
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NEW YORK - Not every candidate for New York City mayor has rapped about having the same history as a chapati,...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has called for billionaire George Soros and his son to face criminal charges over unfounded...more
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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis police responded to a shooting at a Catholic church and school in the south end of the US city...more
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DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's electoral commission on Wednesday barred the presidential candidate of its second biggest opposition party from contesting...more
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UNTERLUESS, Germany - German weapons-maker Rheinmetall opened Europe’s largest munitions plant on Aug 27 as Berlin rushes to rearm after decades of running down its...more
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WASHINGTON - Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to his native El Salvador made him a symbol of President Donald...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration aims to tighten the duration of visas for students, cultural exchange visitors and members of the...more
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STOCKHOLM – The Swedish government wants to lift a ban on uranium mining to reduce its reliance on imports as it...more
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MINNEAPOLIS - Three people were dead and 20 injured in a shooting at a Catholic school in the south end of...more
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In the heart of India's diamond hub, in the western city of Surat, orders have been paused, gem-polishing machines silenced and fears of more damage and job...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Wednesday that the South American country might challenge in U.S. courts the...more
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A shooter opened fire Wednesday morning on children celebrating mass during the beginning of their school day at a Catholic church in Minneapolis, police said, leaving three people dead, including...more
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Around 165 million years ago on a coastal floodplain in what is now Morocco lived one of the most extreme dinosaurs...more
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Intense rains have left at least 34 people dead after lashing parts of Pakistan and India and triggering flash floods and landslides in Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said...more
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BRASILIA - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday signed the nomination for Paulo Gonet to serve another term...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration said on Aug 27 it will exert more control over Washington by taking over management of Union Station, the US...more
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BERLIN - The German government approved a record €12.8 billion (S$19 billion) of weapons exports in 2024, largely driven by Berlin’s...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentine authorities failed to locate an iconic painting stolen decades ago by the Nazis when they raided a...more
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BEIRUT - Hundreds of people protested in southern Lebanon on Wednesday against a planned visit by U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack, a...more
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BUENOS AIRES - A 17th century masterwork allegedly stolen by the Nazis from a Dutch Jewish art collector re-emerged this week...more
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LAGOS - Gunmen killed at least two people and abducted over 100, mostly women and children, in an attack on Nigeria's...more
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Two children were killed and 17 other people were injured on Wednesday after a gunman opened fire on schoolchildren and others...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico's jaguar population has increased significantly in recent years but the largest feline in the Americas is still...more
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LA PAZ - A Bolivian court on Wednesday ordered house arrest for right-wing opposition politician Luis Fernando Camacho, who has been...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Argentine President Javier Milei was rushed out of a public event by his security team in Buenos Aires...more
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KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug 27 that members of his administration would meet with US officials in...more
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BAGHDAD - A security agency controlled by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said on Wednesday...more
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The parents of a teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT coached him on methods of self harm sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman...more
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MINNEAPOLIS - Ms Ellie Mertens, a youth minister at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, said she was sitting with children in...more
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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Susan Monarez has left the agency less than a month after being sworn in, the U.S....more
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BRUSSELS - All NATO members will hit a longstanding target of spending 2% of GDP on defence this year but only...more
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BRUSSELS - Nato on Aug 27 said all its members were finally set in 2025 to hit the alliance’s previous defence...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council will vote on Thursday to extend a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until...more
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MINNEAPOLIS - The shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis was the fourth deadly shooting in the city...more
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WASHINGTON - The US Food and Drug Administration cleared updated Covid-19 vaccines for everyone over age 65 but narrowed its approval...more
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Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Aug 27 at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter dressed in black opened...more
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WASHINGTON - Iran has launched a speedy clean-up operation at a nuclear-related site in northern Tehran hit by Israeli airstrikes that...more
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Mexico has recorded 5,086 cases of flesh-eating screwworm in animals as of August 17, a 53% jump from the number of...more
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PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Aug 27 warned that snap legislative polls would not help restore stability in...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s move to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook marks a direct attempt to politicise the...more
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WASHINGTON - US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Susan Monarez has left the agency less than a month...more
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SEATTLE – A group representing global airlines has asked the UN's aviation agency to raise the international age limit for commercial...more
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Russia launched a major air attack early Thursday on Kyiv that included a rare strike on the city centre, killing at least 18 people, wounding 48 and damaging...more
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UNITED NATIONS, United States - The UN General Assembly on Aug 26 created an artificial intelligence advisory body to help countries...more
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On March 23, 1933, inside a dimly lit chamber filled with the stale scent of cigar smoke, Ludwig Kaas tried to convince himself he...more
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For many years, researchers have been pursuing the development of what scientists have called “mirror life.” This evocative term refers to a fundamental property...more
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The wildfires that raged across Greece, Turkey and Cyprus this summer were 22 per cent more intense and...more
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ANKARA - Turkish authorities have detained the owner and general manager of Assan Group, a defence and construction conglomerate, as part...more
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BERLIN - Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday that the security of Baltic states and Germany was inseparable, vowing...more
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ABUJA - A cholera outbreak in Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected...more
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COPENHAGEN - The United States' top diplomat in Denmark has reaffirmed Greenland's right to determine its own future, following Danish intelligence...more
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LAGOS - When Nigerian researcher Temidayo Oniosun chose a melon seed called the egusi to send up on a space mission,...more
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PARIS – Britain, France and Germany will begin the process of reimposing UN sanctions on Iran at the UN Security Council...more
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AMSTERDAM – The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the largest collection of works by one of the world’s most loved artists, is embroiled...more
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PARIS - Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Thursday he did not see any risk of a financial crisis in France,...more
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CHICAGO - When U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents...more
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BERLIN - Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko discussed the peace process and reconstruction in Ukraine during...more
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LONDON - The British government argued a court ruling requiring asylum seekers to be temporarily evicted from a hotel risks sparking...more
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LONDON - The former head of the owner of British gambling firm Ladbrokes is among 11 people British prosecutors have charged...more
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ISTANBUL – A set of carved stone animals – a fox, a vulture and a wild boar – is shedding light on the way prehistoric...more
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LAGOS - A staple of Nigerian cuisine, egusi soup, could one day be consumed on the Moon or on Mars after...more
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit on Aug 28 claiming US President Donald Trump has no power to remove...more
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NAIROBI - At least four African countries will run out of specialised life-saving food for severely malnourished children in the next...more
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MADRID - Spain is totally committed to the European fighter jet project FCAS and will work to invigorate it, its defence...more
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British actor Micheal Ward was granted bail Thursday after appearing at a central London court to face charges of rape and sexual assault.The 27-year-old,...more
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UNITED NATIONS - Britain, France and Germany launched a 30-day process to reimpose U.N. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme...more
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U.S. Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president's attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that...more
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CHICAGO - When US President Donald Trump threatened to flood Chicago with National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents...more
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BERLIN/MADRID - Germany, France and Spain's defence ministers will meet in October to work out options for getting the FCAS joint...more
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SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA - Brazilian police and tax officials carried out a series of raids early on Thursday across the...more
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LONDON - Prince Harry will return to the UK to attend a charity award ceremony on Sept 8, coinciding with the...more
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OTTAWA/NEW DELHI - Canada and India announced new high commissioners to each other's countries on Aug 28, in the latest sign...more
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PARIS - French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou faced a backlash on Thursday after saying he didn't hold talks with the opposition...more
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UNITED NATIONS/MEXICO CITY - The United States and Panama will propose a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council that...more
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Croatia has detained a military officer and his Serbian girlfriend on suspicion of espionage, a regional office of the state attorney...more
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WASHINGTON/NAIROBI - Rwanda received seven migrants deported from the United States earlier this month, the government spokesperson said in a statement...more
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UNITED NATIONS/MEXICO CITY - The United States and Panama launched a push on Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to establish...more
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UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously extended "for a final time" a long-running peacekeeping mission in...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States has ordered additional ships to the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump's effort to...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug 25 directing the US Attorney-General to prosecute those who burn...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Aug 25 said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged improprieties...more
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WASHINGTON – Days before US House lawmakers return to Washington after a six-week summer break, the top Republican on the House...more
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NEW YORK - The head of a Pentagon unit responsible for accelerating the military’s adoption of new technology resigned on Aug...more
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration outlined plans to implement a 50 per cent tariff on products from India in a draft...more
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SAN FRANCISCO – Diplomats in South-east Asia were targeted in a cyber-espionage campaign earlier in 2025, likely waged in support of...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs and export restrictions on advanced technology and semiconductors in retaliation...more
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WASHINGTON - China is sending a key trade negotiator to the US, a move that indicates some degree of interaction between...more
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In the lead-up to the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska this month, things did not look good for Ukraine. Characterizations...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump late on Aug 25 said he would fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa...more
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BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday Germany would not join an initiative of western allies to recognise...more
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A model of South Korea’s famous “turtle ship”, a putter and Make America Great Again (Maga) hats were prepared by President Lee Jae Myung for...more
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Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran's ambassador seven days to leave the country,...more
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BERLIN - Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a “CO2-neutral product” in Germany, following a court ruling on...more
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A helicopter deployed to fight a fire in the French countryside crashed into a pond while it was refilling a water...more
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Phoenix “disappeared” late on Aug 25, swallowed by a massive wall of dust that plunged the south-western American city into near-zero...more
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LONDON - A British government minister said on Monday that a domestic abuse risk assessment tool used for over 15 years...more
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BRUSSELS - The European Commission on Aug 26 asserted the “sovereign right” to regulate the activities of tech giants within the...more
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PARIS - France on Aug 26 returned three colonial-era skulls to Madagascar, including one believed to be a Malagasy king beheaded...more
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PARIS - France lurched into a political crisis after Prime Minister Francois Bayrou gambled on a confidence vote, with little hope...more
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PRISTINA - Kosovo's parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker, ending a six-month legislative crisis that had blocked efforts by the...more
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MOSCOW - US President Donald Trump said that he had discussed nuclear arms control with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the...more
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GENEVA - A U.N. agency responsible for the postal sector said on Tuesday that 25 of its member states have suspended...more
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MADRID - The Spanish government on Aug 26 described wildfires that have swept the country as one of the country’s worst...more
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SANTIAGO - Chile is in the final phase of negotiations with the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) over...more
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has taken his feud with the Federal Reserve to an unprecedented extreme with his...more
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WASHINGTON - John Bolton, a former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump who is now a persistent critic, said on Tuesday...more
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SAN FRANCISCO – Apple plans to hold its big fall product launch on Sept 9, when the company is expected to...more
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer...more
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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook will file a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from firing her, a lawyer...more
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. government will start seeking the death penalty in Washington, D.C., homicide cases, U.S. President Donald Trump said...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said he wants “nothing less than US$500 million” (S$640 million) from Harvard University after months of...more
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WASHINGTON - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Aug 26 that customs duty revenues from President Donald Trump’s tariffs may...more
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On August 18, Hamas accepted a new cease-fire proposal for the war in Gaza. The deal, which had just been presented by Egypt and Qatar and closely echoed...more
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Aug 26 that customs duty revenues from President Donald Trump’s tariffs may top US$500 billion (S$640 billion) a...more
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CHISINAU - Electoral authorities in Moldova closed registration on Tuesday for next month's parliamentary election focused on gauging how well public...more
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WASHINGTON – Under US President Donald Trump, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has become the driving force of his sweeping crackdown on migrants,...more
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BRASILIA - A Brazilian judge on Aug 26 declared far right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, who is under house...more
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Jamaica will use drones donated by Canada to boost its disaster response services, state information service JIS said on Tuesday, as...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump is famed as a political showman – and during a record-breaking three hour and 16 minute Cabinet meeting, the...more
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Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Tuesday ordered police to tighten security around Jair Bolsonaro's home, including 24-hour patrols, citing increased flight risk ahead of final...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump wished pop singer Taylor Swift and professional football player Travis Kelce “a lot of luck”...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - OpenAI is making changes to its popular chatbot following a lawsuit alleging that a teenager who died by...more
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President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of dollars...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s administration asked the US Supreme Court on Aug 26 to intervene in its efforts to withhold...more
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DECATUR, Illinois - The human case of screwworm reported this week by US health officials is the country’s only one so...more
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PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron strongly rejected Mr Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent criticism over rising anti-Semitism in France and warned the issue...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has not been very welcoming toward international students, particularly those from China.more
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SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, US - SpaceX’s Starship megarocket roared into the skies on Aug 26 on its 10th test flight, turning...more
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WASHINGTON - US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel announced on Aug 26 that it was reverting to its old logo after its...more
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MELBOURNE - A man charged with setting fire to a Melbourne synagogue appeared in court on Aug 27 over an attack...more
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NEW YORK – In New York City, social clubs backed by China undermined a congressional candidate who once challenged the regime...more
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WASHINGTON – Some employees at the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) were put on leave on Aug 26 after...more
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The Trump administration’s week of Russian-Ukrainian diplomacy yielded mixed results. At his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump treated...more
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LONDON - The red and white St George's Cross and the Union Jack flags have proliferated along streets across England in...more
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OSLO - Denmark's foreign minister has summoned the most senior diplomat at the US embassy in Copenhagen over reports US citizens...more
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PARIS - Some 63% of French people want the country's parliament to be dissolved and for new elections to be held,...more
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BERLIN - The German government must swiftly decide whether to proceed with the development of a Franco-German fighter jet or leave...more
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BUENOS AIRES - Need a new gaming console? Just make one yourself with an old ventilator. Got an old payment terminal?...more
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Toronto's Maggie Kang may be sitting on the hottest movie of the year, which as of Tuesday earned 236 million views — more streams than any other Netflix film ever. And...more
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On the heels of a controversial decision by the American government to take an ownership stake in U.S. chip-maker Intel, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested in an interview on...more
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RIYAK, Lebanon - Elias Maalouf crouched to examine a shrivelling grapevine in his ancestral vineyard in the sun-kissed plains of eastern...more
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OROZMANI, Georgia – Archaeologists in Georgia have unearthed a 1.8 million-year-old jawbone belonging to an early species of human that they...more
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LONDON - The brother of British rock band Oasis' Liam and Noel Gallagher appeared in a London court on Wednesday, charged...more
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NEW YORK - When New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani files his annual financial disclosures, he still lists self-employed rapper...more
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PARIS - A majority of French people want new parliamentary and presidential elections, opinion polls showed on Wednesday, with Prime Minister...more
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NEW YORK - When New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani files his annual financial disclosures, he still lists self-employed rapper...more
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BERLIN, August 27 - The German government agreed on Wednesday to create a standing National Security Council with the goal of...more
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A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 54 people on board crashed and rolled on its side Friday on an interstate highway, killing five...more
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Congo's military auditor general formally told a military court on Friday that he is seeking the death penalty for former President...more
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WASHINGTON - Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, told a top Justice Department official...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Aug 22 he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be...more
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US President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia on Aug 22 if there is no progress towards a peaceful settlement in...more
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BRASILIA - Brazil’s government ruled out the idea of subsidising all delegates’ hotel fares at the United Nations climate summit it...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Aug 22 that his administration will conduct a “major” tariff investigation on furniture...more
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NEW YORK - Texas and Florida on Aug 22 asked a federal judge to let them join a lawsuit seeking to...more
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WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has fired the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, a senior defense official and a senator said...more
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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration on Aug 22 released the transcript of a courthouse interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant...more
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Lyle Menendez received the same recommendation as his brother Erik when he was denied parole Friday after serving decades in prison for the murder of their parents in...more
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WASHINGTON - Texas legislators early on Aug 23 approved a new electoral map aimed at carving out five new Republican-leaning seats...more
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GRAINAU, Germany – A picture-perfect Alpine mountain lake in Germany draws so many visitors every summer that the first thing they...more
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Record heat waves, blazing wildfires and oppressive humidity are transforming the world’s tourism industry as holidaymakers struggle to deal with the havoc wrought by climate...more
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ISTANBUL - Two Dutch teenagers were found dead in their Istanbul hotel room while their father has been hospitalised, Turkish media...more
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WASHINGTON - Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots mingled with tourists, posed for selfies, and treated...more
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LISBON - A firefighter killed in Portugal while battling a wildfire has become the fourth fatality in the emergency the country...more
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AUSTIN, Texas – When Shengjia Zhao, Shuchao Bi, Jiahui Yu and Hongyu Ren jumped ship from OpenAI to Meta’s Superintelligence Lab...more
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was released from jail in Tennessee on Friday so he can rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges.The Salvadoran national's case...more
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DAMASCUS – A Syrian official said on Aug 23 that the selection process planned for a transitional parliament in September will...more
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Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern province of Sweida and...more
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HOUSTON, Texas - US President Donald Trump praised a newly passed Texas electoral map on Aug 23 as a “tremendous opportunity” to help his Republican...more
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NEW YORK - The New York State Police on Aug 23 released the names of the five passengers who were killed...more
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Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Aug 23, a day after the United...more
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LONDON - Convicted criminals could face being banned from going to the pub, music concerts and sports events such as soccer...more
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LONDON – The UK will extend its training programme for Ukrainian solders in an effort to help Kyiv strengthen its army...more
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WASHINGTON – The “overwhelming majority” of documents the US Justice Department gave Congress in response to a subpoena for all information...more
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LONDON – Convicted criminals could face being banned from going to the pub, music concerts and sports events such as soccer...more
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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago as President Donald Trump says he...more
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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is working on plans to deploy the US military to Chicago as President Donald Trump says he...more
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STOCKHOLM - Spotify will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets one billion users, the Financial Times reported...more
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MILAN - Three young sisters drowned when the rubber boat carrying them and dozens of other migrants got into difficulties on...more
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LONDON - Britain plans to reform its asylum appeals process to accelerate decisions, reduce a backlog of cases and phase out...more
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ABUJA - The Nigerian Air Force has rescued 76 kidnap victims, including women and children, after a precision air strike on...more
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MADRID - A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered in August was “the most intense on record”, the country’s State Meteorological Agency (AEMET)...more
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DUBAI – Iran’s supreme leader said the current situation with the United States was “unsolvable”, and that Tehran would never bow...more
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LONDON – The British government vowed on Aug 24 to overhaul its asylum system after weekend protests broke out across Britain...more
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LOS ANGELES – Now that is one expensive card.A signed card featuring Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant sold...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to deploy troops to Chicago, Democratic House of Representatives Minority leader Hakeem...more
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KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Aug 24 a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would be “the most...more
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BERLIN - Germany should look beyond a trade deal between the United States and the European Union that slaps 15% tariffs...more
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CRETEIL - A French judge on Aug 24 charged a homeless man, whose identity and nationality remain uncertain, for the murders...more
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LONDON - Anti-migrant protests persisted across Britain on Sunday outside hotels housing asylum seekers, a day after police were forced to...more
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Veteran Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, said on Sunday that he had undergone the...more
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PARIS - France summoned the American ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging France...more
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PARIS - France summoned the American ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging France...more
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on Aug 24 after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian defence ministry...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s push for Republican-led states to redraw their US House of Representatives districts to protect their...more
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BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO - A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified in a person in Maryland who had traveled...more
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WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump posed triumphantly for photos with police officers, government agents and members of...more
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US National Guard troops patrolling the streets of Washington as part of what President Donald Trump said was his crackdown on...more
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WASHINGTON - During President Donald Trump’s first turn in the White House, right-wing extremists like the Proud Boys...more
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BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO - A case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been identified in a person in Maryland who had traveled...more
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SpaceX called off a planned test flight for its Starship megarocket on Aug 24, saying it needed time to troubleshoot problems,...more
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In late April 2024, Nikolai Patrushev, the longtime head of Russia’s Security Council, chaired a meeting in St. Petersburg of top security officials from countries in Africa, Asia,...more
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NAIROBI – Using a crutch to bear her weight, 85-year-old Molly Aluoch trudges from her mud-walled room on the outskirts of...more
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PARIS – The US health authorities have suspended the licence for the Ixchiq vaccine against the chikungunya virus following reports of...more
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ANKARA - Turkey’s transport minister was slapped with a speeding ticket after posting a video of himself driving 225kmh on a...more
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Mr Kilmar Abrego, the migrant whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador made him a symbol of US President Donald Trump’s aggressive...more
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STOCKHOLM – Sweden said on Aug 25 it has signed a deal to sell four Gripen fighter jets produced by Saab...more
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HELSINKI - The captain of an oil tanker and two officers accused of severing five undersea power and telecoms cables in...more
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LONDON - Revellers, dancers and musicians filled the streets of west London on Monday for the annual Notting Hill carnival, one...more
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Aug 25 that directs the US Attorney-General to...more
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Canada and Poland discussed the shape of a possible postwar peace in Ukraine on Monday as allies continued to hammer out what sort...more
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PARIS – French police have detained a man on suspicion of murder after the discovery of four men’s bodies in the...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump on Aug 25 suggested that a “purge or revolution” was under way in South Korea,...more
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LONDON - A helicopter with four people on board crashed during a flying lesson into a field near a seaside resort...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was seeking information from South Korea about investigations in that country...more
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WASHINGTON/SEOUL - South Korea's new President, Lee Jae Myung, arrived at the White House on Aug 25 for talks hours after...more
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NEW YORK - Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded guilty on Monday to U.S. charges related to his...more
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WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the U.S. military might deploy to Chicago and is ready to...more
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WASHINGTON - Elon Musk's SpaceX will try to launch its giant Starship rocket for a tenth time from Texas on Aug...more
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They say tennis needs villains.(It also, apparently, needs a $32 Cdn signature cocktail, but that's a thread for later on.)Tennis, a sport of etiquette and tradition,...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Aug 25 suggested Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said Aug 25 that he expects to visit China this year or shortly afterwards, noting...more
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BERLIN - German arms manufacturers face risks of property attacks from mounting protests, federal criminal investigators warned in a document seen...more
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Lil Nas X was charged Monday with four felonies after police say he charged at them when they confronted him for walking naked down a Los Angeles street...more
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South Korea’s new President, Lee Jae Myung, arrived at the White House on Aug 25 for talks hours after US President Donald Trump criticised Seoul...more
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WASHINGTON/SEOUL - US President Donald Trump said on Aug 25 he wanted to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2025 and was...more
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CHICAGO/WASHINGTON - The patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States has recovered from...more
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Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north-central coast on Monday, felling trees, flooding homes and triggering mass evacuations from coastal areas.Kajiki was on the coast of Nghe An...more
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WARSAW - Polish prosecutors have charged the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) and the former defence minister with wrongfully...more
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Sri Lankan police on Friday arrested the country's former president and senior opposition politician Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegations of misusing public funds during his tenure as president, police...more
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GENEVA – The United Nations called on Aug 22 for citizenship, equality and security for Myanmar’s Rohingya minority, eight years on...more
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WASHINGTON - Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve...more
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PARIS - A French video streamer who died during a livestream after days of abuse by other streamers did not die...more
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Law enforcement personnel were spotted Friday outside the Washington-area residence belonging to longtime Republican figure John Bolton, a critic of President Donald Trump before and after spending 16 months...more
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DUBAI - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his French, British and German counterparts agreed on Friday to resume talks next...more
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Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc had a "constructive [and] lengthy" meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington on Tuesday morning, the minister's office said.The...more
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BERLIN - Germany’s postal service announced on Aug 22 a raft of temporary restrictions on package deliveries to the United States...more
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LONDON - The British government on Aug 22 extended the deadline until October to decide on whether to approve China’s plans...more
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Even as Gaza City empties — with Palestinians fleeing ahead of a planned Israeli assault that's already advancing — one corner at the heart of this big...more
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KIGALI - Rwanda on Friday rejected accusations that Kigali-backed M23 rebels massacred hundreds of people in the east of Democratic Republic...more
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Loved ones of Steffen Skjottelvik, a Norwegian trekker who has been missing in northern Manitoba for more than a week, gathered in his home country on Friday to hope for the...more
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SANTIAGO - Soaring numbers of tourists and expanding research projects are increasingly polluting Antarctica, scientists warned on Aug 20, a fresh...more
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YOKOHAMA - Africa has everything it takes to become a “renewable superpower”, United Nations head Antonio Guterres said on Aug...more
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WASHINGTON – A US Justice Department subpoena published in court documents this week provided details about the Trump administration’s expansive...more
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LONDON - Britain’s future king Prince William and his family are moving to a new home on the royal Windsor estate,...more
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KAMPALA - Uganda has entered an agreement with the United States to take in nationals from third countries who may not...more
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KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Kyiv would like a “strong reaction” from Washington if Russian President Vladimir Putin...more
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WASHINGTON - Most Americans believe that efforts to redraw U.S. House of Representatives districts to maximize partisan gains, like those under...more
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FRANKURT - Austrian Post on Thursday joined other European postal services groups in stopping standard parcel shipments to the United States...more
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LONDON – Britain has received a record number of asylum applications, official data showed on Aug 21, as the government faces...more
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LONDON - More than 32,000 asylum seekers were housed in hotels in Britain at the end of June 2025 with asylum...more
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BERLIN - Italian police have arrested a Ukrainian man suspected of coordinating the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Germany's prosecutor...more
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WARSAW - Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill meant to ease rules for building onshore wind farms on Thursday, saying...more
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced renewed criticism over his immigration policies on Thursday after new official figures showed...more
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin is prepared to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy but all issues must be worked through...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Aug 21 said any California school district that does not adhere to his...more
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Belarus is assessing how best to ramp up domestic production of missiles, including exploring how to equip its Polonez rocket launcher...more
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WARSAW - The Netherlands will send two Patriot air defence systems and around 300 personnel to protect a hub for military...more
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LONDON - Britain sanctioned an Iranian oil magnate and four companies on Thursday, saying they are part of a network that...more
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STOCKHOLM - Sweden said on Aug 21 that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear...more
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NAIROBI - At least five bodies were recovered from shallow graves on Thursday at a site in Kenya where victims of...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump said he would patrol the streets of Washington, DC on the night of Aug 21...more
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SANTIAGO - Chile's finance minister Mario Marcel, considered a stabilizing and pragmatic figure in President Gabriel Boric's administration, has resigned, according...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Thursday issued more Iran-related sanctions, targeting 13 entities based in Hong Kong, China, the United...more
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An Ohio man has been arrested for the throwing of a sex toy at a WNBA game in New York, police said Thursday.It's the latest development in a...more
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The death of a French streamer during a days-long broadcast on the platform Kick, in which he'd allegedly been harmed and humiliated for viewers' entertainment, has sparked...more
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TORONTO - More Americans applied for refugee status in Canada in the first half of 2025 than in all of 2024,...more
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WASHINGTON - A Venezuelan-born Catholic priest with a valid U.S. religious worker visa was temporarily denied re-entry to the U.S. this...more
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When the Minnesota Vikings announced their cheerleading team roster earlier this month, they also unleashed an internet firestorm."The next generation of cheer has arrived," the team wrote on...more
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ABUJA - Nigeria has deported 50 Chinese nationals and one Tunisian convicted of cyber-terrorism and internet fraud as part of a...more
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WASHINGTON - All 55 million foreigners who hold visas for the United States are subject to continuous review, the State Department...more
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SANTIAGO - Chile's finance minister Mario Marcel, considered a stabilizing and pragmatic figure in President Gabriel Boric's administration, resigned on Thursday...more
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SAN FRANCISCO - Google will provide its Gemini artificial intelligence tools to US federal agencies practically free, the government announced on...more
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Donald Trump on Aug 21 set a two-week timeframe for assessing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, as the US president ramps up his efforts...more
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LONDON - The United Kingdom is bolstering its air defence capabilities with a new contract for missile systems, as European military...more
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SAN SALVADOR - Oscar Melara, the director of a technical school in El Salvador, stations himself at the front gate every...more
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WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug 21 creating a new post for the government’s chief...more
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WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is considering a plan to reallocate at least US$2 billion (S$2.58 billion) from the Chips...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States is immediately pausing the issuance of all worker visas for commercial truck drivers, US Secretary of...more
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CALIFORNIA – A wildfire erupted near the California tourist town of Calistoga on Aug 21, prompting the evacuation of nearby wineries...more
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LOS ANGELES - A curious bear on the hunt for something sweet found itself behind the counter of a California...more
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BOGOTA - At least 18 people died and more than forty were injured on Thursday after two attacks in Colombia attributed...more
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SAN DIEGO, California - Erik Menendez was denied parole on Aug 21 more than three decades after he and his brother...more
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Erik Menendez was denied parole Thursday after serving decades in prison for murdering his parents with his older brother in 1989.A panel of California commissioners denied Menendez parole...more
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WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Aug 21 ruled that Ms Alina Habba had been serving as New Jersey’s US...more
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LOS ANGELES – Republican-controlled Texas and Democrat-run California forged ahead on Aug 21 with creating new congressional maps, in a cut-throat...more
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Fans are mourning the sudden death of a US zoo’s beloved and only red panda – appropriately named Star. She was...more
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There was no tsunami threat after Thursday's earthquake of magnitude 7.5 in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica, the...more
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WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a halt to new construction at "Alligator Alcatraz" and barred bringing more detainees...more
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WASHINGTON – Mr Eric Trump plans to visit Tokyo in September as part of his family’s expanding push into the cryptocurrency...more
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NAIROBI - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the country's finance minister, state-owned radio announced, the seventh replacement to the...more
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DUBAI - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi will have a joint telephone call with his French, British and German counterparts on...more
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LONDON – Governments and employers should take urgent action to help protect the health of workers who are increasingly exposed to...more
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MADRID - After surviving the perilous trek through the jungle of Panama's Darien Gap with his wife and three daughters to...more
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HELSINKI - The Georgian captain of an oil tanker that damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea in late 2024 denied...more
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LONDON – On a warm Thursday evening in London’s Canary Wharf, crowds of bankers are smoking and drinking white wine and...more
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PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will visit Moldova next week...more
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WASHINGTON - Texas lawmakers approved a new congressional map this week at the behest of President Donald Trump, seeking to preserve...more
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LONDON - British actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke lost his libel lawsuit against The Guardian newspaper on Friday over accusations of...more
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WASHINGTON – Months after Pakistan used a Chinese-made, ultra-long-range missile to shoot down Indian fighters, US Air Force and Navy funding...more
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NAIROBI - The UK has agreed to pay 2.9 million pounds ($4 million) in compensation to residents living near a Kenyan...more
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Trees absorb planet-heating carbon dioxide, so more of them around should help curb global warming, right? The answer...more
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Copenhagen – Students in some high schools in Denmark will be allowed to use artificial intelligence (AI) to prepare for...more
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MILAN - A Milan court on Friday freed the founder of real estate firm Coima SGR from house arrest imposed over...more
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A global hunger monitor determined on Friday that famine is taking place in Gaza, nearly two years after Israel launched a...more
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WASHINGTON – FBI agents searched the home of Mr John Bolton – a former adviser to US President Donald Trump who has...more
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BELGRADE - Serbia's populist president, Aleksandar Vucic, called on Friday for dialogue with anti-government protesters following more than nine months of...more
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LONDON - The British government will seek to appeal a court ruling that will force asylum seekers to be removed from...more
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MBABANE - Human rights lawyers and activists have sued the government of Eswatini for making a secretive deal with President Donald...more
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LONDON - A transgender woman has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a male partner by failing to disclose her gender...more
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KHARKIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian parents, keen to have their children attend normal classes more than three years after the full-scale invasion...more
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CHICAGO - Thousands of protesters packed the streets near downtown Chicago on Sept 1, singing, chanting and waving signs protesting US...more
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BRUSSELS – Belgium will recognise the state of Palestine at the UN General Assembly in September, its Foreign Minister Maxime...more
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Since taking office, President Donald Trump has deployed tariffs as a central tool of US foreign and trade policy. The simplistic rationale for setting initial tariff rates confounded...more
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By tuning the disorder in a reaction, researchers in the US have found a way to control the unusual light–matter hybrid particles known as polaritons. The finding is...more
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U.S. President Donald Trump delivered his first in-person address to the United Nations General Assembly in seven years on Tuesday, telling those assembled that "your countries are going...more
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The EU has given Israeli technology start-ups run by ex-IDF soldiers nearly half a billion euros in research grants since the start of the Gaza genocide. Some...more
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An analysis of six solar panel systems installed in Switzerland over 30 years ago shows they remain effective, with material quality emerging as the main factor determining their...more
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US President Donald Trump berated NBC and ABC as “two of the worst and most biased networks in history”, adding he would support the Federal...more
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HELSINKI - The captain and two officers of an oil tanker accused of severing five undersea power and telecoms cables when their vessel left Russia...more
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A recent critique raises a number of claims regarding my article. This response addresses the substantive points directly, focusing solely...more
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LONDON - Britain imposed sanctions on one individual and four entities on Thursday under its Iran sanctions regime, saying they are part of a network...more
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Since talks collapsed between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, in 2019, North Korea’s reckless drive for long-range nuclear capabilities has...more
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New antibiotics designed with the help of AI show promise against two deadly drug-resistant bacteria. Two of the new compounds attack bacteria in ways unseen in existing drugs.Development...more
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on two judges and two prosecutors at the International Criminal Court, as Washington kept up...more
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from the retaliatory-animus dept A federal judge has delivered an extraordinary rebuke to the FTC’s Andrew Ferguson, finding that his investigation into...more
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WASHINGTON – American President Donald Trump revoked the security clearance of 37 current and former national security officials, many of whom worked on Russia analysis...more
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Toronto - Air Canada’s flight attendants went on strike on Aug 16, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel...more
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CIA spymaster James Angleton shaped the US-Israeli relationship in secrecy. Newly unredacted files shed light on his wanton betrayal of his country to assist Israel’s theft of...more
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ATLANTA - An active shooter incident at the Fort Stewart US Army base in Georgia has resulted in casualties, authorities said, and the base has...more
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CAIRO - The United Arab Emirates has banned Sudanese planes from landing at its airports, Sudan's state news agency quoted its Civil Aviation Authority as...more
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NEW YORK, August 6 - A U.S. jury deadlocked on Wednesday on money laundering and sanctions evasion charges against the founder of Tornado Cash, a firm...more
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WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Aug 5 said he believes that banks discriminate against him and his supporters, adding that Bank of America...more
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Brazil's Supreme Court on Monday ordered the house arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly leading a coup attempt after losing the 2022...more
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WASHINGTON - US Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury probe into allegations that members of Democratic former President Barack Obama’s administration...more
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ROME - Italian police arrested 13 people following a nationwide sweep against Chinese mafia groups, on charges including involvement in crimes such as...more
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U.S. Vice-President JD Vance's security detail had an Ohio river's water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his...more
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Lawyers for music mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs urged a judge Monday to sentence him to no more than 14 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related charges,...more
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Britain is moving additional military assets, including fighter jets, to the Middle East to provide support across the region, Prime Minister Keir Starmer told reporters...more
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WASHINGTON – Ms Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, released a video on June 11 warning that the world is closer to nuclear...more
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US President Donald Trump brought many of the same grievances to his second trade war against China, but the economic battleground that has emerged since then is...more
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Israeli warplanes attacked the Khalkhalah military airfield, located in the vicinity of the administrative center of the province of Suwayda in southern Syria. According to the Syria TV channel,...more
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President Donald Trump says increased tariffs come in response to Ontario’s surcharge on electricity exports to US. US President Donald Trump has...more
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State Department staff were taken aback this week by a department directive instructing embassies and consulates to stop publishing air quality monitoring data. CBS News...more
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China’s DeepSeek has transformed the global market of artificial intelligence (AI) and has put the leadership of the US in this sphere at jeopardy, themore
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/TASS/. A car rammed into pedestrians in Israel, leaving 14 people injured, the Ynet news website reported. The incident happened at a bus...more
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CAIRO, February 27. /TASS/. Israel's unwillingness to leave a section on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt - the so-called Philadelphia Corridor - violates the ceasefire...more
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More than 20 civil service employees resigned Tuesday from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying they were refusing to use their technical expertise...more
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MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Deputy CEO of Gazprombank Dmitry Zauers that the company should partner with billionaire entrepreneur and the...more
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BUDAPEST, February 21. /TASS/. Hungary suggests that European liberals stand down and let Russia and the United States negotiate a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine, said...more
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Gal Haimovich, 49, of Israel, was sentenced today to 24 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to illegally ship aircraft parts...more
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U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders...more
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By car and on foot, through muddy olive groves and sniper sight lines, tens of thousands of Palestinians in recent weeks have fled Israeli military operations across the northern...more
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MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. Russia addressed the issue of its diplomatic property located in the US during negotiations with the American delegation in Riyadh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...more
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MOSCOW, February 19. /TASS/. Guccio Gucci, an Italian company, filed the Gucci trademark with the Russian Federal Intellectual Property Service, according to the authority’s data. ...more
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YAPP USA Automotive Systems Inc., a corporation with its principal place of business in Michigan, has agreed to pay $14,208,496 to resolve allegations that it violated...more
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Brazil's prosecutor-general said Tuesday that former leader Jair Bolsonaro knew and agreed to a plan to poison his successor and current President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, as...more
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RIYADH, February 18. /TASS/. Moscow and Washington have agreed to appoint their ambassadors as soon as possible, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after a meeting with senior...more
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ROME, February 18. /TASS/. The United States made it clear at the Munich Conference that America no longer wants to play big brother to Europe, distancing itself from...more
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DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup, has temporarily paused downloads of its chatbot apps in South Korea while it works with local authorities to address privacy concerns, South...more
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MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. Europe will "forgive and swallow with disgust" the criticism from US Vice President JD Vance, according to Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia's...more
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CAIRO, February 15. /TASS/. Hostages held by Palestinian radicals in the Gaza Strip, including Russian Alexander Trufanov, have been handed over to...more
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ANKARA, February 14. /TASS/. A new round of aggression by Israel supported by the US would lead to even greater casualties among the Israelis, Turkish President Recep Tayyip...more
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Veterans Affairs leaders dismissed more than 1,000 employees Thursday night as part of a White House purge of government workers still...more
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Three senior U.S. Justice Department officials, including Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, resigned on Thursday rather than comply with an order to dismiss corruption charges against New York City's mayor, according...more
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BERLIN, February 13. /TASS/. At least 20 people were injured after a car plowed into a group of protesters in Munich, Bild...more
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MOSCOW, February 13. /TASS/. The portfolio of Rosatom’s international orders was over $200 bln in 2024, Ekaterina Lyakhova, the Business Development Director of the Russian state nuclear corporation,...more
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NOVO-OGARYOVO, February 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa have exchanged views on the situation in the...more
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MOSCOW, February 10. /TASS/. The United States will not do away with its propaganda-peddling media, regardless of what Elon Musk says, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said....more
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) has agreed to pay $29.74 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of defective pricing on contracts for F-35 military aircraft. This payment...more
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The U.S. Military Academy has disbanded a dozen West Point cadet clubs centered on ethnicity, gender, race and...more
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MANILA, Philippines — U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training Tuesday over a disputed...more
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Around 10 people have been killed in a shooting at an adult education centre, Swedish police said, the deadliest attack to take place in the country on what...more
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Pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order on Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism, the Justice Department announced today the formation of a multi-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism....more
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Nemzeti Földügyi Központ Free movement of capital Rights of usufruct over agricultural land in Hungary: EU law does not preclude the reinstatement of such rights in...more
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Getin Holding Freedom of establishment The Court clarifies the rules concerning the independence of a national resolution authority and actions against its decisions in respect of...more
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Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Mount Vernon, New York, Police Department (MVPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives...more
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CHICAGO (AP) — Hours of secretly recorded videos and phone calls have offered a rare glimpse into how the longest-serving legislative leader in American history operated behind closed...more
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The Security Council today received a briefing on its sanctions regime for Haiti and heard a call for stronger measures from the country’s representative, who reported a surge...more
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Two individuals who violated peace and security in Sudan were subjected to targeted sanctions during the reporting period, the head of the subsidiary body concerning that country told...more
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Authorities in two Indian states that are driving its economic growth are drafting tighter workplace rules and inspections to protect white collar employees following the death of a...more
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry reported a spike in Chinese military activity around the island on Wednesday, including 53 military aircraft, with Taiwan on high alert over...more
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NEW YORK - U.S. troops will be staying in Syria after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad as part of a counter-terrorism mission focused on destroying...more
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There are legitimate concerns about the risks of sectarian violence in Syria and a resurgence of extremism in the country, the European Union's new foreign policy...more
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BEIRUT - A Syria war monitor said on Dec 10 that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in central Homs province killed 54 soldiers...more
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Morgan Stanley Smith Barney will pay a $15 million penalty as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to four financial advisers who stole...more
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The Justice Department, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of Illinois today announced a settlement with the City of Cahokia Heights, Illinois, resolving violations of the...more
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Israeli Shelling Damages Gaza Hospital, Halts Surgeries Palestinian health officials reported on Sunday that Israeli forces shelled Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza,...more
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In a scene of overwhelming joy and disbelief, prisoners emerged from Syria’s notorious detention centers on Sunday, walking to freedom as the government of Bashar al-Assad collapsed. The...more
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China sent 14 warships, seven military aircraft and four balloons near Taiwan between Saturday and Sunday, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry, as Beijing ramps...more
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The main rebel offensive has been led by Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, or HTS, a former Al-Qaeda affiliate, and various armed groups backed by Turkey. Other fighters have joined...more
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The Security Council today decided to maintain the exemption of humanitarian aid providers from asset freeze measures imposed by the Da’esh and Al-Qaida sanctions regime — a decision...more
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Appellate Court on Friday affirmed a $965 million verdict from 2022 against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there’s “sufficient evidence” to support...more
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(Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas on Friday rejected a request by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to lift an order that blocked a new rule capping...more
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho’s top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the state...more
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NEW YORK – A former Allianz fund manager was spared prison time on Friday over his role in a meltdown of private investment funds sparked by the COVID-19...more
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LONDON - London’s Metropolitan Police force said on Dec 6 that it had used facial recognition technology to make more than 500 arrests in 2024 for offences ranging...more
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A two-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging five current and former correctional officers and one correctional nurse with federal civil rights violations. The indictment alleges that, on...more
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The Justice Department announced today that it secured an agreement with Pennsylvania-based HCSG East LLC and its parent company, Healthcare Services Group Inc. (HCSG), a nationwide provider...more
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The White House is listening to demands for President Joe Biden to extend the same grace to thousands of people wronged by the U.S. judicial system...more
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As the investigation into a masked gunman who stalked and killed the head of one of the largest U.S. health insurers moved into its third day Friday, possible...more
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Thursday it will transfer ownership of its business venture that sold generics in Japan to JKI. Israel-based Teva’s deal with...more
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A U.S. federal judge on Thursday rejected Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty to fraud in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes, court documents showed. ...more
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McKinsey and Company Africa (Pty) Ltd (McKinsey Africa), which operates in South Africa as a wholly owned and controlled subsidiary of international consulting firm McKinsey & Company Inc....more
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Vietnam has suspended the operations of Chinese online retailer Temu after it failed to meet a government deadline to register the company by the end of November. ...more
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South Korean prosecutors have opened an investigation into President Yoon Suk Yeol, his interior minister, and the now-former defence minister over their roles in an attempt to impose...more
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One bitcoin will now set you back six figures. The cryptocurrency’s break above the $100,000 milestone has felt inevitable since Donald Trump’s election as the...more
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French lawmakers on Dec 4 voted to oust the government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier after just three months in office, a historic move which plunged...more
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Mexican authorities detained more than 5,200 migrants across the country on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday, in a major sweep as the nation is under pressure...more
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Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has failed to properly manage and oversee contracts with private companies that provide medical and mental health care to prisoners...more
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A U.S. Senate panel planned to take aim at airline executives Wednesday for the carriers’ growing use of fees for early boarding, better seats and other comforts that...more
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Google Cloud said on Wednesday it had partnered with Air France-KLM to deploy generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology on the airline group’s data. Google Cloud...more
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On 7 November 2024, and in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 2664 (2022), a representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on behalf...more
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On 7 November 2024, and in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 2664 (2022), a representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on behalf...more
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Action represents first use of the Treasury-led domestic counter terrorism financial sanctions regime targeting Northern Ireland related terrorism.more
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On 2 December 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
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MEXICO CITY - Mexico's Senate on Thursday passed a measure to abolish the autonomous bodies that regulate some economic sectors and ensure government transparency, a reform that has...more
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(Reuters) – Australia’s competition watchdog said on Friday it had given Virgin Australia [IPO-VIR.AX] and Qatar Airways interim approval to operate flights between Doha and Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth...more
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely expanded modestly for a second straight month in November, adding to a string of recent data suggesting that a blitz of...more
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HSBC Holdings and Others v Commission Competition Competition in the field of Euro Interest Rate Derivatives: the General Court confirms the Commission’s amended decision against HSBCmore
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Nord Stream 2 v Parliament and Council Energy Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline: the General Court dismisses the action by Nord Stream 2 contesting the directive...more
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Thirty ships in Russia’s shadow fleet, responsible for transporting billions of pounds worth of oil and oil products in the last year alone, have today been sanctioned by...more
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In October 2024, representatives from the United Kingdom’s (UK) Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more
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Commission v Czech Republic Citizenship of the Union Citizenship of the Union: denying EU citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals...more
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On 14 November 2024, the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Regulations 2024 was laid in Parliament. This instrument introduces the following changes to sanctions legislation:  Taken together,...more
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The Security Council today decided to renew for 12 months a travel ban and assets freeze imposed on certain designated individuals and entities in Yemen and to extend...more
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NetCologne v Commission Competition Merger control: the General Court upholds the Commission decision authorising Vodafone’s acquisition of Liberty Global’s telecommunications activities in Germany, the Czech Republic,...more
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Administration of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine v EUIPO (RUSSIAN WARSHIP, GO F**K YOURSELF) Intellectual and industrial property Intellectual property: the figurative sign consisting...more
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Chiquita Brands v EUIPO - Compagnie financière de participation Intellectual and industrial property The General Court confirms that Chiquita Brands’s blue and yellow oval is not...more
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a measure on the November ballot that would have amended the state constitution to ban forced prison labor. ...more
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AMSTERDAM - The International Criminal Court's governing body will launch an external probe into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged sexual misconduct, it said in a statement...more
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NEW YORK - Huawei Technologies asked a US judge to dismiss much of a federal indictment accusing the Chinese telecommunications company of trying to steal technology secrets from...more
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(Reuters) – The International Criminal Court’s governing body will launch an external investigation into its chief prosecutor Karim Khan over alleged sexual misconduct, two sources familiar with the...more
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On 8 November 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) approved the addition of the entries specified below to its Sanctions List of individuals...more
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WASHINGTON - The United States financed the purchase of Israeli spy software Pegasus for Colombian security forces in 2020, a senior US official said on Nov 8, a...more
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Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union given by three new Members of the European Court of Auditorsmore
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Kinsa Facilitation of unauthorised entry carried out for a humanitarian purpose: Advocate General Richard de la Tour finds that Directive 2002/90 validates, and clarifies the conditions for,...more
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Burdene Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Compensation to victims of violent intentional crime: the automatic exclusion of certain family members of the victim of homicide...more
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Wizz Air Hungary v Commission (TAROM II; Covid-19) State aid State aid: the General Court dismisses an action brought by Wizz Air in respect of aid...more
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Crédit agricole and Crédit agricole Corporate and Investment Bank v Commission Competition The banks Crédit agricole and Credit Suisse participated in a cartel in the sector...more
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LOS ANGELES - Leonard Francis, the Malaysian military contractor known as “Fat Leonard”, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Nov 5 for his role in the...more
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The Security Council received an update today from the Committee monitoring implementation of sanctions targeting individuals and entities involved in actions that threaten Yemen’s peace and stability.more
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On 4 October 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023) concerning Al-Shabaab held informal consultations to hear a briefing by the Office for the Coordination...more
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The Chair of the entity overseeing sanctions on Somalia briefed the Security Council today on developments related to Al-Shabaab’s threat to the country and the region, including an...more
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MEXICO CITY - Two Mexican journalists were shot dead in less than 24 hours in western states, according to authorities, as the...more
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Consistent with the solidarity demonstrated over the past three decades, delegates at the General Assembly today added yet another feather of support to multilateralism’s cap regarding the lifting...more
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Six defendants have been charged for their roles in schemes to rig bids, defraud the government and pay bribes and kickbacks in connection with the sale of IT...more
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On 17 October 2024, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of...more
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A U.S. Navy Reserve Commander from Florida was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a years-long bribery scheme involving Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs)...more
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The UK has sanctioned 3 Russian agencies and 3 senior figures who are attempting to undermine and destabilise Ukraine and its democracy.more
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AIN EL DELB, Lebanon (AP) — It was Sunday, family time for most in Lebanon, and Hecham al-Baba was visiting...more
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LISBON - Thousands of people took to the main avenue of downtown Lisbon on Oct 26 to protest police violence, several days after a policeman shot a Cape...more
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ROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in seven Italian cities on Saturday calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East, Ukraine...more
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air...more
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MILAN - Italian police have placed four people under house arrest as part of a probe into alleged illegal access to state databases by a private intelligence business...more
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Global financiers are poised to flock to Saudi Arabia's annual flagship investment conference next week as a tightening of the kingdom's purse strings and a deepening of regional...more
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Commission v Intel Corporation Competition The Court of Justice upholds the annulment by the General Court of the Commission’s decision finding an abuse of a dominant...more
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Kwantum Nederland and Kwantum België Principles of Community law Intellectual property: Member States are required to protect works of art in the European Union, irrespective of...more
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LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators slapped LinkedIn on Thursday with a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine for violations of the bloc’s stringent data privacy rules. ...more
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada faced the stiffest challenge to his leadership from fellow elected Liberal Party members on Oct 23 during a closed-door meeting where he...more
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ROME - Italy’s right-wing government is facing criticism over its celebration of a major World War II battle, after the defence ministry said the defeated fascist soldiers of...more
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E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states, including one person who died and 10 who were...more
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Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret Freedom of establishment Economic operators from a third country which has not concluded an international agreement on public procurement with...more
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LIMA - Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison on...more
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The Security Council today authorized the renewal for one year the sanctions regime on Haiti, continuing a travel ban and asset freeze, and expanding the scope of an...more
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Santander Bank Polska Approximation of laws Early repayment of a mortgage loan: the consumer can recover part of the commission linked to the granting of credit...more
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Intellectual and industrial property The Directive on the legal protection of computer programs does not allow the holder of that protection to...more
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BERLIN, October 16. /TASS/. Russia is concerned with the rhetoric being thrown around inside the German government saying that the country should prepare for war with Russia, which...more
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A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment yesterday charging a Maryland man with major fraud against the United States and making false statements...more
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Evolving client needs and industry challenges The financial advice sector is adapting to profound shifts: an ageing adviser and client population, a massive transfer of wealth, the...more
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Partial transfer of jurisdiction from the Court of Justice to the General Court: creation within the General Court of a Chamber specialising in preliminary ruling cases, and election...more
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Election of two Presidents of Chambers of the General Court of the European Unionmore
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What import and export restrictions apply due to sanctions for UK companies when trading with Russia.more
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An indictment was unsealed today in Brooklyn, New York, charging eight defendants for their alleged roles in a scheme to defraud Medicaid of approximately $68 million through the...more
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Mr Maciej Szpunar is re-elected First Advocate General of the Court of Justicemore
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Mr Thomas von Danwitz is elected Vice-President of the Court of Justice of the European Unionmore
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Mr Koen Lenaerts is re-elected as President of the Court of Justice of the European Unionmore
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UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. This page contains the current list of designated targets.more
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Partial renewal of the Court of Justice and entry into office of new Members of the General Courtmore
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Former President Donald Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that Israel needs to "finish the job" in Gaza and pledged to restore the Israel Lobby's...more
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Trade mission agrees key requirements for Ukraine’s future equipment and capability needs.more
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Commission v Malta Citizenship of the Union AG COLLINS: The Commission has failed to prove that EU rules on citizenship (Article 20 TFEU) require that a...more
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Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl and Others Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Discriminatory measures adopted in respect of women by the Taliban regime constitute acts of...more
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Schrems Principles of Community law An online social network such as Facebook cannot use all of the personal data obtained for the purposes of targeted advertising,...more
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Protéines France and Others Principles of Community law Food labelling: where no legal name has been adopted, a Member State may not prohibit the use of terms...more
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FIFA Freedom of movement for persons Football: some FIFA rules on international transfers of professional footballers are contrary to EU lawmore
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Real Madrid Club de Fútbol Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Liberté d’expression : l’exécution d’un jugement condamnant un journaliste et un éditeur de presse au paiement...more
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Commission v Front Polisario External relations Western Sahara: the 2019 EU-Morocco trade agreements regarding fisheries and agricultural products, to which the people of Western Sahara did...more
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Confédération paysanne Approximation of laws Consumer information: the labelling of melons and tomatoes harvested in Western Sahara must refer to that territory, and not Morocco, as...more
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Bezirkshauptmannschaft Landeck Access by the police to data contained in a mobile telephone is not necessarily limited to the fight against serious crimemore
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Toyota is investing another $500 million in Joby Aviation as part of a partnership aimed at helping get the American air taxi company’s commercial business off the ground....more
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Ordre néerlandais des avocats du barreau de Bruxelles and Others v Council External relations Restrictive measures in response to the war in Ukraine: the prohibition on providing...more
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU Court of Justice upheld on Wednesday its ban on the provision of legal advice to Russian entities and individuals. The...more
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Gaza’s health ministry says at least 51 people have been killed and another 82 wounded in a large Israeli air and ground operation in the southern city of...more
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The rules on the transfer from the Court of Justice to the General Court of part of the jurisdiction to give preliminary rulings become applicablemore
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The former comptroller general of Ecuador was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar international bribery and money laundering scheme in which...more
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On 27 September 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Sanctions List of individuals...more
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Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union by a delegation from the Supreme Court of the United States of America as part of the ‘Luxembourg...more
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Aldi Süd Environment and consumers A price reduction announced in an advertisement must be calculated on the basis of the lowest price in the last 30 daysmore
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Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament Law governing the institutions The Court of Justice definitively dismisses the action brought by Mr Puigdemont and Mr...more
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Energotehnica Right to an effective remedy: a national court is not required to apply a decision of its constitutional court that infringes EU lawmore
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Land Hessen Principles of Community law Personal data protection: the supervisory authority is not obliged to exercise a corrective power in all cases of breach and,...more
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Polskie sieci elektroenergetyczne v ACER Energy Electricity transmission: the General Court clarifies the scope of compulsory regional coordination with regard to the operational security of electricity...more
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Commission de régulation de l’énergie v ACER Energy Electricity transmission: the General Court annuls the decision of the Board of Appeal of ACER in so far...more
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former cryptocurrency executive Caroline Ellison is set to be sentenced on Tuesday for her role in her imprisoned former boyfriend Sam Bankman-Fried’s theft of...more
1 year ago
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The U.S. is sending additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and...more
1 year ago
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FAA vows to hold Boeing accountable, revamp agency safety program WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Federal Aviation Administration will tell Congress on Tuesday the agency...more
1 year ago
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The Chancellor has today unveiled a package of measures to deliver on the agenda of the new government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
On Friday, December 15, Al Jazeera journalists Samer Abudaqa and Wael Dahdouh were reporting at the Farhana school in Khan Younis when Israel struck from the air. ...more
1 year ago
Aljazeera.com
Defence Minister Minoru Kihara calls on the Russian government to prevent a recurrence. Japan has protested to the Kremlin after a Russian...more
1 year ago
Aljazeera.com
In August 2024, a former employee who left the FCA some years ago made an allegation publicly that, in the course of whistleblowing, their identity was not kept...more
1 year ago
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian police said Monday they have rescued 187 more children and raided locations nationwide linked to an Islamic business group that is being...more
1 year ago
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Israeli soldiers have raided the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank and ordered the bureau to shut down amid...more
1 year ago
Aljazeera.com
French President Emmanuel Macron has named a new government, hoping to put an end 11 weeks of political uncertainty after an inconclusive...more
1 year ago
Aljazeera.com
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and China started naval exercises in the Sea of Japan on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited Russia’s Pacific Fleet as saying. ...more
1 year ago
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NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed the director overseeing New York City’s office for asylum seekers, the latest [in an] investigation into the administration...more
1 year ago
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Dozens of people were killed and thousands more injured after two consecutive days of explosions across Lebanon this week that...more
1 year ago
bellingcat
TEL AVIV, September 20. /TASS/. Israel has challenged International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan’s request for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
MAZAN, France (AP) — The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there over almost a...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
The first quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2024 to 2025.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will announce the provision of a loan of 35 bln euro to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported with reference...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Chinese Defense Ministry Spokesman Zhang Xiaogang stated: "The US arms deliveries to Taiwan, one of China's provinces, seriously violate the one-China principle and three joint...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Israeli soldiers were filmed throwing the bodies of...more
1 year ago
.informationliberation
A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder, police said. ...more
1 year ago
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US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using company to secure personal loans worth billions Billionaire Carl Icahn and his company were charged by U.S....more
1 year ago
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Fininvest v ECB and Others Economic policy Prudential supervision of credit institutions: the Court annuls the 2016 ECB decision refusing the acquisition of a qualifying holding in...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Booking.com and Booking.com (Deutschland) Competition Online accommodation reservation platforms: price parity clauses cannot, in principle, be classified as ‘ancillary restraints’ for the purposes of EU competition...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
United Kingdom v Commission and Others State aid The Court annuls the Commission decision finding certain United Kingdom rules on the taxation of controlled foreign companies (CFCs)...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Government and FCA announce plans to reform UK retail disclosure rules, and will temporarily exempt investment trusts from assimilated EU law requirements.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Security Council today examined the impacts of the Taliban’s new morality law on women and girls in Afghanistan, with speakers calling on the de facto authorities to...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Rachel Reeves leads government backing of the Invest in Women Taskforce, which aims to create one of the world’s largest investment funding pools aimed solely at female founders.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in September 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. EU pipeline gas imports last month decreased by 2% in August and overall, since the beginning of this year, gas supplies from Russia to...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
ASTANA, September 18. /TASS/. Command exercises with the participation of the CSTO Collective Peacekeeping Forces ‘Indestructible Brotherhood-2024’ will be held in Kazakhstan from September 26 to October 7,...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google AdSense for Search) Competition Google AdSense: The General Court annuls the Commission’s decisionmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Qualcomm v Commission Competition Abuse of a dominant position: the General Court largely upholds the fine imposed on Qualcommmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
WASHINGTON, September 18. /TASS/. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called his US counterpart Lloyd Austin minutes before the start of pager explosions in Lebanon,more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Foreign Secretary travels to Norway to strengthen defence and security cooperation.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 17 September 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entry below on its...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Investing in Women Code report sets out findings on the support provided to female entrepreneurs in the United Kingdom.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Equality Impact Assessments produced by Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Treasury (HMT) prior to the Government announcing targeting the Winter Fuel Payment from 2024-25.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The twenty-seventh report of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) for the years 2023 to 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Consolidated Fund accounts for 2023 to 2024 have been publishedmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
New rules for banks and building societies announced today will ensure the UK financial system is resilient, competitive and promotes investment in the UK economy. more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
SPAR Magyarország Agriculture and fisheries Markets for agricultural products: Hungarian legislation requiring traders to offer for sale certain agricultural products at a fixed price and in...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Legislation to facilitate changes to the UK prudential banking framework, including implementation of Basel 3.1 and the Small Domestic Deposit Takers (SDDT) regimemore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Security Council today extended sanctions against Sudan — including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo — until 12 September 2025.more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Fridman and Others v Council External relations Economic sanctions against Russia: the Council has the power to establish reporting and cooperation obligations to ensure the effectiveness of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
TU v Parliament Staff Regulations of Officials Le Parlement européen a méconnu certaines règles protectrices liées au statut d’informateur d’un assistant parlementairemore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
CQ v Court of Auditors Law governing the institutions The General Court of the European Union rules for the first time on the financial consequences of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
NSD v Council External relations War in Ukraine: the General Court confirms the restrictive measures adopted against the Russian finance company NSDmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Launching the Capital Markets Industry Taskforce conference, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury set out the government’s vision for the future of UK capital marketsmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Chancellor Rachel Reeves secures a planned £8 billion investment from Amazon Web Services which is estimated to support around 14,000 jobs per year across the UKmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK has sanctioned 10 vessels in Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’, a group of ships that use illicit practices to avoid sanctions on Russian oil.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Foreign Secretary David Lammy is visiting Kyiv today, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to demonstrate Western support for Ukraine's fight against Russian aggression.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
HM Treasury and US Treasury joint statement on the tenth official meeting of the UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Neves 77 Solutions External relations Restrictive measures against Russia: the confiscation of the entire proceeds of a brokering transaction covered by the prohibition on providing brokering...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping) Competition The Court of Justice upholds the fine of €2.4 billion imposed on Google for abuse of its dominant...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
KS and KD v Conseil e. a. External relations Common foreign and security policy (CFSP): the Court of Justice clarifies the scope of the jurisdiction of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Ireland and Others State aid Tax rulings: the Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the General Court concerning tax rulings issued by Ireland...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
UK government announcement of significant measures against Iran and Russia, following the Iranian regime’s transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This report summarises the PSR’s activities over the year 2023 to 2024. The PSR is required to publish this report under Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 of the...more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The annual report and accounts for the Financial Conduct Authority for the year ended 31 March 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK has trained more than 45,000 Ukrainian recruits since Putin began his illegal full-scale invasion in 2022.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Federal Court of Canada has given judgment in Saint-Rémy v. Canada granting the AG’s application to strike out an application for judicial review brought by a Haitian...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
A US DoJ press release has announced charges against Dimitri Simes and Anastasia Simes for 2 alleged schemes commencing in June 2022 to violate US sanctions. The violations...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 2 Russian shipping entities and 2 vessels connected to attempts to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Arctic LNG 2 project, which is sanctioned...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions
This document details the terms of reference for the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB)more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK has today (6 September 2024) enacted  The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2024, amending The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (notice), to make...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has published a Russia sanctions alert warning foreign jurisdictions and financial institutions of Russian attempts to evade sanctions by using overseas branches and subsidiaries used to finance...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC and the US Department of State have taken coordinated measures against Russian media outlets. OFAC has designated 10 individuals and 2 entities under its Russia regime –...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions
The General Court of the EU has dismissed the de-listing applications of Igor Kesaev (Case T‑290/22 and T-763/22) and Kirill Shamalov (Case T‑651/22). Kesaev Mr Kesaev was designated...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A notary in Germany refused to authenticate a contract for the sale of an apartment owned by a Russian company on the grounds that it might breach the...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
One of President Assad’s cousins, Samer Al-Assad, was added to the EU Syria sanctions list in 2023. By a plea of illegality he challenged the listing criterion permitting...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Alphabet and Others Competition AG Medina: Google’s refusal to provide third-party access to Android Auto platform may be in breach of competition rulesmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Novo Banco and Others A failure to publish reorganisation measures in respect of a credit institution does not lead to those measures being invalid or their effects being...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
M.S. and Others Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Fair trial: minors subject to criminal proceedings must have the practical and effective opportunity to be assisted by...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Jemerak External relations A notary does not breach the sanctions against Russia when he or she authenticates the sale of a property owned by an unlisted...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
A dual US and Iranian citizen, Gholam Reza Goodarzi, has been arrested in the US for export violations. He is accused of illegally exporting US technology (components used...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
A Call for Evidence has been published inviting input, data and information from interested parties to inform the first phase of the Pensions Investment Review. This first phase...more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) scheme have now been extended by ten years to 5 April 2035.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Switzerland has extended indefinitely the humanitarian exemption to its sanctions regime on Syria. The Swiss humanitarian exemption was introduced following an earthquake in Syria in February 2023 when...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
IMG v Commission Indirect management of the EU budget: according to the General Court, the Commission’s decision refusing to recognise IMG as having status as an international...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
It's 6 a.m. on a summer day in June, and Mohamed Saad, 20, is jolted awake by  soldiers from the Israel Defence Forces. They help...more
1 year ago
..cbc
A statement by the European Council has announced the alignment of certain countries with Decision (CFSP) 2024/2056. That decision: (1) deleted 1 entry from the terrorist list; (2)...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Japan has made partial amendments and revisions to 3 of its export control publications. “export approval for chemical substances” partial revision coming into effect on January 2025: requires...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The President of Ukraine has issued two decrees (601/2024 and 602/2024) implementing decisions by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine “On the application, cancellation and amendment...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US has seized an aircraft used by the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. The plane in...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
In a written statement to Parliament, the UK Foreign Secretary (David Lammy) has announced the suspension of certain export licences to Israel. “around 30” of the 350 export...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions
The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($45.6 million Cdn) over its creation of...more
1 year ago
..cbc
Illumina v Commission Competition Illumina-Grail merger: the Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the General Court and annuls the decisions by which the Commission...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
RTX Corporation has settled allegations that it violated the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). By an order dated 29th August 2024, RTX Corporation is ordered to...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK has updated GBSAN0002, its General Trade Licence for sanctioned Russian diamonds processed in third countries. The licence permits the import of certain otherwise prohibited diamonds. Previously...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions
A US Department of State press release has announced visa restrictions on 14 Syrian regime officials. The officials are designated for their allege involvement in repressing rights in...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK has designated 3 Iranian individuals and 1 Iranian entity: Hamid Fazeli, for alleged involvement supporting armed groups intending to destabilise Israel; Behnam Shahriyari, accused of being...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions
Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fundmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Justice Department today announced the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 900EX aircraft owned and operated for the benefit of Nicolás Maduro Moros and persons affiliated with him in...more
1 year ago
...DOJ (US)
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday ordered the suspension of Elon Musk's social media giant X in Brazil after the tech billionaire refused to name a legal...more
1 year ago
.voanews
Vindi Banga has been reappointed as Chair of UK Government Investments (UKGI) for a second three-year term, commencing in September 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This series brings together all documents relating to HMT senior officials' business expenses, hospitality and meetings with external organisations.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Ian Corfield has been appointed as an unpaid International Investment Summit Adviser by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Important amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and of the General Court enter into force on 1 Septembermore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The UK has imposed a travel ban on 2 people: Nazem Ahmad, a suspected Hizballah financier designated by the UK on 18 April 2023 for the purposes of...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU and Japan have both removed Yassine Chekkouri from their respective ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida and Taliban-related persons lists. Both countries designated Chekkouri in 2002. The removal...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Data on gifts that ministers gave and received, all hospitality received, any overseas travel, and meetings with external individuals and organisations.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Panamanian authorities deported a group of migrants to Ecuador on a second flight financed by the United States, as part of...more
1 year ago
.voanews
Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Russia has designated 92 US individuals who will be “permanently denied” entry to the Russian Federation. The designations are made in response to what Russia calls “the Biden...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 1 individual and 1 entity (both from the West Bank) to its Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) list: Yitzhak Levi Filant and Hashomer Yosh respectively. According...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions
The travel bans are in addition to the financial prohibitions to which they are already subject.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The travel bans are in addition to the financial prohibitions to which they are already subject.more
1 year ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
It is being reported that China’s Ministry of Commerce had adjusted its export control measures on unmanned aerial vehicles (“UAVs”). Adjustments include: revisions of the management standards for...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Pavel Durov, the entrepreneur who founded the online communications tool Telegram, was charged on Wednesday in France with a wide range of crimes related to illicit activity on...more
1 year ago
.informationliberation
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Canada pages of this site have been updated to reflect recent developments and add further information on: national competent authorities; licensing; enforcement; reporting; and de-listing. Also available,...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has issued a notice announcing the publication of 1 new FAQ on basic information and updates to 2 Cuba FAQs. The new FAQ providing basic information on...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Dara Calleary, Ireland’s minister for the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has released an order announcing the commencement of Ireland’s Control of Exports Act 2023 (No. 27...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
Candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves with EU Council Implementing...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UN has removed Yassine Chekkouri from its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list. Chekkouri was listed in 2002 and allegedly had links to Usama bin Laden and...more
1 year ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one new, basic information Frequently Asked Question (FAQ 1190). OFAC is also publishing two amended...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
NEW YORK, August 26. /TASS/. French authorities have ‘crossed a red line’ after they decided to detain Telegram messenger founder Pavel Durov, Chris Pavlovski, the CEO of Rumble...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Pavel Durov, founder of the free speech-focused app Telegram, was arrested in France on Saturday allegedly as part of an investigation into his platform for not having enough...more
1 year ago
.informationliberation
On 23 August 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 103 - "Authorizing Transactions Related to Imports of Certain Diamond Jewelry Prohibited...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Agile digital and IT projects: clarification of business case guidancemore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A US press release has announced the extradition of Oleg Chistyakov, a Latvian national. Chistyakov has made his first appearance in federal court in Kansas, accused of...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions Feed
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced several initiatives underway aimed at assisting the public with sanctions implementation. As part of...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Minutes taken from the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) meetings, alongside the accompanying papers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Minutes and papers from the User and Preparer Advisory Group (UPAG) meetings.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This factsheet summarises how the UK is supporting Ukraine following the Russian invasion.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in August 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s 2021 mortgage guarantee scheme.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Minutes and papers from the User and Preparer Advisory Group (UPAG) meetings.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a final rule to update terminology and references across several sanctions programs’ regulations, and is...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The UK Government and our partners in NATO are leading an international campaign to Make Noise For Ukraine on Ukrainian Independence Day, 24 August.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the conditions at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, a Tennessee Department of Correction facility operated by the...more
1 year ago
...DOJ (US)
Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody in New York while awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan, prosecutors confirmed Monday as the former movie mogul...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting at a gathering in Baltimore has left one person dead and seven others wounded, police said. It appears that “multiple people opened...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
BERLIN, August 19. /TASS/. Berlin exchanges information regarding explosions at Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines but not the one that may jeopardize the course of...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
LONDON (Reuters) – Police in England and Wales strip search a child every 19 hours, sometimes fail to carry out those searches correctly, and disproportionately search Black children,...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his firm Icahn Enterprises LP (IEP) have settled charges for failing to disclose pledges of the company’s securities as collateral for billions of...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
One man died and six people were missing after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off the Sicilian capital Palermo, the Italian...more
1 year ago
..cbc
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Germany must answer all questions posed by Russia regarding the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
CAIRO, August 19. /TASS/. The death toll from Israel’s strikes on the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the current escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in early October...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
NEW DELHI, August 19. /TASS/. Information pointing to the Kiev regime’s involvement in the Nord Stream blasts may impact how the European public sees Ukraine and create difficulties...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russian law enforcement agencies are studying the circumstances related to the actions of journalists of the US daily The Washington Post in Sudzha, the...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
DUBAI, August 19. /TASS/. A water supply crisis is getting worse in the southern Gaza Strip as Israeli troops are destroying water wells, tanks and pipes, the Qatar-based...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos is due in court Monday afternoon, where a person familiar with the matter has said the New York Republican is expected to plead...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
Tropical Storm Ernesto churned away from Bermuda on Sunday and headed further out in the northeastern Atlantic, but it still sent powerful swells toward the...more
1 year ago
.voanews
The Chancellor has launched a landmark pensions review. Phase one of the review is focussed on investment.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Professor Alan Taylor confirmed as new member of Monetary Policy Committee.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A prominent propaganda outlet in the Balkans, which is directly overseen by a British government agency that Reuters once labeled “an influential soft-power extension of UK foreign policy,”...more
1 year ago
.grayzone
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 102, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving VPower Finance Security (Hong Kong) Limited." ...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Revised guidance for departments for the country and regional analysis (CRA) data collection exercise.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Jurisdiction to hear and determine questions referred for a preliminary ruling is conferred on the General Court of the European Union in six specific areasmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 101, "Authorizing Civil Aviation Safety and Wind Down Transactions Involving Certain Entities...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Details for General licence INT/2024/5028385, East-West United Bank – Insolvency related payments and activitiesmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK has sanctioned 4 individuals and 3 entities from Belarus in coordinated action with international partners.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Chancellor Rachel Reeves calls on UK pension schemes to invest more in the UK economy and deliver better returns for saversmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Investors have already confirmed attendance at the government’s first International Investment Summit on 14 October, announced this weekend.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Rachel Reeves to bang the drum for Britain in visit to New York City and Toronto this weekmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Annual report and accounts of the PWLB.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The government has announced the date of the International Investment Summit as it drives forward national mission for growth.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
To improve efficiency in responding to requests for sanctions guidance from the public, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is updating its...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 99A - "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions and Certain Transactions Related...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On 30 July 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) removed the following entries from its Sanctions List of individuals and entities:more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Royal Mint Trading Fund Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This document was presented to Parliament pursuant to section 87 of the Financial Services Act 2012 (as amended by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015).more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Pool Reinsurance Limited (Pool Re) have published their annual report and accounts for 2023 to 2024. Pool Re are an Arm's-length Body of HM Treasury.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
UK Asset Resolution Ltd - Annual Report and Accounts for the 12 months to 31 March 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury statistical data setting out the year's information on government spending.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The annual report and accounts for the Prudential Regulation Authority for the year ended 31 March 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This document was presented to Parliament pursuant to Section 26 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Amazon is responsible under federal safety law for hazardous products sold on its platform by third-party sellers and shipped by the company, a U.S. government agency ordered Tuesday....more
1 year ago
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the...more
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The Exchange Equalisation Account report and accounts for 2023 to 2024 have been published.more
1 year ago
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This document was presented to Parliament pursuant to paragraph 26 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The annual report and accounts for the Financial Services Consumer Panel for the year ended 31 March 2023.more
1 year ago
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National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has published their annual report, resource accounts and product accounts for 2023 to 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Here are HM Treasury's annual report and accounts for the year 2023 to 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
In its Annual Report and Accounts and Class Statements, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) outlines the vital work it carried out during the past financial year.more
1 year ago
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Spanish authorities have granted an emergency request for the replica of an 18th-century Russian frigate to make a port call so that it can replenish provisions and replace...more
1 year ago
OFSI has updated General Licence INT/2022/1280876 which permits certain UK, EU and Guernsey subsidiaries of VTB and Sberbank (Russian banks) to make payment for...more
1 year ago
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves statement to the House of Commons on 29/07/2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Chancellor addresses House of Commons with a pledge to ‘restore economic stability’ after revealing £22 billion of unfunded pressures inherited from the previous Government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This summary sets out the changes being made to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals from April 2025.more
1 year ago
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Technical consultation on the VAT and business rates changes affecting private schools.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Letter from the Chancellor to the Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility to commission an economic and fiscal forecast and to update on the spending audit.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The government has published a call for evidence, inviting views from stakeholders on its plans to reform the tax treatment of carried interest.more
1 year ago
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On Monday 8 July, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced that she had instructed Treasury officials to undertake an audit of public spending for 2024-25.more
1 year ago
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Perle Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Authorisation to reside on the territory of a Member State for the purposes of studies: a Member State may...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Banco BPN v BIC Português and Others Competition The exchange of information over a period of more than ten years between 14 credit institutions in Portugal could...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Ryanair and Laudamotion v Commission State aid COVID-19: the Court of Justice confirms the lawfulness of the subordinated loan of €150 million granted by Austria to...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
FTI Touristik Area of Freedom, Security and Justice A consumer having booked a trip abroad may sue the organiser before the court of the place of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
HDI Global Approximation of laws Covid-19: the security against a package travel organiser’s insolvency also applies where the traveller has cancelled the trip, prior to the...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Belgian Association of Tax Lawyers and Others Taxation Combating aggressive tax planning: the Court upholds the validity of various provisions of the EU directivemore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
ASCEL Environment and consumers The wolf cannot be designated as a huntable species at regional level when its conservation status at national level is unfavourablemore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Alchaster Arrest warrants issued by the United Kingdom: the Court clarifies the conditions under which they may be executed in the European Unionmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Valančius Law governing the institutions Appointment of EU Judges: A Member State may propose, from among the candidates named on a list drawn up by a...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
CU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Social assistance: access for third-country nationals who are long-term residents to a social security, social assistance or social protection...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
This document sets out the changes announced today to the Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy (EPL) in line with the government’s manifesto commitments.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $7,452,501 settlement with State Street Bank and Trust Company (State Street), a Massachusetts-based...more
1 year ago
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This annual report and accounts provides an overview of UKGI’s activities during the 2023-24 financial year.more
1 year ago
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UK Science Secretary Peter Kyle has commissioned an Action Plan to identify how AI can drive economic growth.more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves to attend first G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Public consultation on HM Treasury's Phase 3 Exposure Draft for Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) -aligned disclosure in annual reportsmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Guidance on sustainability reporting for central government bodies preparing annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies.more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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The Audit and Risk Assurance Committee handbook reflects developing best practice in governance.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Crown Estate Office has published its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Crown Estate has published its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a notice in the Federal Register regarding the new reporting requirement issued pursuant to the...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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Reclaim Fund Ltd presents its Annual Report and Accounts, covering the 12 month accounting period to 31 March 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Annual report and accounts of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office and the Debt Management Account.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The National Lottery Distribution Fund Investment Account has published accounts for 2023 to 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The July 2024 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today released guidance addressing questions raised by recent legislation that extended the statute of limitations for...more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Unauthorised Drilling Activities in the Eastern Mediterranean (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance to accompany the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance to accompany the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Cyber (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance to accompany the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance to accompany the Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The Contingencies Fund account for 2023 to 2024 has been published.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Landmark pensions review part of Government’s mission to ‘boost growth and make every part of Britain better off’.  more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Note: A complete summary of today's Security Council meeting will be made available after its conclusion.more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Defence Secretary John Healey met UK defence industry leaders to discuss support for Ukrainemore
1 year ago
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President Zelenskyy will be hosted by the Prime Minister at an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow morning.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The EU has continued sanctions against Nicaraguan nationals Luís Pérez Olivas and Alba Luz Ramos Vanegas in relation to human rights violations in Nicaragua. The notice gives them...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking additional steps to provide greater transparency and information to specific license applicants by providing more...more
1 year ago
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New law bringing economic stability introduced to the House of Commons following the King’s Speech.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Budget Responsibility Bill will introduce the ‘fiscal lock’ to ensure fiscally significant announcements made by the government will be subject to an independent assessment by the Office...more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
President Zelenskyy will be hosted by the Prime Minister at an extraordinary meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow morning.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
HM Treasury has published the central government main supply estimates for 2024 to 2025.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in June 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in July 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Bytedance v Commission Approximation of laws Digital Markets Act: The General Court dismisses the action brought by Bytedance (TikTok) against the decision of the Commission designating...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Auken and Others v Commission Law governing the institutions The Commission did not give the public sufficiently wide access to the purchase agreements for Covid-19 vaccinesmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
This memorandum provides information on HM Treasury’s budgets as included within the 2024-25 Main Estimates.more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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A dual citizen of the United States and Ghana will make his initial appearance today in the Eastern District of New York to face charges related to his...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republicans got a straighter path to potential victory Saturday in what is expected to be Minnesota’s closest congressional race when GOP-endorsed candidate Tayler Rahm dropped...more
1 year ago
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Today, OFAC is releasing the second video in its "OFAC Basics" video series, "My Funds Are Blocked, Now What?" This video provides viewers with guidance on what it...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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Plamaro Approximation of laws The collective redundancies directive also applies in the event of the employer’s retirementmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
WWF Österreich and Others Environment and consumers The prohibition of hunting wolves in Austria is validmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Hann-Invest Law governing the institutions Rule of law: only the judicial panel responsible for a case can decide its outcomemore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
MOSCOW, July 11. /TASS/. Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has declassified a report by one of its agents about March 2024 preparations to send French troops...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
The Government announces new plans to align key institutions under the National Wealth Fund that will boost growth and unlock investment.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Guidance on the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance on the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Nicaragua (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020more
1 year ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance on the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Zimbabwe (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance on the Venezuela (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance to accompany the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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Guidance to accompany the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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PARIS (Reuters) -The Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it had launched a preliminary probe into allegations of illegal financing of far right National Rally (RN) leader Marine...more
1 year ago
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ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has expanded its sanctions against Russia to include additional measures recently taken up by the European Union against Moscow over its ongoing aggression against...more
1 year ago
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Defence Secretary John Healey wrote an article in The Telegraph ahead of the NATO 75th anniversary summit in Washington DC.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has issued updated Venezuela General License 40C, Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Exportation or Reexportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas to Venezuela. In addition, OFAC has updated its...more
1 year ago
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The Chancellor has today promised to take immediate action to fix the foundations of the economy, rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
In her first speech as Chancellor, Rachel Reeves laid out plans to rebuild Britain and make every part of the country better off.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Makes revisions to planning policy that place onshore wind on the same footing as other energy development in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary election. The New Popular...more
1 year ago
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(Reuters) – Similac baby formula maker Abbott is expected to face a trial on Monday over claims that its formula for preterm infants used in neonatal intensive care...more
1 year ago
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The UK's new Defence Secretary has pledged to step up the UK's support for Ukraine on a visit to Odesa, less than 48 hours after his appointment.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Writing in The Local Europe ahead of his trip to Germany, Poland and Sweden, the Foreign Secretary looks forward to Britain reconnecting with European neighbours.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran’s president, state news agency SPA reported on...more
1 year ago
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WASHINGTON, July 6. /TASS/. The US administration views Moscow’s cooperation with Beijing which Washington alleges has supported Russia’s defense industry as a long-term challenge for security...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued its OFAC Guidance: Production Submission Standards, updating OFAC’s former data delivery standards. This guidance provides...more
1 year ago
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The Chancellor has today (05 July 2024) given her first speech to His Majesty's Treasury (HMT) staff.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Caixabank and Others Approximation of laws Mortgage loans: the transparency of ‘floor’ clauses may be reviewed in the context of a collective action concerning the entire banking...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Details for General licence INT/2024/4919848 Sale, divestment and transfer of financial instruments held by the NSD and payment of safe keeping fees to the NSDmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The following language, "Secondary sanctions risk: See Section 11 of Executive Order 14024," has been added to the below names on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List and/or...more
1 year ago
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Details for OFSI General licence INT/2024/4907888 - Payments for Visa Application Servicesmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Proton has launched 'Docs in Proton Drive,' a free and open-source end-to-end encrypted web-based document editing and collaboration tool. Proton is a Swiss company renowned...more
1 year ago
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Details for OFSI General licence INT/2024/4881897 - Payments to Revenue Authoritiesmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Security Council decided today to renew the sanctions regime concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1 July 2025, and the mandate of the corresponding Group...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Details for OFSI General licence INT/2024/4888228 - Statutory Audit Feesmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Haus Jacobus A pregnant worker must be afforded a reasonable time limit in order to be able to bring an action against her dismissalmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Lupin v Commission Competition The Court of Justice rules on the existence of agreements, decisions and concerted practices and of abuse of a dominant position on...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $538,000 settlement with Mondo TV, S.p.a. ("Mondo"). Mondo, an Italy-based animation company, has...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Justice Department announced Tuesday that it is suing at least 30 ex-government officials accused of corruption to recover more than...more
1 year ago
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Ilva and Others Environment and consumers The operation of the Ilva steelworks must be suspended if it poses serious and significant threats to the environment and human...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
A step-by-step guide for analysts and policymakers to be read as a supplement to the Green Book.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
MOSCOW, June 24. /TASS/. The International Boxing Federation said it lifted sanctions against Russian athletes. "Restrictions against Russian boxers have been lifted, and they can be rated,"...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the state’s longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for...more
1 year ago
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BRUSSELS, June 24. /TASS/. At a regular meeting of the EU Council foreign ministers of 27...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
  Four Vietnamese nationals linked to the international cybercrime group FIN9 have been indicted for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million...more
1 year ago
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday slapped new sanctions on Russia over its war on Ukraine, targeting Moscow’s shadow fleet of tankers moving liquefied natural gas...more
1 year ago
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Death of Judge Marko Ilešičmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
BEIJING (AP) — China said Friday it has banned a number of business units of American aviation manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and three of its executives over arms...more
1 year ago
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The fourth quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2023 to 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to charities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs)more
1 year ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to the UK Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exceptionmore
1 year ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to the UK Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap Exceptionmore
1 year ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia-China trade options have narrowed since the U.S. imposed sanctions last week on the only Russian bank branch in China, but President Vladimir Putin’s Chinese visit...more
1 year ago
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Air Force colonel who is the director of operations for the Alaskan Command is one of the two men missing...more
1 year ago
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Details for OFSI General licence INT/2024/4836676 - Payments to the FCAmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid Posted Ukrainian workers: the Member State in which the works are carried out may impose an obligation to obtain a residence permitmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
dm-drogerie markt Approximation of laws Advertising for biocidal products: EU law prohibits use of the indication ‘skin friendly’more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing Balkans-Related General License 3A, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Refugee status: a Member State is not required automatically to recognise refugee status granted in another Member Statemore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamm Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The granting of refugee status in a Member State precludes the extradition of the person concerned to his...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Guidance for central government and local government preparers for Whole of Government Accounts.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Prime Minister will travel to Switzerland today to reiterate the UK’s support for Ukraine.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 3 June 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo held informal consultations on “DRC-mined gold, tantalum...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Parties that violate the arms embargo in Sudan may be subject to targeted sanctions, the senior United Nations official on that file warned, while Sudan’s representative said that...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing three amended Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 828, 867, and 884). Additionally, the following changes have...more
1 year ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department said Thursday that it fined Middle Eastern airline Emirates $1.8 million for flights in regions off-limits to U.S. airlines while it allowed...more
1 year ago
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USS Helena, a Los Angeles-class boat, arrived on Thursday for a “routine port visit,” the US Southern Command said in a statement.  “The...more
1 year ago
TehranNews
UK announces 50 new sanctions designations and specifications to degrade Putin’s war machine, in co-ordinated action with G7 partners to support Ukraine [ 13 June 2024].more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The bloc’s top court also hit Hungary with a €1 million-a-day penalty until the asylum law is fully implemented by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to pay...more
1 year ago
TehranNews
Donating fighter jets to Kiev will not involve members of the alliance in the conflict, Jens Stoltenberg has insisted Ukrainian strikes anywhere inside Russia using Western-donated F-16 aircraft...more
1 year ago
TehranNews
Washington is “extremely hypocritical” for arming Kiev while pushing for peace, Beijing’s foreign ministry has said. The US is using the Ukraine crisis as an opportunity to...more
1 year ago
TehranNews
CAIR, June 13. /TASS/. At least 30 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 injured as a result of Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip over the past...more
1 year ago
TASS Russian News Agency
Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Stateless persons of Palestinian origin registered with UNRWA should, in principle, be granted refugee...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Hungary Law governing the institutions Asylum policy: Hungary is ordered to pay a lump sum of 200 million euros and a penalty payment of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Warsaw-based facility will detect “deceptive narratives” on the Ukraine conflict, the US State Department has said. The United States and Poland have launched an international group...more
1 year ago
TehranNews
The envoy made the statement during an address dedicated to Russia Day, which was celebrated on Wednesday. Earlier the same day, Washington announced more restrictions on Moscow over...more
1 year ago
TehranNews
OFAC has updated its SDN List and published numerous general licenses and frequently asked questions. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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The United States on Wednesday announced a raft of new sanctions aimed at constraining Moscow's ability to wage war on Ukraine while raising the stakes for foreign banks...more
1 year ago
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Société du Tour de France v EUIPO - FitX (TOUR DE X) Intellectual and industrial property Trade mark law: the action brought by Société du Tour...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The lead manager in a funds scandal that led to a $6bn settlement between Germany’s Allianz and US authorities has pleaded guilty to investment adviser fraud, two years...more
1 year ago
cbs
Joint Declaration of Intent between the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, the UK, and other Development Partners.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Commission v Deutsche Telekom The Commission must pay interest on fines it has unduly imposed in competition matters and which it has provisionally collectedmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid Area of Freedom, Security and Justice International protection: refugee status may be granted to women who identify with the value of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Extending the mandates of the Ombudsperson and the Monitoring Team of the sanctions regime against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Da’esh, and...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
Joint declaration of intent between the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine, the UK, and other development partners.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
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INGSTEEL Approximation of laws Public procurement: a tenderer who has been unlawfully excluded from a procurement procedure may claim damages for loss of opportunitymore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Ryanair v Commission State aid COVID-19: the Court upholds the Commission’s decision authorising the solvency support fund for strategic Spanish undertakingsmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 542 to, among other things, implement the relevant...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Malacalza Investimenti and Malacalza v ECB Law governing the institutions Non-contractual liability on the part of the European Union: the General Court of the European Union...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Supermac's v EUIPO - McDonald's International Property (BIG MAC) Intellectual and industrial property McDonald’s loses the EU trade mark Big Mac in respect of poultry productsmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Medel v Council Economic, social and territorial cohesion Rule of law: the actions brought by organisations of European judges against the Council decision approving the recovery...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The drones will be procured as part of the Drone Capability Coalition for Ukraine, co-led by the UK and Latviamore
1 year ago
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On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up...more
1 year ago
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials warned parents to avoid powdered infant formula sold by a Texas dairy producer, because a dangerous bacteria was found in one of...more
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The Security Council today extended for one year the sanctions regime — including asset freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo — imposed on South Sudan, reiterating its...more
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The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by...more
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It was the first time a former U.S. president was ever tried or convicted in a criminal case, and was the first of Trump’s four indictments to reach...more
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Joe Biden has approved Kyiv’s use of American-made weapons to strike within Russia as long as the targets relate to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, a US...more
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This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
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This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
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This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
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This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
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HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
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HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
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Conny Approximation of laws Online orders: the order button, or a similar function, must clearly indicate that, by clicking on it, the consumer assumes an obligation...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Airbnb Ireland E-commerce: a Member State may not impose additional obligations on an online service provider established in another Member Statemore
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EU Court of Justice
The government understands that people are frustrated with reports that fraudsters took advantage of Covid support schemes during the pandemic.more
1 year ago
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Progress report on the implementation of outstanding recommendations from the Committee of Public Accounts. The responses are a record of the government’s position as of 21 May 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Hypo Vorarlberg Bank v SRB Economic policy The General Court of the European Union finds that the calculation of the 2022 ex-ante contributions to the Single...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Poland v Commission Law governing the institutions The General Court maintains Poland's obligation to pay the daily penalty imposed in the case concerning the Turów minemore
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EU Court of Justice
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 (CACR) to further implement portions of...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Details for OFSI General licence INT/2024/4761108 - Funds of non-designated third parties involving designated credit or financial institutions (“Personal Remittances”)more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The United States was growing desperate, months before its entry into the Second World War. It was gravely short of aluminum, and scrambling for suppliers.more
1 year ago
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The District Court of Rotterdam has permitted a defendant (charged with breaching Russia sanctions by exporting computers to Russia via third countries) to continue trading his company’s stock...more
1 year ago
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Publication of decisions on access to cash designation.more
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this action.more
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HM Treasury and European Commission joint statement on the second EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK has published guidance to support businesses in their Russia sanctions compliance procedures for the sale and brokering of oil tankers to third countries, outlining: Reg 29...more
1 year ago
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privacy International
Today, the Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement valued at over $310 million with Norfolk Southern Railway Company holding the company accountable to address...more
1 year ago
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BOSTON – Magellan Diagnostics, Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Billerica, Mass., has agreed to resolve criminal charges relating to its concealment of a device malfunction that...more
1 year ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
The UK announces 92 sanctions in response to the Russian regime imposing sham referendums in 4 regions of Ukraine.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 21 May 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 2713 (2023) concerning Al-Shabaab approved the addition of the entries specified below to its Sanctions List of...more
1 year ago
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Fair deal delivers on commitment made within the Northern Ireland Executive’s restoration financial package.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The agreement between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK government on the Northern Ireland Executive’s Interim Fiscal Framework.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami delivers speech at the CityWeek conference on the benefits of economic sovereignty to reinforce the UK’s capital markets.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK and Finland have signed a strategic partnership declaring Russia as the most significant and direct threat to European peace and stability.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami delivers keynote speech at UK Finance at Bright Blue event in partnership with Virgin Moneymore
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HM Treasury
From 16 May 2024, this regime is no longer in force.more
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HM Treasury
From 16 May 2024, this regime is no longer in force.more
1 year ago
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The May 2024 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Guidance on the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Guidance on the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
1 year ago
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The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (ITSR) to incorporate Iran-related General License D-2 and publishing...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
HM Treasury privacy policy for those wanting to sign up to the Green Book newsletter mailing list.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury guidance on how to develop business cases for projects and programmes.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A step-by-step guide for analysts and policymakers to be read as a supplement to the Green Book.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Supplementary guidance to the Green Book covering the consideration of natural capital and environmental impacts in policy appraisal.more
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HM Treasury
The UK’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework builds on global best practice and leading standards, supporting the UK’s ambition to become the world’s first Net Zero Aligned Financial...more
1 year ago
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Touristic Aviation Services Transport Rights of air passengers: the shortage of airport staff for loading baggage which caused a long delay of a flight may constitute...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Hocinx Freedom of movement for persons Equal treatment: frontier workers must enjoy the same social advantages as resident workersmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Funding of £85 million will be announced at a global event to support the international community in tackling the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Today, the U.S. Departments of Treasury, State and Homeland Security, are jointly issuing a business advisory titled "Policy Alert on Disrupting Irregular Migration: Best Practices in Response to...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in May 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s 2021 mortgage guarantee scheme.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
TBILISI -- As Georgian protesters – who numbered in the tens of thousands on May 11 – prepared for another mass rally in central Tbilisi, government officials vowed...more
1 year ago
rferl
The Biden administration is proposing to share critical intelligence on the whereabouts of Hamas leadership with Israel, contingent on Israel refraining from launching a full-scale military operation in...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
Major investments have been made in the past week alonemore
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HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
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HM Treasury
Locations announced for 16 new special free schools and trusts appointed at a further 7 schools, providing thousands of vital places across England.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK government hosted a senior US government delegation for the second United States-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue. more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Armed Forces minister has met with defence leaders and military chiefs in Romania and Bulgaria. This follows the UK government announcing a further £500m in military support for...more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations (RPPR). The RPPR sets forth standard reporting and recordkeeping...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
HM Treasury and Monetary Authority of Singapore joint statement on the ninth meeting of the UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Asociaţia "Forumul Judecătorilor din România" Principles of Community law Rule of Law: EU law does not require that professional associations of judges are granted the right...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Ryanair v Commission State aid The General Court of the European Union annuls the decision of the Commission to approve restructuring aid for charter airline Condormore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Izuzquiza and Others v Parliament Law governing the institutions Transparency: the European Parliament must give access, in the interests of public scrutiny, to information relating to a...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
AMSTERDAM: Pro-Palestinian protesters were occupying a University of Amsterdam (UvA) site on Wednesday, a day after police clashed with protesters in the Dutch capital and broke up an...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
ISTANBUL: A FedEx Airlines Boeing cargo plane landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without its front landing gear deployed and managed to...more
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Mirin Citizenship of the Union According to Advocate General Richard de la Tour, a Member State’s refusal to recognise changes of forename and gender acquired in...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
NADA and Others Principles of Community law The Austrian arbitration committee competent to combat doping in sport is not entitled to submit questions to the Court of...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
OFAC has deployed its new Sanctions List Service (SLS). SLS is now the primary application OFAC will use to deliver sanctions list files and data to the public....more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
NEW DELHI: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said on Saturday that Canada is a "rule-of-law country" following the arrest of three Indian nationals in a case linked to killing...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
It will be recalled that following the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 2667 (2022), the armed and security forces of the Government of the Democratic Republic...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Foreign Secretary visited Ukraine to reiterate the UK's unequivocal support for the Ukrainian people.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 95, "Authorizing Civil Aviation Safety and Wind Down Transactions Involving Limited Liability...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
1 year ago
privacy International
The new regime will support greater competition in the sector and more choice to consumers, supporting industry growth.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
On 1 May, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) introduced Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), a new form of additional guidance aimed at providing technical support to industry...more
1 year ago
OFSI
OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.more
1 year ago
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OFSI publishes FAQs providing short-form guidance and technical information on financial sanctions.more
1 year ago
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Annual report for 2022 to 2023 on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Annual report for 2020 to 2022 on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) supervision.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
MILAN (AP) — A former Italian foreign minister has been convicted and sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for his role in the sale of...more
1 year ago
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EU regulators have opened an investigation of 20 airlines over their potentially “misleading greenwashing practices”, including the claimed benefits of offsetting emissions from flying. The European...more
1 year ago
cbs
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England jointly agreed to reduce the maximum authorised size of the APF. This was confirmed via...more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
20th anniversary of the accession of 10 States to the European Unionmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
FIFA Area of Freedom, Security and Justice AG Szpunar: Some FIFA rules on transfer of players may prove to be contrary to EU lawmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
M.N. (EncroChat) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice EncroChat: the Court of Justice clarifies the conditions for the transmission and use of evidence in criminal cases...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Procura della Repubblica presso il Tribunale di Bolzano Approximation of laws Privacy and prosecution of serious offences: the court responsible for authorising access to telephone records...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
La Quadrature du Net and Others Approximation of laws Combating criminal offences and interference with fundamental rights: a national public authority responsible for combating online counterfeiting may...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
UK Minister for Europe Nusrat Ghani hosts the third UK-Moldova Strategic Dialogue in London.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Workers will see the impact in their payslips tomorrow (Tuesday 30 April)more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
A police sniper was reportedly photographed and filmed "overlooking" pro-Palestine protests at Indiana University on Thursday. if you criticize the...more
1 year ago
.informationliberation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian court on Friday ordered the detention of the country’s farm minister in the latest high-profile corruption investigation, while Kyiv security officials assessed...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
Columbia University retracted ultimatum for pro-Palestinian demonstrators amidst US tensions. Police used force at universities. Debates on free speech intensified. Student Skyler Sieradsky expressed fear as a Jew...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
As part of the US national security package, the US House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, section 3111 of which extends...more
1 year ago
Global Sanctions Feed
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Friday they searched the office of the hard-line incoming leader of an association of doctors and confiscated his mobile...more
1 year ago
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European lawmakers have approved a resolution that calls for the "immediate and unconditional release" of all political prisoners held in Russia, including journalists Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich....more
1 year ago
rferl
European lawmakers have approved a resolution that calls for the "immediate and unconditional release" of all political prisoners held in Russia, including journalists Alsu Kurmasheva and Evan Gershkovich....more
1 year ago
rferl
On 25 April 2024, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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broken-OFAC (US)
Liz Oakes has been appointed and Carolyn Wilkins has been reappointed as external members of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has...more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Schrems Principles of Community law AG Rantos: Privacy: a public statement by the user of a social network about his or her sexual orientation renders those...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Stadt Duisburg Citizenship of the Union EU law does not, in principle, preclude the automatic loss of German nationality in the event of recovery of Turkish...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The eighth publication of data on the UK basic bank account market.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
NW Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Citizenship of the European Union: the withdrawal, on the basis of classified information, of the residence permit of a...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt tells President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Britain will stand with Ukraine for “as long as it takes” on visit to Kyiv.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The coordination exercise took place on 17 April 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Joint statement following the ninth meeting of the Financial Provisions Specialised Committee on 24 April 2023more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Kneipp v EUIPO - Patou (Joyful by nature) Intellectual and industrial property EU trade marks: the General Court confirms that the reputation of a trade mark...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Naass and Sea-Watch v Frontex Law governing the institutions The General Court partially annuls the Frontex decision refusing a request by Sea-Watch for access to documentsmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
A top Russian military official was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe, authorities said Tuesday, a high-profile arrest that comes as Moscow’s war in Ukraine is in...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This document is the UK Governor’s statement to the World Bank’s 109th Development Committee meeting on 19 April 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Statement released today (23 April 2024)more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
It’s the latest sign of internal turmoil at the tech giant centered on “Project Nimbus,” a $1.2 billion contract signed in 2021 for Google and Amazon to provide...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce the largest-ever military aid package to Ukraine on his visit to Poland.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The company now expects 2024 operating profit of $6.2 billion to $6.6 billion, compared with its earlier forecast of $6 billion to $6.5 billion. Adjusted earnings for the...more
1 year ago
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BERLIN (AP) — A man who works for a German lawmaker in the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday....more
1 year ago
.srnnews
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from...more
1 year ago
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with SCG Plastics Co., Ltd. ("SCG Plastics"), part of a multinational enterprise...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) has published its recommendations for the open banking future entity and welcomes input on certain questions.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 94, "Authorizing Transactions Involving OWH SE i.L. (Formerly Known as VTB Bank...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt chaired a meeting of the “Five Finance Ministers” of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for two-year-olds in successful April launchmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This document contains the following information: Memorandum of understanding: between the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (exercising its prudential regulation functions)more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury guidance on the scrutiny and approval of projects and programmes in scope of the Treasury Approvals Process (TAP).more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Consultation on VAT relief on everyday charitable donations will be launched before 23 July 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Consultation on the potential tax impacts of recent High Court judgments on transport legislation on the private hire vehicle sector and its passengers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Heureka Group Competition Infringements of EU competition law: the former Czech rules on limitation are incompatible with EU lawmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 44A, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Related to Oil or Gas...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
At the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Italy the Foreign Secretary will urge G7 partners to keep up pressure on Putin as he continues his illegal war with Ukraine. more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Formal sitting for a eulogy in memory of John L. Murray, Philippe Léger and Waltraud Hakenbergmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in April 2024.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Escobar v EUIPO (Pablo Escobar) Intellectual and industrial property The name Pablo Escobar may not be registered as an EU trade markmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a final rule to remove the Zimbabwe Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 541, from the Code of Federal Regulations....more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
She will succeed Sir Robert Stheeman as Chief Executive Officer of the UK Debt Management Office this summermore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The UK participated in a joint shareholder statement on Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) Callable Capital in response to the G20's Review of MDB Capital Adequacy Frameworks.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
On 15 April 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entry below on its...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5O "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Determination for Prohibitions Related to Imports of Aluminum, Copper, and Nickel of Russian Federation...more
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Today’s action brings the world’s two largest metal exchanges into the scope of existing bans.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
In a meeting triggered by a veto cast by the Russian Federation on 28 March to reject the adoption of a Council resolution that would have extended the...more
1 year ago
Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The final of the "European Law Moot Court" competition will take place tomorrow at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourgmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
A court in Vietnam on Thursday ordered the death penalty for a real estate tycoon found guilty in a financial fraud case totalling more than $12 billion US....more
1 year ago
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Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament Law governing the institutions Advocate General Szpunar: the refusal by the former President of the European Parliament...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
United Kingdom v Commission and Others State aid Advocate General Medina: The Court of Justice should annul the Commission decision finding that the United Kingdom granted illegal...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Land Hessen Principles of Community law Protection of personal data: according to Advocate General Pikamäe, the supervisory authority has an obligation to act when it finds...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
NEW DELHI: In a harrowing turn of events, Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson, identified as an astrologer and influencer known as "Ayoka," allegedly perpetrated a series of violent acts that...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
Foreign Secretary David Cameron marks two years since the arrest of Vladimir Kara-Murza for opposing Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Minister for Europe Nusrat Ghani's speech at the Delphi Economic Forum on Ukraine's reconstruction, 11 April 2024.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Dexia v SRB Economic policy The calculation of the 2022 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF) is unlawfulmore
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
Aven v Council External relations War in Ukraine: the General Court annuls the inclusion of Petr Aven and Mikhail Fridman on the lists of persons subject...more
1 year ago
EU Court of Justice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
Venezuela’s former oil minister Tareck El Aissami, once a powerful confidante of authoritarian president Nicolás Maduro, has been arrested on allegations of corruption, the socialist government...more
1 year ago
cbs
Canada's domestic spy agency has determined that China interfered in the last two elections, according to testimony in an official probe on Monday, providing the strongest evidence to...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio. The company said...more
1 year ago
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Tuesday in favour of a group of elderly Swiss women who had argued that their government's inadequate efforts to...more
1 year ago
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Serbia is close to signing a deal on the purchase of 12 French Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets, the Serbian president announced Tuesday, in what would mark a shift...more
1 year ago
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ISTANBUL: Turkey said it would impose trade restrictions on Israel starting Tuesday over the war in Gaza, covering a range of products...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
Chinese anti-corruption authorities are investigating a senior executive at one of the country’s top military equipment suppliers, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, in a new sign of turmoil...more
1 year ago
cbs
The Foreign Secretary will travel to Washington DC to urge US partners to unlock additional funding for Ukraine, giving them the tools they need to win its war...more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
  The trial of 27 people opened Monday in Panama from charges stemming from the Panama Papers, a cache of millions of financial documents that exposed...more
1 year ago
.voanews
Nicaragua, a longstanding supporter of the Palestinian cause, is broadening the legal battle over the Gaza conflict at the International Court of Justice by bringing a case against...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
JERUSALEM: A top Iranian military adviser on Sunday warned Israel that none of its embassies were safe following last week’s strike in...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
Israeli MK Nissim Vaturi, a representative in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party, issued a not-so-veiled threat on Saturday suggesting that if America...more
1 year ago
.informationliberation
NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old man identified as Nicholas Metson, from Shuttleworth House in Lincoln, stabbed his wife, Holly Bramley to death, cut her body into more than 200...more
1 year ago
.timesofindia
The US is warning allies that China has stepped up its support for Russia, including by providing geospatial intelligence, to help Moscow in itsmore
1 year ago
.timesofindia
CAIRO (AP) — Two basic mistakes, according to the Israeli military. First, an officer overlooked a message detailing the vehicles in the convoy. Second, a spotter saw something...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
Government rewards hard work with record tax cut to National Insurance for 29 million workersmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
Ventilators, oxygen concentrators, pumps and monitors among kit donated to Ukraine.more
1 year ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Average worker in Wales will be £701 better off a year as government cuts taxesmore
1 year ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
1 year ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Seeking views to provide certainty on decommissioning relief through a Decommissioning Relief Deed. more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
1 year ago
HM Treasury
The Palestinian Authority (PA), the internationally recognized representative of the Palestinian people, has taken the first steps in requesting an official vote of approval on its United Nations...more
1 year ago
.srnnews
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi issued an apology early Wednesday for a devastating Israeli strike on an aid convoy in Gaza that resulted in the deaths of...more
1 year ago
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The bodies of six foreign aid workers killed in a series of Israeli strikes were transported out of the Gaza Strip and into...more
1 year ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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The draft regulations set out tax rules for the Reserved Investor Fund, and make amendments to the tax rules for Co-ownership Authorised Contractual Schemes.more
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Compliance with financial sanctions is critical for all businesses including those in the maritime shipping sector. For maritime businesses, including shipping companies, port operators, insurers, and financial institutions,...more
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This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
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Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement over contamination with potentially...more
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LONDON: British PM Rishi Sunak faces a potential revolt from within his party ranks over new legislation that is set to criminalise homelessness. According to a 'Times'...more
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Israeli air strikes destroyed a building belonging to the Iranian consulate in Damascus, killing a senior commander in the Quds Force, the external military and intelligence service of...more
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The Israeli parliament on Monday approved a bill granting top ministers the power to prohibit the broadcasting of Al Jazeera news channel in Israel—a move Prime Minister Benjamin...more
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KAZAN: A Russian court on Monday extended until June 5 the pre-trial detention of US-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva, who faces 15 years in prison on charges of spreading...more
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Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security sources said, the...more
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The Security Council today failed to adopt a resolution that would have extended until 30 April 2025 the mandate of the Panel of Experts assisting the Sanctions Committee...more
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The Accelerated Settlement Taskforce, chaired by Charlie Geffen, was launched by the Chancellor on 9 December 2022 to explore the potential for faster settlement of financial trades in...more
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How HMT uses personal data for the purposes of ensuring that financial sanctions are understood, implemented and enforced in the UKmore
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Due to sales as part of the ongoing trading plan, the government reduced its shareholding in NatWest to to below 30%.more
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Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
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NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Wednesday it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion....more
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Consultation on the 5% increase in Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit and removal of the 80% cap on qualifying expenditure, for UK visual effects costs.more
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Commission v Amazon Services Europe Approximation of laws Online advertising: Amazon’s request to suspend its obligation to make an advertisement repository publicly available is rejectedmore
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Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court Wednesday in Los Angeles, where he is accused in what prosecutors call a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million...more
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Aozma Sultana and Mustafa Ayash sanctioned using domestic counter-terrorism powers.more
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This publication contains the Whole of Government Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.more
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The City Minister’s industry group for examining the impact of technology on the UK’s investment management sector publishes its second report.more
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LONDON (AP) — Farmers drove dozens of tractors in a slow-motion convoy towards Britain’s Parliament on Monday to protest post- Brexit rules and trade deals that they say...more
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The American plane maker has been under intense pressure since early January, when a panel blew off a brand-new Alaska Airlines 737 Max midflight. That’s spotlighted a lengthy...more
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The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the space outpost after Saturday’s blastoff from the Russian-leased Baikonur...more
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Annual report and accounts of the Government Annuities Investment Fund.more
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Minutes taken from the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) meetings, alongside the accompanying papers.more
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Boost for millions of motorists as 5p cut to fuel duty for petrol and diesel comes into effect.more
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Judicial statistics 2023: confirmation of the structural increase in litigation before the Court of Justicemore
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UK and Australia ties are stronger than ever following a successful defence and foreign policy summit in Canberra.more
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This report has been issued pursuant to the reporting requirements under the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012.more
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This document details hospitality received by HMT special advisers worth more than £140.more
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This note sets out the next phase of delivering a Smarter Regulatory Framework for the UK by replacing assimilated law on financial services.more
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This document details hospitality received by HMT special advisers worth more than £140.more
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This European Union Finances Statement (EUFS) is the 43rd in the series. The focus of this Statement is on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement (WA).more
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HM Treasury has outlined its approach to designating critical third parties to the UK financial services sector.more
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The heads of leading U.S. airlines want to meet with Boeing and hear the aircraft manufacturer’s strategy for fixing quality-control problems that have gained attention since a panel...more
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CPI inflation was 3.4% in February 2024, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 21 March 2024. The Chancellor...more
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Solemn undertaking before the Court of Justice of the European Union by three new Members of the European Court of Auditorsmore
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The European Parliament and the Court of Justice of the European Union meet for their first annual dialoguemore
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The third quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2023 to 2024.more
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This consultation seeks views on proposals for the design and administration of the UK carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) from 1 January 2027.more
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Treasury Directions in relation to the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022.more
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Illumina v Commission Competition Illumina-Grail Merger: AG Emiliou proposes to set aside the General Court judgment and annul Commission decisions on referral requestmore
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Confédération paysanne Approximation of laws Advocate General Ćapeta: melons and tomatoes from the territory of Western Sahara must bear a ‘country of origin’ label reflecting their...more
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Commission v Front Polisario External relations Advocate General Ćapeta: the Court of Justice should annul the Council decision concluding the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the...more
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Assessing the progress of the Women in Finance Charter, and reviewing the benefits and challenges experienced by Charter signatories.more
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LEA Culture Italian legislation under which independent companies established in another Member State are excluded from copyright management is incompatible with EU lawmore
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Cobult Transport Rights of airline passengers: the passenger is deemed to have accepted reimbursement of the cost of the ticket by travel voucher where, while filling...more
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Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The mandatory insertion in identity cards of two fingerprints is compatible with the fundamental rights to respect for...more
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A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in February 2024.more
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Mazepin v Council External relations War in Ukraine: the General Court annuls the acts maintaining Mr Nikita Mazepin on the lists of persons subject to restrictive measuresmore
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Leo Varadkar is to step down as Ireland’s prime minister in a shock decision, saying he was no longer the right person to lead his party into a...more
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a decision hailed by an environmental group as a historic victory, an Amsterdam court ruled Wednesday that Dutch national airline KLM misled...more
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The US Department of State announced the designation of former North Macedonia Special Chief Prosecutor, Katica Janeva; current mayor of Karpos, North Macedonia, Stevco Jakimovski; and former mayor of...more
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For too long, Americans have suffered from a convoluted property system that condemned them to pay some of the world’s highest commissions, up to 6 per cent on...more
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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking to chart a part forward in their impeachment probe of President Joe Biden will on Wednesday question two former associates...more
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Violence against civilians and violations of the arms embargo continue to increase in Sudan, the senior United Nations official of that file warned the Security Council today —...more
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The report details the amount of the Sovereign Grant for 2024-25.more
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Gerard Lemos, Luke Jensen and Melanie Moreland appointed to the National Savings & Investments Boardmore
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Dr. Catherine L Mann has been reappointed as an external member to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced.more
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with EFG International AG, a Switzerland-based global private banking group. EFG has...more
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Spring Finance Bill published to cut tax for working families and boost creative sectormore
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JPMorgan is facing nearly $350 million in fines from bank regulators due to issues with its trade surveillance program. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more
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Minutes taken from the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) meetings, alongside the accompanying papers.more
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Újpesti Polgármesteri Hivatal Principles of Community law Protection of personal data: the supervisory authority of a Member State may order the erasure of unlawfully processed data...more
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A near-final version of legislation to change rules on provider-initiated terminations of payment service contracts, which is being published for final checks.more
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Commission v United Kingdom The United Kingdom has infringed EU law as a result of a judgment of its Supreme Courtmore
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D & A Pharma v Commission and EMA Marketing authorisations for medicinal products: the European Medicines Agency (EMA) must ensure that the experts it consults do not...more
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This guide provides UK businesses the core information necessary to understand the challenges and opportunities of trading in Ukraine.more
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This document sets out the broad governance framework within which the British Council and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) operate.more
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Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/2469656more
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A near-final version of legislation to slow down payments processing when there are reasonable grounds to suspect fraud, which is being published for checks.more
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  Ukrainian drones were used to hit multiple targets in a sweeping attack on Russia that reportedly ignited fires at two major oil facilities and saw armed...more
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition is “in jeopardy”, according to a US intelligence assessment that highlighted mass protests against Israel’s prime minister and the prospect of looming...more
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Global Magnitsky Sanctions Regulations and reissuing them in their entirety. This regulatory amendment is...more
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The role of the Government Debt Management Function (GDMF), the Government Debt Strategy, the Debt Functional Standard, and the the Debt Centre of Excellencemore
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This consultation considers changes to improve the Money Laundering Regulations while minimising burdens on legitimate customers.more
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This Debt Fairness Charter is for people who owe personal debt to central government. It outlines how people repaying these debts should be treated.more
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As you read through the details of the DOJ investigation, ask yourself why Boeing was permitted to regulte itself. Deregulation is a choice made by government. ...more
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In a letter addressed to Congress, Boeing has admitted the inability to locate records for maintenance performed on a door panel that malfunctioned during an Alaska Airlines flight...more
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The Security Council today extended through 12 March 2025 the mandate of the Panel of Experts charged with assisting its Sudan sanctions committee, requesting a final report on...more
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A United Airlines jet with 166 passengers aboard rolled off the runway into a grassy area in Houston on Friday morning, making it the third such mishap involving...more
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On 7 March 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entry below on its...more
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This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
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More tax cuts for working people and more investment in high-potential industries headlined Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Budget for Long-Term Growth’more
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Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
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Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
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Kolin Inşaat Turizm Sanayi ve Ticaret Freedom of establishment AG Collins: only economic operators established in countries party to international agreements on public contracts that bind...more
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IAB Europe Auctioning of personal data for advertising purposes: the Court of Justice clarifies the rules under the GDPRmore
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Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, have issued a Tri-Seal Compliance...more
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Spring Budget 2024 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.more
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The pharmaceutical firm's investment will boost the UK's Life Sciences sectormore
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The government has today (6 March) announced further details of six Investment Zones: Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North East of England, South Yorkshire, West Midlands and Tees.more
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Enhanced Audio-Visual Expenditure Credit for UK Independent Films.more
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This is the Spring Budget 2024 in full. You can find supporting and related documents below.more
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This summary sets out the changes being made to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals from April 2025.more
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This technical note describes the main changes that will apply from 6 April 2025 to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals.more
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This factsheet sets out the changes being made to National Insurance and the High Income Child Benefit Charge announced at Spring Budget 2024.more
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Information of the government’s financing plans for 2024-25.more
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We welcome views on proposals for the design and implementation of a new UK-wide Vaping Products Duty.more
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The Chancellor announced at Spring Budget 2024 that the government intends to sell part of its shareholding in NatWest to retail investors, subject to supportive market conditions and...more
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This publication sets out the objectives for the UK ISA and options for defining and implementing it.more
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‘Budget for Long Term Growth’ sticks to the plan by delivering lower taxes, better public services and more investment, while increasing size of economy by 0.2% in 2028-29...more
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This document outlines actions the government is taking to deliver efficiencies.more
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This consultation sets out the government’s proposal for a new innovative market that will allow private companies to scale and grow, and will boost the pipeline of future...more
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The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has announced that a "cyber incident" forced it to take its corporate systems offline as a precaution. ...more
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Puma v EUIPO - Handelsmaatschappij J. Van Hilst Intellectual and industrial property The prior disclosure of a Puma shoe model by the artist Rihanna results in...more
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French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Ukraine's allies not to be "cowards" in supporting the country to fight off the Russian invasion. It seems that...more
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This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
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Kočner v EUROPOL Principles of Community law Data processing: Europol and the Member State in which damage has occurred arising from unlawful data processing carried out...more
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Public.Resource.Org and Right to Know v Commission and Others Law governing the institutions The European harmonised technical standards on the safety of toys should be accessible to...more
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Australia’s biggest pension fund to invest more than £18 billion in UK by 2030.more
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A detailed guide for British businesses on developing their overseas trade and doing business in Iran.more
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The President has signed an Executive Order, "Termination of Emergency With Respect to the Situation in Zimbabwe." OFAC is also issuing amended Russia-related Frequently Asked Question 1166. Additionally,...more
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Siemens Mobility to invest £100 million in a brand-new manufacturing and R&D centre in Chippenham.more
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The UK has allocated £1.5 million for International Planned Parenthood Federation which has provided sexual health and reproductive health services for the most vulnerable women and girls in...more
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The Chancellor has today (4 March) announced a significant investment package in the UK’s life sciences and manufacturing sectors.more
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New plans for public sector productivity will deliver up to £1.8 billion worth of benefits by 2029. more
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The Chancellor has today (2 March) announced the reforms as a further step in the government’s plan to boost business and increase returns for savers.more
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Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act.more
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Darfur Sanctions Regulations. The newly updated “Sudan Stabilization Sanctions Regulations,” still found at 31...more
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Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the President of the Czech Republic, Mr Petr Pavelmore
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HM Treasury has published the Statement of Excesses for 2022-23.more
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washington —  Civil liberties declined globally for the 18th consecutive year in 2023, with conflict and flawed elections the biggest factors, a new report has found....more
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HM Treasury’s Economic Evidence for all OME’s Pay Review Bodies as part of the 2024-25 pay round.more
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Clare will take up her role at the Bank on 1 July 2024, after the appointment was approved by His Majesty The King.more
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Doctipharma Agriculture and fisheries Distance selling of medicinal products without a prescription: the Court clarifies the conditions under which a Member State may prohibit a service...more
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Two years on, the international community’s steadfast support of the principles of democracy and freedom, and the enormous bravery and resilience of the Ukrainian people, remains steadfast.more
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The maritime shipping industry is crucial for global trade and growth, linking countries and economies worldwide. However, because of its global reach, it faces unique challenges with financial...more
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to maritime shippingmore
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to maritime shippingmore
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The February 2024 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
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Scandlines Danmark and Scandlines Deutschland v Commission State aid State aid: the General Court dismisses the actions regarding the financing of the Fehmarn Belt fixed link...more
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HM Treasury has published the Supplementary Estimates for 2023-24.more
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HM Treasury has published the Vote on Account for 2024-25.more
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The Chancellor commissions the National Infrastructure Commission to provide recommendations on the policy decisions required to make the electricity distribution network fit for Net Zero.more
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  This blog provides further information on how the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) makes licensing decisions. We outline both the process involved in obtaining a licence,...more
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Additional guidance for matters relating to UK financial sanctions licensing. Note: This guidance is supplemental to general and other specific guidancemore
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Additional guidance for matters relating to UK financial sanctions licensing. Note: This guidance is supplemental to general and other specific guidancemore
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Two years on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has pledged £8.5 million in humanitarian funding to the Red Cross Movement and the Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.more
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Statement as delivered by UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron in the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine – Friday 23 February 2024.more
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 88A, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Entities Blocked on...more
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ROME — Italy’s parliament has approved the planned acquisition of two new FREMM frigates with updated electronics and 132 combat-version Leopard tanks as well...more
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Madrid — There was a time when activists and journalists who wanted to evade the ever-listening ear of the Cuban government spoke in code or had to...more
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron gave a statement to the United Nations General Assembly Debate on the situation in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.more
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UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron spoke at the United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine, marking 2 years since Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.more
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The UK announces more than 50 new sanctions to mark two years since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.more
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The Crown Estate has announced an extension to the Chair Sir Robin Budenberg CBE’s final term, one re-appointment and one new appointment to their board.more
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I. Principles of Community law According to Advocate General Priit Pikamäe, a database containing personal data may, under certain conditions, be sold in enforcement proceedings, even...more
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Romania v Commission Law governing the institutions The decision to register partially the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and...more
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Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund Freedom of movement for persons Taking into account of child-raising periods completed in another Member State when calculating a pension for total incapacity...more
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In a significant legal move, authorities in the United States have brought charges against the head of a prominent Japanese criminal organization, accusing him of orchestrating a scheme...more
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The UK announces more than 50 new sanctions to mark 2 years since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.more
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ROME — Italy’s Fincantieri and UAE group EDGE have agreed to create a Abu Dhabi-based joint venture to build and sell naval vessels to...more
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Speakers disagreed on sanctions, the rules governing self-defence, the role of the International Court of Justice and the work of the Special Committee on the Charter of the...more
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HM Treasury and US Treasury Joint Statement on the third Joint Committee meeting under the UK-U.S. Covered Agreement.more
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A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in February 2024.more
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Papouis Dairies and Others v Commission Agriculture and fisheries The General Court dismisses an action brought against registration of the name ‘Halloumi’ as a protected designation of...more
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PAN Europe v Commission Agriculture and fisheries Plant protection products: the identification of certain risks associated with the use of insecticides does not preclude the renewal...more
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On 20 February 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo approved the addition of the entries specified...more
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X A fixed-term worker must be informed of the reasons for the termination of his or her employment contract with a notice period where the provision of...more
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The regulations about working in any healthcare role, and how to register with the appropriate accredited bodies.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
What to do when you arrive in the UK if you have a visa, don't have a visa or have a biometric residence permit.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This publication provides guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
HMRC has updated its guidance on the tax treatment of Double Cab Pick Upsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This is an introductory welcome guide for children under 18 who are moving from Ukraine to England under the Homes for Ukraine scheme.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their immediate family members to come to the UK under the Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing an OFAC Compliance Communiqué: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian-Related Assistance and Critical Commodities...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The United Kingdom and G7+ Coalition partners implement significant changes to the Oil Price Cap attestation model, strengthening the compliance regime.more
2 years ago
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The United Kingdom and G7+ Coalition partners implement significant changes to the Oil Price Cap attestation model, strengthening the compliance regime.more
2 years ago
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OFAC has amended the North Korea sanctions regulations (notice) to amend 1 general licence for non-governmental organisations and to add general licences to authorise certain transactions related to...more
2 years ago
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OFSI has amended General licence – INT/2022/2009156 (notice): reference to frozen UK bank accounts has been removed from permissions 4.1, 4.3.1, and 6.1 to make clear that payments...more
2 years ago
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the North Korea Sanctions Regulations to amend or add general licenses to facilitate certain humanitarian-related and...more
2 years ago
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The UK, together with Austria, France, Italy and Spain, has agreed to update the terms for transitioning from the Digital Services Taxes (DST) to Pillar One.more
2 years ago
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OFAC has designated 3 individuals and 4 entities linked to the procurement of US technology for the already-designated Central Bank of Iran (CBI) in violation of US sanctions...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
This document contains the 2024 to 2025 guidance for government departments on the budgeting framework that applies for expenditure controlmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
An overview of potential upcoming commercial activity for the department.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami has appointed Bryan Zhang to the board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Letters requesting a set of regulators to update their strategic approach to AI, with the intention of increasing the transparency around how they are implementing the AI Regulation...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK and Latvia will jointly lead a capability coalition, which will see thousands of drones supplied to Ukraine, including first-person view (FPV) drones, which have proven highly...more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Following the US Bureau of Industry and Security’s finding that the US-based freight forwarder, Cargosave, facilitated the export of enterprise servers and switches from the US to Iran...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has reportedly been investigating 3 commodity trading companies for possible violations of Russia sanctions by conducting Russia-related business through foreign...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
France has imposed travel bans on 28 Israeli settlers who have been “guilty of violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank”. The US and the UK have...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced (report) that 18 British military, political, and academic figures have been added to its entry ban list for “fabricating anti-Russia narratives...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
After the approval of a federal court in Argentina in January 2024, the government of Argentina has transferred physical custody of a Boeing 747 to the US. The...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In a US federal court, Kristina Puzyreva, a Russian-Canadian national, has pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy for her role in a multimillion-dollar scheme to send components used...more
2 years ago
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Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
2 years ago
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The EU has ordered central securities depositories that are holding more than €1 million of the Central Bank of Russia’s assets to “account extraordinary cash balances accumulating due to...more
2 years ago
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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is committed to providing high-quality, widely accessible and easy to understand guidance to support our users to implement financial sanctions. As...more
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to travelmore
2 years ago
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2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation runs webinars and events to provide guidance on financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation runs webinars and events to provide guidance on financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to ransomwaremore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to ransomwaremore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to importers and exportersmore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to importers and exportersmore
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to high value dealersmore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to high value dealersmore
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to maritime transportmore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to maritime transportmore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to charitiesmore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to charitiesmore
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to Libyamore
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to Russiamore
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Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
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General guidance for UK financial sanctionsmore
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2 years ago
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Foreign Secretary David Cameron visits Bulgaria and Poland to shore up support for Ukraine and promote action to tackle illegal migration.more
2 years ago
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The UK Foreign Secretary has announced (notice) that 4 “extremist Israeli settlers” have been designated for committing human rights abuses against Palestinian communities in the West Bank: Moshe...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
France has issued a decree amending Decree 2011-1192 to reflect amendments required by the EU dual-use Regulation and issued a decree imposing export controls on quantum computers, advanced...more
2 years ago
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OFSI has published a blog post on the reporting requirements for designated persons under the Russia sanctions regime introduced in December 2023 (Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No....more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK Law Society has updated its guide to the UK sanctions regime, which gives information on the UK sanctions regime, risk assessments, reporting obligations etc. The post UK...more
2 years ago
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The US Treasury has published the 2024 National Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment and the 2024 National Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment, finding that: Russia has expanded efforts to acquire...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Federal Court of Australia has rejected Oleg Deripaska’s challenge to his sanctions designation made under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 (“Sanctions Regulations”) (Deripaska v Minister for Foreign...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Chancellor commissions the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) to provide recommendations on policy interventions needed for connected and autonomous vehicles and mobility to deliver economic growth.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU Parliament has adopted a regulation to ensure that payment service providers (PSPs) process money transfers immediately. During the execution of an instant credit transfer, the payer’s...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
From 19 February, the UK oil price cap attestation model will be changed to require: attestations to be passed between Tier 1, 2 and 3A contractual counterparties on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Taiwan has reportedly added 77 items to the list of machine tools subject to export restrictions to Russia and Belarus to take effect from 8 March 2024, including...more
2 years ago
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Guidance for UK financial sanctions in relation to enforcement and monetary penaltiesmore
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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The Marine Corps now has its first F-35B squadron on the East Coast that has achieved initial operational...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Under a repressive new act, British nationals could face prison for undermining London’s national security line. Intended to destroy WikiLeaks and others exposing war crimes, the law is...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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Summary and explanation of the Chancellor's tax affairs for the tax year ending April 2023.more
2 years ago
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Bytedance v Commission Digital Markets Act: the application by Bytedance (TikTok) seeking suspension of the Commission decision designating it as a gatekeeper is dismissedmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The first set of A-10 Warthogs from the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, have moved to the boneyard after nearly a...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
OFAC has designated (notice): UAE-based Talassa Shipping DMCC and Zeenit Supply and Trading DMCC and its vessel NS Leader which allegedly sold Russian crude oil price at over...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves with the EU’s 12th package...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has closed a 4-year long investigation into Alpha and Omega Semiconductor’s (AOS) compliance with US export controls.  The DOJ was reportedly investigating...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of New York has charged 2 Iranian nationals with conspiring to export US-origin equipment used in the aerospace industry to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
JERUSALEM: Israel has imposed financial restrictions on the main UN agency providing aid in the Gaza Strip, a measure which prevented a...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has removed electronics company UAE-based SM Distribution Inc FZCO from its Russia sanctions list, which was designated in November 2023 for shipping high priority goods to Russia...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UN Sudan Sanctions Committee panel of experts has published a report on the effectiveness of sanctions in Sudan, finding that: despite the arms embargo, the proliferation of...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
ISLAMABAD: Independents backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan won the most seats in Pakistan's election on Friday after results from over half the constituencies were announced,...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
A leaked recording obtained by investigator and writer Sasha Latypova features an executive at the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca stating the following: It...more
2 years ago
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Determination for Prohibitions Related to Imports of Diamond Jewelry and Unsorted Diamonds of Russian...more
2 years ago
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OFSI have amended Oleg Mashtalyar’s Russia sanctions listing, amending the statement of reasons. OFSI have extended the Syrian Humanitarian General Licence INT/2023/2711256 by 6 months until 14 August...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US White House has renewed “national emergencies” authorising 4 sanctions regimes: Global narcotics until December 2024 (notice); Magnitsky (human rights and corruption) until Dec 2024 (notice); Burma...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Federal Court of Australia has given judgment accepting Rio Tinto’s argument that sanctions prevented it from delivering bauxite and alumina to subsidiaries of Rusal. The court held...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The General Court of the EU has dismissed the de-listing applications of Alisher Usmanov (Case T‑237/22) and Igor Shuvalov (Case T‑289/22) who were designated by the EU in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has published new FAQs on the Russia sanctions measures related to software: outlining the prohibition on the provision of software to the Russian Govt and Russian...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Tel Aviv Court has reportedly ordered Mizrahi Tefahot Bank to transfer NIS 8 million from the account of Roman Abramovich to ZAKA, an Israeli humanitarian organization. The...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol Area of Freedom, Security and Justice First Advocate General Szpunar: manifest breach of freedom of expression may constitute a ground for...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Area of Freedom, Security and Justice A judgment of the Court of Justice can constitute a new element justifying a fresh examination of the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 7 February 2024, the entries below on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
After accepting a proposal of cooperation and provision of technical assistance from the UK in May 2023, the Cypriot government appointed a project manager and group of experts...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Canada has designated 11 senior members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad who were allegedly integral to the 7 October attacks against Israel (backgrounder): Yahya Sinwar, Maher Rebhi...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The FT has reported that UK-registered companies owned by Petrochemical Commercial Company Iran successfully opened and used UK bank accounts at Lloyds and Santander. Petrochemical Commercial Company Iran...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The government's costing of opposition policies.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s 2021 mortgage guarantee scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ryanair v Commission (KLM II ; COVID-19) State aid State aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the General Court annuls the approval of State...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
OFAC has amended FAQ 629 on Venezuela sanctions and the gold sector. FAQ 629: EO 13850 authorizes the imposition of sanctions on persons operating in Venezuela’s gold sector....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, and Bosnia and Herzegovina and the EFTA country Liechtenstein have aligned themselves with the EU’s designation of Ahmed Khaled Müller,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has designated 5 individuals for actions that undermine democracy, the rule of law or the peaceful transfer of power in Guatemala (regulation, decision): Attorney General María...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Saber Fakih, a Briitsh citizen, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and Iranian Transactions and Sanctions...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The State Register of Sanctions has become operational in Ukraine providing access to information on individuals and entities subject to sanctions after being approved by a presidential decree. According...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated members of a procurement network supplying materials and sensitive technology for Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programmes (notice): Hong Kong-based companies, FY...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The US Department of Justice has announced the unsealing of 3 federal cases against defendants charged with terrorism and sanctions evasion for their roles in trafficking Iranian oil...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Dmitry Ovsyannikov, the former mayor of Sevastopol, who is on the UK sanctions list, has been arrested by the National Crime Agency and charged on suspicion of sanctions...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
New Zealand has published compliance and due diligence guidance on its Russia sanctions, providing: an overview of why New Zealand has sanctions and what constitutes sanctions evasion and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Switzerland has implemented certain further measures of the EU’s 12th package of Russia sanctions that are relevant to Switzerland, including the ban on Russia diamonds, import controls on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
HM Treasury and US Treasury joint statement on the ninth official meeting of the UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has said that Russian state assets should be transferred to a fund for the reconstruction...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC has designated 3 entities for their role in undermining the peace, security, and stability of Sudan (notice): RSF-controlled, Alkhaleej Bank Co Ltd, an essential part of the RSF’s...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The House of Lords European Affairs Committee has published its report The Ukraine Effect: The impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the UK– EU relationship.  Chapter 2...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK government’s Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation published a review of the UK’s counter terrorism international financial sanctions regime in December 2023, and the FCDO has published...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
In Aercap Ireland Limited v AIG and others [2024] EWHC 144 (Comm), the High Court considered whether disclosure of reinsurance documents from the reinsurance broker (a 3rd party...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UN has removed the travel ban on Safia Farkash Al-Barassi, designated under the Libya sanctions regime.  She is still subject to an asset freeze.  Ms Al-Barassi was...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
4 Chinese nationals have been charged in an indictment in the District of Columbia with various federal crimes related to a conspiracy unlawfully to export US-origin electronic components...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 3 entities and 1 individual for providing critical financial support to an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and Hizballah financial network (notice): Türkiye-based Mira...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending FAQ 629 and is publishing an updated document, "Frequently Asked Questions Related to the Suspension...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On the 3rd anniversary of the Myanmar military coup, the UK, US, and Australia have designated individuals and entities connected to the Myanmar military regime.  8 countries and...more
2 years ago
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The home of Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation on GOV.UK. OFSI helps ensure financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the United Kingdom. This includes the...more
2 years ago
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President Biden has signed an executive order, declaring a national emergency to deal with the threat posed by the situation in the West Bank, including high levels of...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
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The EU has updated 2 FAQs on public procurement: Question – What should EU Member States public buyers do concerning ongoing contracts and new contracts? Answer – Ongoing...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The G7+ price cap coalition has issued a compliance and enforcement alert on the Russia oil price cap (OPC), including: an overview of key OPC evasion methods and...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Minutes of the third meeting of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A forward-looking pipeline of planned projects and programmes in economic and social infrastructure.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as the biggest theft of classified...more
2 years ago
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Two Army Cyber Command officials worked to get an employee fired following his reporting of misconduct and subsequent participation in investigations,...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
  In 2023, the Department of Defense announced an ambitious plan to launch 1,000 satellites over the next decade. Over the...more
2 years ago
...foreignaffairs
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the Price Cap Coalition Compliance and Enforcement Alert.more
2 years ago
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Blackbaud has settled with the Federal Trade Commission after being charged with poor security and reckless data retention practices, leading to a May 2020 ransomware attack and a...more
2 years ago
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WASHINGTON: Senior US lawmakers said they wanted Hungary to immediately approve Sweden's accession to Nato, suggesting on Thursday, a week after Turkey's approval, that Budapest risks permanent damage...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Today, the President signed a new Executive Order (E.O.), "Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank." In addition, FinCEN has...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The United Kingdom and G7+ Coalition partners issue alert to support governments and industry in effort to drive price cap compliance and crack down on evasion.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Scania and Others v Commission Competition Cartel on the truck market: the Court dismisses Scania’s appealmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
More than 38,000 pubs are set to benefit from six-month freeze to alcohol duty from today.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UN ISIL & Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Monitoring Team has published its 33rd report, outlining: the lack of replies to requests for information about listed individuals and entities...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK has updated its Russia sanctions guidance to include licensing grounds relating to Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods, outlining when a licence may be granted for the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 2 Egyptian nationals, Mu’min Al-Mawji Mahmud Salim and Sarah Jamal Muhammad Al-Sayyid, the creators of ISIS-affiliated platform Electronic Horizons Foundation, which allegedly provides cybersecurity guidance...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves with the EU’s...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Burma General License 6, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Shwe Byain Phyu Group...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have agreed to adopt uniform customs controls and information exchange by 31 January 2024, recognising that “closing loopholes and ensuring the effective implementation of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Symphony Environmental Technologies and Symphony Environmental v Parliament and Others Law governing the institutions Products made from oxo-degradable plastic: the General Court endorses the prohibition on the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Millions of UK workers see boost in take home pay today as cut to National Insurance shows in January’s payslip as part of plan to reward work and...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI is hosting industry teach-ins at 10.30am tomorrow and Thursday to address the changes to the oil price cap guidance.  To attend one of these online sessions, write...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Japan has designated 2 individuals and 4 entities allegedly linked to the financing of Hamas: Sudan-based Zawaya Group for Development and Investment and Larrycom for Investment; Spain-based Al...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC has designated Hamad al-Moussawi, the owner and president of the board of directors of Iraq’s Al-Huda Bank, for his alleged support to the IRGC-QF, including through support for...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The US is reviewing its decision to grant Venezuela certain relief from sanctions in response to the Venezuelan Supreme Court judgment upholding a ban which prevents opposition presidential...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK has designated 1 entity and 7 individuals to “tackle the domestic threat posed by the Iranian regime” (notice): Naji Ibrahim Sharifi-Zindashti, who, according to OFSI and...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The EU has renewed its Russia sectoral sanctions for a further 6 months (until 31 July 2024) and listed 4 individuals and 1 entity under its global human...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej w Lublinie Taxation VAT fraud: Employee using her employer’s details to issue fake invoices is liable for the amount of the taxes...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Reti Televisive Italiane Freedom of establishment Hourly limit for television publicity spots: promotional announcements for radio programmes broadcast on television channels belonging to the same corporate...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Direktor na Glavna direktsia "Natsionalna politsia" pri MVR - Sofia Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Right to erasure: the general and indiscriminate storage of biometric...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Landeshauptmann von Wien Area of Freedom, Security and Justice A recognised unaccompanied minor refugee has the right to family reunification with his or her parents even...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
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TEL AVIV: An Israeli document obtained Monday spelled out allegations against a dozen UN employees the country says participated in Hamas' October 7 assault - claiming seven stormed...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
GAZA CITY: Deadly fighting and air strikes rocked besieged Gaza on Monday, a day after an attack that killed three US troops in Jordan...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
In a disturbing turn of events, an imprisoned Iranian, Mehdi Mousavian, has initiated a hunger strike to protest the Iranian judiciary’s plan to gouge out his left eye...more
2 years ago
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PARIS: France said it would push to ease European Union environmental regulations on fallow farmland this week, as tractors blocked major highways out ofmore
2 years ago
.timesofindia
A Hong Kong court has ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande, the real estate firm with more than $300bn (£236.1bn) of debts, amid deepening fears for the territory's...more
2 years ago
KYIV: Employees from a Ukrainian arms firm conspired with defence ministry officials to embezzle almost $40 million earmarked to buy 100,000 mortar shells for the war with Russia,...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
  The U.S. is reviewing its sanctions policy against Venezuela after a court in that country upheld a ban preventing presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado from...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Vancouver, British Columbia — An official commission is about to get underway in Ottawa as Canada tries to determine to what extent China and other countries interfered in its...more
2 years ago
.voanews
The EU Commission has published a white paper (factsheet) analysing the current variation in export controls across EU member states and making proposals to help foster uniform and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
From 1 April 2024, the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) will become the main competent authority for sanctions in Latvia.  The FIU is currently responsible for combatting sanctions evasion...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Thursday 25th January, Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami delivered a speech at Bloomberg’s London HQ about the drive for a capital markets renaissance.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK and the US have designated 4 Houthi leaders who, according to the FCDO and OFAC, are connected to the disruptions to international shipping in the Red...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Sovcombank, designated by the US (and UK and EU), has reportedly requested an OFAC licence to pay membership fees for the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative. The UN...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority has published sanctions regime – firm-wide risk assessments to provide guidance on legal and regulatory obligations to law firms, outlining: who is at...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information related to US-designated Iranian businessman, Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, who, according to the US Department of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yemen is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yemen is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
The US Department of Commerce has published a memorandum outlining changes to its export control voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) process: strongly encouraging for the first time the submission of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Bank of England (the Bank) and HM Treasury have today published their response to the consultation on a digital pound that was launched in February 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
US national, Jalal Hajavi, has been sentenced by a US District Court to 2 years in prison after being convicted for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The outcome of the arm’s length body review of UK Government Investments (UKGI).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK National Crime Agency has issued an alert highlighting the sanctions evasion risks presented to UK industries linked to the art storage sector, outlining: key indicators and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Covering note and multiplier tables for public service pensions in 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This report sets out the conclusions of the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) review of its rules on ring-fencing.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Bundesrepublik Deutschland Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Advocate General Medina: Member States are not bound to recognise refugee status granted in another Member Statemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Audi Intellectual and industrial property European Union trade mark: a car manufacturer can prohibit the use of a sign identical or similar to the trade mark...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Laudamotion Transport Passengers who did not present themselves for boarding for a flight which arrived with a long delay or who purchased a ticket for an...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
2 Bulgarian MPs from the parliamentary group “We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria” have reportedly proposed a bill to the Bulgarian National Assembly to freeze Russian assets in Bulgaria...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has (notice): expanded the scope of the EAR’s Russian and Belarusian Industry Sector Sanctions by adding 95 6-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Dutch police have arrested 3 people suspected of breaching EU export controls by exporting technological and laboratory equipment with possible military usage to Russia.  The group are said...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 3 individuals and 1 entity connected to the Iran-aligned Iraqi militia, Kata’ib Hizballah (KH) (notice): Hossein Moanes al-Ibudi, a senior member of KH; Riyad Ali...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Australia, the UK, and the US have designated Russian individual, Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov, for his 2022 cyber attack on the Medibank Private network in which 9.7 million records...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Delta-Sport Handelskontor v EUIPO - Lego Intellectual and industrial property Intellectual property: the General Court of the European Union upholds the validity of the protection of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Noah Clothing v EUIPO - Noah (NOAH) Intellectual and industrial property The General Court confirms that the figurative sign NOAH may remain registered as an EU...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The EU has added 6 entities to its Sudan sanctions list for supporting activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan (regulation, decision): 2 companies involved in the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The EU has added 6 individuals and 5 entities to its Syria sanctions list “in view of the ongoing situation in Syria” (regulation, decision): 3 leading businesspersons operating...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK has designated 5 individuals and 1 entity involved in the leadership and financial networks of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (notice): Zuheir Shamlakh, a Hamas financier...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) has published on its website an example of a sanction list in which several sanction-set-ids are linked to the same target...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has published guidance for member states for data gathering and processing for the preparation of the annual report on the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance,...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has fined Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) $30 million pursuant to a consent order following the finding...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK has proscribed as a terrorist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir pursuant to the  Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024 (House of Commons debate; House of Lords debate)....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFSI has published details of its upcoming webinars and events: 15 February 2024: “Understanding Licensing for UK Financial Sanctions”; 29 February 2024: “UK Financial Sanctions and the Maritime...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Export Control Joint Unit has updated 13 open general licences (OGLs) to remove Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali, and Niger as permissible destinations: Burkina Faso, Haiti, Mali,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has published a video providing a tutorial on how to use OFAC’s Sanctions List Search Tool and recommended steps for assessing a potential match to OFAC sanctions...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has established a sanctions framework targeting individuals and entities who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (regulation, decision). Individuals...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Counter Terrorism General License 27, "Authorizing Civil Aviation Safety and Wind Down Transactions Involving Fly...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
City & Financial’s Economic Sanctions Summit is on 29 January 2024 in London. Speakers include Maya Lester KC (of this site) who was interviewed by City & Financial...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
If you believe land or property is not needed and could be put to better economic use, then you can challenge the government by submitting a Right to...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK government has updated its travel advice to Ukraine following a change in the risk assessment on the ground in four western regions of the country.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
  On Saturday, an Israeli airstrike in the Syrian capital resulted in the destruction of a building utilized by the Iran...more
2 years ago
x.irannewsupdate
It is reported that the Latvian National Regional Development Agency (VRAA) has referred LLC Lanekss to the criminal authorities for supplying tea made in Russia to the Electronic...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US has sanctioned UAE-based shipping company, Hennesea Holdings Ltd, for violating the $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian crude oil exports. Hennesea Holdings Ltd, said to be the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Rotterdam District court has upheld the imposition of fines on a financial services provider by the Dutch National Bank in relation to due diligence failings including in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This report sets out the reasons for not laying before Parliament a draft order under section 141 to amend Part I of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday, the EU Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on the sixth Anti-Money Laundering (AML) directive and the EU “single rulebook” regulation. The agreed provisions, part of the Anti-Money Laundering and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A US business man, YIlya Kahn, was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday for his alleged involvement in a year-long scheme to export sensitive technology for the benefit of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, OFAC is releasing the first video in its “OFAC Basics” video series. The OFAC Basics: Sanctions List Search video provides viewers with a brief tutorial on how...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
OFSI have today release an updated guidance outlining obligations under financial sanctions as well as OFSI’s approach to licensing and compliance issues. It takes into account the most...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC is issuing the following GLs: Counter Terrorism General License 22, authorizing the provision of agricultural, medicine and medical equipment, including replacement parts and software, involving Houthis. Counter Terrorism...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Department for International Trade has revoked and replaced its General Trade Licence Russia Sanctions – Vessels. The new licence comes into force today (18 January) and revokes the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The EU has issued Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/372, to give effect to the 14 amendments made by the UN (see previous article here) to the ISIL (Da’esh) and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, announced in a statement that the US will designate the Houthis rebels as special designated global terrorists, with effect 30 days...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13H, "Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Jeremy Hunt champions British science and tech in first visit to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from a UK Chancellor since 2019more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Commission v Intel Corporation Competition Advocate General Medina: the Court should confirm that the Commission erred in applying the AEC test with respect to HP and...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Caixabank and Others Approximation of laws Advocate General Medina: the transparency of ‘floor clauses’ in mortgage loan contracts can be reviewed in the context of a collective...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
RTL Nederland and RTL Nieuws Disaster involving flight MH17: the confidentiality of certain information concerning aviation safety is justified and proportionatemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Comune di Copertino Freedom of movement for persons A worker who was not able to take all of his or her days of paid annual leave...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing a new Counter Terrorism-related Frequently Asked Question (1158).more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
OFSI General Licence INT/2023/4078352 (which permits payment processing wind down for UK credit or financial institutions in relation to Sberbank), expired on 23 December 2023, and has now...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) has updated the Australia consolidated sanctions list (download list here) to adopt the recent UN designations to the ISIL...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Counter Terrorism General License 22, "Transactions Related to the Provision of Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The EU has added Yahia Sinouar, the political leader of Hamas, to its terrorist list (provided for by Common Position 2001/931) in response to the attacks in Israel on...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in January 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
WASHINGTON: Fresh off his victory in the Iowa Republican caucuses, Donald Trump arrived in a Manhattan courtroom for the next high-stakes trial of his crowded legal calendar -...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The UK has amended 1 entry on its Russia list for Svyatoslav Evgenievich OSTROVSKY (Group ID: 14811) and 1 on the UK Belarus list: Petr Aleksandrovich ORLOV (Group ID: 16287)...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Administrative Court has given judgment in the first case in England to consider the relationship between financial sanctions and freedom of expression. Judgment here (and on the UK...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Kaili v Parliament and EPPO Law governing the institutions Lifting of parliamentary immunity: Eva Kaili’s action against the request of the European Chief Prosecutor and the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5N "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
"Dear Accounting Officer" (DAO). The letter provides further detail on: A key element of propriety is meeting parliamentary expectations, especially transparency.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government is consulting on proposals to reform the tax treatment of alternative refinancing arrangements.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde Principles of Community law A parliamentary committee of inquiry must in principle comply with the General Data Protection Regulationmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Intervyuirasht organ na DAB pri MS Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Violence against women: the Court clarifies the conditions for qualifying for international protectionmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Today the UK Government has made 4 administrative amendments to the following entries under the Isil (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda sanctions regime. These individuals remain subject to an asset...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
On the 8 December 2023 the UN added the following 4 Haitian gang leaders to their sanctions list (article): Johnson Andre (Group ID: 16325) Renel Destina (Group ID:...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Friday 12 January 2024, OFAC sanctioned 4 tankers and 2 companies, UAE-based Global Tech Marine Services and Hong Kong-based Cielo Maritime, for shipping Iranian commodities on behalf of the network...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Bosnia and Herzegovina is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. To date, no targets have been designated.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, delivered a speech at Lancaster House in Londonmore
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
REYKJAVIK: Residents of the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik are facing a second evacuation as new volcanic fissures have opened nearby, prompting...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Perfectly timed to coincide with Anthony Fauci’s closed-door testimony before the US Congress, a recent bombshell report suggested, based on FOIA’d emails, that Shi Zhengli of the...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
At the height of the online file-sharing boom, the phrase ‘Sharing is Caring’ was a reminder that peer-to-peer file-sharing systems lived or died on the availability of upload...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
SEOUL: North Korea fired an apparent intermediate-range missile into the sea on Sunday, South Korea and Japan said, as tensions run high after Pyongyang's recent launches of an...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Whatever the weather in Cuba this February, people may be feeling gloomy about the cost of living. The Cuban government is set to raise fuel prices fivefoldmore
2 years ago
..cbc
A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency.  As...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's speech at Ukraine's Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The EU has established a Guatemala sanctions regime, authorising sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for actions that undermine democracy, the rule of law and a peaceful transfer of power in...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Gonzalo Lira, a prominent commentator on the Russia-Ukraine war imprisoned in Ukraine for speech critical of the country’s government, has died after weeks of medical neglect by Ukrainian...more
2 years ago
.grayzone
The US Department of State designated 3 Russian entities, 1 individual, and 4 aircraft involved in the transfer and testing of DPRK ballistic missiles for Russia’s use against Ukraine...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Agreement on Security Co-operation between the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland and Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has published guidance on its sanctions, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing webpages: Targeted Financial Sanctions: Overarching Guidance On Compliance For Firms, including FAQs....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Prime Minister will reiterate the UK’s unwavering support for Ukraine in a visit to the capital Kyiv today.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal by Amer Foz against the General Court’s judgment rejecting his application to annul his listing on the EU Syria sanctions...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The three external members have been reappointed by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending its regulations to implement for 2024 the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990,...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The UN has amended 14 entries on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list, amending the identification information and adding to the statements of reasons and other information....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Export Control Joint Unit has issued guidance consisting of “reminders and good practice” for export licence applications, including: all applications received are processed on a case-by-case...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Malta’s Sanctions Monitoring Board (SMB) has published guidance on the EU prohibition on the sale or transfer of ownership of oil tankers to Russian-based individuals or entities, introduced...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Minutes for the third meeting of the UK-EU Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Find your National Insurance number and employment history using the HMRC app.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Advocate General Emiliou: Palestinian applicants for refugee status can claim that UNRWA’s protection has...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Airbnb Ireland Advocate General Szpunar: a Member State cannot impose general and abstract obligations on an online service provider operating on its territory but established in another...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping) Competition Advocate General Kokott proposes that the Court of Justice confirm the fine of €2.4 billion imposed on Google...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Czech Republic Citizenship of the Union Advocate General Richard de la Tour: by refusing to grant the right to become members of a political...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Wizz Air Hungary v Commission State aid The Court dismisses Wizz Air’s appeal concerning the rescue aid granted by Romania to TAROMmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Dyson and Others v Commission Law governing the institutions Energy labelling of vacuum cleaners: the Court of Justice definitively dismisses the action for compensation brought by Dysonmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This consultation sets out proposals to enhance the UK’s resolution regime for banking institutions (banks, building societies, and PRA-designated investment firms).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 14 December 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
This Code of Practice sets out the tools and powers available for resolving a CCP, as set out under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This report provides the outstanding stock of debt owed by other countries to UK Export Finance and the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, as of 31 August 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Report under section 231 of the Banking Act 2009 for the period 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Report under section 231 of the Banking Act 2009 for the period 1 October 2022 to 31 March 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document, published at Budget 2021, outlines details on the mandate and design of the UK Infrastructure Bank.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document sets out the accountabilities and relationships between the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), the Shareholder (HM Treasury) and the Shareholder Representative (UK Government Investments).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Keepwell agreement between HM Treasury and the UK Infrastructure Bank.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document provides the legal structure for the UK Infrastructure Bank to provide guarantees.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI helps ensure financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the United Kingdom. This includes the Oil Price Cap on Russian oil.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
This document details the terms of reference for the User and Preparer Advisory Group (UPAG)more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo called for a “halt to the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines” in a press release andmore
2 years ago
...brownstone
In continuing solidarity with Ukraine, the UK, as a member of Ukraine’s group of bilateral creditors, has released a statement on extending the debt deferral for Ukraine.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Starting in the mid-20th century, companies began distorting and manipulating science to favor specific commercial interests. Big tobacco is both the developer and the poster child of...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
A mid-air blowout aboard a Boeing 737-9 MAX passenger plane has led to dozens of aircraft worldwide being grounded while engineers try to establish what went wrong. ...more
2 years ago
Bottled water has been found to contain hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic particles, the vast majority of which are nanoplastics (<1μm in length), according to new research....more
2 years ago
...chemistryworld
NEW DELHI: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 made an emergency landing as a part of the plane flew off mid-flight going from Portland, Oregon to Ontario,more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
On 4 January 2024, a federal court in Argentina reportedly approved the transfer of a grounded Boeing 747 (US-origin) to the US. The plane was said to have...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Canada, Britain, Sweden and Ukraine on Monday formally complained to the U.N. aviation council in their bid to hold Iran accountable for the downing of a Ukrainian passenger...more
2 years ago
.voanews
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation invites views and evidence in relation to the proposal to devolve powers to the Scottish Parliament to create a Building Safety Levy.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UN has amended 7 entries on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list, adding further information on individuals and entities. The UN has amended 2 entries on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
China’s Foreign Ministry has announced that it has sanctioned 5 US defence companies pursuant to its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, freezing the properties of those companies in China, and...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Not for the first time, Boeing is again the subject of unwanted attention from regulators and customers over safety issues. The shocking scenes on Friday night, in...more
2 years ago
On 19 December 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
27 million people across the UK will benefit from a yearly tax cut worth hundreds of pounds from today, meaning a household with two average earners will save...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 5 January 2024, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and underline, in the entries below on its...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The UK has issued a statement in response to Russia using weapons sourced from North Korea against Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
A Marine veteran held hostage in Iran for more than four years has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Court documents related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein are expected to be released soon with many names that were previously redacted, and prominent figures on the right are...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The US charity, NuDay, has been sentenced by a US District Court to 5 years probation, and subject to a $25,000 fine for sending over 100 shipments (worth...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has designated PJSC Alrosa and its CEO, Pavel Alekseevich Marinychev, Russia’s largest diamond producer, accounting for over 90% of Russian production (regulation, decision). This follows the ban on...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Adult media giant Aylo has blocked access to many of its websites, including PornHub, to visitors from Montana and North Caroline as new age verifications laws go into...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Pursuant to Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine “On Sanctions”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted Presidential Decree No. 877/2023, designating 6 Russian individuals who are allegedly...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The United Kingdom (“UK”) introduced new sanctions against Russia on December 14, 2023 with the European Union (“EU”) also adopting its 12th package of sanctions against Russia on...more
2 years ago
.justia.com
British film, TV and video game producers will benefit from new, more generous tax credits that start today (1 January 2024).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Women will save up to £2 on period pants on average as the government scraps VAT on the underwear.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
South Korea has reportedly designated Ri Chang Ho, the head of the DPRK Reconnaissance General Bureau, for his alleged involvement in “earning foreign currency through illegal cyber activities...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC has designated 1 individual and 3 entities allegedly responsible for facilitating the flow of Iranian financial assistance to Houthi forces (notice): Türkiye-based, Al Aman Kargo Ithalat Ihracat Ve...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
In a significant development for US military space operations, the secretive X-37B robot spaceplane was launched from Florida on Thursday night. This marks its seventh mission and the...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Pursuant to its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, China has designated Kharon, a US firm which conducts research on the Xinjiang region, providing data related to the US Govt’s designations under...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs has: designated Russian and Belarusian individuals and entities in line with the EU’s designations in its 12th package, and Switzerland is...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Five years since the legalization of cannabis in Canada, the industry finds itself grappling with significant challenges. Despite making economic contributions on par with the dairy sector and...more
2 years ago
x.bnnbreaking
Japan has designated a further 3 senior Hamas members believed to be involved in the 7 October attacks in Israel: Yahya Sinwar (nationality unknown); Palestinian national, Muhammed Deif;...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Record-Breaking Cash Withdrawals in the UK Reflect Enduring Relevance of Physical Currency December 22, 2023, saw a record-breaking spree in the United Kingdom when more than £62...more
2 years ago
x.bnnbreaking
China has reportedly prohibited the export of technology used for the processing of rare earths, proposed in April 2023.  This follows China’s implementation of reporting requirements for the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The new year will likely prove to be one of significant force structure changes for the Army, according to its senior leaders.more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Ukrainian President Zelensky has signed Decrees No. 850/2023 and No. 851/2023 designating Russian entities and businesspersons undertaking operations in Russian-controlled Ukrainian territories. South Korea has expanded its list...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
WASHINGTON: The US will provide up to $250 million in arms and equipment to Ukraine in the final package of aid this year to help Kyiv in its...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The U.S. on Wednesday announced what officials say could be the final package of military aid to Ukraine unless Congress approves supplemental funding legislation that is stalled on...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Russia-based, Novatek has reportedly sent force majeure notifications to some of its clients over future supplies from its Arctic LNG 2 project, a liquefied natural gas project in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission has added and updated FAQs on: restrictions on diamonds: summarising the diamond import ban, the different phases, weight thresholds, and jewellery; divestment from Russia: outlining...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In two cases before the CJEU (Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 and  Case C-351/22), Advocate-General Capeta gave opinions (not binding on the Court of Justice on the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Article 4e(1) of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP prohibits any Russian-registered aircraft, and any non-Russian-registered aircraft which is owned or chartered, or “otherwise controlled” by any Russian natural or legal...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Govt has updated its document on complying with professional and business services sanctions related to Russia: adding a section on “aims”, outlining that the prohibitions aim...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The government is consulting on the transparency of land ownership when trusts are involved in the ownership structure.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance for submitting Spring Budget 2024 representations to the Treasury.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Spring Budget 2024 will be 6 March.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In Case T-390/22, the General Court of the EU granted Sergueï Mndoiants’ application for annulment from the Russia sanctions list. He was originally designated by the EU in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Apple has said it would suffer "irreparable harm" after the White House allowed a ban on imports on some of its watches following a dispute over the devices'...more
2 years ago
Canada Issues Travel Advisory on U.S. Trips Over Abortion, LGBTQ Rights Concerns In a notable move, Canada has issued a travel advisory for its citizens, bringing attention...more
2 years ago
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US Targets Foreign Banks with Sanctions to Curb Russia’s War Effort In a decisive stroke designed to undermine Russia’s military capabilities, US President Joe Biden has signed...more
2 years ago
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Prague in Mourning: Charles University Mass Shooting Claims 14 Lives A Day Shrouded in Grief The Czech Republic’s storied capital city, known for its architectural beauty...more
2 years ago
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An Israeli airstrike killed 76 members of an extended family, rescue officials said Saturday, a day after the UN's chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza and...more
2 years ago
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Student Unrest and Political Tensions Surge in Bangladesh Amidst the scenic beauty of Bangladesh’s hill tracts, a darker narrative unfolds as the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF)...more
2 years ago
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For weeks, alternative news outlets like The Grayzone and The Intercept have cast major doubts on Israel's claim that the al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza sat...more
2 years ago
US President Biden has issued an Executive Order, expanding US Russia sanctions (OFAC press release): amending EO 14024 to authorise the imposition of sanctions on foreign financial institutions...more
2 years ago
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US national, Cyril Gregory Buyanovsky, who is the owner of KanRus Trading Company, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to circumvent US export controls by filing false export forms...more
2 years ago
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DECEMBER 22, 2023 By Junko Suetomi (末冨純子)AND Izumi Matsumoto  (松本泉)2 MINS READ On 15 December 2023, the Japanese government announced that it would strengthen sanctions against Russia. Below is an overview of the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
OFAC has announced a settlement agreement with Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), an insurance organisation based in New York, pursuant to which PURE has agreed to pay $466,200...more
2 years ago
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Regulation 17A of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 was amended on 15 December 2023, prohibiting UK banks from processing payments previously processed by banks designated under...more
2 years ago
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Today, the President signed a new Russia-related Executive Order (E.O.), "Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities." The Department of the Treasury's Office...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The General Court of the EU has annulled the March 2021 and March 2022 acts which maintained the listings of the former President of Ukraine, Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych...more
2 years ago
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $466,200 settlement with Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE). PURE agreed to settle its...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
  Regulation 17A of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 was amended with effect from 15 December 2023. This amendment prohibits UK banks[1] from processing payments previously...more
2 years ago
OFSI
If you hold certain information, you should contact OFSI as soon as practicable.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI have updated General Licence: Israel And The Occupied Palestinian Territories Humanitarian Activity INT/2023/3749168 (notice): adding the Disasters Emergency Committee as a Relevant Person; amending the definition of...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has designated 4 entities and 1 vessel involved in the transport of Russian crude oil price above $60 per barrel (notice): UAE-based Sun Ship Management D Ltd,...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Draft affirmative statutory instruments subject to debate in the Houses of Parliament made under the Smarter Regulatory Framework programme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today signed the Berne Financial Services Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
His Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Department of Finance of the Swiss Confederation have signed a ground-breaking agreement...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has submitted an application to the Regional Court of Frankfurt to open confiscation proceedings against €720m of frozen assets belonging to a Russian financial...more
2 years ago
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United Parcel Service v Commission Law governing the institutions Termination of the UPS-TNT merger agreement: the irregularity committed by the Commission is not the determining cause...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Denmark Transport Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations: the Court of Justice dismisses the Commission’s action against Denmark concerning the maximum parking...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
G. K. and Others Area of Freedom, Security and Justice European Public Prosecutor's Office: the Court clarifies the exercise of judicial review of cross-border investigation measures by...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
GN Area of Freedom, Security and Justice European arrest warrant: the surrender of a requested person cannot be refused on the sole ground that she is...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa Law governing the institutions Polish judicial system: an adjudicating panel of the Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber of the Supreme Court does...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The second quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2023 to 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Royal Antwerp Football Club Freedom of movement for persons Football: the rules of UEFA and the Belgian football association on ‘home-grown players’ could be contrary to...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Chief Appeals Officer and Others Freedom of movement for persons Free movement: the mother of an EU migrant worker may, where she is dependent on that worker,...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
European Superleague Company Competition The FIFA and UEFA rules on prior approval of interclub football competitions, such as the Super League, are contrary to EU lawmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
International Skating Union v Commission Competition The rules of the International Skating Union on the prior authorisation of skating competitions infringe EU lawmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
BMW Bank Environment and consumers A consumer who concludes a car leasing agreement without an obligation to purchase does not have a right of withdrawalmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Obama-appointed DC district judge Beryl Howell sidestepped the First Amendment by finding Rudy Giuliani guilty of defaming two Georgia election workers before trial for allegedly "not complying...more
2 years ago
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On December 7, 2023, the United States Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued three new rules as a broad effort to ease export control requirements...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
OFSI have published updated guidance for the Maritime Services Ban and Oil Price Cap, to provide additional clarity on: “Attestations: upcoming changes to the existing model will require...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 10 entities and 4 individuals based in the Middle East and East Asia for supporting Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production using US and foreign-origin...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published Updated Guidance on Implementation of the Price Cap Policy for Crude Oil and Petroleum Products...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
UK and partners join together to establish The Tallinn Mechanism to bolster Ukraine’s cyber securitymore
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
From 14 December 2023, this regime is no longer in force.more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The United Kingdom and G7+ Coalition partners announce stricter compliance requirements in updated industry guidance in push to tackle oil price cap violations.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in December 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
France’s Sapin II Law was created in 2016 to address corporate corruption and implement antibribery measures. The legislation took effect in 2017, marking...more
2 years ago
JPMorgan Chase and Others v Commission Competition Competition in the area of Euro Interest Rate Derivatives: the General Court dismisses most of the pleas in the actions...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Banque postale v SRB Economic policy Calculation of the 2021 ex ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund: the General Court annuls the decision of the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Ryanair and Malta Air v Commission State aid State aid in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: the General Court annuls the Commission’s decisions approving the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
EVH v Commission Competition The actions of 11 German municipal authorities against the Commission’s approval of the acquisition of the distribution and retail energy business as...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Banca Popolare di Bari v Commission The European Union does not have to pay compensation for the damage allegedly suffered by Banca Popolare di Bari as a...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Abramovich v Council External relations War in Ukraine: the General Court of the European Union dismisses the action brought by Mr Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich, thereby upholding the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Statistical estimates for the allocation of identifiable expenditure between the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Islentyeva v Council External relations The restrictive measures against Russia do not in principle prohibit a Russian citizen holding a private license from piloting a plane...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
New interactive tool launched today (20 December 2023) to help businesses and charities spot and tackle domestic economic abuse.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Vulnerability Toolkit and the Economic Abuse Toolkit have been designed to help public sector creditors identify and support their vulnerable customers experiencing a range of difficulties....more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK and international partners join together to establish The Tallinn Mechanism to bolster Ukraine’s cyber security.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On December 5, 2023 and December 6, 2023, respectively, the US and UK Governments announced new sanctions and export control measures targeting Russia focused on persons and entities...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
On 18 December 2023, the EU published its 12th package of sanctions targeting Russia via Regulation (EU) 2023/2878 and Regulation (EU) 2023/2875, amending Regulation (EU) 833/2014 and Regulation...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
Public consultation on HM Treasury's Phase 2 Exposure Draft for Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) -aligned disclosure in annual reportsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
David Cameron will visit French and Italian capitals today to address the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and maintain support for Ukraine over the winter period.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In the final evidence session of the House of Lords European Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for UK-EU relations, the Committee heard...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
This paper sets out JROC’s response and next steps to carry forward the VRP Working Group’s blueprint to launch Phase 1 non-sweeping VRP services by Q3 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statement provides an update on actions set out in the JROC April 2023 Report to enable the next phase of open banking in the UK.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU adopted the 12th package of Russia sanctions today which includes: Diamond ban: from 1 January 2024, the EU will ban non-industrial natural and synthetic diamonds originating...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The European Commission’s 2024 list of controlled dual-use items (proposed on 15 September 2023) has now come into force.  The updates concern the control parameters for manufacturing equipment,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This page provides the independent review of the UK’s international counter-terrorism sanctions regime by Jonathan Hall KC, and the government’s response to it.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Saudi Diplomatic Exchanges and Technological Developments Amidst Political Shifts in North Africa In a recent diplomatic exchange, the Crown Prince of Morocco, Prince Hassan bin Mohammed, received...more
2 years ago
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On 15 December 2023, Japan introduced further Russia sanctions: ban on the import of non-industrial Russian diamonds (from 1 January 2023); added 35 individuals and 44 entities linked...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Details of OFSI general licence INT/2021/554338more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This review looks at how to support companies in the UK and abroad to continue to access the capital they need to decarbonise and deliver our net zero...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
UK Government and UK defence industry conduct their first trade mission to Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
A former FBI agent has been sentenced to 50 months in prison and ordered to pay a $40,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to violate Russia sanctions...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Rachel Kent will succeed Amerdeep Somal as the Financial Regulators Complaints Commissioner, serving a five-year term starting on 1 January 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK is to implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027 to support the decarbonisation drive.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
2 years ago
privacy International
Around a million homes will be made warmer and hundreds of business supported, as £6bn is allocated to cut energy use and bills.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Industries and wider organisations asked for views on proposed changes to the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to support progress to net zero.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Details of OFSI General licence - INT/2022/1322576more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Details of OFSI General licence - INT/2022/2009156more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US Treasury has published a blog post on the impact of sanctions on Russia’s economy and policy responses, outlining: a comparison between Russia’s sanctioned economy, what its...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
privacy International
Today, the UK has designated JSC Bank Novikombank, prohibiting correspondent banking relationships with the bank, imposing an asset freeze, and trusts services sanctions. General licence – INT/2023/4078352 has...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC has designated the Malas Mañas transnational criminal organisation, a human smuggling and narcotics trafficking organization based in Sonora, Mexico, along with two individuals allegedly in its support network, Luis...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Effective as of 9 December 2023, Ukraine introduced a new set of personal sanctions against 181 Russian legal entities and 185 individuals (the “Sanctions“), mostly related to the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
European authorities have reached political agreement on two new initiatives which come in the context of the ‘Freeze and Seize’ Task Force, set up by the Commission in...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The UK has introduced (press release) the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2023, which: bans the import of certain Russian metals (subject to trade licence...more
2 years ago
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Verdicts are expected Saturday for a cardinal and nine other defendants in the most complicated financial trial in the Vatican's modern history: a case featuring a Hollywood-worthy cast...more
2 years ago
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HM Treasury published update on the progress we have made against our commitments as a signatory of the Women in Finance Charter.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A new Iran sanctions regime, announced in July, has come into force in the UK, authorising the UK Govt to designate Iran’s decision makers and armed groups supported...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Outgoing Chairs of Security Council subsidiary bodies detailed their work today on various progress made, underscoring their efforts in discussions on security situations, activities of armed groups and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The Security Council today extended for a further year the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against the Taliban and associated individuals and entities, which threaten Afghanistan’s peace,...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
UK government legislates for further sanctions on goods, technology, and sources of funding that could support Russia’s war effort.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has entered into a $1.2m settlement agreement with CoinList Markets LLC (CLM), a cryptocurrency exchange, to settle its potential liability arising from 989 transactions on behalf of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Travel and hospitality used by HM Treasury senior officials at Senior Civil Service 2 (or equivalent) and above.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI has published its annual review for the financial year 2022-2023, outlining (OFSI blog post): new sanctions which have been introduced in the last year, including new ransomware...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
On Monday 11 December 2023, the UK Government updated its Notice to Importers (see here), published a new General Trade Licence (see here) and updated its guidance (see...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
On December 8, 2023, Canada announced new sanctions against seven individuals under the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations (the “JVCFOA”), Canada’s Magnitsky Law. The sanctions...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
On December 12, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) sanctioning an additional 30 Russian nationals under Schedule 1 of the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
On December 6, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs announced Canada’s new import restrictions on Russian diamonds and diamond jewelry related products under the Special Economic Measures (Russia)...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The UK has designated 7 further individuals linked to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (the UK’s 2nd round of sanctions on Hamas since the 7 October attacks) (notice):...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Details for OFSI General licence - INT/2023/4078352 Payment Processing Wind Downmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This thematic review examines the effectiveness of performance reporting within departmental annual reports and accounts, setting out recommended improvementsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government financial reporting manual is the technical accounting guide for the preparation of financial statements.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government financial reporting manual is the technical accounting guide for the preparation of financial statements.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Public consultation on HM Treasury proposals for adaptations and interpretations of international accounting standards in respect of the measurement of assetsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The recording of our webinar: “Sanctions & Gaza: how are banks & aid agencies navigating terrorist financing and sanctions” is now available here and on the media: seminars & webinars...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirmed that attackers stole the personal information of more than 45,000 individuals after breaching its cloud-based Oracle HCM HR management platform last month....more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
CPI inflation was 4.6% in October 2023, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 14 December 2023. The Chancellor...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page lists all financial sanctions imposed in the UK by country, administration or terrorist group.more
2 years ago
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This page contains the current list of persons designated under the Iran sanctions regime.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page contains the current list of persons designated under the Iran sanctions regime.more
2 years ago
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OFAC has designated over 150 individuals and entities allegedly supplying Russia’s military-industrial base, targeting third-country suppliers and procurement networks, including (notice): a PRC-based procurement network of Chinese-manufactured weapons...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Public call for evidence on recent trends, challenges and opportunities in the visual effects industry.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The EU Council and Parliament have concluded their negotiations for an EU law which introduces criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU sanctions for individuals and...more
2 years ago
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HM Treasury has confirmed the appointments todaymore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government is publishing a technical consultation on proposed reform of the VAT rules on fund management to improve legal clarity and certainty.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ilva and Others Environment and consumers Advocate General Kokott comments on the Ilva steelworks in southern Italymore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Romania Environment and consumers Waste: the Court imposes financial penalties on Romania for having failed to close down unauthorised landfillsmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite Principles of Community law Cybercrime: the fear of a possible misuse of personal data is capable, in itself, of constituting non-material damagemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Amazon.com and Others State aid The Court of Justice confirms that the Commission has not established that the tax ruling given to Amazon by Luxembourg...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Sparkasse Südpfalz Freedom of movement for persons Covid-19 pandemic: EU law does not require that an employee who is placed under quarantine during paid annual leave...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Since the major data protection provisions of Quebec's Law 25 went into effect in September, privacy professionals within the province and Canada at large now...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
On 4 December 2023, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of Experts...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $1,207,830 settlement with CoinList Markets LLC. CoinList agreed to settle its potential civil...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Hamoudi v Frontex Law governing the institutions The action for damages against Frontex brought by a Syrian national, allegedly sent back out to sea from Greece...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Mélanie Joly, the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has announced that Canada has designated 30 individuals who ran as candidates in the Russian-organised elections held between 8-10 September...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The government's summary of an amendment to an EU decision that renews the existing derogation of a simplified measure for fuel VAT rates in Northern Ireland.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU has designated 4 individuals and 2 entities pursuant to its Burma/Myanmar sanctions regime (decision, regulation): a Union Minister, two other members of the State Administrative Council (SAC), and a commander allegedly responsible...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Please join Baker McKenzie and ICPA for a fireside chat with Assistant Secretary Axelrod (U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security) where he will share his insights on...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The EU has renewed its autonomous Mali sanctions regime until 14 December 2024 (decision, regulation).  One individual was also de-listed.  Five individuals remain listed for obstructing the political...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Anti-Corruption Day (11 December 2023) and the opening of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption, the US has made corruption-related designations: OFAC...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia has announced the seizure of 3 web domains used by designated individuals associated with Lebanese Hizballah registered to...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC, DOJ, BIS, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) have issued a joint compliance note highlighting: common tactics deployed by malign actors...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has added 3 PRC-based companies to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act entity list: Xinjiang-based, COFCO Sugar Holding Co Ltd, a...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has designated 6 individuals and 5 entities allegedly involved in Iran’s development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) used in the war in Ukraine (decision,...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Negotiators are convening this week in Nairobi for the latest round of talks aimed at creating a new scientific panel to advise...more
2 years ago
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Sudan’s representative called on the Security Council today to impose an arms and material transport embargo against rebel forces, invaders and mercenaries, and to lift sanctions on the...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Facing an extremely worrisome security situation in Haiti, the Security Council heard today a renewed call for the full and effective implementation of resolution 2699 (2023), which authorized...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California on Thursday as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of the U.S. president's son intensifies against...more
2 years ago
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The EU has added 2 individuals linked to Hamas to its terrorist list (decision, regulation), the first Hamas-related designations the EU has made since the 7 October 2023...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The stock exchange operator, Nasdaq Inc, has agreed to pay $4,040,923 to settle its potential civil liability for the conduct of its former wholly owned foreign subsidiary, Nasdaq...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Department for Business & Trade has introduced a new general trade licence for sanctioned iron and steel, which permits the import (and related services and actions)...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
There has been an unexpected validation of the title of Our Enemy, the Government (Brownstone, 2023). In a stunning indictment of the state of governance in the Australian...more
2 years ago
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 79, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Certain Entities Blocked on...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This page has been retired. For UK financial sanctions guidance please follow the link below.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
This page has been retired. For UK financial sanctions guidance please follow the link below.more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
2 years ago
privacy International
Tomorrow morning (9-10am UK time) we are hosting a webinar: “Sanctions & Gaza: how are banks & aid agencies navigating terrorist financing and sanctions?” Register here to attend....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Information about next steps when you have sponsored a guest for 6 months.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
How to find a new guest that is already in the UK.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
If your guests are not ready to leave sponsorship and move into their own alternative accommodation, but you can no longer accommodate them, they may want to find...more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information about what to do if you need to end your hosting arrangements for any reason.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
What your options are if you want to continue to live with your host, or if you need to move on to a new host.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
A U.S. federal court jury has decided that Google's Android app store has been protected by anti-competitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a...more
2 years ago
..cbc
On 1 December, it was announced that the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) had entered into a memorandum of...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The UK Industry and Economic Security Minister, Nusrat Ghani, has today announced the creation of a new government unit to “crack down” on companies evading sanctions; the Office...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The EU renewed its DRC sanctions regime for a year, until 12 December 2024 (Decision 2010/788/CFSP; Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2771) – 24 individuals are currently subject to an asset freeze...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Friday the UN added the following 4 Haitian gang leaders to their sanctions list (press release): Johnson Andre (Group ID: 16325) Renel Destina (Group ID: 16326) Vitelhomme...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
On 09 December 2023, OFSI issued General Licence INT/2023/3781228 under all UK Autonomous Sanctions Regulations (see Annex 1 of the General Licence for the list of relevant Regulations)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Friday, the US, UK and Canada announced coordinated action against human rights abusers and accessories to authoritarian governments on the 75th anniversary of the ratification of the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Department of State’s Directorate of...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
UK Industry and Economic Security Minister, Nusrat Ghani today announced that the UK government will be creating a new enforcement unit, the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Valve has reportedly fixed an HTML injection flaw in Counter-Strike 2 that was heavily abused today to inject images into games and obtain other players' IP addresses. ...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Cold storage and logistics giant Americold has confirmed that over 129,000 employees and their dependents had their personal information stolen in an April attack, later claimed by Cactus...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
2 years ago
Sanctions Insight
The US Bureau of Industry & Security has released 3 rules to ease several categories of export licensing requirements and expand the availability of export license exceptions for...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is warning customers it suffered a data breach, stating that sensitive personal and financial data was exposed in the attack. Toyota Financial Services,...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Switzerland has updated its interpretative aid for sanctions measures (German), adding points 2.1.5 and 2.3.5 and amending point 2.4.9: Point 2.1.5 confirms that the 30 September 2023 ban...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 13 individuals and entities for allegedly providing funding generated from the sale and shipment of Iranian commodities to the Houthis in Yemen, including (notice): Hodroj...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Government announces new unit to clamp down on companies evading sanctionsmore
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel last month to use "smaller bombs" to limit civilian casualties in Gaza only to turn around a few...more
2 years ago
Genetic testing company 23andMe announced on Friday that hackers accessed around 14,000 customer accounts in the company’s recent data breach. In a...more
2 years ago
The UK government has announced funding to support the documentation, investigation and prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Security researchers developed a new attack, which they named AutoSpill, to steal account credentials on Android during the autofill operation. In a presentation...more
2 years ago
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On 8 December 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) approved the addition of the entries specified below to its Sanctions List of individuals...more
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Nasdaq, Inc. Nasdaq agreed to remit $4,040,923 to settle its potential...more
2 years ago
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Kentucky health system Norton Healthcare has confirmed that a ransomware attack in May exposed personal information belonging to patients, employees, and dependents. Norton Healthcare serves adult and...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
In Libyan Investment Authority v La Société Mohamed Abdel Moshen Al-Kharafi et Fils, Al-Kharafi sought to enforce a $937 million arbitral award against the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA)...more
2 years ago
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A French juvenile court on Friday convicted six teenagers for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamist extremist that shocked the country. Teacher...more
2 years ago
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Australia has designated 3 FSB agents allegedly involved in the poisoning of prominent Russian opposition figure, Vladimir Kara-Murza, and 10 individuals, including a Russian Deputy Minister, linked to...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Details for OFSI general licence Payments to Local Authorities INT/2023/3781228.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has added 42 entities to the Entity List for contributing to Russia’s military and defence industrial base: 11 entities associated with...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one Global Magnitsky-related Frequently Asked Question (1145). Additionally, OFAC has updated its Specially Designated...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
TALLINN: Russian police have put prominent Russian-American journalist and author Masha Gessen on a wanted list after opening a criminal case against them on charges of spreading false...more
2 years ago
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The United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Japan and France reiterated their intention to work together to build resilient allied supply chains for nuclear fuel to reduce reliance on...more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Register here to attend our webinar, “Sanctions & Gaza: how are banks & aid agencies navigating terrorist financing and sanctions?” Speakers: Chloe Cina (Head of Global Sanctions Advisory...more
2 years ago
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The EU has amended the entries on its human rights sanctions list for 9 individuals and 3 entities, adding to the reasons for listings from Russia, China, North...more
2 years ago
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US-based genomics scientist Kevin McKernan says he has lost an estimated US $200,000 worth of research data after his account on file hosting service MEGA was deleted overnight....more
2 years ago
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OFAC has designated 15 Mexican individuals and 2 Mexico-based companies linked to the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO), a drug trafficking organisation involved in the transportation of fentanyl into the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK and US have designated Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko and Andrey Stanislavovich Korinets, members of Star Blizzard/Callisto Group, which according to the UK Govt is a cyber-hacking group...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Economic Secretary to the Treasury Bim Afolami is today announcing further changes to financial services as he marks the anniversary of the Edinburgh Reforms.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The G7 countries have confirmed in a statement that they will introduce import restrictions on non-industrial diamonds, mined, processed, or produced in Russia, by 1 January 2024, followed...more
2 years ago
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In Case T-359/22, the General Court of the EU rejected the application to annul the listing of Evgeny Borisovich Zubitskiy, who was listed by the EU in April...more
2 years ago
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As Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple lawsuits for an October credential stuffing attack that led to the...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
In October 2022, Artem Uss was arrested in Milan after being charged by the US for exporting dual-use technologies to Russia and for smuggling hundreds of millions of...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
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The US has implemented a new visa restriction policy targeting individuals believed to have been involved in “undermining peace, security, or stability in the West Bank, including through committing acts...more
2 years ago
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The UK’s National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), a multi-agency unit in the National Crime Agency (NCA), has issued a red alert on exporting high risk goods, outlining sanctions...more
2 years ago
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Yesterday, the UK designated 46 individuals and entities based in Russia, Belarus, China, Serbia, Turkey the UAE, and Uzbekistan, which are allegedly supplying the Russian military with sanctioned goods and...more
2 years ago
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We welcome views on how we can improve the Temporary Admission procedure in the UK and simplify processes for traders and individuals.more
2 years ago
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We welcome views on potential simplifications to customs declarations and the use of technology to facilitate declarations and other customs processes.more
2 years ago
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This explanatory note sets out how the 2021-22 Income Tax data published by HMRC and population data published by the ONS is used to update the Welsh Government’s...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details the organisation’s main activities and performance in 2022-23 and summarises forward plans for 2023-24.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Entries now open for the Manchester Prize, with a focus on AI innovations across energy, the environment and infrastructure.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance for family members of British nationals, UK settled persons and certain others to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
AP Assistenzprofis The hiring of a personal assistant to help a disabled person in everyday life may be limited to persons within the same age rangemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
SCHUFA Holding (Scoring) Principles of Community law The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) opposes two data processing practices by credit information agenciesmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
In a bid to counter the impact of U.S. sanctions, Iran and Cuba announced their commitment to enhancing relations during a joint statement in Tehran. Iranian President Ebrahim...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Academic researchers developed a new side-channel attack called SLAM that exploits hardware features designed to improve security in upcoming CPUs from Intel, AMD, and Arm to obtain the...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
WASHINGTON — The military announced late Wednesday it was grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations...more
2 years ago
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The US has designated under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2023, Kocho Angjushev, former Deputy Prime Minister of North Macedonia,...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC has designated 11 entities and 8 individuals for having certain connections with Russia, human rights abuses, and for providing significant revenue to the Belarusian economy (notice): Dzmitry...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
OFAC has designated a Europe-based network consisting of 9 entities and 5 individuals that is allegedly involved in procuring electronics with military applications for Russian end-users (notice): Belgium...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
A U.S. senator revealed today that government agencies worldwide demand mobile push notification records from Apple and Google users to spy on their customers. These revelations come...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The annual report and accounts for the Financial Ombudsman Service for 2021-22.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The annual report and accounts for the Financial Ombudsman Service for 2022-23.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A former Ukrainian MP regarded by Kyiv as a traitor has been shot dead in a park in suburban Moscow, in an attack attributed to Ukraine’s SBU security...more
2 years ago
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The government is publishing a near-final version of the statutory instrument to replace the Money Market Funds Regulation and create a new framework for Money Market Funds.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US has announced a new visa restriction policy for undermining democracy in Zimbabwe. Under this policy, the United States will pursue visa restrictions, pursuant to the Immigration...more
2 years ago
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Japanese car maker Nissan is investigating a cyberattack that targeted its systems in Australia and New Zealand, which may have let hackers access personal information. Details of...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
LONDON: The Bank of England on Wednesday said its multiple interest-rate hikes aimed at cooling high inflation would prolong a cost-of-living crisis but stressed UK retail banks could...more
2 years ago
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Consumers who want to watch movies or TV-shows online are limited to the content that they are permitted to see in their home country. This means that...more
2 years ago
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David Cameron is making his first visit to Washington DC as Foreign Secretary to reaffirm the strength of the UK-US relationship and support for Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The UK government announces new sanctions targeting people and groups that are supplying and funding Putin's war machine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
IT services and business consulting company HTC Global Services has confirmed that they suffered a cyberattack after the ALPHV ransomware gang began leaking screenshots of stolen data. ...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
A new memorandum of understanding between the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and OFSI has been introduced, setting out the arrangements for co-operation and the exchange of relevant...more
2 years ago
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Belarus General License 10, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Tabak Invest LLC." ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning about hackers actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion identified as CVE-2023-26360 to gain initial access to government...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The UN has adopted Resolution 2713 by a vote of 14 votes in favour to none against, with one abstention (France), renewing the Al-Shabaab (Somalia) sanctions regime whilst...more
2 years ago
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Pursuant to the US Global Magnitsky sanctions regime, OFAC has designated Luis Miguel Martinez Morales, the former head of the Centro de Gobierno, an agency created by Guatemalan President...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The government is publishing an illustrative draft of a proposed statutory instrument to enable the Financial Ombudsman Service to charge case fees to claims management companies and other...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Switzerland has aligned with the EU’s measures in amending 3 entries on its Burma/Myanmar sanctions list, providing more detail in the reasons for listing for: Naing Htut Aung,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
NORDIC INFO Citizenship of the Union COVID-19: the Court validates certain travel bans and testing and quarantine obligations during the health crisismore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Nacionalinis visuomenės sveikatos centras Only a wrongful infringement of the General Data Protection Regulation may result in an administrative fine being imposedmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Luxembourg v Commission State aid The European Commission’s review of the tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to the Engie group infringed EU lawmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The crisis-hit CBI has turned to Sir Winston Churchill's grandson to help steer it back from the brink of financial oblivion. The business lobbying group confirmed a...more
2 years ago
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
President Putin has reportedly approved a list of companies that are exempt from disclosing information required by federal law if the information could be used by Western countries...more
2 years ago
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The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority has fined Ashfords LLP £101,357 concerning AML and sanctions controls for 3 conveyancing transactions. For 2 of the transactions, the firm’s compliance team...more
2 years ago
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The latest variants of the P2Pinfect botnet are now focusing on infecting devices with 32-bit MIPS (Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages) processors, such as routers and IoT devices....more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
HMRC has issued compound settlement offers to 3 anonymous UK exporters related to unlicensed exports of dual use goods controlled by the Export Control Order 2008: August 2023...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Microsoft's Threat Intelligence team issued a warning earlier today about the Russian state-sponsored actor APT28 (aka "Fancybear" or "Strontium") actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Effective as of 25 November 2023, Ukraine introduced two new sets of personal sanctions against 147 individuals and 303 legal entities (“Sanctions”), in particular:[1] (a) the following Russian...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
OFAC has designated 3 entities and identified as blocked property 3 vessels that allegedly used Price Cap Coalition services while carrying Russian crude oil above the Coalition-agreed price...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Progress report on the implementation of government accepted recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Tipalti says they are investigating claims that the ALPHV ransomware gang breached its network and stole 256 GB of data, including data for Roblox and Twitch. Tipalti...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
There are continued warnings that the US has been without a chemical security programme since late July, leaving more than 3000 high-risk chemical facilities in the country vulnerable...more
2 years ago
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Over £480 million as part of £1.6 billion of climate aid announced by the Prime Minister to help developing countries access climate finance and mobilise private investment.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Harriet Aldridge has been appointed as chief executive for the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA)more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
HAGUE: A group of human rights organisations took the Dutch government to court on Monday, arguing its supply of parts for F-35 fighters contributes to violations of international...more
2 years ago
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Note from Corruption Ledger Spotify is a publicly traded company headquartered in Luxembourg. Swedish founders Daniel Ek...more
2 years ago
Writing in The Sun on Sunday, Foreign Secretary David Cameron outlined how the UK must build up defences, stay close to partners, and reach out to new allies.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned hospitals this week to patch the critical 'Citrix Bleed' Netscaler vulnerability actively exploited in attacks. Ransomware gangs...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
An Abu Dhabi state-backed vehicle has moved closer to taking full control of The Daily Telegraph just hours after the launch of...more
2 years ago
To degrade the threat posed by Al-Shabaab to Somalia and the region, the Security Council decided today to renew the sanctions regime and arms embargo against that terrorist...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
OFAC yesterday: sanctioned 3 Mexican people and 13 Mexican companies believed to be linked to timeshare fraud led by the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). CJNG is...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Australia, the US, Japan and South Korea have today announced joint action on targeted financial sanctions aimed at senior N Korean officials from the National Aerospace Technology Administration,...more
2 years ago
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Yesterday the Swiss Federal Council amended its ordinance measures against Libya in line with the UN entries for 5 individuals, and humanitarian travel exemption for 2 individuals (see...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Following the UN’s decision to amend 5 entries on 29 November 2023 (see post here), the following entries have been amended under the Libya financial sanctions regime and remain subject...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Further detail regarding HMT’s approach to estimating the impact of additional government borrowing on interest rates quoted in a Parliamentary Question (PQ) published 1 December.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Provisional Agenda of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes (SCPUP) established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Minutes of the second meeting of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 78, "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Persons or Vessels."...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
A statistician has come forward with disturbing information that, if correct, will promote doubt on the safety of mRNA vaccination for decades into the future. The whistleblower was...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
The government is to prohibit the removal or transfer of key Daily Telegraph journalists during a public interest probe into the newspaper's prospective takeover by a state-backed Abu...more
2 years ago
Minister for Armed Forces attends OSCE Ministerial Council in North Macedonia to call out Russian aggression across Europe.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
HM Treasury is committed to being an organisation that provides equal opportunities for all and welcomes the opportunity to continue its focus on reducing the gender pay gap...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC yesterday designated 20 individuals and entities affiliated with financial facilitation networks for the benefit of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and Iranian Armed...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Yesterday, the UN added five individuals to its sanctions list pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya. The UN also granted a humanitarian travel exemption, pursuant to paragraph 16(a) of...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The General Court of the EU has rejected German Khan’s challenge to his inclusion on the EU’s Russia sanctions list.  Judgment here. The Court rejected arguments that the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Chancellor has welcomed Microsoft's £2.5 billion investment over the next 3 years to expand its next generation AI datacentre infrastructure.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
American office supply retailer Staples took down some of its systems earlier this week after a cyberattack to contain the breach's impact and protect customer data. Staples...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) Bill is being debated in the Commons today (November 11).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Local Net Zero Accelerator pilots will help combined authorities deliver green initiatives such as retrofitting homes and installing solar panels.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
WASHINGTON: US inspectors announced fines against China-based firms Thursday, as part of a broader effort to hold US-listed Chinese companies up to American auditing standards amid simmering geopolitical...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Ministero dell’Interno Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Asylum procedures: the obligation to provide the common information leaflet and to conduct a personal interview concerns all...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 29 November 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011) concerning Libya enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entries below...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On 6 September 2023, the General Court rejected  Alexander Pumpyanskiy’s application to annul his initial designation on the EU’s Russia sanctions.  He was initially listed because of association...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic affairs has updated annex 1 of the ordinance on measures against Venezuela issued on March 28, 2018. These amendments include: Modification of...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) is warning that threat actors breached a U.S. water facility by hacking into Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) exposed online. PLCs...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday said it imposed a new round of sanctions on a group of 20 people and firms allegedly involved in a financial facilitation network...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
BRUSSELS: Alexander Pumpyansky, the son of Russian tycoon Dmitry Pumpyansky, won an appeal against sanctions the European Union introduced over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the bloc's court said...more
2 years ago
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the Sinbad cryptocurrency mixing service for its use as a money-laundering tool by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group. ...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The Autumn Finance Bill 2023 has been published to enshrine a raft of landmark tax changes into law.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s 2021 mortgage guarantee scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
At the peak of the online shopping season, Canadian e-commerce giant Shopify filed a new lawsuit to take a stand against DMCA abuse. The company...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
HELSINKI: Finland will close its entire border with Russia to travellers for the next two weeks in a bid to halt the unusually large flow of asylum seekers...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The US Department of State has designated former Colombian General Jésus Armando Arias Cabrales due to his alleged involvement in a gross violation of human rights during the...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Yesterday, the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced that an international task force had been established following the 7 October Hamas attacks in Israel to disrupt Hamas’ financing...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The EU has introduced humanitarian exceptions to 10 sanctions regimes, allowing certain categories of humanitarian actors to engage in transactions with listed individuals and entities without any prior...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Provisional Agenda of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes (SCPUP) established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Provisional Agenda of the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes (SCPUP) established by the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Commune d'Ans Wearing of religious symbols in the workplace: a public administration may decide to prohibit all of its employees from wearing such signsmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The UK Law Society has updated its guide to the UK sanctions regime, which gives information on the UK sanctions regime, risk assessments, reporting obligations etc. The Law...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
We (Global Sanctions) and Raedas are hosting a breakfast briefing for in-house counsel, to discuss ownership and control in light of OFSI & FCDO’s guidance, the Court of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its carrier strike group transited the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday and entered the Persian Gulf, after...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
  American healthcare company Henry Schein has reported a second cyberattack this month by the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang, who also breached their network in October. Henry...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
On the 15th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, Israel has designated Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. Israel’s embassy in India said that the Indian government did not request this...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
We are pleased to support the Economic Sanctions Summit 2024, which is taking place on 29 January 2024 in London. The summit will address the current conflict in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has amended its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list, adding the original Arabic script for 5 listings. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Bank of France, Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) Sanctions Committee has fined Mutuelle de Poitiers Assurances €600,000 finding that its asset freeze procedures were inadequate, and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Joint statement on the combined UK-Japan Financial Dialogue and Financial Regulatory Forum.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ukraine has designated 147 individuals and 303 entities for being linked with Russia. Presidential decree No 772/2023 designates 60 individuals from Russia, Ukraine, Cyprus, Uzbekistan, Belarus, the UK,...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
China said a surge in mycoplasma-caused pneumonia in children shows signs of ebbing, but warned that other respiratory illnesses are likely to hit the broader population hard during...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Three Palestinian students attending US colleges were shot on Saturday night in Burlington, Vermont, and were being treated for injuries on Sunday, according to the students' former school...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
AUTRYVILLE: Deputies responding to a call about shots fired in North Carolina on Sunday found four people shot to death in what appeared to be a campsite for...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
BEIJING: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi warned his South Korean counterpart on Sunday not to politicise economic and tech issues as the two prepared to meet Japan's top...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The defence and security think tank, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) interviewed EU Sanctions Envoy David O’Sullivan to explore the EU’s approach to negotiations with third countries regarding...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
UK National statement at the IAEA Board of Governors, November 2023 Agenda Item 6: Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Russia has blocked discussions on conflict diamonds and Ukraine at the Kimberley Process Plenary in Zimbabwe.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In the Canadian Govt’s Autumn economic projections, it is predicted that Global Affairs Canada (GAC) will spend $29 million on “sanctions-related seizure of physical assets”. The post Canada...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
On 16 November 2023, FinCEN, OFAC, and BIS co-hosted a virtual FinCEN Exchange to discuss attempts by Russia to evade export controls. The Exchange included representatives from small-...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This is the Autumn Statement 2023 in full. You can find supporting and related documents below.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has issued 4 FAQs on its Venezuela sanctions: Does Venezuela General License (GL) 45A authorize U.S. persons to provide certain services, including refueling services, to blocked Conviasa...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Bureau of Industry and Security has added 4 entities to the Entity List: Aerofalcon SL, under the destination of Spain, Novax Group SA, under the destinations...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
2 years ago
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During the state visit to the UK, a sanctions accord was signed between the South Korean President, Yoon Suk Yeol and UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, which includes...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The City Minister’s forum for examining the impact of technology on the UK’s investment management sector publishes its first report.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Nissan is delivering up to £2 billion of new investment to produce two new electric vehicle models in Sunderland.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday urged all nations to cease weapon exports to Israel, according to Al Arabiya Post....more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The Chinese government's efforts to shut down mosques have extended beyond Xinjiang, an area long criticized for the persecution of Muslim minorities. This expansion has reached the Ningxia...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
BOGOTA: Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will appear before the attorney general's office next week over a 1997 paramilitary massacre, authorities said Thursday. While Uribe was governor...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Russia has blocked discussions on conflict diamonds and Ukraine at the Kimberley Process Plenary in Zimbabwe.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 9 November 2023, the European Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/2487 concerning restrictive measures against Central African Republic in relation to the supply of arms. The High Representative of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Provides background on why the government has introduced a mortgage guarantee scheme, and how it works. The scheme is open to new 95% mortgages until 30 June 2025,...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economymore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Neves 77 Solutions External relations Advocate General Ćapeta: The Court does not have jurisdiction to interpret general provisions of an EU Common Foreign and Security Policy...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
KS and KD v Conseil e. a. External relations Advocate General Ćapeta: Individuals may bring an action for damages against the EU before the EU Courts...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Weingut A Agriculture and fisheries Winemaking and wine labelling: A wine-grower may indicate its own wine-growing holding even if pressing takes place on the premises of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Provident Polska Environment and consumers Consumer protection: a requirement that a consumer pay excessive non-interest credit costs can constitute an unfair termmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Ryanair v Commission State aid State aid during the Covid-19 pandemic: the Court definitively dismisses the appeals brought by Ryanair concerning the support measures put in...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The US Treasury departments, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and OFAC have settled with Binance Holdings, the world’s largest virtual currency exchange, for a total of $4.3...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Tax cuts for working people and British business headlined Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ today, Wednesday 22 November.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Tax cuts for working people and UK businesses headlined Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Autumn Statement 2023 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This technical note provides more detail on the reforms to research and development tax reliefs announced at the Autumn Statement 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government is publishing a near-final version of the statutory instrument to replace the EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) Regulation and create a new UK...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A call for evidence on the long term oil and gas fiscal regime.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Lord Harrington’s Review looks at how the UK can better attract foreign direct investment into key growth sectors to ensure the UK is the most attractive destination in...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A technical note to help generators understand the new investment exemption. It does not provide formal guidance, which HM Revenue and Customs will issue.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A call for evidence to help improve the skills and capability of pension trustees and remove barriers to making effective investment decisions.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government has published its response to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s 2023 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In an interview with the Associated Press, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said that he has asked an unnamed “third country” to send an experienced team of financial crime experts...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The government is publishing a draft statutory instrument to replace the Short Selling Regulation, a piece of retained EU law, for checks.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Tax cuts for working people and British business headlined Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ today, Wednesday 22 November.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the "Trailblazer" single settlements has been agreed between Greater Manchester and West Midlands Combined Authorities and the UK government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Professor Dame Angela McLean’s cross-cutting review on pro-innovation regulation and the government response.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government outlines potential approaches to Growth Duty reporting in this letter from the Chancellor and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade to regulators in scope...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government's response to the National Infrastructure Commission report of their study on the infrastructure planning system and the role of National Policy Statements.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Letter from the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the Governor of the Bank of England providing recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee (FPC).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Letter from the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to the Chief Executives of the Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Chancellor’s letter to the Bank of England setting the remit for the Monetary Policy Committee.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page contains summaries of projects funded as part of the third round of HM Treasury’s Shared Outcomes Fund, which was announced at Spending Review 2021.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
As part of our long-term plan to grow the economy, we are cutting the main rates of National Insurance for employees and the self-employed, and simplifying the tax...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Healthcare SaaS provider Welltok is warning that a data breach exposed the personal data of nearly 8.5 million patients in the U.S. after a file transfer program used...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The General Court of the EU has rejected the application for de-listing by a Russian businessman who was EU-designated on 15 March 2022 for being a “large shareholder...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Department of State has designated 2 members of the Russian armed forces, Colonel Azatbek Omurbekov, and Guard Corporal Daniil Frolkin for their alleged roles in the extrajudicial...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
We are delighted to announce that our site is now Global Sanctions.  As well as full coverage of EU and UK sanctions, we now cover other jurisdictions including...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Del Valle Ruíz and Others v SRB Economic policy Resolution of Banco Popular: affected shareholders and creditors were not entitled to compensation from the Single Resolution Fundmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $968,618,825 settlement with Binance Holdings, Ltd. (“Binance”), a Cayman Islands company and the...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
OFAC has designated 6 individuals affiliated with the Iran-aligned militia group, Kata’ib Hizballah (KH) based in Iraq.  According to the US Govt, KH is trained and funded by...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK Export Control Joint Unit has rewritten and published a new version of its guidance on strategic export controls. The guidance is for those who export or...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage, worth over £1,800 a year for a full-time worker, fulfils manifesto pledge to end low pay.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) confirms they suffered a cyberattack after 'SiegedSec' hacktivists leaked stolen human resources data online. INL is a nuclear research center run by...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Australia has designated 1 entity and 8 individuals following Hamas’s attacks on Israel on 7 October 2023 (Charter of the United Nations (Listed Persons and Entities) Amendment (No....more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
2 US individuals, Zhenyu “Bill” Wang and Daniel Ray Lane have been convicted of charges of attempting to and conspiracy to violate IEEPA and money laundering in connection...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On November 2, 2023, the United States government issued new Russia-related sanctions targeting more than 200 individuals and entities. OFAC also issued three new Russia-related General Licenses and...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The UK FCDO and OFSI have issued guidance on the meaning of “owned or controlled” in the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. The guidance follows the Mints...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has issued 2 Venezuela-related GLs and an FAQ related to the easing of sanctions: Venezuela-related General License 8M, “Authorizing Transactions Involving Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 3 entities and 3 vessels that used Price Cap Coalition service providers while carrying Russian crude oil above the Coalition-agreed price cap (press release, notice):...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The recording of our webinar with the UK Government on ownership and control is now available here and on the media: seminars & webinars section of this site....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
An independent report by Professor Irene Tracey and Doctor Andrew Williamson to help improve the creation and growth of university spin-out companies.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Chancellor has announced a £320 million plan to drive innovation and unlock the first tranche of investment from his Mansion House Reforms.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK High Court has given judgment granting permission for judicial review for 2 arguments challenging the Government’s decision to maintain and not revoke the UK Syria (Sanctions) (Exit)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists is holding their Annual Sanctions Roundup event on 12 December 2023 at 5-8pm, hosted by Bloomberg LLP. Sam Mannion (OFSI), Maya Lester...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Czech government has designated the Russian Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Enterprise for Administration of Assets Abroad”, which operates and manages Russian state-owned properties in Czechia (press release)....more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The UK High Court has granted Litasco SA summary judgment for sums due under contract for the sale of oil to Der Mond, rejecting Der Mond’s reliance on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Export Control Joint Unit has published a guidance notice on the end user advisory service which enables exporters to seek advice on whether exports to named...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Prof. Alena Douhan, is preparing her thematic report to the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (October 2024). The...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The Canadian government says two of its contractors have been hacked, exposing sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees.  These breaches occurred last month and...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
New Voluntary Scheem for Branded Medicines Pricing, Access and Growth (VPAG) will boost nation’s health, save NHS £14 billion, and support research investment.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government has today (20 November) launched England’s third Investment Zone in West Yorkshire focussed on Huddersfield, Bradford and Leeds, which will help to create more than 2,500...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
As the world prepares for the 28th round of global climate negotiations, which will...more
2 years ago
...foreignaffairs
  Let’s get this caveat out of the way for the “but muh terrorism” mouth-breathers: Osama bin Laden was a Wahhabist fundamentalist spawned from the ultra-theocratic ruling class...more
2 years ago
With Russian tanks and troops descending on Ukraine in early 2022, Cyprus became a hotbed of financial activity. The island country has long been known...more
2 years ago
..cbc
Italy has just delivered a devastating blow to the controversial agenda of the World Economic Forum...more
2 years ago
BEIJING: A Chinese man wanted for allegedly embezzling millions of yuan (hundreds of thousands of dollars) from his company and then fleeing to Morocco...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The Chancellor will set out the case for reform across public services to unlock productivitymore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The point of the thing was to forever change our concept of power. When the U.S. military assembled a team of scientists, led by...more
2 years ago
The government has today announced £4.5 billion in funding for British manufacturing to increase investment in eight sectors across the UK. The funding will be available from 2025...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has designated 8 individuals and 6 entities for “perpetuating corruption and enabling malign influence in the Balkans” (press release, notice): Bosnia and Herzegovina-based: Savo Cvijetinovic, member of...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Professor Dame Angela McLean’s review on pro-innovation regulation for advanced manufacturing and the government response.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (“FCDO”) have issued joint guidance (“Joint Guidance”) on the application of the UK’s...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The EU High Representative and the Commission have submitted to the Council a proposal for the 12th package of Russia sanctions, including: The designation of over 120 individuals...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In parallel with the new advanced computing, semiconductor, and supercomputing rules issued on October 17, 2023 (here), the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS“) issued...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing four new Venezuela-related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 1141-1144). Additionally, OFAC has updated its Specially...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of California  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 16, 2023 FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count...more
2 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
Details of the policy intention of the UK government's approach to ownership and control in UK sanctions regulations, in regard to public officials and control.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Details of the policy intention of the UK government's approach to ownership and control in UK sanctions regulations, in regard to public officials and control.more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
November 16, 2023 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated eight individuals and six entities pursuant to Western...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
OFSI has published a blog post 1 year on since the launch of the OFAC-OFSI Enhanced Partnership, which sets out the exchanges and engagements jointly held by the 2...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
With the support of the government of Costa Rica, OFAC has designated Gilbert Hernan de Los Angeles Bell Fernandez, a Costa Rican narcotics trafficker who operates in Limón...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
New Back to Work Plan to help up to 1,100,000 people with long-term health conditions, disabilities or long-term unemployment to look for and stay in work.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 77, "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Foreign Secretary David Cameron is the first UK minister to visit Black Sea port city of Odesa since Russia’s full-scale invasion.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The UN has amended the identification information for 5 entries on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions list (press release). The post UN amends ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
France has added Mohammed Deïf and Marwan Issa to its national sanctions list, who are allegedly leaders of the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas (notice, notice)....more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Ligue des droits humains Processing of personal data: decisions taken by a supervisory authority in the context of the indirect exercise of the rights of the data...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
NC A change in the holder of a Spanish notarial practice may constitute a transfer of an undertakingmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Foreign Secretary has visited Kyiv, where he reaffirmed the UK's unwavering support for Ukraine and met President Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Kuleba.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Foreign Secretary David Cameron is the first UK minister to visit Black Sea port city of Odesa since Russia’s full-scale invasion.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Today, the EU updated the entry for Jimmy Cherizier on its Haiti sanctions list, adding that he is “one of Haiti’s most influential gang leaders and leads an...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
October 2023 marked one year since the launch of the OFAC-OFSI Enhanced Partnership, an ongoing commitment from two of the world’s leading financial sanctions implementation authorities to deepen...more
2 years ago
OFSI
OFSI have amended General Licence INT/2022/1552576, “LCIA Arbitration Costs”, to (notice): remove the Annex 1 Schedule of Arbitration Costs; and change the definition of Arbitration Costs to reflect...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, the EU exceptionally renewed its Venezuela sanctions by 6 months instead of 1 year (press release) in response to the “positive step towards the restoration of democracy”,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The two new appointments will take up their roles on 20 November.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, has announced that Canada is designated 9 individuals and 6 entities for their alleged role in Russian disinformation and war propaganda...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
It has been reported that the Cyprus government has promised a “zero-tolerance” approach to sanctions violations in response to a report released yesterday suggesting that Russian businessmen transferred...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has imposed its third round of sanctions targeting Hamas-affiliated individuals and entities since the October 7 attacks.  This action designates Hamas officials and the mechanisms by which...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in November 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
PFI and PF2 data for current projects as at 31 March 2023more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
PARIS: France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over chemical attacks in...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The "Israel on Campus Coalition" offered college students $250 "microgrants" to attend the "March for Israel" event in...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
On 14 November 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The Security Council today decided to renew for 12 months a travel ban and assets freeze imposed on specific individuals and entities in Yemen and extend for 12...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
OFAC has imposed its third round of sanctions targeting Hamas-affiliated individuals and entities since the October 7 attacks.  This action designates Hamas officials and the mechanisms by which...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing an OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to the Palestinian...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Yesterday, the EU exceptionally renewed its Venezuela sanctions by 6 months instead of 1 year (press release) in response to the “positive step towards the restoration of democracy”,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This page contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity, with particular focus on...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On November 10, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”). The amendments list an additional 9 individuals and 6 entities under...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The US House of Representatives has passed the Hamas International Financing Prevention Act, which is now being debated by the US Senate.  If passed by the Senate, it...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
By a vote of 187 in favour to 2 against (USA, Israel) with 1 abstention (Ukraine), the UN General Assembly has voted for the 31st time for the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Malicious actors have been abusing Ethereum's 'Create2' function to bypass wallet security alerts and poison cryptocurrency addresses, which led to stealing $60,000,000 worth of cryptocurrency from 99,000 people...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has implemented Decree 739/2023 designating 9 companies allegedly affiliated with Russian businessman, Mikhail Fridman (report): Liechtenstein-based Sogeral Foundation and Luxembourg-based, CTF Holdings S.A. Cyprus-based...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Guidance on imports from Russia and Belarus requiring additional duties and terms of exemption.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
China’s state news agency has reported that the Chinese Government has included rare earths in the list of bulk commodities whose import and export needs to be reported...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Boeing, a prominent aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor, found itself targeted by the Lockbit ransomware group at the end of October. This cybercriminal organization claimed responsibility for infiltrating...more
2 years ago
...zerosecurity
A call for evidence seeking input from industry stakeholders on pension funds’ exemption from the clearing obligation, to inform the government’s long-term approach.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Backgrounder. Imran Khan is a former Pakistani cricket player, politician, philanthropist, and prime minister of Pakistan (2018–22). He became a national hero by leading Pakistan’s national...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Agri-Fintech Holdings, Inc.more
2 years ago
SEC Trading Suspensions
Tingo Group, Inc.more
2 years ago
SEC Trading Suspensions
The LockBit ransomware gang published data stolen from Boeing, one of the largest aerospace companies that services commercial airplanes and defense systems. Before the leak, LockBit hackers said that...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Consider the source (and the timing)... No lesser deep-state mouthpiece than The Washington Post just dropped a bombshell with the revelation that Ukrainian Colonel Roman Chervinsky "was integral to...more
2 years ago
YouTube has removed reporting by Steven Crowder on the pages of the withheld manifesto of the Nashville mass shooter that he managed to obtain, claiming that they “think...more
2 years ago
The UK Govt has amended the listing for Vadym Oleksandrovich Tregub, who is listed for being associated with Sergei Vadimovich Tregub. OFSI has amended the Russian travel general...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
In Cases T-563/21 and T-564/2 and Case T-245/21, the General Court of the EU has rejected the application for de-listing from Bremino-Grupp and 2 of its co-owners, Alexander...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In Cases T-563/21 and T-564/2 and Case T-245/21, the General Court of the EU has rejected the application for de-listing from Bremino-Grupp and 2 of its co-owners, Alexander...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has amended its Central African Republic sanctions regime by widening the arms embargo CAR government derogation, implementing UN Resolution 2693.  There is no longer a requirement...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU has amended its Central African Republic sanctions regime by widening the arms embargo CAR government derogation, implementing UN Resolution 2693.  There is no longer a requirement...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Details of general licence INT/2022/1839676 Russian Travelmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In response to Western sanctions, Putin has implemented a presidential decree limiting the circulation of foreign securities, including setting a cap on the value of foreign securities that...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the EU Parliament has voiced alarm over “loopholes” in the EU’s sanctions regime on Russa, the lack of proper enforcement, and attempts to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
4 claims were brought by 230 claimants against Standard Chartered (SC) alleging that SC made untrue and misleading market statements in its prospectuses from 2007 to 2019 relating...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK has today, 10 November 2023, agreed an historic joint statement with 48 countries to help combat criminals using crypto-assets to evade and avoid billions in missing...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK and other jurisdictions announce their intention to implement the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s latest tax transparency standard, the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The November 2023 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The 2023 release of the underlying OSCAR II data under the government’s transparency agenda.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 6 November 2023, and in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 2664 (2022), a representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on behalf of...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The US BIS has renewed the TDO against Rossiya Airlines for a further 6 months (notice).  The TDO was originally issued in May 2022 after it was found...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The US BIS has renewed the TDO against Rossiya Airlines for a further 6 months (notice).  The TDO was originally issued in May 2022 after it was found...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
The White House has issued a notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Iran and a notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 13 Sinaloa Cartel members, including several fugitives and 4 Sonora, Mexico-based entities (press release, notice): Juan Carlos Morgan Huerta, Sonora-based “plaza boss” for the Sinaloa...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
With data showing Mexico as one of the most dangerous countries for journalists outside a war zone, and...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Today, the UK delisted Sergey Stognienko from its Russia sanctions list (notice).  Mr Stognienko was designated in September 2022 for being a member of the Bank Otkritie management...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A UK court refused to grant summary judgment and held there are triable issues in a dispute between XTX Markets Technologies Ltd and Mazars in which XTX alleged...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US BIS has issued a TDO suspending the export privileges of 7 individuals and 3 companies who are allegedly part of a global procurement scheme that unlawfully...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US BIS has issued a TDO suspending the export privileges of 7 individuals and 3 companies who are allegedly part of a global procurement scheme that unlawfully...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Halifax, Canada — A dangerous encounter between a Chinese jet fighter and a Canadian helicopter over the South China Sea has called attention to Canada’s heightened interest in...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl and Others Area of Freedom, Security and Justice According to Advocate General Jean Richard de la Tour, the discriminatory measures adopted against...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Ireland and Others State aid According to Advocate General Pitruzzella, the judgment of the General Court on ‘tax rulings’ adopted by Ireland in relation to...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Sweden Approximation of laws Failure of a Member State to fulfil obligations: Sweden is ordered to pay € 8 500 000 for late transposition of the amended...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Všeobecná úverová banka Unfair term in a consumer credit contract secured by the family home: the court must assess the proportionality between the seller or supplier’s power...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Gesamtverband Autoteile-Handel Approximation of laws Car manufacturers must make vehicle identification numbers available to independent operatorsmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Google Ireland and Others Freedom of establishment Combating illegal content on the Internet: a Member State may not subject a communication platform provider established in another Member...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Security Council met today for a briefing on the work of its Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) for the period 16 March to date.more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Up to £15 million of reallocated funding made available in Northern Ireland to respond to flooding – supporting affected businesses and aiding clean-up costs.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Today, in Case T-245/21 the General Court of the EU has rejected Mikalai Varabei’s application for the  annulment of his Belarus sanctions designation. Mr Varabei was listed by...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Foreign Secretary has announced 29 Russia designations of individuals & entities operating in and supporting Russia’s gold, oil, and strategic sectors.  Designations include (notice, press release):...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The UK Foreign Secretary has announced 29 Russia designations of individuals & entities operating in and supporting Russia’s gold, oil, and strategic sectors.  Designations include (notice, press release):...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions
Today, in Case T-282/22 (press release) the General Court of the EU rejected Dimitry Mazepin’s application for the annulment of his sanctions designation. Mr Mazepin was listed by...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The government is consulting on draft secondary legislation to implement the new Bank of England levy, replacing the Cash Ratio Deposit scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK High Court has given judgment rejecting the application by LLC EuroChem North-West-2 (EuroChem) for a payment into court or into a frozen account in the UK...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has announced a settlement agreement with daVinci Payments, wherein DaVinci has agreed to pay a penalty of $206,213 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In September, a class action lawsuit (Mannacio v. Discover Financial Services, et al., No. 23-cv-06788 (N.D. Ill.)) was filed against Discover Financial Services (“Discover”)...more
2 years ago
Mazepin v Council External relations War in Ukraine: the General Court confirms that the funds of Mr Dmitry Arkadievich Mazepin must remain frozenmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Foreign Secretary announces 29 new UK sanctions targeting individuals and entities operating in and supporting Russia's gold, oil and strategic sectors.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On October 31, 2023, the US, UK, and Canadian governments imposed further coordinated sanctions against Myanmar (Burma) through designations of individuals and entities associated with Myanmar’s military regime...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Sattvica v EUIPO - Maradona and Others (DIEGO MARADONA) Intellectual and industrial property Legal battle over the DIEGO MARADONA trade mark: the General Court of the European...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The government is consulting on proposals to amend the financial promotion exemptions for high net worth individuals and sophisticated investors.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statement explains the government’s rationale for extending the transitional period for third country benchmarks under the UK Benchmarks Regulation to 31 December 2030.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
  A US nuclear-powered Ohio-class submarine is in the Middle East to help prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spiraling into a broader conflict, the...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Today, in a joint notice, the US Bureau of Industry and Security and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a new suspicious activity report (SAR) key term to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with daVinci Payments (daVinci), which manages prepaid reward card programs. DaVinci agreed...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin pledged Monday in his first message to the force to forge ahead with plans to redefine...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
HM Treasury has said in response to a freedom of information request that 127 companies have voluntarily disclosed Russia sanctions violations to the UK government as of 17...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Airbnb is facing the prospect of a tax bill worth hundreds of millions of euros following an Italian court ruling in an evasion case. Prosecutors in Milan...more
2 years ago
Register here to attend our webinar on ownership and control in UK sanctions (the test for determining which entities are “controlled” by designated persons and therefore subject to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Following the attacks by Hamas on Israel and the conflict in the Gaza strip, the Sanctions Monitoring Board (the national competent authority for sanctions for Malta) has issued...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
BIS has imposed a penalty of $44,750 against Forta LLC, a US manufacturer of synthetic reinforcement fibres after it violated the antiboycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Russian national Ekaterina Zhdanova for laundering millions in cryptocurrency for various individuals, including ransomware actors. Zhdanova used...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago will stand trial starting Monday accused of helping...more
2 years ago
NPR
The Foreign Secretary will be in Japan for the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 2 November 2023, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) imposed a penalty of $1.25 million against Payoneer Inc, a New York-based provider of online...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, OFAC designated Ekaterina Zhdanova, a Russian national, for her alleged role in laundering and moving funds using virtual currency on behalf of designated Russian individuals and entities...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's thinly veiled call to "go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The US has de-listed Public Joint Stock Company ODK Saturn from its Russia list. The US has renewed its Sudan sanctions regime, as the “outbreak of inter-service fighting...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Switzerland has amended the entries concerning 181 individuals and 43 entities on its Russia/Ukraine sanctions list, correcting identification information and the reasons for listings. The post Switzerland amends...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England jointly agreed to reduce the maximum authorised size of the APF. This was confirmed via...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Australia has prohibited the export of machinery and related parts to Russia and temporarily controlled areas of Ukraine as announced in May 2023 (press release, previous post). The Autonomous...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
 Today, OFAC has designated over 100 individuals & entities involved in Russia’s future energy production and revenue, metals and mining sector, defence procurement, and those involved in supporting...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
In answer to a parliamentary question raised last month, Lord Bellamy KC, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, said that the UK Govt is in the process...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Please check out Episode 9 of the Compliance Podcast of the Caracas office in which Jesus Davila talks to Washington DC partner, Alex Lamy, concerning the US sanctions...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The Guernsey Policy & Resources Committee (P&R) is carrying out a review of frozen assets linked to designated Russian individuals and entities to update its records (press release)....more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday the US DOJ charged 3 individuals with conspiracy and other offences related to a scheme to export semiconductors to companies affiliated with the Russian military, including SMT-iLogic,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13G, "Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Washington D.C., Nov. 2, 2023 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged John Hughes, president and chief compliance officer of registered investment adviser Prophecy Asset Management LP,...more
2 years ago
...SEC Press Releases
Assessing the impact of the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter on signatories, and the benefits and challenges they face.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 25 October 2023, the Australian Government published two new designations (see here and here) (Designations) introducing new goods export sanctions for Russia and specified regions of Ukraine...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
The EU has published an update to its list of goods regarded as “economically critical” to Russia. Amongst these are hydraulic power engines and motors, concrete or mortar...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
In a recent development, PayPal has been registered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to offer crypto asset activities in Britain. This move comes as PayPal establishes a...more
2 years ago
A history of mental illness. An array of weapons. Law enforcement knew about his potential for violence. But he was still able to own guns and commit the...more
2 years ago
x.JT
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Wednesday that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The Toronto Public Library is experiencing ongoing technical outages due to a Black Basta ransomware attack. The Toronto Public Library (TPL) is Canada's largest public library system,...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Jordan, a key US ally, said Wednesday it has recalled its ambassador from Israel and told Israel's ambassador to remain out of the country...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Yesterday, the US Bureau of Industry of Security (BIS) renewed the temporary denial order (TDO) against Mahan Airways, an Iranian airline.  The initial TDO in 2008 was as...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A criminal complaint has been unsealed in Brooklyn, USA, charging Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov, and Kristina Puzyreva, with conspiracy and other charges related to a global procurement scheme...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
2 years ago
privacy International
The US Department of State has designated 3 Guatemalan public officials for allegedly accepting bribes in exchange for their performance of their public functions during their tenures (press...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The EU has updated a Russia FAQ on whether the payment of the Russia “exit tax” falls under the definition of “…transactions related to the management of reserves...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In a devastating cyberattack that unfolded over three days in May 2023, numerous victims fell prey to a large-scale intrusion. The attackers exploited a vulnerability inmore
2 years ago
...zerosecurity
DUBAI: The only cancer treatment hospital in the Gaza Strip has gone out of service after it ran out of fuel, health officials said on Wednesday. The...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The Trump era was very, very good to the country’s giant telecom monopolies. Trump officials doled out billions in tax breaks (AT&T nabbed $42 billion...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island's defence ministry said on Wednesday. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
On 19 October 2023, and in pursuance of paragraph 5 of resolution 2664 (2022), a representative of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), on behalf...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On 23 October, the European Council adopted a new framework for restrictive measures against Niger which seek to “sanction those who undermine the stability, democracy, rule of law...more
2 years ago
Global Sanctions and Export Controls Blog
In a judgment handed down today (on the Judgments section of this site), the Rotterdam District Court has sentenced a Russian businessman to 18 months in prison for...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the US, UK, and Canada have designated individuals & entities connected with the Burma/Myanmar regime. The US has prohibited the provision of certain financial services for Myanma...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Today, Japan has designated 9 individuals & 1 entity connected with Hamas pursuant to its terrorist sanctions regime (notice – Japanese): Palestinian nationals, Moses Muhammad Salem Doddean, Ayman...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, French police reportedly arrested Russian businessman, Alexey Kuzmichev, in an investigation into money laundering, tax fraud, and violations of sanctions.  Police carried out multiple searches at several...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Directive 1 under Executive Order (E.O.) 14014 and two new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 1138...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UK signs war-risk insurance Statement of Intent with European Bank of Reconstruction and Development to help UK companies to do business in Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Hackers have accessed approximately 632,000 emails from the Department of Defense and other federal agencies this year, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) confirmed. ...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
The UK Govt has published its response to the Foreign Affairs Committee report, Guns for gold: the Wagner Network exposed (on the UK Legislative Materials section of this...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The UK has amended the Iran listing for Farasakht Industries, correcting the identification information (notice). The UK has updated Russia General Licence INT/2022/1875276, which permits certain activities related...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Following the meeting of the European Council on 26-27 October 2023, European Commission President von der Leyen announced that the EU is currently working on a proposal to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Following the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, OFAC has designated Hamas officials and individuals operating companies in Hamas’s investment portfolio in circumvention of sanctions (notice, press release): Khaled...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
As part of their annual review of frozen assets, HM Treasury has requested that all persons that hold or control frozen assets must submit a report to OFSI...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
At the American Bar Association’s Annual White Collar Crime Institute in London on 9th October (report): OFSI’s director said OFSI is “willing to enter into discussions” with designated...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This document provides an update on the government’s policy concerning the regulation of fiat-backed stablecoins.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Provides details of our proposed amendments to the Financial Market Infrastructure Special Administration Regime, to manage the failure of a systemic digital settlement asset firm.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation sets out proposals for the UK’s financial services regime for cryptoassets, and marks the next stage of the UK’s phased approachmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
UK and U.S. participants in the U.S.-UK Financial Innovation Partnership (FIP) met in Washington D.C., on Thursday 7th September 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Islamic State jihadist group claimed on its Telegram channel Friday that it was behind a blast at a sports club that killed four people in the Afghan capital the night before. ...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
[...] ‘The Daily Telegraph’ and ‘Mail Online,’ disclosed that following the Hamas attack on Israel, the United States urged Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of...more
2 years ago
x.irannewsupdate
Yesterday, the candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway aligned themselves with the EU’s maintenance of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Defense Department on Friday announced the government is moving forward with developing a new version of the...more
2 years ago
Defense News
El 18 de octubre de 2023, la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (“OFAC”) del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. aplicó un levantamiento limitado de las sanciones bajo...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The UK has amended the identification information for Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratyev and Nikolai Fyodorovna Kondratyuk on the Russia list (notice) and for Farasakht Industries, Imensazan Consultant Engineers Institute,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
DEIR AL-BALAH: Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified Israeli bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Yesterday, the US District Court rejected Tonzip Maritime’s application to attach Coral Energy’s bank accounts allegedly held by ING Bank in order to satisfy its claims against Coral...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
HM Treasury guidance on how to appraise and evaluate policies, projects and programmes.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The landmark change will mean more criminal proceeds are recovered.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On October 18, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) implemented limited sanctions relief under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (the “VSR”) to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The second reading of Bill S-278 commenced in the Canadian Senate last week (press release).  The bill, if passed, would amend Canada’s sanctions legislation (the Special Economic Measures...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
ACAPULCO, Mexico — As a bright, hot sun filled Acapulco in the days following the furious arrival of Hurricane Otis, it revealed a city utterly transformed by destruction....more
2 years ago
NPR
MADRID: Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission published Friday. ...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Yesterday, the EU amended the listings for 2 individuals and 1 entity under the Burma/Myanmar sanctions regime, providing more detail in the reasons for listing: Naing Htut Aung,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried began testifying at his fraud trial on Friday, saying the innovative business he hoped would move the cryptocurrency ecosystem forward ended up doing the...more
2 years ago
..cbc
The UK High Court has rejected Mikhail Fridman’s application to set aside OFSI’s decision to refuse to grant him 3 licences for his property, Athlone House, and its...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
NEW DELHI: Residents of Maine had to remain locked inside their homes for the second consecutive night as law enforcement agencies launched an extensive...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The US recently unfroze $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds in a prisoner swap with Iran (previous post). The International Court of Justice in March this year asked...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFSI is holding a free 1 hour webinar at 10am (GMT) on Thursday 2 November 2023 on Microsoft Teams.  Sign up here. OFSI representatives will explain its role...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Air Force (USAF) has launched two new detachments at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia to bolster the force’s electronic warfare capability. ...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
The Specialised Committee monitors the implementation and functioning of the Goods market access and national treatment chapter of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
ISLAMABAD (PAKISTAN): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is on the verge of a shutdown as it cancelled over 500 flights in the past 11 days due to the unavailability...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Iran is currently grappling with a severe water crisis, a situation clearly underscored by the United Nations’ water status and conditions index. The crisis is most pronounced in...more
2 years ago
x.irannewsupdate
  The US military struck two facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday.more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
The US Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) is holding a 2-hour virtual public briefing on the 2 updated export control rules on semiconductors issued on 17 October...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Financial Actions Task Force (FATF) has published follow-up reports on Switzerland, Japan, and Finland regarding their progress in strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
European Convention on Human Rights memoranda relating to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry has issued a notice (Japanese), amending its Russia common high priority items list. Japan’s list consists of a total of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Just putting three meals a day on the table was a struggle for millions of people in the U.S. last year. That's the sobering conclusion of a...more
2 years ago
NPR
Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union by the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Ms Nataša Pirc Musarmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Yesterday, the UN added 2 individuals to its DRC sanctions list (press release): Brigadier General Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, Deputy Commander of operations and intelligence for M23, who is...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, the US issued Russia-related General License 8H, “Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy” for the following entities (notice): State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs Vnesheconombank;...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
According to Al Jazeera, their Gaza bureau chief, Wael Al Dahdouh, tragically lost his wife, son, daughter, and grandson in an Israeli airstrike that...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available.more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Ukrainian military pilots have begun learning to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon jet in Arizona, the U.S. Air Force confirmed Wednesday.more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Joint statement following the eighth meeting of the Financial Provisions Specialised Committee on 26 October 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried plans to testify at his fraud trial, his lawyer told a federal judge Wednesday, ending speculation over whether a man who embraced the spotlight...more
2 years ago
..cbc
The chief executive of Tesco UK is to step down after six years leading Britain's biggest supermarket chain. Jason Tarry said he felt it was the "right...more
2 years ago
The Consolidated Fund accounts for 2022 to 2023 have been published.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The National Loans Fund accounts for 2022 to 2023 have been published.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In a motion submitted on 22 October 2023, Eduard Khudainatov has requested that a California federal judge order the return of the Amadea yacht. The motion was filed the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
These documents relate to the bill stage of the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Record of the meeting between the Economic Secretary to the Treasury and the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to discuss the FCA’s Perimeter Report.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Following Iran’s alleged involvement in the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel, in a debate in the House of Commons yesterday, MPs repeated calls for the government to proscribe...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin (EncroChat) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Advocate General Ćapeta: A public prosecutor may issue a European Investigation Order (EIO) for the transfer of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
LATAM Airlines Group Transport Pre-emptively denied boarding: passengers have the right to compensation even if they did not present themselves for boarding and even if they...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
FT Principles of Community law Protection of personal data: a patient has the right to obtain a first copy of his or her medical records free...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The streets of Gaza are empty of cars. Many of its bakeries are shuttered; meat suppliers have no refrigeration. Doctors perform operations by flashlight. Although...more
2 years ago
NPR
The administration of Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis has taken the significant measure of associating a pro-Palestinian student group, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), with terrorism. They...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
The Intercept has an interesting article that reveals another reason why some newspaper publishers are not great fans of the site: The New York Times tried to...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
On 25 October 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 approved the addition of the entries specified below to its Sanctions List of individuals and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Following several drone strikes on bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria since Oct. 16, the Pentagon has been able...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Israel intensified its overnight bombing of southern Gaza, where officials said record numbers of Palestinians were killed again, as violence flared elsewhere in West Asia and a showdown...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
JERUSALEM: Israeli officials were outraged Wednesday over UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' comment that the deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel "did not happen in a vacuum," calling it...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
Palestinian resistance groups expect Israel to flood Hamas tunnels with nerve gas and chemical weapons under the surveillance of US Delta Force commandos as part of a surprise...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
Facebook and Instagram are trying to educate users on copyright infringement by showing a 'popup' to those who search for potentially problematic terms such as IPTV. This is...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
This is the UK Infrastructure Bank’s second Annual Report and Accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In the past week, both the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) in the US Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) took steps related to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
OFSI has issued a new Legal Services General Licence INT/2023/3744968 under the Russia and Belarus Regulations which will take effect following the expiry of Legal Services General Licence...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
At least 24 journalists are among the more than 6,000 people who have been killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, according to the latest tally...more
2 years ago
NPR
Today, in Case T-386/22, the General Court of the EU has ordered the annulment of the listing of an individual, “QF”, who was originally designated by the EU...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has sent military advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
In 2 judgments (Case-564/23 P(R), Case C-585/23 P(R)-R) on 28 and 29 September 2023 the Vice-President of the Court of Justice (the appellate court of the EU) cancelled...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Bulgarian Energy Holding and Others v Commission Competition The General Court annuls the Commission Decision according to which the BEH Group abused its dominant position by refusing...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On October 17, 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released two interim final rules (collectively, the “October 2023 IFRs” available here and...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On October 18, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) that came into effect on the same day. The amendments incorporate prohibitions that are set...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Today, the EU amended the Russia (targeted sanctions) listing for Irina Anatolievna Kostenko, correcting the identifying information (notice). The EU has published an updated version of the list...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, the candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland and Liechtenstein, have aligned themselves with the EU’s addition of 5...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, the US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the Southern District of New York against a superyacht, the Amadea, reportedly worth more than $300...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, the EU set up a Niger sanctions framework sanctioning individuals and entities responsible for actions that threaten the peace, stability and security of Niger, undermine the constitutional order, democracy, the rule...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 20 October 2023, the EU published the annual progress report on the implementation of the EU strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including an...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
China has imposed export controls on graphite, a material which is important in electric vehicle batteries, requiring companies to apply for a licence to export the material.  In...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
There is a sharp sell-off in the bond market, and it has big implications on both the economy and people's pocketbooks. Yields on U.S. government bonds, especially the...more
2 years ago
NPR
On October 18, 2023, the US Departments of Commerce, State, Treasury, and Justice issued the Iran Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory (the “Advisory”) to alert persons and businesses to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Speakers in the Security Council today called for the swift deployment and integration of the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti, the enforcement of renewed sanctions, and broad...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The US Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying funding streams supporting Hamas, which is subject to extensive US...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that identifies international convertible virtual currency mixing (CVC mixing) as a...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the EU renewed its Burundi and ISIL/Da’esh and Al-Qaeda sanctions regimes for 1 year until 31 October 2024 (press release, press release). Currently, the Burundi regime applies...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 12 October 2023, the Price Cap Coalition (Australia, Canada, the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) renewed efforts to ensure...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UN Security Council has renewed for 1 year the Haiti sanctions regime, continuing a targeted arms embargo, travel bans, and asset freezes established in October 2022 to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
  Airbus and the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate increased collaboration in developing education programmes...more
2 years ago
.iadb.in
Haiti is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury and European Commission joint statement on the first EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 20 October 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entry below on its Sanctions...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Today, OFAC designated 2 individuals and 4 entities that form a core part of Republika Srpska (RS) President Milorad Dodik’s patronage network (according to the Treasury), who allegedly...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, OFSI amended General Licence INT/2023/3626884, which authorises permitted payments to Companies House, editing the definition of “permitted payments” to include the “the payment of late filing penalty...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, the European Commission published a statistical update on dual-use export control, providing licensing data for 2021, including: the total value of applications, €45.5 billion, and the controlled...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The US Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) has released a package of rules to update export controls on semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and items that support...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
According to Andriy Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Kazakhstan has “imposed a ban on the export to Russia of 106 types of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Dubai-based shipping company, Virgo Marine has filed a lawsuit against Reed Smith’s UK entity in the UK High Court, claiming $20.7 million in damages. Reed Smith was acting...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Export Control (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2023 will come into force on 23 October 2023, amending the Export Control Order 2008 (notice): removing Syria from Part 2 of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU Council has created an infographic outlining the impact of sanctions on the Russian economy, including GDP, trade, fossil fuel revenues, and frozen assets. Key statistics include:...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
2 years ago
Sanctions Insight
BEIJING: China's special Mideast envoy pinned the cause of the Israel-Gaza crisis on the lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights and urged greater coordination with Moscow in a...more
2 years ago
.timesofindia
U.S. President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America's national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Canada’s foreign minister said Thursday that 41 of the country's diplomats have been removed from India after the Indian government said it would revoke their diplomatic immunity. ...more
2 years ago
x.JT
On October 17, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Moldova) Regulations (the “Regulations”) sanctioning Russian collaborators in Moldova. The amendments list an additional nine individuals and six...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
More than 300 people were arrested for illegally demonstrating and three people were charged with assaulting police after protesters descended on Capitol Hill to call for a cease-fire...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Security Council today authorized the renewal for one year of the sanctions regime on Haiti, continuing a targeted arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze established in...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is accepting requests for emergency licences to expedite the flow of defence materials (subject to the EAR)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Travel and hospitality used by HM Treasury senior officials at Senior Civil Service 2 (or equivalent) and above.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Two investigative journalism organizations have unearthed evidence they say validates corruption claims made by a Colombian reporter who released a chilling video predicting his own death at the...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Yesterday in Case T-532/21 and Case T-533/21 the General Court of the EU rejected the applications for delisting from the EU’s Belarus sanctions regime by Minsk Automobile Plant...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Amir Weitmann of Israel's ruling Likud Party threatened Russia that Israel will come after them once their war with Gaza is over for supporting Hamas "Nazis" who "beheaded...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
The government's summary of simplified customs formalities introduced for trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under the Windsor Framework.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details hospitality received by HMT special advisers worth more than £140.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
'Dear Accounting Officer' (DAO) The letter provides further detail on the approach for funding specific liabilities and to take appropriate action as necessary.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The House of Lords European Affairs Committee is hearing evidence on sanctions for its inquiry launched on 5 September 2023 (previous post) into the implications of Russia’s invasion...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Russia has detained an editor at U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) for failing to register as a foreign agent while visiting for a family emergency, the broadcaster...more
2 years ago
..cbc
In the summer of 2021, Insider has learned, [Peter] Thiel began providing information as a "confidential human source," or CHS, to Johnathan...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
In response to the “democratic developments”, the signing of an electoral roadmap agreement between  Venezuela’s Unitary Platform (the opposition political alliance) and representatives of President Nicolás Maduro, OFAC...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Guidance and webinars to help you understand how to comply with UK financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Yesterday, the US Departments of Commerce, State, Treasury, and Justice issued the Iran Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory, which includes a summary of the relevant US sanctions and export...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
We will be hosting a webinar to discuss ownership and control in UK sanctions (the test for determining which entities are “controlled” by designated persons and therefore subject...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Andy Halford, Dr Vanessa Lawrence CB, and Iain Mackay join the Board of UK Government Investments as Non-Executive Directors.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Al Jazeera, whose footage was cited by Israel to claim a failed rocket launch by Gaza fighters caused the al-Ahli Baptist hospital explosion, did their own investigation into...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
G. ST. T. Approximation of laws A custodial sentence of a minimum of five years for trade mark infringement may prove to be disproportionatemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Lufthansa CityLine Working time: schemes for obtaining increased remuneration when exceeding a certain number of working hours must not place part-time workers at a disadvantagemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Japanese electronics manufacturer Casio disclosed a data breach impacting customers from 149 countries after hackers gained to the servers of its ClassPad education platform. Casio detected the...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
2 years ago
Sanctions Insight
U.S. military forces in Iraq were targeted on Wednesday in two separate drone attacks, with one causing minor injuries to a small number of troops even though the...more
2 years ago
x.JT
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela's oil sector in response to a deal reached between the government and opposition parties for...more
2 years ago
.voanews
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 3I, General License 5M, General License 9H, General License 43, General License...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
During its informal consultations held on 10 October 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan was briefed by Virginia Gamba, Special...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
OFAC has today announced sanctions on 10 “key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators in Gaza and elsewhere including Sudan, Türkiye, Algeria, and Qatar”.  The press...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Australia has reimposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 19 Iranian people and 57 entities for their role in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. These sanctions were...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Marquis Hooper, a former U.S. Navy IT manager, has received a sentence of five years and five months in prison for illegally obtaining US citizens' personally identifiable information...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Canada issued a statement yesterday (17 October 2023) saying it will be targeting 9 Moldovan individuals and 6 TV stations in Russia-related sanctions, due to their association with...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing an Iran Ballistic Missile Procurement Advisory. The following additions, removals, and changes have been...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The UK has published guidance on the interception and monitoring prohibitions in UK sanctions on Russia, Belarus, Myanmar (Burma), Iran, Syria and Venezuela. This guidance relates to the meaning of 14 terms used in the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A hacker has leaked an additional 4.1 million stolen 23andMe genetic data profiles for people in Great Britain and Germany on a hacking forum. Earlier this month,...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Israeli government has suspended all sales and supplies of defense and security hardware and related services to Colombia.more
2 years ago
Defense News
This page contains the list of asset freeze targets, listed because of proliferation-related activity in Iran. It also contains information on regulations.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page contains the list of asset freeze targets, listed because of proliferation-related activity in Iran. It also contains information on regulations.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is calling on the UK government to reduce the current cap on individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water from...more
2 years ago
...chemistryworld
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in October 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Zippo Manufacturing and Others v Commission Commercial policy The General Court annuls the additional customs duties on certain lighters from the United Statesmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Security Council entity overseeing sanctions on Somalia recently met twice for informal discussions on delivery of humanitarian assistance, maritime security, countering terrorism financing, security, and weapons and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has given notice to 17 people and 8 entities that they will be considering whether their listings under regulation 6...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Transition Day tomorrow, (18 October 2023), and as stated in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), the EU has maintained its Iran sanctions under Decision (CFSP)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The government is seeking evidence on how debt management practices can be improved and most effectively manage debts stemming from fraudulent activity.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Fairness Group Joint Public Statement sets out how government will work with the advice sector to support vulnerable people and those in financial hardship.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Belgium will reportedly create a €1.7 billion fund for Ukraine financed by tax revenue from the interest earned by Belgian entities on frozen Russian assets. Belgium holds about...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Publications about this committee's third meeting, due to take place in London on 19 October 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has updated the general authorisations for South Korean companies, Samsung and SK Hynix for their semiconductor fabrication...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday for talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and make clear Israel has the right to defend itself, Secretary...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority has published its annual AML report, which includes a section on sanctions, outlining: the concern that 26% of AML policies reviewed failed to...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The German federal government has approved a new law to set up the Federal Office to Combat Financial Crime (BBF) as the new comprehensive authority on AML and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, October 12, 2023  BEAUMONT, Texas – A Houston man who served as a production manager...more
2 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UK Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office today published a statement by e-alert following the Court of Appeal judgment in Mints v PJSC National Bank (previous post), saying...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
A collection of the CCP Resolution Liaison Panel's minutes from 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Verband Wirtschaft im Wettbewerb Energy Advertisements for ovens and range hoods must make reference both to the energy efficiency class of those products and to the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
If government regulators prevail against Google in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century, it's likely to unleash drastic changes that will undermine the dominance of...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Palestinians struggled Saturday to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected...more
2 years ago
x.JT
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Jewish communities in North America are ramping up security in the face of rising emotions over the massacre of Jews in Israel and the imminent invasion of Gaza,...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple class action lawsuits in the U.S. following a large-scale data breach that is believed to have impacted millions of its customers. ...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The Dutch prosecutor has reportedly imposed fines (between € 5,000 and €100,000) on 4 companies and community service (between 20 and 60 hours) on 8 people for breaching...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Prime Minister has vowed to step up the UK’s presence in Northern Europe, deepen cooperation on tackling hybrid threats and protect Critical National Infrastructure with Joint Expeditionary...more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFSI has amended General Licence INT/2022/2300292 (Payment to Energy Companies for Gas and/or Electricity). The amendment extends the duration of the General Licence  (there is no longer an...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document is the UK Governor’s statement to the World Bank’s 108th Development Committee meeting on 12 October 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
UK is supporting Morocco with a contribution of up to £1.45 million to support Moroccan–led recovery following last month’s earthquake.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
[caption id="attachment_180381" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Protestors hold Palestinian flags during an unauthorized demonstration in support of Palestinians, as part of the ongoing...more
2 years ago
x.JT
As a ‘very large platform’ under the EU’s new Digital Services Act, X is required to respond by next week and could face massive penalties.more
2 years ago
xBROKEN-theverge
The Price Cap Coalition (Australia, Canada, the EU, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US) today issued a Maritime Safety Advisory (statement) to provide recommendations concerning...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Court of Appeal yesterday allowed an appeal by Deutsche Bank and granted an anti-suit injunction against the proceedings brought by RCA in Russia. The dispute was about...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Maritime Oil Industry Advisory. Additionally, OFAC is issuing Russia-related General License 73, "Authorizing Limited...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The United Kingdom and G7+ Coalition partners announce renewed efforts to support compliance and enforcement of the Russian Oil Price Cap.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Last Thursday, a Danish court sentenced a 24-year old programmer from Silkeborg to 60 days probation for his role in operating the torrent tracker ShareUniversity. The sentencing...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
The Chancellor will attend key multilateral meetings, as well as hold talks with economic partners from around the worldmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
KBC Verzekeringen Approximation of laws An electric bicycle is not covered by the obligation to insure motor vehicles because it is not propelled exclusively by mechanical...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-More than 1,300 Israeli soldiers and settlers have been killed since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The enemy media admitted that the number of...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces committed two new massacres in Gaza Strip, killing 18 Palestinians as the occupation aircraft targeted residential buildings in Khan Yunis city,...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Three Palestinians were injured, on Thursday at dawn, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jenin city of the West Bank. Wafa News Agency stated...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA – 15 Palestinians were martyred and dozens were injured at dawn on Thursday in a new massacre committed by Israeli occupation aircraft which targeted a...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
2023 has proven to be another dynamic year under the Government of Canada's trade agenda, which showed no signs of slowing over the summer. From May to August...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Over the past two decades, online piracy has proven a massive challenge for the entertainment industries. It’s a global issue that’s hard to contain, but various anti-piracy...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
The US State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has published a compliance risk matrix for the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). It provides assistance to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, Switzerland added 5 Russian broadcasters to its sanctions list in line with the coming into force of the EU’s measures last month (notice, previous post). The designated...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
“Would I be correct that, at least today,...more
2 years ago
xBROKEN-theverge
On September 18, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) established a new humanitarian channel (“HC”) in Qatar to facilitate the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
5 US congressman have introduced a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions against people and entities engaged in the proliferation or use of foreign commercial spyware (press release).  The...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
John Glen spoke to experts in artificial intelligence to discuss the technology’s potentialmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU has established a new Sudan sanctions framework imposing asset freezes on people and entities engaging in actions that threaten the peace, stability or security of Sudan,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
  Microsoft says a Chinese-backed threat group tracked as 'Storm-0062' (aka DarkShadow or Oro0lxy) has been exploiting a critical privilege escalation zero-day in the Atlassian Confluence Data...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Boeing has begun delivering smart munitions to Israel as the country intensifies retaliation in the wake of Hamas’ large-scale surprise attack. An...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
  PARIS — Germany will send about €1 billion (U.S. $1.1 billion) worth of air defense systems to Ukraine as part of a...more
2 years ago
Defense News
  The US Army has announced the successful trial of a military version of Elon Musk’s “Starlink” communications network. Called the “Starshield,” the technology...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Suavecito was the first product that Douglas Mrdeza listed to sell on Amazon back in 2014. He had ordered a bit too much of the specialty hair pomade...more
2 years ago
NPR
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Massive demonstrations have been organized in the cities of Ramallah, Jenin, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Hebron, Tubas, Nablus, Jericho, Qalandia, and Shuafat in the West Bank at...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Hamas’s devastating terrorist attack against Israel has unleashed the most violent and serious conflict the country has seen...more
2 years ago
...foreignaffairs
The Defence Secretary will today announce a new package of support for Ukraine and the signing of further air defence contracts, procured through the International Fund for Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Defence Secretary will today announce a new package of support for Ukraine and the signing of further air defence contracts, procured through the International Fund for Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In May 2023, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) introduced amendments (Amendments) to the Valuation for Duty Regulations which, if passed, would alter existing Canadian customs valuation rules....more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Over the past year, new artificial intelligence tools and services have been surfacing everywhere. This AI boom followed the success of ChatGPT and many people believe these...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, the EU: amended the listing of Iran Composites, adding an alternative name for the entity, “Composites Research Laboratory” (regulation, decision); renewed sanctions against Nicaragua until 15 October...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Spanish airline Air Europa, the country's third-largest airline and a member of the SkyTeam alliance, warned customers on Monday to cancel their credit cards after attackers accessed their...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Today, OFSI extended General Licence INT/2023/3024200 (notice) for a further 6 months, until 21 May 2024.  The GL permits UK persons who are owed funds or economic resources...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
BIS has renewed the TDOs against 5 Russian airlines, Aviastar-TU (notice), URAL Airlines JSC (notice), Azur Air (notice), UTair Aviation JSC (notice), and PJSC Aeroflot (notice). A TDO...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has appointed Michèle Dix CBE – a former managing director of Crossrail 2 and director of planning at Transport for London – to the...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-The number of victims from the ongoing Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza Strip has risen to about 700 martyrs and 4,000 wounded. Palestinian media outlets...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian was martyred on Tuesday at dawn in fire of Israeli occupation forces in al-Arroub camp, north of the West Bank. ‘The 20-year...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
California-based telecommunications consultant, Farhad Nafeiy, has pleaded guilty to violating US sanctions on Iran by providing approximately $400,000 worth of software upgrades to telecommunications equipment in Iran (press...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The US’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 49 entities to the Entity List for providing support to Russia’s military and/or defence industrial base, 42 of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Data protection laws limit how pharmacy data is used — but Walmart is apparently running market research with ‘anonymized’ details.more
2 years ago
xBROKEN-theverge
Israel has incurred several cyberattacks following the large-scale surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas. Among the recorded incidents was...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian girl was martyred and others were injured on Monday at dawn due to an attack by Israeli occupation aircraft on a mosque in...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Havana, SANA- Cuba expressed deep concern about the situation in occupied Palestinian territory, stressing the current escalation in Gaza strip is due to 75 years of continued violation...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Gaza Strip, SANA- The Israeli occupation aircraft shelled on Sunday morning a number of residential buildings in various areas of Gaza Strip which caused a number of martyrs....more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
The Wall Street Journal wrote on Thursday that MGM Resorts International...more
2 years ago
xBROKEN-theverge
It’s been almost 10 months since a trial date was set in Epic’s antitrust...more
2 years ago
xBROKEN-theverge
Reddit's latest transparency report shows a modest increase in DMCA takedown notices. The number of copyright infringement-related user- and subreddit bans has declined, however. The latest data...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack against Israel on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill or abduct people as Israel retaliated with devastating air strikes. At least 70 people...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Damascus, SANA- Syria described the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood as honorable and assured that the resistance is the only way to achieve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people....more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- In response to the attacks of the Israeli occupation forces, Palestinian resistance announced Operation Al-Aqsa Flood today and targeted the military positions of the Israeli...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Ottawa, Ontario — A Canadian woman allegedly linked to Islamic State jihadis who was repatriated from a camp...more
2 years ago
.voanews
In 2019, PJSC National Bank Trust & Bank Otkritie brought proceedings claiming that the defendants conspired with representatives of the banks to enter into uncommercial transactions with companies...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On September 8, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published a Financial Trend Analysis (“FTA”) highlighting trends related to suspected evasion of...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Today, OFSI issued General Licence INT/2023/3626884, which permits UK designated persons (and those acting on their behalf) to make the payments below to Companies House: the payment of...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, the UN Iraq Sanctions Committee removed Walid Hamid Tawfiq al-Tikriti, former governor of Basra, and member of Saddam Hussein’s administration, from its sanctions list (press release). The...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
In June 2022, BIS issued a temporary denial order (TDO) against Russian airline, Nordwind (previous post).  Upon the second renewal of the TDO on 15 June 2023, BIS...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In a resolution adopted yesterday, the EU Parliament called for targeted sanctions on Azeri officials responsible for ceasefire violations and human rights abuses in Nagorno-Karabakh (press release). MEPs...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 26 September 2023, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that the “Five Eyes” countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
23andMe has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is aware of user data from its platform circulating on hacker forums and attributes the leak to a credential-stuffing attack. 23andMe...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
2 years ago
privacy International
Records of the meetings between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Governor of the Bank of England on the Bank's Financial Stability Report.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
MGM Resorts reveals that last month's cyberattack cost the company $100 million and allowed the hackers to steal customers' personal information. The hospitality and entertainment giant more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Cloudflare has enabled Encrypted Client Hello for all customers on free plans, which includes many pirate sites. The new privacy feature makes it impossible for...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian Army will now receive less Redback infantry fighting vehicles than planned as the government redirects funding for that effort...more
2 years ago
Defense News
The Telegram channel of Israeli President Isaac Herzog was briefly hacked before being “very swiftly” restored, his spokesman said on Thursday. The breach on Wednesday evening was...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
On 5 October 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) removed the following entry from its Sanctions List of individuals and entities.more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
  The Italian government is running out of military equipment to send to Ukraine, just as domestic public opinion loses interest in supporting...more
2 years ago
Defense News
An American F-16 shot down an armed Turkish drone after it flew close to U.S. forces in northeast Syria and ignored warnings to stay away. Officials...more
2 years ago
NPR
Tighter emission limits for industries under the UK Emissions Trading Scheme, as the 2024 carbon allowance auction calendar is published.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The applicant companies are wholly owned by a Bermudan company which is held in a Bermudan trust.  The settlor of that trust was sanctioned by the EU on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Guidance for producing quality analysis for government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The WTO’s Trade Report 2023 discusses the impact of sanctions & export controls on trade. It says the share of global trade affected by trade sanctions has increased...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
John Can Unsalan, US national president of Metalhouse LLC, has pleaded guilty this week to engaging in a conspiracy to commit money laundering to promote violations of US...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In December 2022, the US seized munitions which were being transferred from Iran to the Houthis in Yemen in violation of the arms embargo imposed by UNSC Resolution...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU currently has a Sudan sanctions framework which implements the UN arms embargo and imposes asset freezes and travel bans on those individuals who “impede the peace...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In just a few months, "AI Hub" became a massively popular Discord server with over half a million members. While copyright infringement was strictly forbidden, not all...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
Sofatutor Approximation of laws The consumer’s right to withdraw from an initially free and automatically extended subscription made via distance contract is guaranteed only oncemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
In letters sent to all insurance firms, the regulator reminded them of its expectations to make sure they’re checking their products are providing fair value to their customers....more
2 years ago
.fca
The information supplied by banks, building societies and payment companies suggests that no firm closed an account between July 2022 and June 2023 primarily because of a customer’s...more
2 years ago
.fca
Intelligence reveals Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Intelligence reveals Russia may use sea mines to target civilian shipping in the Black Sea to deter the export of Ukrainian grain.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Facing a likely roadblock from House Republicans on aid for Ukraine, President Joe Biden said Wednesday he’s planning to give a major speech on the issue and suggested...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Yesterday, OFAC designated 28 individuals and entities involved with the international proliferation of illicit drugs, including a China-based network responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFSI have shared an anonymous outreach satisfaction survey asking industry to provide feedback on the following topics: emails you receive from OFSI; useful topics for OFSI to engage...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Jerusalem - Azerbaijan’s space agency, Azercosmos, acquired two multi-spectral electro-optical spy satellites from Israel Aerospace Industries as part of the Azersky-2 program.more
2 years ago
Defense News
Dutch shipbuilder, Damen Shipyards, has reportedly sued the Dutch government over damages it claims it suffered due to EU sanctions against Russia.  A company spokesman said that Damen...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
At the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2023, the UK called for accountability on behalf of persecuted Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarussian journalists and human rights activists.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
About 100,000 industrial control systems (ICS) were found on the public web, exposed to attackers probing them for vulnerabilities and at risk of unauthorized access. Among them are power...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
I know many of you have heard this before, but Cory Doctorow’s “enshittification” concept is such a useful framework to think about things: ...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The Singapore Court of Appeal (the upper division of the Supreme Court) has given judgment (summary) for Kuvera Resources (a coal trader) holding that JPMorgan could not rely...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Russian air defenses shot down 31 Ukrainian drones during a concerted nighttime attack by Kyiv’s forces on border regions, the country’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, as uncertainty grew...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused the new interim speaker, Patrick McHenry, of ordering her to vacate her workspace in the U.S. Capitol building on Tuesday, just hours...more
2 years ago
NPR
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ascenza Agro and Industrias Afrasa v Commission Agriculture and fisheries The General Court dismisses the action against the non-renewal of the approval of the active substance...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
2023 has proven to be another dynamic year under the Government of Canada’s trade agenda, which showed no signs of slowing over the summer. From May to August...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
At the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference 2023, Ambassador Neil Holland says that inclusive, democratic and accountable institutions are the key building blocks for secure and prosperous states.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
India has ordered Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, a Canadian official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said Tuesday.Tuesday's action by India,...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Yesterday, Switzerland added guidance identifying the documents which will be considered sufficient “proof of the country of origin” for iron and steel products and explains in which cases...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The government's summary of a UK/EU TCA Administrative Cooperation in VAT and Recovery of Taxes and Duty Specialised Committee decision.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday, the EU added 11 FAQs on the prohibition on imports of iron and steel products processed in third countries which incorporate iron and steel inputs from Russia. ...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces stormed several areas of the West Bank and arrested a number of Palestinians, while others were injured. Israeli settlers raided...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
The GSRDAP is in development as a four-year apprenticeship programme which offers a first of its kind opportunity to gain real working experience while studying for an undergraduate...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
A policy statement updating on the government’s plans to reform rules relating to payment service contract terminations.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Chancellor has today, 2 October 2023, announced an immediate cap on civil servant headcount across Whitehall to stop any further expansion, increase efficiencies and boost productivity.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Changes to the rules which determine whether a bank can operate – known as Threshold Conditions - will ensure banks are upholding their current legal duties to protect...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The National Living Wage will rise to two-thirds of average earnings, the Chancellor announced today (Monday 2 October).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI have issued General licence – INT/2023/3566356 (notice), which provides certainty that a credit or financial institution may return a payment to another credit or financial institution, which...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The UK has updated its Russia guidance to add additional licencing grounds for the purpose of divestment from Russia. A licence may be granted for the activities below...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
BIS has published new best practice guidance for industry to help prevent items that are considered the most significant to Russian weaponry requirements from being diverted for use...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-A Palestinian fisherman was injured on Sunday in an Israeli naval attack on fishermen off the shores of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
India’s quest for self-reliance in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology unveils a trajectory cluttered with regulatory impasses, technical teething troubles, and a fragmented approach despite sporadic advancements and strategic...more
2 years ago
.iadb.in
OTTAWA — Canadian Sikhs are grateful to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for giving voice to their fears and standing up to India at the risk of a...more
2 years ago
.voanews
This month, the Philippines celebrates its creative industries by dedicating a special month to their work. On top of that, the Government presented a long-awaited ‘gift’. ...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
Details for OFSI Correspondent Banking Payments licencemore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday, OFAC designated 1 individual and 2 entities for undermining Sudan’s efforts to establish civilian, democratic governance (press release, notice): Ali Karti, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
HM Treasury and US Treasury joint statement on the eighth official meeting of the UK-US Financial Regulatory Working Group.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
 Today, the UK designated 1 entity and 10 individuals “in response to Russia’s attempts to use sham elections to legitimise its illegal control of Crimea, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk” (press release, notice): Oleg...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
From 1 October 2023, Article 2f of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 shall apply to the added entities in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2023/1214, which prohibits operators to broadcast or to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This is the 20th anniversary edition of the Global Post-Acquisition Integration Handbook, which since its first publication in 2003 has served as a practical reference tool for any...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Latest sanctions package holds those who would undermine Ukraine's sovereignty to account.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Financial Secretary, Victoria Atkins MP, visited NETPark on 29 September to see how businesses are using full-expensing and R&D tax relief to help them grow.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The FCDO has updated: the personal details for Alexey Kozlov’s listing on the Russia sanctions list (notice); and the personal details for the listings of 3 individuals on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Informationmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Following the creation of its Hadopi anti-piracy agency over 13 years ago, France monitored and stored data on millions of users suspected of infringing copyrights. The majority...more
2 years ago
x.torrentfreak
Unintended Consequences We’ve spilled a great deal of ink discussing the GDPR and its failures and unintended consequences. The European data privacy law that was ostensibly...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
Chinese hackers reportedly stole tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts after breaching Microsoft's cloud-based Exchange email platform in May. During a recent Senate staff briefing,...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Yesterday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs added 23 British individuals to its “stop list”, banning their entry into Russia (press release).  The full list of names was...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC designated 5 entities and 2 individuals involved in the procurement of sensitive parts for Iran’s one-way attack unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme (notice, press release). According...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, FATF published a report on Luxembourg’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) framework and the use of targeted financial sanctions (TFS) to implement this framework (full report,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Poland is an EU member state that follows a dual sanctions regime. This member state enforces EU sanctions, in addition to enforcing national sanctions that go beyond them. ...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Yesterday, the US Department of State announced a Liberia visa restriction policy whereby the US will pursue visa restrictions for those believed to be responsible for, or complicit...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Sir Robert Stheeman, CEO of the Debt Management Office, is retiring after over 20 years of public service.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 30 September 2023, the Russia-connected iron and steel bans announced by the EU and the UK will come into force (previous post, previous post), prohibiting the import...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In line with the EU’s action earlier this month (previous post), Switzerland has delisted Grigory Berezkin, Farkhad Akhmedov, Alexander Shulgin, and Georgy Shuvaev from its sanctions list (notice)....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This page presents the annual historic estimates for the Scottish share of UK VAT for the purposes of the Scottish Government budget (Scottish VAT Assignment).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
La Quadrature du Net and Others Approximation of laws Advocate General Szpunar: the retention of, and access to, civil identity data linked to the IP address used...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Ryanair v Commission State aid State aid to SAS during the COVID-19 pandemic: the Court of Justice definitively dismisses Ryanair’s actions concerning the loan guarantees put...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v United Kingdom Taxation The Court of Justice orders the United Kingdom to pay a lump sum penalty of € 32 million for having failed to...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This Call for Evidence seeks views on the practicalities of aligning the ring-fencing and resolution regimes for banks and long-term options for reform.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Green Gilt and NS&I’s Green Savings Bonds help finance the transition to a green economy, tackling environmental challenges and creating green jobs across the UK.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation invites views on draft secondary legislation to implement near-term reforms to the ring-fencing regime.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US Department of Homeland Security today added 3 Xinjiang-based entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List for their “participation in business practices that...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
In June 2023, the Five Eyes countries agreed to formally coordinate on export control enforcement, and the “Export Enforcement Five” (“E5”) partnership between Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
2 years ago
privacy International
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On 1 March 2023, the EU General Court held that sanctions against Nikita Mazepin should be suspended, until final judgment, to the extent necessary to enable him to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UK, France and Germany (the European signatories to the Joint Collective Plan of Action (“JCPOA“) nuclear deal with Iran in 2015, referred to as the “E3“) have...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Yesterday, OFAC designated 10 individuals associated with the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel (press release, press release, notice): Jorge Humberto Figueroa Benitez, Leobardo Garcia Corrales, Martin Garcia Corrales, Liborio Nunez...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Introduction During September 2023, the US, UK, and EU, and Japan, updated their Common High Priority Items Lists (“the List(s)“), with seven new Harmonized System (“HS“) codes. These...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Pakistan continues to recover from the devastating floods of 2022 that took more than 1,700 lives and affected some 33 million people. Homes, roads, schools, health facilities and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Pakistan continues to recover from the devastating floods of 2022 that took more than 1,700 lives and affected some 33 million people. Homes, roads, schools, health facilities and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The governments summary of an agreement for the UK to associate to the Horizon Europe programme and the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programmemore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson Today, the United States is designating a network linked to the U.S.-designated Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  This network–comprised of five entities and...more
2 years ago
State.gov Human Rights and Labor
This is a draft Decision which will be adopted by the Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Spain v Commission State aid The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision declaring the Spanish tax scheme on the deduction for indirect acquisitions of shareholdings in...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Valve Corporation v Commission Competition Online video games: the General Court confirms that geo-blocking of activation keys for the Steam platform infringed EU competition lawmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Entry into office of two new Members of the General Court of the European Union Entry into office of two new Members of the General Court...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
International travelers wait to have their passports checked at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, 2014. The new agreement to allow visa-free U.S. entry to Israeli tourists and businesspeople...more
2 years ago
NPR
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces arrested 15 Palestinians on Wednesday in different areas in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
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2 years ago
SEC Trading Suspensions
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Japan, Germany, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
September 26, 2023 - The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will hold a press conference to announce development flood recovery funding to help Afghan refugees and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
September 26, 2023 - The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, will hold a press conference to announce development flood recovery funding to help Afghan refugees and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
New York, SANA-Syria demanded the lifting of the coercive measures imposed on it and on a number of countries, as it is considered economic terrorism. Ambassador Bassam...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Major international governments have signed multibillion-dollar legal contracts with drug companies in order to secure access to...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
BIS has added 28 entities to its Entity List, 11 of which are based in China, 5 in Russia, 5 in Pakistan, along with others located in Finland,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has made the following updates to the SDN list: updated the listings for 6 Russian entities (notice); removed Burmese individual, Hlaing Moe Myint (who was linked to...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday at dawn four Palestinians, east of Ramallah city in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency stated the...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
MEXICO CITY — A journalist who ran a community Facebook news page was killed in the northern Mexico border town of San Luis Rio Colorado on Monday,...more
2 years ago
.voanews
The government’s levelling up programme is moving further ahead today, with land for the permanent site of the new Darlington Economic Campus being purchased.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US has extended its Ethiopia and terrorism sanctions regimes for a further year (notice, notice, notice). Australia has extended the 35% import tariff on goods imported from...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Agenda for the third meeting of the UK-EU Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin under the Trade and Cooperation Agreementmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
These are the Terms of Reference for the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Singapore has fined Hydronav Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd $1,133,412.25 for violations of Singapore’s export controls, section 5 of the Strategic Goods (Control) Act 2002 (press release). Hydronav procured...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Guidance for submitting Autumn Statement 2023 representations to the Treasury.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On September 21, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “acts of significant corruption”. These amendments list an additional three individuals...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Canada last week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the designation of 63 Russian individuals and entities (press release, notice), including:...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Air Canada, the flag carrier and the largest airline of Canada, disclosed a cyber security incident this week in which hackers "briefly" obtained limited access to its internal...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Guernsey has issued General Licence – GY/RUSSIA/2023/26 (notice) which permits investment funds in which a designated person or entity has an investment interest (including investment funds controlled by...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, 2 US companies agreed to pay civil monetary penalties as settlements of their apparent violations of Iran sanctions (3M settlement agreement; Emigrant Bank settlement agreement, notice). 3M...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Russia has banned the export of petrol and diesel to all countries except members of the Eurasian Economic Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, and Kyrgyzstan).  According to the government...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, Canada designated 3 Haitian businessmen, Marc Antoine Acra, Carl Braun and Jean Marie Vorbe, for “fuelling the violence and instability in Haiti through corruption and other criminal...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFSI have issued General Licence INT/2023/3179120 (notice), which permits UK designated individuals and entities to pay water companies for water and sewage services (and water companies may make...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The EU has renewed the Russia (Ukrainian Territorial Integrity) sanctions (Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014, Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP) for a further 6 months (press release). These sanctions provide for travel...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Parliamentary Research Service has published a report on the consequence of the requirement of unanimous voting on common foreign and security policy (CFSP) in particular sanctions....more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The hacker behind the recent attack on Airbus has warned that he will sell US and European military intelligence on the dark web. Known by...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
On 7 September 2023, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2206 (2015) concerning South Sudan were briefed by the Coordinator of the Panel of...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — A military pilot whose advanced fighter jet went...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, along with the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, along with the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, and the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $9,618,477 settlement with 3M Company (“3M”). 3M has agreed to settle its potential...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
In T?248/22 Mordashov v Council, the 1st Chamber of the General Court of the EU rejected the application to annul the designation of Alexy Mordashov. Mr Mordashov is...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The author of letters to social media companies demanding the financial punishment of Russell Brand is a British lawmaker implicated in London’s war on Covid-19 and Ukraine dissenters....more
2 years ago
.grayzone
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
An employee of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands has reportedly been arrested for circumventing sanctions against Russia by sending aircraft parts to Russia via “alternative countries”....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
CPI inflation was 6.7% in August 2023, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 21 September 2023. The Chancellor...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
  Australia has awarded US defense contractor L3Harris a $210-million contract to develop an underwater tracking capability that relays data on the location and...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Australia designated Alexander Abramov in April 2022 by the “first designation instrument”. On 16 September 2022, Mr Abramov was removed from the sanctions list by the “revocation instrument”...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
  WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister said his country is no longer sending arms to Ukraine, a comment that appeared aimed...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy returned to Washington on Thursday for a whirlwind one-day visit, this time to face the...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Switzerland has published a template for applications for the authorisation of payments from blocked accounts pursuant to Article 15(5) of the Russia-Ukraine Ordinance (the template is at the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The first quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2023 to 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US’ BIS and the UK’s FCDO in coordinated actions have updated their lists of controlled “common high priority” items (identified as critical to Russia’s war effort) (BIS...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced new recommendations to streamline the reporting of cyber incidents across the Department of Defense and 32...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
ADDE and Others Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Reintroduction of border controls at internal borders: the ‘Returns’ Directive applies to any third-country national who has entered...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
  GRAZ, Austria — The Austrian Air Force will buy four Embraer C-390 “Millennium” aircraft to replace its aging fleet of three...more
2 years ago
Defense News
Juan DFON The prohibition of double jeopardy does not appear to preclude the execution of a European arrest warrant against the person responsible for a fraudulent...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-A young Palestinian was injured on Thursday by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets north of Ramallah in the West Bank Wafa News Agency reported that the...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
In two separate rounds of sanctions designations in the past week, the United States added more parties to the Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) maintained by the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Today, endorsers of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations are gathered during High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session to reaffirm our pledge...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, endorsers of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in State-to-State Relations are gathered during High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly’s 78th session to reaffirm our pledge...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On September 14, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in an effort to impose costs on the Iranian regime for...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Information integrity is essential to help ensure the strength of democratic processes and to protect fundamental rights. The erosion of information integrity, including the propagation of disinformation, weakens...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Information integrity is essential to help ensure the strength of democratic processes and to protect fundamental rights. The erosion of information integrity, including the propagation of disinformation, weakens...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden’s speech on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council in New York on 20 September 2023, as it was delivered.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
September 20, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
September 20, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry and the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Credit reporting firm TransUnion has denied claims of a security breach after a threat actor known as USDoD leaked data allegedly stolen from the company's network. The...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
OFSI have amended the listing for Mikhail Fridman (notice).  The statement of reasons now says that Mr Fridman is and/or has been involved in obtaining a benefit from...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A federal jury has convicted US national, Jalal Hajavi, of conspiring to violate US Iran sanctions by participating in a scheme to unlawfully export heavy equipment from the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has delisted from the Russia sanctions list Natalya Andreevna Alymova linked to PJSC Sberbank and Paul Goldfinch linked to PJSC Bank Otkritie (notice). Natalya Alymova left Sberbank...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC have designated 7 individuals and 4 entities in connection with Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and military aircraft development (notice, press release): Iran-based Shahin Co, an alias...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 2 May 2023, the EU implemented a temporary ban on imports of Ukrainian agricultural products into Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania after a large influx of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in September 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC have designated Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former president of Iran, and the Department of State has designated the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security for the detention of...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Belgium v Commission State aid Tax rulings: the tax exemptions granted by Belgium to companies forming part of multinational groups constitute an unlawful aid schememore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Leidos has received a Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation contract to deliver tactical information technology (IT) hardware solutions for the US Army. The services and...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled  Wagner is proscribed by the UK government on 15 September 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Over 400,000 nuisance calls in total have been made to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing since the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power...more
2 years ago
x.JT
On 20 July, a tornado tore through a Pfizer plant in Rocky Mount, US, destroying part of a large facility in that makes sterile injectable drugs. The twister...more
2 years ago
...chemistryworld
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statementmore
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statementmore
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
US officials suppressed internal assessments that Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing had an “advanced” sarin production cell even as the US publicly blamed the Assad government for a 2013...more
2 years ago
.grayzone
  The crash of an F-35B Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in South Carolina over the weekend has raised numerous questions about what...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will participate virtually in the first annual North American Manufacturing Conference, to be held in Washington,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will participate virtually in the first annual North American Manufacturing Conference, to be held in Washington,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
West Point was accused in a federal lawsuit Tuesday of improperly using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
The International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Tuesday its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world's most high-profile international institutions and one that...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The UK has delivered over 300,000 artillery shells to Ukraine and is committed to delivering tens of thousands more artillery shells this year, the Defence Secretary announced today.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will co-host a high-level dialogue on the initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations on the margins of the 78th...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will co-host a high-level dialogue on the initiative against arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations on the margins of the 78th...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In Cases T-97/21 and T-215/22 Synesis v Council and Cases T-523/21 and T-216/22 Shatrov v Council, the General Court of the EU rejected the applications to annul the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 15 September 2023, the Wagner Group was proscribed as a terrorist organisation (press release, policy paper) under the Terrorism Act 2000. Proscription of an organisation under the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Chancellor’s letter to the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB) setting out the government's priorities for the institution.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In accordance with its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL), China has announced sanctions on 2 US defence corporations for supplying arms to Taiwan (press release).  According to the China...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On the 1-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after being arrested for violating Iran’s mandatory hijab law, and the subsequent crackdown...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Ukrainian forces carried out a missile strike on a market in eastern Ukraine and then falsely blamed Russia for the attack, according to analysis from the New York...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
BAE Systems and Hybrid Air Vehicles have agreed to jointly explore a long-range hybrid airship system for security and defense applications. Hybrid’s Airlander 10 will...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
On 15 September 2023, the European Commission published a proposed version of the 2024 list of controlled dual-use items.  The EU Parliament and Council have 2 months to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs has updated the interpretative aid for (Russia) sanctions measures (notice), providing further guidance on the interpretation of article 14a concerned with...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In Case T-305/22 Rashnikov v Council the General Court of the EU rejected Viktor Rashnikov’s application to annul his EU designation.  He is listed on the grounds that...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
A Belgian official has reportedly indicated that a ban on the imports of Russian diamonds will be agreed by the G7 over the coming weeks.  The ban will...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the U.S. government announced the establishment of a humanitarian channel in Qatar (HC) to further facilitate the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of Iran consistent...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of André François Giroux as Ambassador of Canada to Haiti. He replaces Sébastien Carrière.more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of André François Giroux as Ambassador of Canada to Haiti. He replaces Sébastien Carrière.more
2 years ago
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The Microsoft AI research division accidentally leaked dozens of terabytes of sensitive data starting in July 2020 while contributing open-source AI learning models to a public GitHub repository....more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in New York...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in New York...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will welcome Dato Erywan Yusof, Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Canada on September 18,...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will welcome Dato Erywan Yusof, Brunei Darussalam’s Second Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Canada on September 18,...more
2 years ago
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  The ongoing imposition of sanctions against Russia arising from the attack upon Ukraine creates a number of significant issues for insurers which have written...more
2 years ago
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  On 31 March 2022, the UK Government announced 14 new Russian sanctions, targeted primarily at state-owned media organisations and Russian propagandists. ...more
2 years ago
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Victor Btesh, Bruce Fish, BDF Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a “The Big Lebowski”, Michelle’s DVD Funhouse, Inc. d/b/a “The Amazing Express”, MJR Prime, LLC d/b/a “Ready 2 Go”, and Prime...more
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The UK government has today (21 April 2022) announced 26 new sanctions, targeting Russian military leaders, and individuals and entities supporting the Russian military. The sanctions follow...more
2 years ago
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On the 16 June 2022, the UK announced new sanctions against Russia targeting twelve new individuals, including the Russian Children’s Rights...more
2 years ago
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Import prohibitions: On the 15 July 2022, the UK Parliament passed The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 11) Regulations...more
2 years ago
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The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents is due back in court on Wednesday after being indicted on federal felony charges....more
2 years ago
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On February 13, Marina Yaniuk and Dzmitry Yaniuk pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, defrauding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) and manipulating bids that were let...more
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Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-scores of Palestinians were injured on Saturday dawn by the Israeli occupation forces attacks south Nablus in the occupied west Bank. Palestinian outlets media said...more
2 years ago
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The attacks on the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don and the landing ship Minsk on the night of 13 September were carried out...more
2 years ago
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US President Joe Biden has found himself under serious scrutiny after recently boasting about teaching "political theory" at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), even though he never conducted...more
2 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded a productive meeting with counterparts as part of the yearly Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting for...more
2 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded a productive meeting with counterparts as part of the yearly Federal-Provincial-Territorial Meeting for...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A United Airlines flight bound for Rome returned to New Jersey just after midnight Thursday “to address a possible loss of cabin...more
2 years ago
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On 8 September 2023, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo were briefed by the Coordinator...more
2 years ago
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The flooding in Libya caused by Storm Daniel has resulted in significant loss of life and devastated infrastructure, creating a crisis for the displaced people now dealing with...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The flooding in Libya caused by Storm Daniel has resulted in significant loss of life and devastated infrastructure, creating a crisis for the displaced people now dealing with...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
“The International Day of Democracy is a timely opportunity to renew our commitment to democratic principles and values at this pivotal juncture for all countries. No system of...more
2 years ago
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“The International Day of Democracy is a timely opportunity to renew our commitment to democratic principles and values at this pivotal juncture for all countries. No system of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
NASA is offering to join forces with the Pentagon on UFO research to move away “from sensationalism to science,” NASA’s chief administrator told reporters...more
2 years ago
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Afghanistan is a geographically diverse country, home to the beautiful blue city of Mazar-i-Sharif, wild slopes of the Hindu Kush mountains, and the Hazarchishma...more
2 years ago
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The UN Secretary General has submitted a report to the General Assembly on human rights concerns in the context of countering terrorism and violent extremism for the period...more
2 years ago
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A year has passed since Mahsa Amini died due to the actions of Iran’s so-called Morality Police. Since then, Canada has led international efforts to respond to the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A year has passed since Mahsa Amini died due to the actions of Iran’s so-called Morality Police. Since then, Canada has led international efforts to respond to the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In 2021, the European Court of Justice held that Venezuela had standing to challenge the EU’s Venezuela sanctions regime (previous post). In a judgment this week, the Grand...more
2 years ago
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The US could be heading for economic turmoil again 15 years after the 2008 financial crisis rocked the country, three experts have said. Global finance giant Lehman...more
2 years ago
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The UK and the US have extended the exemption of the Sakhalin-2 Project from Russia sanctions until 28 June 2024: HM Treasury Publication Notices, for INT/2022/2469656, INT/2022/2470256, INT/2022/2470056,...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as part of Canada’s delegation to the 78th session of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Following reports in August (see blog post here), on 6 September, the UK government formally announced the proscription of the Wagner Group.  Parliament has passed an order, presented...more
2 years ago
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Under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), a range of UN, EU and UK sanctions on Iran were due to be lifted on 18 October 2023. These...more
2 years ago
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Experienced pilots from Ukraine will learn to pilot F-16s in the United States and Denmark, while young pilots will learn in the United Kingdom, Yuriy Ihnat, spokesman for...more
2 years ago
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Yesterday, OFAC designated almost 100 individuals and entities operating in various sectors of the Russian economy (notice, press release), including: Andrei Removich Bokarev, a Russian businessman who served...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The UK Government and Tata Steel agree on joint investment package to secure a sustainable future for steelmaking in Port Talbot.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The first images since the confirmation of the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin show that a suspected tent camp thought to be occupied by troops from Russia's Wagner mercenary...more
2 years ago
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 55A, "Authorizing Certain Services Related to Sakhalin-2" and Russia-related General License 72,...more
2 years ago
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BEIJING, SANA-China’s Ministry of National Defense on Thursday urged the United States to stop all forms of military ties with Taiwan, Xinhua news Agency said. Spokesperson Tan...more
2 years ago
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In July 2023, the French General Directorate for Enterprise published its 2nd annual report (French) to Parliament on dual-use goods exports, outlining: the number of authorisations and denials,...more
2 years ago
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Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State The Departments of State and the Treasury are imposing further sanctions on over 150 individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s...more
2 years ago
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Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
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NADA and Others Principles of Community law Anti-doping and data protection: Advocate General Ćapeta considers that a national anti-doping authority which publishes personal data of a doped...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
TGSS Spain - Discrimination on grounds of sex: fathers of two or more children, forced to go to court in order to benefit from a supplement to...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Tuk Tuk Travel Approximation of laws Termination of package holidays in the event of extraordinary circumstances: a national court may, under certain conditions, notify of its...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Volkswagen Group Italia and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The principle ne bis in idem applies to penalties, imposed for unfair commercial practices,...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S. military has resumed counterterrorism missions in Niger, flying drones and other aircraft...more
2 years ago
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Yesterday, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke with Niue’s Premier and Foreign Affairs Minister, the Honourable Dalton Tagelagi, to mark the establishment of diplomatic relations...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced a matching fund with the Canadian Red Cross to respond to the urgent humanitarian needs of disaster-affected populations in...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
September 13, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will be hosting in Ottawa her counterparts as part of the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union,...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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Europol has published a report, which is on the EU Guidance section of this site, assessing the threats posed by financial crimes at EU level, including an analysis...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Today, Australia designated 4 individuals and 3 entities allegedly responsible for the oppression of the people in Iran under Australia’s recently expanded Iran sanctions regime (press release, notice):...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, the EU updated FAQ 13 of the Import, Purchase & Transfer of Listed Goods FAQs (originally published last week, previous post).  FAQ 13 asks: Can Russian nationals...more
2 years ago
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Benefits that are available to you and how to apply for them.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
How to rent privately, including your rights and responsibilities.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can't travel with your children to the...more
2 years ago
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How to live with your sponsor, what to expect from them and what to do if things don't work out.more
2 years ago
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The legal requirements for getting your driving licence, and how public transport works in the UK.more
2 years ago
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Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information about how to become a Homes for Ukraine sponsor, including checks the council will make, and eligibility criteria.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
What to do if you are asked to look after your guest's child or children unexpectedly. This could include if your guest needs to leave the country, or...more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
What to do if your guest will be temporarily absent from your accommodation.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Venezuela v Council External relations The General Court dismisses the action brought by Venezuela against the restrictive measures of the European Unionmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 29 August 2023, the Coordinator and members of the Panel of Experts briefed the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The EU will reportedly not renew sanctions against 3 Russian businessmen when their current listings expire this week.  The 3 businessmen are: Grigory Berezkin, Chariman of the ESEN...more
2 years ago
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Treasury Minister, Andrew Griffith, and Defence Minister, James Cartlidge, wrote in July 2023 about Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on Illegitimate “Elections” in regions of Ukraine illegally occupied by Russia.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The trend of banks increasing their net interest margins and channeling their efforts into loan refinancing has raised concerns that it will reduce competition in the...more
2 years ago
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Today, OFAC designated 7 Hizballah operatives and financial facilitators in South America and Lebanon (notice, press release): Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, senior operative for Hizballah’s External Security Organization;...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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Once through the grandiose gates of the infantry academy opposite the old town of Toledo, south of Madrid, it takes just a few minutes to reach the...more
2 years ago
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The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and the child poverty rate has more than doubled, according...more
2 years ago
NPR
The White House has reportedly authorised a waiver for international banks to transfer $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar (without fear of the...more
2 years ago
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JERUSALEM — Elbit Systems will supply the Swedish BAE Systems Hägglunds with its Iron Fist Active Protection System for CV90s in a deal worth...more
2 years ago
Defense News
The UK House of Lords European Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into the long-term implications for the UK of the EU’s foreign and security policy response to...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Six ground-breaking projects including an investigation looking at how endometriosis impacts women in the workplace have been awarded £12.4 million, the government has announced today, Tuesday 12 September.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Following the Russian Federation’s 30 August veto of a draft resolution that would have renewed certain Security Council measures against those obstructing peace in Mali, speakers in the...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Canada remains a steadfast partner in international efforts to fight climate change and promote gender equality. Last week, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced $24.75...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, announced $24.75 million in Canadian funding for development programming as he concluded his trip to Kenya and Zambia. Details of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
New intelligence shows the intended target of a Russian missile attack in the Black Sea was a cargo ship.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 19 April 2023, Suez Rajan Ltd pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate US Iran sanctions.  Pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement, Empire Navigation, the operating company of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A Belarusian businessman, Sergey Karpushkin, living in the US has entered into a plea agreement with the DOJ, pleading guilty to violating US Ukraine sanctions, by participating in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) recently published a revised proposed second amendment to its cybersecurity regulation, 23 NYCRR 500. Below are some of the...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Minutes taken from the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) meetings.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU has added FAQ 13 to its import, purchase & transfer of listed goods Russia sanctions FAQs, which asks: Can Russian nationals temporarily bring personal goods and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 11 September 2023 the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the 12th UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue in New Delhi, India. more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Indian firms could soon list in London, it has been announced as part of a package of plans unveiled today by the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt alongside Indian Finance...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 7, 2023 A jury in Miami convicted two defendants on Sept. 5 in a scheme involving the falsification and fabrication of clinical...more
2 years ago
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The Department for Business & Trade and the Department for International Trade have published a notice explaining the scope of the measures related to Russian iron and steel...more
2 years ago
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Last week, US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a Financial Trend Analysis on patterns of suspected evasion of Russia-related export controls using Bank Secrecy Act data: identifying...more
2 years ago
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In this role Jonathan will also become the Chair of the Court’s Audit and Risk Committee and will take up the role later this Autumn.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Last Friday, the EU designated 6 Russian individuals allegedly responsible for the investigation of and court proceedings against journalist, Vladyslav Yesypenko and Crimean Tatar, Nariman Dzhelyalov (Council Implementing...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
By Raman Vasyukovich, RFE/RL's Belarus Service, Tony Wesolowsky September 09, 2023 Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the de facto ruler of Belarus, is setting a trap, his opponents say, for...more
2 years ago
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An unprecedented tribal protest in the province of Deir ez-Zor is putting the Kurdish forces administering northeastern Syria to the test. After 11 days of clashes...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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  The BBC’s Marianna Spring specializes in branding average citizens as conspiracy theorists and potential terrorists for...more
2 years ago
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  NEW DELHI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Countries must refrain from use of force to seize territories, G20 countries said in a joint declaration at their summit...more
2 years ago
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Western allies kicked off a major naval exercise in the Baltic Sea on Saturday amid rising tensions with Russia over the conflict...more
2 years ago
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MOSCOW, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming joint U.S.-Armenian military exercises do not contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said...more
2 years ago
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  JPMorgan Chase is in a protracted legal battle in a federal district court in Manhattan over highly credible allegations that it “actively participated” in Jeffrey Epstein’s...more
2 years ago
On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unveiled Draft Regulations on Risk Assessment and Cybersecurity Audit.  The CPPA Board announced that the formal rulemaking...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
This week, the US Department of State published an Implementation Plan for the strategy on countering corruption (previous post).  The implementation plan and the Strategy are on the...more
2 years ago
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The UAE’s Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation has published guidance, providing a consolidated list of terrorist financing (TF) and proliferation financing (PF) red flags, including those that...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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This week, the 1st Chamber of the EU General Court upheld 1 and rejected 6 Russia de-listing applications.  The judgments are on the EU judgments section of this...more
2 years ago
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As part of their annual review of frozen assets, HM Treasury has requested that all persons that hold or control frozen assets must submit a report to OFSI...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This week, following the designation by OFAC of RSF leader, Abdelrahim Dagalo (previous post), the Department of State imposed visa restrictions on RSF General and West Darfur Sector...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Elon Musk secretly ordered his engineers to turn off his company's Starlink satellite communications network near the Crimean coast last year to disrupt a Ukrainian sneak...more
2 years ago
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UK will host international food security summit later this year and increase support for vulnerable people worst hit by rising food prices.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Pentagon announced a new $600 million package of long-term aid to Ukraine on Thursday, providing funding for an array of...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was found guilty Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of...more
2 years ago
NPR
The Air Force launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile over the Pacific Ocean in a routine test early Wednesday, the servicemore
2 years ago
.Military Times
MIAMI — More than two years after 98 people died in the collapse of a Florida condominium...more
2 years ago
NPR
Today, the European Commission published guidance, which is on the EU Guidance section of this site, providing a general overview of the due diligence expectations to prevent the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon before he travels to India for the G20 Leaders’ Summit.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Today, in a joint action, the FCDO and OFAC designated 11 alleged members of a Russian cybercrime group behind the Trickbot/Conti ransomware attacks, which included the hacking of...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Following concerns raised by the government of the United Kingdom (“UK”) about freedom of expression and the provision of banking services, the UK’s financial watch dog, the Financial...more
2 years ago
A judge has sentenced "That '70s Show'' actor Danny Masterson to 30 years to life in prison...more
2 years ago
NPR
Yesterday, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published a review of the sanctions systems and controls in place in over 90 financial services firms.  The review, which is on...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
  The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken legal action against Paypal Australia Pty Limited, alleging that the company’s standard form of contracts with small...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
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UK sanctions members of Russian cybercrime gang responsible for attacks on hospitals and critical infrastructure.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Yesterday, the EU General Court rejected Mikail Gutseriev’s de-listing application (he was listed by the EU in June 2021, previous post).  The judgment is here and on the...more
2 years ago
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Guidance notice for the annual frozen asset reporting exercise 2023 and associated reporting form.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The charging hub is big enough to charge 180 cars simultaneouslymore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Asociaţia "Forumul Judecătorilor din România" Principles of Community law Rule of law in Romania: the promotion of judges to a higher court, based on an assessment,...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Nexive Commerce and Others Freedom of establishment Operational costs of the postal sector regulatory authority: a contribution obligation may be imposed on market participants, excluding any State...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Lietuvos Respublikos generalinė prokuratūra Approximation of laws The Directive on privacy and electronic communications precludes the use, in connection with administrative investigations into corruption in the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
EDPS v Parliament and Council Law governing the institutions Le recours du Contrôleur européen de la protection des données (CEPD) contre le règlement Europol modifié est...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
EDPS v Parliament and Council Law governing the institutions The action brought by the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) against the amended Europol regulation is inadmissiblemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Today, OFAC designated Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo for his leadership of the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary force in Sudan currently engaged in conflict with the Sudanese Armed Forces (notice, press release)....more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Yesterday, OFAC delisted the Flying Dragon vessel from its counter-terrorism list.  The Flying Dragon was listed in December 2019, due to the interest held in the vessel by...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
WS and Others v Frontex Law governing the institutions Return operations: the action for damages brought by a number of Syrian refugees against Frontex after they were...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Pumpyanskiy v Council External relations War in Ukraine: the General Court dismisses the actions brought by Mr Dmitry Alexandrovich Pumpyanskiy and Ms Galina Evgenyevna Pumpyanskaya against the restrictive...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Tallinn, Estonia, from...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Britain is to ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, media reports said on Tuesday, quoting Home Secretary...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, and the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, issued the following statement in...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Science and Technology Secretary announces that the Diamond Light Source science facility in Oxfordshire will be upgraded through a £500 million investment.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Autumn Statement 2023 will be 22 November.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet Citizenship of the Union Denmark may make the retention of Danish nationality dependent on the existence of a genuine connection with that countrymore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Parliament v Commission Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The Commission was not required to suspend the exemption from the visa requirement for US nationals due...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Cutting edge projects in battery, self-driving and automotive R&D will receive millions in funding, driving innovation in energy storage and self-driving technologies.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 1 September 2023, Switzerland published an updated interpretative aid for its sanctions measures (in German, French, and Italian) (notice, guidance), which includes general guidance on the interpretation...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The FCDO have updated the UK statement of reasons for listing for Belarus company, Dana Holdings aka Dana Astra (notice): removing reference to the Karic brothers and alleged...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, the US Department of State announced a new visa restriction policy whereby the US will pursue visa restrictions for those believed to be complicit in undermining...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In the realm of international trade, the anti-dumping instrument plays a crucial role in safeguarding domestic industries against unfair trading practices. Navigating the intricate landscape of anti-dumping procedures...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Tehran, SANA- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian called for the need for respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that his country opposed the geopolitical changes in...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
  The University of Sydney (USYD) announced that a breach at a third-party service provider exposed personal information of recently applied and enrolled international applicants. The...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Emmanuel Macron has opted to organize a type of forum dear to his predecessor, but for which he has had little taste, until now. During the long...more
2 years ago
x.Lemonde.fr
On 23 August 2023, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued the first Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order 14014, which extends the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The DOJ charged JPMorgan Chase with engaging in “tens of thousands of instances of unlawful trading in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium…as well as thousands of instances of...more
2 years ago
Yesterday, OFSI added Section 10 to its Enforcement and Monetary Penalty Guidance to provide information on OFSI’s disclosure enforcement power, including the circumstances in which OFSI will make...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today announced that he will visit Kenya and Zambia from September 4 to 9, 2023.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The US has designated 2 individuals and 1 entity involved in generating revenue for North Korea’s development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missiles (notice, press...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Today the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, issued the following statement regarding the U.S. fourth administrative reviews on softwood lumber from...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Yesterday, BIS issued a TDO suspending the export privileges of 3 individuals and 4 entities for allegedly being part of a Russia-based illicit procurement network that supplies the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFSI has used its powers to disclose a sanctions breach rather than impose a monetary penalty. See report on breach of UK Russia sanctions by Wise Payments Limited....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As part...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 30 August 2023, Switzerland adopted the EU’s latest Belarus designations of penitentiary officials, judges, prosecutors, criminal investigators, TV presenters, and state-controlled entities (notice, previous post). Switzerland decided...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 30 August 2023, the UN Security Council voted on the extension of its Mali sanctions regime.  13 members of the UN Security Council voted in favour of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On August 14, 2023, the US State Department, the Labor Department, and the Commerce Department issued a business advisory (“Business Advisory”) highlighting key risks for companies operating in South Sudan....more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Government processes on the issue of monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Government processes on the issue of monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today concluded a 4-day trip to Colombia, during which he reaffirmed Canada’s role as a key ally in supporting Colombia’s...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen announced nearly $22.5 million in funding for development programming while visiting Colombia, from August 28 to 31, 2023. Details of the programming follow.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFSI publishes guidance and runs webinars to help you understand how to comply with financial sanctions regulations.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Actions taken by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) to enforce financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
OFSI publish a disclosure notice regarding a breach of financial sanctions regulations.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI publish a disclosure notice regarding a breach of financial sanctions regulations.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
The critical role that financial sanctions have played in the international coalition’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further demonstrated what a crucially important tool they are...more
2 years ago
OFSI
This is a technical note on actuarial valuations of the public service pension schemes.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ukraine’s ongoing confrontations with Russia have captivated international attention, moving beyond mere territorial disputes. Ukrainian Defence Minister Alexey Reznikov had indicated a notable shift in these standoffs, which...more
2 years ago
.iadb.in
  An organization under the financial umbrella of outspoken billionaire George Soros is mounting a brazen bid to implement a perilous cap on free speech in America’s...more
2 years ago
  Last July, we noted how media reform activists had petitioned the FCC to revoke Fox News’ local broadcast license in Philadelphia. More specifically, the group...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
Over the course of August 2023, Canada imposed sanctions on Iran, Belarus, Lebanese and Russian parties, and amended the definition of “designated” and “listed” persons in its country-specific...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman in Jeddah,...more
2 years ago
x.Lemonde.fr
As we noted in our 2023 DSIR, there has been a flurry of activity within the information governance space, at home and abroad. This activity deserves further analysis,...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
A German businessman, Waldemar W, has reportedly been detained for allegedly providing electrical components to Russia that were used to make Orlan-10 drones deployed in the Ukraine war....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Ukrainian government, National Agency on Corruption Prevention  (NACP) has launched a database, which tracks the circulation of art products that are bought or sold by designated Russian individuals...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Guidance for central government and local government preparers for Whole of Government Accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The US Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with Island Pyrochemical Industries Corp (IPI), to resolve 3 violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Ninestar Corp, a Chinese printing and imaging entity, has filed a lawsuit and motion for a preliminary injunction against the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for being...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC released episode 2 of its “Introduction to OFAC” web series, a series of short videos created to provide viewers with a high-level introduction on the fundamentals...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On August 23, 2023, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC“) issued the first Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of Executive Order (“EO“) 14014 (the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Over the weekend, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded her participation at the Group of Twenty Trade and Investment Ministers...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, the potential candidate country Georgia, and the EFTA countries Iceland and Liechtenstein have aligned...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will be speaking at the launch of the newly formed Canada ASEAN Business and Trade...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The US has designated 2 entities and 11 individuals that have reportedly played a role in the forced deportation of Ukrainian children from Russia-occupied areas of Ukraine to...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Australian Defence Export Controls, Sanctions Office, and Border Force are holding a hybrid outreach event in Adelaide (and online) for industry on 4 September 2023 covering the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated 6 individuals for contributing to the escalation of conflict in the eastern DRC (press release, notice): Apollinaire Hakizimana, Brigadier General Sebastian Uwimbabazi, and Ruvugayimikore Protogene,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
A multi-department government hub in the North East of England where insight is developed, and policy is made and delivered through a diverse workforce.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Today, Government of Canada officials met with their Ukrainian counterparts to discuss long-term security commitments between our two countries. During the meeting, Canadian officials reiterated Canada’s commitment to...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, OFAC is releasing the second episode of its “Introduction to OFAC” web series, a series of short videos created to provide viewers with a high-level introduction on...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today announced that he will visit Colombia, specifically Bogotá and communities along the Venezuelan border.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Jacksonville's sheriff says a white gunman who killed three people at a Dollar General store hated Black people.more
2 years ago
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
The two men and one woman were shot dead inside a discount store in the town of Jacksonville.more
2 years ago
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to Slovenia, North Macedonia and Albania from August 27 to September 2, 2023,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On Aug. 9, the Commissioner of Data Protection of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) issued an “Assessment of California’s Data Protection Regime as Substantially Equivalent and Low...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
“Canada will participate as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings initiated by the United States under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) regarding the use of genetically...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 22 August, it was reported that the UK Government is considering the proscription of the Wagner group as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000. The...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Guidance for central government and local government preparers for Whole of Government Accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Leidos has awarded CAE a contract to supply a Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System (HADES) program.more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Russian paramilitary fighters will have to swear an oath to the Russian flag, a presidential decree signed Friday stipulates,...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
This week, OFSI updated 2 Russia general licences: General Licence INT/2023/3263556 – GTLK Companies and their Subsidiaries – Insolvency related payments and activities was updated to make clear...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
At home and on the world stage, Canada is taking action to protect nature and keep our planet healthy for generations to come.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, condemn...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Yesterday, Asil Tabrah, an Iraqi businessman, was removed from OFAC’s SDN list (notice). The post OFAC removes individual from Iraq sanctions list appeared first on EU Sanctions.more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of Natalka Cmoc as Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine. She replaces Larisa Galadza.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFAC, yesterday, expanded US Burma sanctions to cover any foreign individual or entity that operates in the jet fuel sector of the Burmese economy (determination, notice, press release)...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
  Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. EST with additional information. A preliminary U.S. intelligence...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Yesterday, Canada designated 4 individuals and 29 entities that have ties to Russia’s military-industrial complex, financial and nuclear sectors (press release, notice), including: Sergey Borisovich Muchkayev, Russian Armed...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, OFAC designated Russian national Roman Semenov, 1 of 3 co-founders of the designated virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer that has allegedly facilitated more than...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, New Zealand added 19 individuals and 2 entities to its Russia sanctions list (notice), including: 13 individuals with roles in the alleged forced relocation of Ukrainian children;...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This table references the links to Annual Reports and Accounts for central government departments for the 2022-23, 2021-22, 2020-21, 2019-20 and 2018-19 reporting periods.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Russia has reportedly banned 54 UK individuals from entering the country, including: journalists, including those from the Guardian, BBC, and Daily Telegraph; the minister of state for defence,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Four people including a gunman were killed in a shooting at a bikers' bar in California's Orange County, the local sheriff's office said on Wednesday. Six more people…more
2 years ago
Japan Today
Russia on Thursday, August 24, extended the detention of US reporter Evan Gershkovich, arrested in March on spying charges that he denies and held...more
2 years ago
x.Lemonde.fr
Guidance on how to register to provide a home for Ukrainians already in the UK.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will hold a press conference on August 24 in...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
China's President Xi Jinping has pledged to support Cuba's defence of its national sovereignty, opposing foreign interference and a U.S. economic blockade, and will expand strategic coordination with...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was believed dead after a private jet on which he was listed as a passenger crashed north of Moscow with no survivors. Prigozhin,...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against 4 individuals and 29 entities that have direct ties to Russia’s...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing Burma-related Determination Pursuant to Section 1(a)(i) of EO 14014, whereby section 1(a)(i) of E.O. 14014...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The two founders behind Tornado Cash, a Russian cryptocurrency mixing service, have been charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, according...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani found himself a local lawyer in time to turn himself in to Georgia authorities on Wednesday, two days before the deadline...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will travel to Chicago, Illinois, on August...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, the UK Government announced that an unnamed UK company has been fined £1m in relation to the unlicensed trade of goods in breach of Russia sanctions (notice)....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
(AP) — A private jet crashed in Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people aboard, emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, but...more
2 years ago
NPR
This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, will participate in the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Jaipur, India.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The US Department of State has imposed visa restrictions on 100 Nicaraguan municipal officials for their alleged link to the closure of the Universidad Centroamericana (the only university...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the German Foreign Office said that “after having suspended development & security cooperation, we are in favour of EU...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was widely reported to have led a "coup" attempt in Russia two months ago, was killed...more
2 years ago
.informationliberation
Yesterday, OFSI published information outlining details of upcoming webinars and events (notice).  The next event is in October 2023, “Introducing OFSI: An Introductory Webinar”. The post OFSI publishes...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded BAE Systems an 89-million pound ($113 million) five-year contract to design and manufacture a secure battlefield communication network for the...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Maksym Butkevych, a Ukrainian prisoner of war, had his appeal rejected after he was sentenced to 13 years in prison by the so-called Luhansk people’s republic.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Yesterday, the US State Department imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials for their alleged involvement in the “forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In an age where digital platforms are primary sources of real-time information, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s clash with Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, formerly Facebook, has become more poignant...more
2 years ago
The scraped data of 2.6 million DuoLingo users was leaked on a hacking forum, allowing threat actors to conduct targeted phishing attacks using the exposed information. Duolingo...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
As the world experiences the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Canada is once again bringing leaders together to take action and build a healthy...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act 2019 and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 require the denial of defence exports to Cyprus remain...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
BIS amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect changes reached by the Nuclear Suppliers Group in its June 2019 plenary meeting in Kazakhstan and its June 2022...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
from the pick-a-lane,-guys dept This is just so painfully obnoxious. The legacy news media, spurred on by a welfare system that pretend free...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
A US-owned oil tanker, the Suez Rajan, suspected of carrying Iranian crude oil reportedly began offloading its cargo near Texas on Saturday.  Pursuant to EO 13846, the US...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
A separate department for export controls and sanctions will be created in the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (press release). From 1 September 2023, sanctions, arms control...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development attended the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers (AEM) – Canada Consultation,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, BIS removed 33 entities from the Unverified List (UVL), 27 of which are based in China, with the others located in Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore, Turkey and the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves with EU’s latest Belarus designations...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Canada is a world leader in softwood lumber and has an important industry that creates good, well-paying jobs for thousands of Canadians and supports communities across our country.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Helpful guidance on some previously uncertain areas of China data protection compliance programmes have been provided by the Administrative Measures for Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit (Draft for...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
To add to the compliance burden, new mandatory, periodic and detailed data protection compliance audits have now been proposed in China, with measures beyond the usual governance/compliance audit...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The generic drug maker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed Monday to pay $225 million to settle price-fixing charges related...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, co-chaired the meeting of the Canada-Indonesia Bilateral Economic Task Force with Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesian Coordinating...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
“Today, Canada remembers the victims of the chemical weapons attack launched by the Assad regime in the Ghouta district of Damascus, Syria. More than 1,000 people were killed,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The food-safety and veterinary-products company, Neogen, was investigated by OFAC over a potential violation of Iran sanctions by providing genomic testing to an unrelated US entity engaged in...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The British Embassy Kyiv seeks a supplier by 3 September 2023 to provide communications campaign support to a government ministry in Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In July 2023, the European Parliamentary Research Service published a briefing note on the proposed directive on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for violations of EU...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada has designated 15 senior officials of the Russian government, judiciary and investigative committee, as well as 3 federally funded courts, which have allegedly been involved in human...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Authors: Carolyn Bigg and Amanda Ge Businesses who must follow the China SCCs route to legitimize their cross-border transfers of personal data must file their signed China SCCs...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The High Court (Garnham J) has given judgment on Eugene Shvidler’s appeal against his sanctions designation – the first sanctions designation appeal in the UK courts. The UK...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Breivik, 44, is serving 21 years in prison for killing 77 people in shootings and a bombing attack in Norway in 2011.more
2 years ago
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions against 15 Russian individuals and 3 entities under the Special Economic Measures...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK Solicitor’s Regulation Authority publishes FAQs regarding money laundering and compliance here, which contain some sanctions issues, including: “how does the general licence for legal fees under...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UN amended 9 entries on its North Korea sanctions list adding more detail to the positions of designated individuals and recording the death of some individuals. The...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 16 August 2023, Switzerland implemented the remaining measures contained in the EU’s 11th package of Russia sanctions (press release, notice).  Switzerland had already adopted some of the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC designated 2 Syria-based armed militias and 3 members of the groups’ leadership structures in connection with alleged serious human rights abuses against those residing in the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The vast majority of people and businesses are set to be no further than three miles away from withdrawing cash under a new framework set out by the...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This policy statement sets out the government’s policy concerning access to cash deposit and withdrawal services for relevant current accounts across the UK.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday, Czechia added 3 Russian individuals to its autonomous sanctions list (press release, Czech sanctions list): Boris Obnosov, the CEO of the state-owned KTRV holding company, which allegedly...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Construction Specialties Inc. (“CS”), a company headquartered in New Jersey that sells specialized building materials, has agreed to pay $660,594 to settle its UAE subsidiary’s potential civil liability...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC designated 4 FSB operatives allegedly involved in the poisoning of Russian political opponent, Aleksey Navalny in August 2020 (press release, notice): Alexey Alexandrovich Alexandrov; Konstantin Kudryavtsev; Ivan...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, announced today that she will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 29 July 2023, following several earlier initiatives, Ukraine finally approved legislation implementing a unified list of all effective personal sanctions – the State Sanctions Register. The State...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Yesterday, the US Department of State designated 3 DRC public officials as generally ineligible for entry into the US, due to their alleged involvement in significant corruption (press...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC designated Lebanon-based Green Without Borders and its leader, Zuhair Subhi Nahla, for allegedly providing “support to and cover for Hizballah’s operations in southern Lebanon along the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The revised Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection comes into force 1 Sept. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, this upgrade to the 1992 version brings Switzerland's data protection regime into greater...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
Yesterday, OFAC designated 3 entities allegedly linked to a sanctions evasion network attempting to support arms deals between Russia and North Korea (press release, notice): Russia-based Limited Liability...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled US Government Publishes Compliance Note on Voluntary Self-Disclosures of Sanctions and Export Control Violations on 11 August 2023. Read the article...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
On 16 August 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entries below on its...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
According to the World Food Programme, some 7.3 million food-insecure people could see their situation worsen due to the unfolding crisis in Niger. Humanitarian exemptions to sanctions and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $660,594 settlement with Construction Specialties Inc. (“CS”). CS has agreed to settle its...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Switzerland has aligned with the EU’s Belarus designations on penitentiary officials, judges, prosecutors, criminal investigators, TV presenters, and state-owned entities (notice, previous post). Switzerland has aligned with the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 8 August 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued the OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
As set forth in BakerHostetler’s 2023 Data Security Incident Report, privacy litigation is on the rise. Indeed, 2023 saw a nearly 100 percent increase from 2022 in the...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
Yesterday, Former Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI Counterintelligence Division in New York, Charles McGonigal, pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in August 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
UPDATE: OFAC is extending the retirement date for the PIP, DEL, and SDALL.ZIP sanctions list file formats to on or about, the week of September 18, 2023. Please...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
“The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban in August 2021 has led to a political, economic and humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people."more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Resources and training to learn English.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This privacy notice explains how and why we use your personal data within the STEP Ukraine programme.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On August 8, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued the OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, today (14 August) announces his nomination of Tom Josephs for appointment as a member of the Budget Responsibility Committee (BRC) at the...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Liechtenstein and Norway have aligned themselves with the EU’s designation of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Google has partnered with the United Nations, World Health Organisation and others in a new global censorship tool that was introduced last Monday, according to LaToya Drake, head...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
A European spy agency told the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) it knew of an Ukraine special operations team plan to blow up the Nord Stream gas pipeline three...more
2 years ago
On July 26, 2023, the US Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and Justice published a Tri-Seal Compliance Note on the voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) of potential violations of US sanctions,...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On 24 July 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic heard a briefing from Harold Adlai Agyeman, Chair of...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures has announced the launch of the Sanctions Research Platform, an online repository of research related to sanctions with the aim...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Today, OFAC designated 4 Russian individuals and 1 entity (press release, notice): Petr Olegovich Aven, Mikhail Maratovich Fridman, German Borisovich Khan, and Alexey Viktorovich Kuzmichev, all of whom...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1131). The following additions have been made to OFAC's...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On August 9, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14105, targeting certain US investments into Chinese companies or Chinese-owned companies engaged in three advanced technology areas (Addressing United...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Today, New Zealand designated 5 Belarusian individuals and 4 entities (notice, sanctions list): Aleksandr Krivets, Yuri Pyzhik, Oleg EIbatov, Dmitry Vinnikov, and Aleksandr Pashkevich, senior military officials; BPS...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Geneva-based Paramount Energy & Commodities SA is reportedly being “probed” by Swiss authorities over its use of a UAE subsidiary to continue trading in Russian oil above the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Department for Business & Trade today issued the General Trade Licence (Russia Sanctions – Legal Advisory Services), authorising the provision of legal advice in relation to...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, the UK, US, and Canada announced coordinated sanctions against Riad Salameh, Lebanon’s former Central Bank governor, and his close associates, for their alleged roles in the embezzlement...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Revised guidance for departments for the country and regional analysis (CRA) data collection exercise.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
President Joe Biden‘s administration on Thursday asked Congress for more than $13 billion in new military spending for Ukraine, citing the need for continued support following Russia’s “unprovoked”...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
“The State of Hawai’i has declared a state of emergency in Maui because of major wildfires, and evacuation efforts are under way on Maui and the island of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order to take effect next year, authorising the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate certain US investments into countries of concern in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, Canada announced the designation of 9 individuals and 7 entities in response to the “ongoing gross and systemic violations of human rights occurring in Belarus” and persons...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On July 31, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (“CPPA” or the “Agency”) Enforcement Division announced a review into the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (“CV”) manufacturers...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
Following the third anniversary of the explosion at the Port of Beirut, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions under...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13F, "Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Yesterday, OFAC designated 3 Sinaloa cartel operators (press release, notice): Alfonso Arzate Garcia and his brother, Rene Arzate Garcia, both indicted in the US for drug trafficking, who allegedly...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot and killed Wednesday by an unidentified gunman while at a political rally in the country's capital of Quito, President Guillermo Lasso…more
2 years ago
Japan Today
Candidate Fernando Villavicencio was shot dead after a campaign rally in the capital Quito, according to reports.more
2 years ago
Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against 9 individuals and 7 entities under the Special Economic Measures Act. These...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, on the three-year anniversary of the 2020 Belarusian Presidential election, OFAC designated 8 individuals and 5 entities and identified an aircraft as blocked property, (press release, notice):...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Government of Canada maintains the strength and resilience of Canada’s democratic institutions through vigilance, including by monitoring the digital information environment for threats, such as foreign interference.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Yesterday, Canada designated 7 individuals involved in “activities that gravely threaten international peace and security or that constitute gross and systemic violations of human rights” (press release, notice):...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document sets out the Terms of Reference for the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Taskforce.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Belarus General License 8 "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company Byelorussian...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This follows our announcement of a data exercise to investigate account closures.  Firms have until 25 August 2023 to...more
2 years ago
.fca
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission today published in final draft form AML/CTF and sanctions guidance for registered directors (notice, guidance), including a list of “higher risk factors”. Further...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A Moscow court has reportedly frozen $36m worth of Goldman Sachs’ assets following a lawsuit against them filed by Russia’s Bank Otkritie. Otkritie accused Goldman Sachs of refusing...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 21 July 2023, New Zealand designated 6 individuals and 17 entities for providing support for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine (notice, sanctions list): Eleonora Fedorenko, advisor on...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
UK-backed price cap on Russian oil and oil products is successfully undermining Putin’s ability to fund his illegal war in Ukraine, according to official data collated six months...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC today published sanctions compliance guidance on the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syria (notice), outlining: the key authorisations for providing humanitarian assistance to Syria; answers to certain...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The recent explosion of generative artificial intelligence tools coincides with a parallel explosion in privacy legislation, both in the U.S. and around the world. In the U.S., 13...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
  BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury has indicted an Ohio man accused...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Kentucky woman has been accused of fatally shooting her West Texas Uber driver after mistakenly believing...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Honduran President Xiomara Castro announced on Sunday security measures including raids, checkpoints and curfews in the north of the country to quell...more
2 years ago
x.JT
TEXAS – Mr Daniel Piedra Garcia had been an Uber driver for three weeks when he picked up a rider on June...more
2 years ago
COLORADO SPRINGS - A 23-year-old was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty on Monday to...more
2 years ago
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday described the shooting dead of a 17-year-old by police during...more
2 years ago
NEW YORK — A U.S. Marine veteran who placed a homeless man in a fatalmore
2 years ago
.Military Times
JEDDAH – Two people were killed when an armed man exchanged fire with Saudi Arabian security authorities near the US consulate building...more
2 years ago
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police released video footage on Wednesday of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman, quickly ending a mass shooting...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  Six months into the year, more than 21,000 people have died...more
2 years ago
NPR
The grandmother of the teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb said on Sunday she wanted...more
2 years ago
x.JT
MARSEILLE, France - French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of a 27-year old man who was hit by a...more
2 years ago
EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge on Friday sentenced a white supremacist to 90 consecutive life terms in prison formore
2 years ago
Country endured 28 mass killings – a total of 140 victims – amid uptick in gun violence and...more
2 years ago
VIRGINIA - The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher was...more
2 years ago
  The project, known as Project Alpha, allows the Metropolitan Police to collect "children’s personal data" from social media sites to identify offenders and secure the removal...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
Mexican prosecutors are investigating what the country's president on Wednesday called an "execution" after soldiers were filmed beating and then shooting five men they pulled from a crashed...more
2 years ago
x.JT
from the haphazardly-thinking-of-the-children dept We’ve done all we can we’re willing to do to make...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
  California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a 28th Amendment to the US Constitution aimed at curbing gun access in response to the increasing number of nationwide...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
RICHMOND, Virginia - The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his elementary school teacher pleaded guilty on Monday...more
2 years ago
Reasons behind attack in Central Highlands unclear but people in region have felt oppressed, cheated. By RFA Vietnamese 2023.06.11 -- Police in Vietnam's Central Highlands have arrested...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
TOKYO (AP) — An 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base Wednesday, killing...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than a year and a half after Alec Baldwin shot...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  By VOA News June 14, 2023 A young Japanese soldier allegedly shot and killed two fellow soldiers and...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
  SEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho father killed a neighboring family because he was upset that the neighbor’s 18-year-old son had reportedly...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  The title of US Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book, The Wuhan Cover Up, does not really represent the scope...more
2 years ago
Megan Thee Stallion testified that Lanez fired a gun at her feet and shouted for her to dance following an argument in 2020. Canadian...more
2 years ago
The Justice Department and FBI have used “vague threats and pressure tactics” in an attempt to gain compliance with journalists, reporter James Ball said, citing his own experience...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
ORLANDO, Fla. — Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum...more
2 years ago
NPR
The US Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated a rule cracking down on the proliferation of firearms without serial numbers, known as “ghost guns”, reversing a...more
2 years ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing an OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Syria in...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Italy has dealt a surprise blow to its banks and sent shock waves across the sector in Europe by setting...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Russia (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2023 has extended the UK sanctions amendments to British overseas territories (except Bermuda and Gibraltar which implement sanctions through...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This report summarises the PSR’s activities over the year 2022 to 2023. The PSR is required to publish this report under Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 of the...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A joint operation between Interpol and cybersecurity firms has led to an arrest and shutdown of the notorious 16shop phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform. Phishing-as-a-service platforms offer cybercriminals a...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Guidance on the Sovereign Grant, which supports the official duties of The King.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the 13th package...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canadian news industry groups have asked the country’s antitrust regulator to investigate Meta Platforms’ decision to block news on its platforms in the country, accusing the Facebook parent...more
2 years ago
Syria permitted the UN and its agencies concerned to use Bab Assalama and al-Rae’ crossing points to deliver humanitarian aid to people in need for three extra months...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
Students rights are limited on school grounds. But they don’t cease to exist. And what they do off-campus is subject to even fewer limitations. These are...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
United Nations agencies scramble to replace depleting aid stocks as regional sanctions start to kick in. Niger’s military coup is disrupting humanitarian efforts by the United Nations...more
2 years ago
Today OFSI, in what the press release describes as the “largest ever UK action”, added 10 individuals and 9 entities to its Russia sanctions list and 6 entities...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge and Venus Cheung On July 24, 2023, the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) released the Measures for the Management of Data Security in...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
The grey, two-storey home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk of its roof. Next door,...more
2 years ago
Researchers have discovered a new and powerful transient execution attack called 'Inception' that can leak privileged secrets and data using unprivileged processes on all AMD Zen CPUs, including...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
On July 28, 2023, Weekend Australian Magazine published a bombshell report based on an exclusive interview with Dr. Robert (Bob) Kadlec, the HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen at underground launch control centers at a Montana nuclear missile base where a...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Foreign Secretary announces 25 new sanctions targeting Putin’s access to foreign military equipment.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Belarus is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Belarus is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
In July 2023, the Division of Examinations, a division within the SEC, published a risk alert on compliance of broker-deals with AML/CFT and sanctions requirements, observing that there...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In July 2020, UAE-based tobacco industry supplier Essentra FZE agreed to pay $665,112 to settle civil liability for 3 violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations (previous post)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that it’s opening an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
As SoftBank prepares to dive deeper into AI investments, the group posted an unexpected consecutive quarterly overall loss, as well as a continued loss...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Dozens of Palestinians were injured Tuesday at dawn, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed Askar camp, east of Nablus...more
2 years ago
x.SyrArabNewsAgency
China Tuesday renewed calls for the Philippines to remove an aging ship from a reef which Manila uses to press its stake in the Spratly Islands in defiance...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
The pervasive use of facial recognition technology across all facets of life in China has elicited both praise for its convenience and backlash around privacy concerns. The...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
ASIC has banned a Sydney mortgage and finance broker for six years from engaging in credit activities after allegedly making false disclosures and mishandling home loan applications among...more
2 years ago
xx.brokernews
This reporting is featured in this week’s edition of Confider, the newsletter pulling back the curtain on the media. Subscribemore
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
Throughout 2022 and into 2023, state regulation of data privacy continued its rapid expansion. In 2022, companies prepared for new comprehensive privacy laws in California and Virginia. Three...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
Last week, OFSI updated its reporting forms for the oil price cap and maritime services ban general licences.  These changes provide additional information on: how to complete and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
SEC Charges Recidivist and Others in Offering Fraud Scheme Lit. Release No. 25804 / August 7, 2023 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Christopher A. Slaga a/k/a...more
2 years ago
x.SEC Litigation
OFAC today amended and replaced the Mali Sanctions Regulations to provide a more comprehensive set of regulations, including additional interpretive and definitional guidance, general licenses, and other regulatory...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, the candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, aligned themselves with the EU’s designations...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 21 June 2023, OFAC designated Myanma Foreign Trade Bank and Myanma Investment and Commercial Bank (previous post).  A general licence was issued at the same time, allowing entities to...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The central bank of Afghanistan (Da Afghanistan Bank) has reportedly failed a USAID-funded audit intended to determine whether it meets US conditions for returning a portion of its frozen assets....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A consultation and call for evidence on the government’s approach to reforms to the payments regulatory landscape, including the systemic payments perimeter of the Bank of England.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
  WASHINGTON — A shooting on a street in the nation's capital left three people dead and two others hospitalized Saturday night, police said. Officers responded...more
2 years ago
NPR
The attempted coup d'état on July 26 is a serious threat to democracy and stability in Niger and the Sahel. Undermining the rule of law threatens the democratically...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A New York City cancer doctor shot her 6-month-old baby and then turned the gun on herself, police said Saturday. Investigators...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) discloses a massive data breach impacting students, past students, and teachers after suffering a ransomware attack in June. In a...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Following are details of the cases against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was arrested on Saturday after a court sentenced...more
2 years ago
On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all infants under 8 months old receive an injection of nirsevimab, a newly approved monoclonal antibody,...more
2 years ago
NPR
Over the past few years, two immigrants in their mid-fifties became my friends. These guys are among the gentlest spirits that I’ve known, though one tells me...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested from his residence in Lahore after he was handed a three-year prison sentence in a corruption...more
2 years ago
The EU today introduced a humanitarian exception to its Guinea-Bissau sanctions regime (Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1593, Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1598). Asset freeze measures will not apply to the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, Switzerland designated 6 individuals and 1 entity under its Burma/Myanmar sanctions regime (notice) following the same designations made by the EU last month (previous post). Also designated...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) last month gave a joint declaration criticising the re-designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Mali Sanctions Regulations and reissuing them in their entirety. This regulatory amendment is ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, The Georgian Ministry of Finance announced that: on 1 August 2023, Georgia banned the export to Russia and Belarus of vehicles which have been imported from the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC delisted Satish Seemar, a UAE horse trainer (notice).  Mr Seemar had been listed for being the horse trainer for Ramzan Kadyrov, the Head of the Chechen...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Czech Perspective on 31 July 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Some observers who have long watched and carefully documented US government involvement in major social media platforms as well as Wikipedia itself have commented, "the...more
2 years ago
The EU today imposed sanctions on 38 individuals and 3 entities from Belarus “who are responsible for serious human rights violations, contribute to the repression of civil society and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
As information started to leak out from the… everywhere about NSO Group’s secondhand contribution tomore
2 years ago
x.techdirt
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, the EU updated its Russia sanctions FAQS on vessels operating ship-to-ship transfers of Russian oil in EU territorial waters and whether mixed Russian and non-Russian oil is...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFSI have issued General Licence INT/2023/3263556, which allows payments and other actions to take place in relation to insolvency proceedings associated with two Irish GTLK companies, GTLK Europe...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
China reportedly will place export controls on drones and drone equipment from 1 September 2023 in order to “safeguard national security and interests”.  The restrictions on equipment will...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence published an unclassified report finding that China: has increased its import of Russian oil and gas, overtaking India...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
After years of debate and delays, Indian Parliament can now consider the proposed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. The 2023 version of the...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Consultation seeking views on the design and scope of the ban on cold calling for consumer financial services and products, including a call for evidence on the impacts...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 29 July 2023, amendments to Ukraine sanctions legislation entered into force, requiring the establishment of a publicly available sanctions register of designated individuals, statement of reasons, and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
It has been reported that the Economic Community of West African States and the West African Monetary and Economic Union have suspended commercial transactions with Niger, frozen Niger’s...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Last week, the UN extended its arms embargo against CAR until 31 July 2024, but decided that the arms embargo measures established through resolution 2127 (2013) and the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, today issued the following statement:more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
It has been reported that Japan will extend its ban on car exports to Russia to include all new and used vehicles over 1900 cc, hybrid cars, and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 27 June 2023, Japan re-added South Korea as a preferred trade country (Group A country).  Japan removed South Korea from what was formerly known as the “white...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Fiona Dunsire has been appointed as the new Government Actuary.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This week, OFAC designated 1 state-level official of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and 3 government officials from the Republika Srpska (one of the two entities comprising Bosnia &...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This week, OFAC listed key leaders and financial facilitators of ISIS and al-Qaida in the Maldives.  20 ISIS, ISIS-Khorasan, and al-Qaida operatives, and 29 associated companies were designated...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK and Scottish governments have agreed on an updated Fiscal Framework, enabling the Scottish Government to invest further in key infrastructuremore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 20 July 2023 the Scottish and UK governments agreed to update the Fiscal Framework for the Scottish Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A special support service for victims of fraud has also been expanded to cover all 43 police forces in England and Wales.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation paper sets out proposals to align the UK to international standards in insurer resolution, enhancing UK financial stability in the event of insurer failure.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Lauren Hurcombe and Yue Lin Lee. On 18 July 2023, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) issued for public consultation a set of proposed guidelines...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
OFSI yesterday designated 6 judicial figures involved in the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza (press release, notice): Vitaly Alexsandrovich Belitsky, Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dorokhina, and Natalia Nikolaevna Dudar, judges who...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The International Chamber of Commerce has published a report addressing the challenges of dual-use goods in the financial services industry, providing guidance on implementing controls and risk-based approaches...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Sarah will take up her role at the Bank on 1 November 2023, after the appointment was approved by His Majesty The King.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) last week published a report supporting law firms in identifying areas of risk in a period of economic uncertainty, including guidance on...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Details of General Licence INT/2023/3263556 GTLK Companies and their Subsidiaries – Insolvency related payments and activities.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Last week, the UN ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Monitoring Team published its 32nd Report, noting that: there were concerns regarding the lack of accurate identifiers, stating...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Last week, the House of Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee published a report (notice): Guns for gold: the Wagner Network exposed: detailing the development over the last decade of...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
In January 2023, Czechia introduced national sanctions legislation, the Sanctions Act, to impose autonomous sanctions, which it used for the first time in April by entering the head...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Last week, the EU set up an autonomous Haiti sanctions regime, allowing the EU to impose sanctions on individuals and entities responsible for threatening the peace, security or...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, OFAC released the first episode of its “Introduction to OFAC” web series, a series of short videos created to provide the public with a high-level introduction...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “Canada welcomes the leadership and decisions taken by the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States [ECOWAS] at...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Over 38,000 UK pubs and bars have seen a tax cut on the pints they pull from today (1 August 2023) as the government’s historic alcohol duty changes...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This week in our Sanctions Enforcement Around the World series, we bring you the view from the Czech Republic. While historically the Czech Republic has had legal tools...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Today, 6 open general export licences (OGELs) were revised to address the updates to the lists of controlled items in the dual-use regulations introduced earlier this month (notice,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
New sanctions target 6 figures involved in the trial of Vladimir Kara-Murza, who is facing 25 years in a penal colony after the rejection of his appeal.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Last week, the EU made designations connected to a digital information manipulation campaign called ‘RRN’ (Recent Reliable News), allegedly aimed at distorting information and disseminating propaganda in support...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, the US removed Didier Casimiro, former VP of Rosneft, from its Russia list.  Mr Casimiro is not listed by the EU but he is still listed...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Last week, the UK amended the: Russia listings: the statement of reasons for listing for Andrey Vladimirovich Sharonov and Eugene Tenenbaum (notice); CAR listings: the name of Alexander...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, the EU designated 9 Congolese and Rwandan individuals allegedly responsible for acts that constitute serious human rights violations, and for sustaining the armed conflict, instability and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Republic of Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the EFTA country Norway aligned themselves with the extension to May 2024...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
How senior pay and reward packages are approved.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A call for evidence on the long term oil and gas fiscal regime.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Legendary national security journalist Seymour Hersh has published a report this week alleging US intelligence helped the Ukrainians blow up the Kerch Bridge (or also, Crimean Bridge), which...more
2 years ago
Today, OFAC is releasing the first episode of its "Introduction to OFAC" web series, a series of short videos created to provide viewers with a high-level introduction on...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday, OFAC listed Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the head of the finance office of ISIS-Somalia, on the SDN counter-terrorism list (press release, press release, notice). Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf has allegedly...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
“Canada is very disappointed that the United States continues to impose unwarranted and unfair duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The only fair outcome would be for the United...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Last week a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives to establish a task force to implement AUKUS, the trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK, and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/2085212more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday, the EU updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on the following topics: Imports, purchase and transfer of listed goods Transit of listed goods via Russia Customs related matters...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
After three decades, Florida investigators say they have found the man allegedly responsible for kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old girl as she...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
OFAC, BIS, and DOJ yesterday issued a tri-seal compliance note focusing on the voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) policies that apply to US sanctions, export controls, and other national security...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
HM Treasury and Monetary Authority of Singapore joint statement on the eighth meeting of the UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The claimant was captured in Baghdad by British forces in 2004 before being transferred to US custody and was held without charge or trial until his release in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The passing of a bill this week by the Israeli parliament, or Knesset, restricting the Supreme Court’s powers has garnered domestic opposition and even international calls for...more
2 years ago
A former intelligence officer-turned-whistleblower told Congress Wednesday that top government officials have hidden a top-secret program to find and study alien UFOs — and...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
A Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another U.S. drone over Syrian airspace on Wednesday,...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to put Sam Bankman-Fried in jail ahead of his trial, which is scheduled to start in October. As he considers their...more
2 years ago
NPR
A T-38C Talon training jet crashed in eastern Mississippi last November after a bird collided...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
A Texas A&M University professor was suspended, investigated and ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing for allegedly criticizing Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick during a lecture about the opioid...more
2 years ago
NPR
Behrouz Mokhtari, a US national, was sentenced today to 41 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release for violating US sanctions against Iran by conspiring...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Two Linux vulnerabilities introduced recently into the Ubuntu kernel create the potential for unprivileged local users to...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Today, the EU General Court annulled for the 5th time in 5 years the acts designating Viktor Pshonka, former Prosecutor General of Ukraine and his son Artem Pshonka (Case...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority has published an anti-money laundering & terrorist financing risk assessment document which describes sanctions risk factors (eg certain jurisdictions) & ownership and control...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
It's so hot in Florida right now that the ocean temperature in one area just crossed into the triple digits. On...more
2 years ago
NPR
OFSI today updated its general guidance on financial sanctions, amending section 6.12, “refusal of a licence”.  The section now reads: “If OFSI refuses to issue a licence, the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
NATO has confirmed that its IT team is investigating claims about an alleged data-theft hack on the Communities of Interest (COI)...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Department of State says diplomats will discuss humanitarian issues and ‘critical interests’ with Afghan group officials. Washington, DC – United States diplomats will meet with...more
2 years ago
On 10 July 2023, The EU extended indefinitely the life of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the EU naval operation implementing the UN arms embargo on Libya (previous post, Council...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled BIS Issues Best Practices for License Applications for Medical-related Items for Russia, Belarus, and Occupied/Covered Regions of Ukraine on 19 July...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Dutch authorities make arrest over Russia sanctions circumvention on 20 July 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Ilya Sachkov who helped found one of Russia’s most prominent cybersecurity firms was accused of passing information to foreign spies. A Russian court has jailed...more
2 years ago
In March 2022, Grant Shapps, then the Secretary of State for Transport, detained the superyacht Phi pursuant to regulation 57D of the UK Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose cyberattacks within four business days...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
A former CIA clandestine services officer accused of putting an aspiring operative through a sordid “training” program centered on servicing him sexually...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday the European Commission updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on the following topics: Access to EU ports Oil price cap Asset freeze and prohibition to provide funds or...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced funding for $212.75 million in development...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada announced $212.75 million in development programming as Minister Sajjan concluded his trip to Tanzania.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Yesterday OFAC designated 3 Malian transition government and military officials for allegedly facilitating the expansion of Wagner Group activities in Mali (press release, press release, notice): Colonel Sadio Camara,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 13 July 2023 the Philippine Government’s Anti-Terrorism Council designated 6 individuals as terrorist members of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) (press...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Russia’s foreign ministry has imposed travel restrictions on British diplomats working in the country: UK diplomats must give at least 5 days’ notice and provide extensive travel details...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week, at the same time as adding 120 entries to its SDN list, OFAC removed from the Russia list Elena Titova and Andrey Golikov, two former independent...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In June 2023 the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment published for traders a summary and guidance note on EU sanctions in response to the situation in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week there were debates in Parliament on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023, the provisions restricting legal advisory services (Hansard, Hansard).  Key points:...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Last week the US and the UK held the inaugural Strategic Sanctions Dialogue in Washington DC, delivering on the 2023 Atlantic Declaration commitment to strengthen cooperation on sanctions...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Mélanie Joly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced last week that Canada is imposing sanctions against 20 individuals and 21 entities connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex and 19...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Lin Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Lutte contre la fraude aux intérêts financiers de l’Union européenne : les règles nationales de prescription pénale doivent permettre une...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Lin Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Combating fraud against the European Union’s financial interests: national rules on limitation periods for criminal liability must allow effective...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Last week OFAC introduced a new wave of over 120 Russia sanctions designations, further restricting access to military products, targeting the Russian metal, mining, and energy sectors, and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The heaviest rain to hit the Atlantic Canadian province of Nova Scotia in more than 50 years triggered floods causing "unimaginable" damage, and four people are missing, including...more
2 years ago
.voanews
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Greta Thunberg was photographed at the European Parliament in Strasbourg last Wednesday smiling broadly while flipping a double-bird – apparently to...more
2 years ago
...brownstone
The governor of Russia’s Belgorod region has said that Ukraine fired cluster munitions at a village near the Ukrainian border on Friday, but that there were no...more
2 years ago
[caption id="attachment_132413" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Protesters gather in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, carrying Iraqi flags and images of influential Iraqi Shiite cleric and...more
2 years ago
NPR
The USS Canberra is the latest military collaboration between the two countries as they join forces to combat China’s influence in the Pacific. The...more
2 years ago
On 21 July 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The EU yesterday listed 18 individuals and 5 entities pursuant its Global Human Rights regime (press release, regulation, decision, regulation, decision). 6 individuals were listed for sexual and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday the EU designated 6 individuals and 1 entity under the Myanmar/Burma regime (press release, regulation, decision): Myint Kyaing, Minister for Immigration and Population, Pwint San, Minister for...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday the EU established a new sanctions framework in response to Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (press release).  The new regime: prohibits the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Canada is following the situation on the ground in Armenia very closely and is committed to working with allies to help uphold peace and stability in the region.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday the US Federal Reserve Board announced two enforcement actions against Deutsche Bank, issuing a consent order and a $186m fine based on unsound practices and failure to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday Australia imposed sanctions on 45 Russian and Belarussian individuals and entities (press release).  10 individuals were designated: Andrei Removich Belousov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Former President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges of withholding and concealing classified and top-secret documents will begin in Florida on May 20, 2024. That schedule puts...more
2 years ago
NPR
Fincantieri and Leonardo have signed a 190-million euro ($211.5 million) contract to maintain the Italian Navy’s Cavour aircraft carrier and the Andrea Doria and Caio...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Policy statement setting out the government’s planned reforms relating to contract termination rules for payment accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In just the last five years, the “right to repair” movement has shifted from nerdy niche to the mainstream, thanks in part to significant support from more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Amazon has agreed to pay a $25 million fine to settle alleged children's privacy laws violations...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
On July 20, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to individuals and entities “complicit in Russia’s ongoing violation...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada and the Netherlands regret that the 19 and 20 July 2023 hearings before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding their request for provisional measures to halt...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
New rules give consumers greater confidence to challenge decisionsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Travel and hospitality used by HM Treasury senior officials at Senior Civil Service 2 (or equivalent) and above.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance on sustainability reporting for central government bodies preparing annual reports and accounts, which may be used by other public sector bodies.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This is the sixth edition of a breakdown of changes in the devolved administrations’ block grant funding from the 2015 Spending Review up to and including Main Estimates...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
PFI and PF2 data for current projects as at 31 March 2022 along with an interactive dashboardmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury (HMT) March 2023 Government Major Projects Portfolio data that supports the 2022-23 Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual report.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details hospitality received by HMT special advisers worth more than £140.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This user guide is a practical reference guide for anyone with direct, or indirect, responsibility for submitting their data via the OSCAR system.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Today the UK designated 13 individuals and entities linked to the Wagner Group across three sanctions regimes in Africa: Mali, CAR, and Sudan (press release, notice, notice, notice):...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
2 years ago
privacy International
Canada is committed to working with Canadian and global partners to uphold and promote the health and rights of women and girls, including their sexual and reproductive health...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada has announced over $200 million for 15 projects under the SheSOARS (Strengthening Opportunities in Accessing Reproductive Services) initiative in more than 18 countries, with a focus on...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The FCDO today removed Oleg Yurievich Tinkov, the founder of Tinkoff Bank, from the Russia sanctions list (notice). Mr Tinkov has been critical of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Applying the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations in central government and, where appropriate, the wider public sector.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 70, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Joint Stock Company Ural...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against 20 individuals and 21 entities connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex and against...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Public consultation on the role of tax incentives in boosting occupational health provision by employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Royal Trustees have today (20 July) published their review of the Sovereign Grant which sets the proportion of The Crown Estate’s net profits used to calculate the...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 18 July 2023, the Dutch Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) published a statement that it had recently arrested a Dutch citizen in an ongoing investigation into...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
This publication contains the Whole of Government Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Here are HM Treasury's annual report and accounts for the year 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance on the Sovereign Grant, which supports the official duties of His Majesty The King.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A Memorandum of Understanding about how His Majesty The King and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales pay tax.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Mali is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Mali is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Official Statistics on the cost of measures announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how much the government has spent on these measures so far.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Last week the US Department of State published a fact sheet about US defence export controls, outlining, amongst other things: the exemptions available under the ITAR to enable...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Royal Mint Trading Fund Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On July 19, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the US Commerce Department published much-anticipated guidance for license applications involving medical-related items destined to Russia,...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The president of Stanford University has stepped down in the wake of an independent investigation that found “substandard practices” in research papers he was involved in. ...more
2 years ago
Today OFAC designated Jordan “Orce” Kamcev, a North Macedonia businessman, who the US Treasury says engaged in corrupt activities, including the Vodno Land Parcels scheme, where he allegedly...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
It has been reported that Dutch police have arrested an individual for violating Russia sanctions by exporting computers and computer components to third countries, such as Kazakhstan, Mongolia,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5L, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
HM Treasury statistical data setting out the year's information on government spending.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Annual report and accounts of the United Kingdom Debt Management Office and the Debt Management Account.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UK Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) today: published guidance on how EU general export authorisations (GEAs) permit the export of specified controlled dual-use goods from Northern Ireland...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it has begun the process of establishing a new subsidiary agency to specifically deal with export control and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The GEF will improve how Departments report efficiencies and ensure the government has appropriate oversight to track delivery and drive improvement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The July 2023 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in July 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Welcome to the 2023 edition of Baker McKenzie’s Doing Business in Canada, a practical guide to the business and investment legal framework and developments in Canada. We hope...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
A summary of Accounting Officer assessments completed for MOD programmes on the Government Major Projects Portfolio.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the appointment of Laird Hindle as Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
"Canada strongly condemns the decision of the Russian Federation to withdraw its participation in the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye as...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The twenty-sixth report of the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) for the years 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
In its Annual Report and Accounts and Class Statements published today (Tuesday 18 July 2023), the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) outlines the vital work it carried out...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Vehicle tax and registration rules for people with a Ukrainian vehicle who have been issued a visa on the Family, Sponsor or Extension Ukraine visa schemes.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Animated film productions in the UK are set for a boost as the government reveals increased tax relief, to take effect from 1 January 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
UK Asset Resolution Ltd - Annual Report and Accounts for the 12 months to 31 March 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A consultation on legislative reforms to modernise the legislation that underpins the VAT treatment of certain wholesale commodity transactions.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation seeks views on the design of a single, simplified research and development (R&D) tax relief scheme, merging the existing research and development expenditure credit (RDEC) and...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On Sunday 16 July 2023 the Kremlin entered into temporary administration the Russian subsidiary of French yoghurt maker, Danone, and the shares held by Danish brewer, Carlsberg, in...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published guidance on detecting and preventing sanctions evasion and circumvention, detailing: what factors should companies take into account when undertaking risk assessments;...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled  Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World – Five Eyes Partners agree to coordinate enforcement on export controls on 11 July...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled  OFAC and OFSI Issue Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Food Security Fact Sheet Relating to Russia on 11 July 2023. Read...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Reclaim Fund Ltd presents its Annual Report and Accounts, covering the 12 month accounting period to 31 March 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
HMG confirmed this morning at the Ministry of Justice webinar that it will publish a general licence as soon as possible permitting those within the scope of UK...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The candidate countries for EU accession, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s 2021 mortgage guarantee scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
For the first time since the 1980s, the United States has deployed a nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) to South Korea, as the allies launched talks to coordinate their responses...more
2 years ago
An overview of Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) development activity with Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
As with many websites, hospitals often deploy third-party analytics tools to measure browser traffic in order to increase awareness of their websites, ensure website optimization and provide health...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
The UK Foreign Office today announced 14 new Russia designations in response to Russia’s “attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity” (press release, notice): 11 individuals for their alleged...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU today renewed the humanitarian exemption to its Syria sanctions regime until 24 February 2024 (press release; Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1462; Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1467). The EU...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week Vadim Konoshchenok was extradited from Estonia to the US to face charges of smuggling US-origin dual-use technologies and ammunitions to Russia; he is also alleged to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The final evaluation of the joint evaluation by HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The final evaluation of the joint evaluation by HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The European Banking Authority’s 4th Opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing risks discusses the risks impacting on the effectiveness of EU sanctions (press release, Opinion), and says...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Law Society has published a parliamentary briefing note (press release), outlining its concerns about the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023 (on the legal...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced 14 new sanctions in response to Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukrainian national identity.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
TT Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Wrongful removal of a child: although the court of the Member State in which the child was habitually resident...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The German government this week published a strategy paper on relations between Germany and China, including the use of sanctions and export controls against China and Chinese entities...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend events to commemorate...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, in Auckland, New Zealand, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, concluded her participation in the seventh Commission meeting...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Seventh Commission Meeting, hosted by Aotearoa New Zealand took place in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, on 16 July. Ministers and Senior Officials representing Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, Canada welcomes the United Kingdom, a long-standing friend and ally, as the newest member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 10 July 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reissued General License 40B, “Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Exportation or Reexportation...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with her New Zealander counterparts, Damien O’Connor, Minister for Trade and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Three years ago, the Tennessee state Senate voted of 20-to-9 to keep July 13 a Day of Special Observance marking the birthday of Nathan Bedford Forrest, a millionaire...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
Backstory: Epstein continued socializing with A-listers despite conviction – media, New reports on Jeffrey Epstein demonstrate deep-going corruption of US ruling elite The U.S. Virgin...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
The Court’s videoconference system complies with data protection rules, says EDPSmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
...more
2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The candidate countries for EU accession, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
TT Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Déplacement illicite d’un enfant : bien que compétente pour se prononcer sur le droit de garde, la juridiction de...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Yesterday Antony J. Blinken, the US Secretary of State, announced the designation of former Panamanian President, Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez, due to his alleged involvement in significant corruption...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Minutes from the meeting of the Economic Crime Strategic Board on 1 December 2021.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Brian Holliday will support work investigating the pro-innovation regulation of advanced manufacturing, one of the Chancellor’s five key growth areas.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Communities in the region are set to benefit from thousands of new jobs and £1.2 billion of investmentmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In August 2022, Poland implemented an amendment to its Sanctions Act, which grants power to the Polish government to establish temporary administration over a designated entity when it...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met virtually with Zin Mar...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Yesterday OFSI said that they will no longer engage with applicants who have submitted “incomplete applications” until such a time as sufficient details and evidence have been received...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday the General Court of the EU confirmed the Commission’s decisions authorising Clearstream Banking AG to comply with US sanctions imposed on Iran (press release; Case T?8/21; all...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On July 10, 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the first active communications satellite linking Europe and the United States through live television transmission. Sixty-one years later, on July...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Yesterday OFAC designated 10 individuals and 1 entity associated with the “Los Chapitos” faction of the Sinaloa Cartel who are responsible for a significant portion of the illicit...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
July 14, 2023 – Canada will be welcoming the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), from August 22 to 26, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbiamore
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
YP and Others National courts are required to disapply an act ordering, in breach of EU law, a judge’s suspension from his or her dutiesmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Banco Santander Approximation of laws Variable interest rates based on Mortgage Loan Reference Indices (IRPHs) in Spain: consumers must be sufficiently informed of the method for...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Xella Magyarország Free movement of capital The objective of ensuring the supply of gravel, sand and clay to the construction sector at the regional level cannot...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
GN Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Advocate General Ćapeta: the execution of a European Arrest Warrant issued against a mother of small children may be...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Public consultation on HM Treasury proposals for the application of IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts across Central Governmentmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Application guidance on IFRS implementation for the public sector context.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Exchange Equalisation Account report and accounts for 2022 to 2023 have been published.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Intellectual and industrial property Advocate General Ćapeta: An international agreement that is denied direct effect due to its specific nature cannot have interpretative effect either ...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
G GmbH Approximation of laws Collective redundancies: the employer’s obligation to communicate information to the authorities at an early stage of such a project is not...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v CK Telecoms UK Investments Competition The General Court must rule once more on the lawfulness of the Commission’s prohibition of the acquisition of Telefónica...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced that he will visit the United...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
 This week Gal Luft, a dual US-Israeli citizen, who served as co-director of a US-based think tank, was charged with, amongst other things, arms trafficking and violating Iranian...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday Switzerland removed 2 individuals from its DRC sanctions list, Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary and Kalev Mutondo (notice), who were originally listed for committing acts that constitute serious human...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
CJEU’s landmark decision in Meta vs Bundeskartellamt allows GDPR scrutiny through antitrust regulators and imposes strict limitations on the personalised use of consumers’ personal data by social media...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
The UK has today designated 6 entities which are providing funds and/or materials to the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the military groups...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The leaders of the G7 signed a joint declaration on support to Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the UK introduced the largest and most severe package of economic sanctions that Russia has ever faced. As a result,...more
2 years ago
OFSI
With more than four decades of robust cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states, Canada is further strengthening its long-lasting partnership with...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Annual report and accounts of the National Insurance Fund Investment Account.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday OFAC designated Aleksandar Vulin, a Serbian politician who is currently the director of the Security Intelligence Agency (BIA) and formerly served as minister of internal affairs (press...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Scope of UK Russia sanctions extended to restrict the provision of certain legal services on 7 July 2023. Read the article...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Sudan is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Sudan is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
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A significant international framework for Ukraine’s long-term security arrangements is expected to be agreed by G7 partners in the margins of the NATO Summit today (Wednesday).more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
IFIC Holding v Commission Commercial policy The General Court confirms the Commission's decisions authorising Clearstream Banking AG to comply with US sanctions imposed on Iranmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Cunsorziu di i Salamaghji Corsi - Consortium des Charcutiers Corses and Others v Commission Agriculture and fisheries Applications for registration of names as PGIs: the Commission is...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
UK businesses and charities are set to benefit from a free interactive guide to help their staff spot and tackle economic abuse when speaking to customers over the...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
At the summit, Minister Joly underscored Canada’s steadfast support for NATO and Euro-Atlantic security as well as the country’s commitment to maintaining and strengthening the transatlantic bond and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Jeanette Sautner (BA Hons [Intercultural Communication], Trent University, 1994; LLB, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, 1998) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 2000...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
“On the anniversary of the award rendered by the Arbitral Tribunal constituted under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the matter of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 11 July 2023, Polish authorities announced that assets of three entities controlled by Vyacheslav Kantor were subjected to compulsory administration in Poland. The entities, two incorporated in...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Authors: Rachel De Souza, Jim Sullivan, Heidi Waem and John Magee On 10 July 2023, the European Commission adopted its long-awaited adequacy decision for the EU-US Data Privacy...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
Recent developments raise the prospect that British intelligence agents could finally face justice for their little-known role in the CIA’s global torture program. Britain’s foreign and domestic...more
2 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On June 28, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC“) and the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation of the HM Treasury (“OFSI“)...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The EU has extended indefinitely the life of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the EU naval operation implementing the UN arms embargo on Libya (Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1433, Council Decision...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Export Control Joint Unit has amended the Export Control Order 2008 and the retained Council Regulation (EC) number 428/2009 (Dual-use Regulation) (notice, Export Control (Amendment) Regulations 2023) with the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 28 June 2023, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that the “Five Eyes” countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
This consultation sets out the government’s plans to revoke the PRIIPs Regulation and seeks views on a proposed alternative framework for retail disclosure, as part of the implementation...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
List of financial services statutory instruments (SIs) related to the Smarter Regulatory Framework.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A near-final version of the statutory instrument replacing the Securitisation Regulation, which is being published for final checks.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation seeks views on the government’s proposal to delete aspects of the Short Selling Regulation related to sovereign debt and credit default swaps.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This Call for Evidence seeks views on how the government should reform the regulation of the practice of short selling, as part of the government’s programme to repeal...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A consultation on the modernisation of consumer credit legislation.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Digitisation Taskforce, chaired by Sir Douglas Flint, was launched by the Chancellor on 19 July 2022 to drive forward the modernisation of the UK’s shareholding framework.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Future of Payments Review, chaired by Joe Garner, aims to report on the steps needed to successfully deliver world leading retail payments in the UK.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This plan sets out how the government is delivering a Smarter Regulatory Framework for the UK by replacing retained EU law on financial services.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Payment Accounts Regulations (PARs) transposed the EU’s Payments Accounts Directive in 2015. Part 2 and Schedules 1 and 2 of the PARs set out requirements intended to...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government is publishing a near-final version of the statutory instrument replacing retained EU law related to Data Reporting Service Providers for checks.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This government is consulting on the first financial market infrastructure sandbox, referred to as the ‘Digital Securities Sandbox’, which will enable digital securities to be tested and ultimately...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This is the second annual report on the attractiveness and international competitiveness of UK financial services, prepared by the City of London Corporation, in partnership with HM Treasury.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A call for evidence to help improve the skills and capability of pension trustees and remove barriers to making effective investment decisions.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A near-final version of the statutory instrument outlining the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regime, which is being published for final checks.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The “missing” witness long touted by Republicans in Congress as the missing link to their probe into alleged Biden family corruption was accused Monday of being an unregistered...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will participate in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On July 10, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) reissued General License 40B, “Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Exportation or Reexportation...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
  The remains of a German real estate tycoon who has been missing since July 4 have been found inside a freezer of a rental home in...more
2 years ago
xx.dailybeast
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has published a review of sanctions compliance at the Bar (review), which: focused on 31 chambers that are members of the Commercial Bar...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
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2 years ago
Data Counsel
A threat actor referred to as 'RomCom' has been targeting organizations supporting Ukraine and guests of the upcoming NATO Summit set to start tomorrow in Vilnius, Lithuania. ...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
  WASHINGTON ― The White House on Monday told lawmakers it opposes a provision in the House’s annual defense policy bill that would...more
2 years ago
Defense News
  SAN DIEGO — A 14-year-old girl was found in the barracks at a California Marine Corps base last month, two weeks after...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Here we go again. It was only a month ago that Karl Bode wrote about Disney’s absolutely and totally cool process of removing a bunch of content from...more
2 years ago
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OFAC today issued Venezuela-Related General License 40B, “Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Exportation or Reexportation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas to Venezuela” (notice): continuing the authorisation until 10 July 2024...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey's leader has agreed to have Turkish parliament vote on Sweden's bid to join the defense alliance. The announcement came via a...more
2 years ago
NPR
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg announces that President Erdogan agrees to forward Sweden’s bid to Turkey’s parliament. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed to back Sweden’s bid...more
2 years ago
As you’ll recall, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman whined about what he called the “landed gentry” among moderators of subreddits that were protestingmore
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-Related General License 40B, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving the Exportation or Reexportation of Liquefied Petroleum...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
We’re reaching out today as we believe the publication of the 11th package of sanctions against Russia deserves your utmost attention! Particularly as it relates to the new...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
UK Finance have collated a list of questions about the new restrictions on legal advisory services in Regulation 54D (previous post) of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment)...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
After a weekend of broiling heat waves in the Southwest and South Florida, more extreme heat is forecast to build throughout the week. Forecasters say residents of...more
2 years ago
NPR
This is a summary of the tenth meeting of the Financial Inclusion Policy Forum, held at the Money Advice Trust, Birmingham, and via video conference on 14 February...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
"The US Department of State has finally turned into the 'Ministry of Truth' predicted by George Orwell and actually dictates to the American media what exactly they should...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
  Joe Biden blurted out to reporters on Sunday that his decision to send widely-banned cluster bombs to Ukraine was made because "we've run out of ammunition."...more
2 years ago
  According to the company, Spain imported 7,673 gigawatt hours (GWh) of liquefied natural gas from Russia last month, which accounted for 26.8% of the kingdom's total...more
2 years ago
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Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a "full-scale civil war" that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Mali has freed at least two jihadists from the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group in a prisoner exchange, a security official and two politicians told AFP on Saturday.more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
The Kremlin on Saturday slammed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s decision to repatriate several Ukrainian commanders who should have remained in Turkey until the end of the conflict under a deal.more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said she agreed Washington will listen to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. technology exports and might “respond to unintended...more
2 years ago
x.JT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) — Sheriff Greg Capers was the classic picture of a Texas lawman as he announced the capture of a suspected mass killer: white cowboy hat...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house in a well-kept neighborhood of century-old homes...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
This July 3 marks the 10th anniversary of Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah Sisi’s violent seizure of power in Cairo. The first democratically elected leader in 5000...more
2 years ago
Dr. Jordan Peterson, the ex-University of Toronto psychology professor who gained fame for his vigorous defense of free speech, has been subjected to what is perceived as...more
2 years ago
From August, China is to restrict exports of gallium and germanium, two critical elements for making semiconductor chips. With China dominating the supply of both elements, exporters...more
2 years ago
Last week, in a significant victory for free speech, a federal court stepped in to curb potential overreach by the Biden administration in its collaboration with social media...more
2 years ago
  The body of missing 59-year-old Mexican journalist Luis Martín Sanchez Iniguez was found in the Mexican state of Nayarit with signs of violence, the state...more
2 years ago
.voanews
TORONTO - A few hundred members of Canada's Sikh community demonstrated outside the Indian Consulate in Toronto on Saturday to protest the unsolved killing of one of their...more
2 years ago
.voanews
HOUSTON – On the afternoon of July 4, as Americans were celebrating the country’s independence with elaborate fireworks displays, a prisoner named Joseph Martire passed out in his...more
2 years ago
On Friday, foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said that the country opposes the United States sending cluster munitions after the Biden administration announced...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, Ambassador Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, and Raquel Buenrostro, Mexico’s Secretary of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
We the Ministers and government representatives of the undersigned States, having met virtually on 7 July 2023, affirm our shared commitment to taking concerted and sustained action at...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On June 27, 2023, the US Departments of State, the Treasury, Labor, Commerce, and Homeland Security, and the United States Agency for International Development issued a joint advisory...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Minister Ng thanked Secretary Buenrostro for hosting the commission meeting and for her steadfast commitment to strengthening the close relationship between Canada and Mexico.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Canada-U.S. trade relationship is the closest and the most integrated in the world. Minister Ng and Ambassador Tai discussed ongoing work on research and development partnerships, and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, yesterday announced plans (press release) for the expansion of the Iran sanctions regime criteria to include: the Iranian regime’s activities undermining peace,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday MEPs in the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a draft negotiating mandate on violating and circumventing EU sanctions.  According to the proposed law: violations would include not freezing funds...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 1 July 2023, Ukraine introduced further sanctions as part of its efforts to punish Russia and its perceived enablers.  Included in the 480 individual and entity designations...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada recently committed to heightened enforcement of its export controls legislation on the heels of announcing amendments to A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List and the Export...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
On 29 June 2023, the UK introduced further restrictions to The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“UK Russia Regulations”) through the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No....more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
£204 million cash boost given to nurseries to support the expansion of childcare placesmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In this video, partners Kerry Contini and Alex Lamy share their advice to companies navigating the rapidly evolving sanctions landscape. As rules become more restrictive, companies should brace...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
OFAC will retire the PIP, DEL, and SDALL.ZIP sanctions list file formats on or about August 15, 2023. OFAC will continue to offer for public download, the XML,...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
World Expos provide an opportunity to celebrate culture, deepen economic ties and strengthen international relationships.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Ministry of Justice is holding a webinar at 10am (UK time, BST) on Friday 14 July with HMG officials, who will detail the new UK legal advisory...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On 6 July 2023, following the Ministerial Review process, the UK removed Lev Aronovich KHASIS from the UK Sanctions List. Mr Khasis was the former first Deputy Chairman...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The government is consulting on the scope and scale of avoidance, evasion and poor rating agent behaviour in the business rates system, and potential methods to tackle it.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Justice Secretary to join international efforts to assist Ukraine in re-building of justice system.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
A note of the meetings held by the Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This explanatory note sets out how the 2021-22 Income Tax data published by HMRC today is used to update the Scottish Government’s funding.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Dyson and Others v Commission Law governing the institutions Advocate General Ćapeta: The Commission’s breach of the Energy Labelling Directive by adopting the empty bag test for...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Austrian Airlines Transport Accidents on board an aircraft: the strict liability of airlines under the Montreal convention extends to inadequate first aid administered on board an...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Revocation and refusal of refugee status: the Court of Justice clarifies the conditions for adopting...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
“On July 4, 2023, Canada and the Netherlands filed joint written observations on the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in Ukraine’s case against Russia based on...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 5 July 2023 the UK removed Sins Avia Trading House Llc from the UK Sanctions List. The company had been on the list of entities sanctioned under the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The National Lottery Distribution Fund Investment Account has published accounts for 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Eighteen people have been killed and more than 100 injured in mass shootings in the United States during the Independence Day extended weekend, the Gun Violence Archive portal...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
The Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation is also known as the 1971 Montreal Convention. Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Puigdemont i Casamajó and Comín i Oliveres v Parliament Law governing the institutions The action brought by Mr Carles Puigdemont i Casamajó, Mr Antoni Comín i Oliveres and...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Nearly 70 IT security and privacy academics have added to the clamour of alarm over the damage the UK’s Online Safety Bill could wreak to, er, online...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
American online political news daily Punchbowl News reported Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the negotiations, that the Biden administration supports the $20 billion sale worth of F-16...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
Mark Dienesch (Mississauga, Ontario) is currently the President of National Logistics Services (NLS), accountable for delivering the commercial and operational success of the company and leading highly engaged...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Mylène Tassy (Montreal, Quebec) is with Nova Bus of the Volvo group, responsible for the Sales, Bids and proposals, Product planning, market strategy, marketing teams and recently shared...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Dyanne Carenza (Montreal, Quebec) was first appointed to the Canadian Commercial Corporation’s board of directors in 2018 and is reappointed for a 4-year term.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Michael Johnson (Whitehorse, Yukon) was first appointed to the Canadian Commercial Corporation’s board of directors in 2019 and is reappointed for a 4-year term. Mr. Johnson has worked...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) is Canada’s government-to-government (G2G) contracting agency. It supports the growth of international trade by helping Canadian companies build successful commercial relationships with foreign...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition and Telecommunications Jean-Noel Barrot reportedly warned platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat and Twitter of their responsibility and...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
UK Finance are consolidating questions to send to the relevant government departments about the new UK restrictions on legal services (previous post).  Please submit any questions and cases...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
WASHINGTON - A white powder found inside the White House late on Sunday, which led to the temporary closure of part of the presidential complex, was identified by...more
2 years ago
OFSI helps ensure financial sanctions are properly understood, implemented and enforced in the United Kingdom. This includes the Oil Price Cap on Russian oil.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
The Government Chief Scientific Adviser wrote to the Chancellor to set out his initial views on pro-innovation regulation.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A general licence issued by OFSImore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
31 C.F.R. § 501.603 of the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations (RPPR) requires holders of blocked property to provide OFAC with a comprehensive list of all blocked property held...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The UN has amended 16 entries on its DPRK sanctions list (press release).  The amendments include more accurate reasoning for the designations and additional aliases.  The UK and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten – IMY) has fined two companies with 12.3 million SEK (€1 million/$1.1 million) for using Google Analytics and warned two others...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
BEIRUT (AP) — A French court Tuesday upheld the freezing of the assets of Lebanon’s embattled central bank governor, rejecting his appeal to have them released, an official...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
HM Treasury has published a consultation document inviting views from the AML regulated sector on the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) supervisory regime.  Chapter 7 considers sanctions...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has slapped BNK Banking Corporation with a $247,500 fine for failing to meet its data reporting requirements to the APRA.  In...more
2 years ago
xx.brokernews
Elena Titova and Andrey Golikov, two former independent board members of the state-owned Bank Otkritie, who left their positions in protest against the invasion of Ukraine, have filed...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Russian jamming in Ukraine has become so effective that even US-made guided weapons sent to Kyiv may no longer hit targets accurately, according to several...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Meta Platforms and Others Principles of Community law A national competition authority can find, in the context of the examination of an abuse of a dominant position,...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
China says the UK is sheltering fugitives after Hong Kong put bounties on the heads of eight pro-democracy activists who fled the territory. The statement from its...more
2 years ago
National Defence News release July 3, 2023 - Ottawa - National...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Monday, 03 July 2023 5:02 PM Turkish authorities say they have uncovered and disrupted a vast "ghost" Mossad spy network centered in Istanbul,...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
US Department of State Press Statement Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson July 3, 2023 The United States condemns the Hong Kong...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
State Department advisory removes concerns about COVID lockdowns but warns of rise in 'wrongful detentions.' Alex Willemyns for RFA 2023.07.03 -- Americans should reconsider any travel to...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
The United States said Monday that ally Israel had a right to “defend its people” against Islamist militants but called for protection of civilians after amore
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Following the new legal advisory services restrictions last week (Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2023, previous post), the FCDO and Department for Business & Trade...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last Friday the European Commission updated 10 FAQs on Russia sanctions and imports on the following topics (Consolidated FAQs): insurance & reinsurance, CSDs, oil imports, circumvention & due...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Dutch Government will enact on 1 September 2023 additional export control measures for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment (press release, regulation). Under the ministerial order, it will be...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Microsoft has denied the claims of the so-called hacktivists “Anonymous Sudan” that they breached the company's servers and stole credentials for 30 million customer accounts. Anonymous Sudan...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is subject to UK financial sanctions regime. This document contains a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is subject to UK financial sanctions regime. This document contains a current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
31 C.F.R. § 501.603 of the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations (RPPR) requires holders of blocked property to provide the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) with a...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Lawrence Weiss has been appointed as Chair of Reclaim Fund Ltd (RFL), by Andrew Griffith, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 22 June 2023, Canada enacted legislation amending its sanctions law (Bill C-47): creating a “deemed ownership” provision under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and the Justice...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Steve Li Kwai-wah, Hong Kong's national security department superintendent, speaks during a press conference to issue arrest warrants for eight activists, in Hong Kong on Monday.more
2 years ago
NPR
Sweden’s data protection watchdog has issued a couple of fines in relation to exports of European users’ data via Google Analytics which it found breach the bloc’s...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
LONDON - Kyiv has placed British consumer goods giant Unilever on Ukraine’s “International Sponsors of War” list, claiming Monday it continues to profit from operations in Russia, triggering...more
2 years ago
  Editor’s note: This report contains discussion of suicide. Troops, veterans and family members experiencing suicidal thoughts can call the 24-hour Suicide and...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
New government scheme to call out rogue retailers that overcharge drivers at the fuel pumps.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
China’s defense minister said on Monday he hoped to expand naval cooperation with Russia, in the highest-level public talks between military officials from the two countries since a...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Climate change threatens to deliver a "truly terrifying" dystopian future of hunger and suffering, the United Nations' human rights chief warned Monday. Volker Turk slammed world leaders...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme Authority has announced a package of reforms to tighten limits on industrial, power and aviation emissions from 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian forces have destroyed a Ukrainian Starlink satellite communication station and a drone control center near Artemovsk (Bakhmut), a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Foreign Secretary sets out UK priorities for future cooperation with the EU in his first speech to the EU Parliament in Brussels.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
During his visit to Trinidad and Tobago, Parliamentary Secretary Sidhu will represent Canada at the opening ceremony of the 45th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Today marks one month until the biggest Alcohol Duty reforms in 140 years come into effect.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Belgian Perspective on 26 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled The EU’s Eleventh Sanctions Package against Russia on 26 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
The impacts of the rise of geopolitical tensions, threats to democracy, attacks on human rights and the existential threat of climate change can be felt by all Canadians...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and the UK today issued the following statement: “The Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada and the UK are deeply concerned by recent...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On June 29, 2023, the Superior Court of California for the County of Sacramento (Court) issued a tentative ruling staying the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) from enforcing...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
On 29 June 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entries below on its...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
How can companies prepare in an era of increased sanctions enforcement and investigations? In this video, partners Kerry Contini and Alex Lamy share their advice to companies navigating...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The UK’s Export Control Joint Unit today renewed the general trade licence (Syria sanctions – earthquake relief efforts in Syria).  The licence will expire on 31 August 2023...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Switzerland this week adopted the same Russia sanctions measures introduced by the EU in its 11th sanctions package (press release, notice, previous post). The Federal Council also followed...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
This week the US Government issued an advisory on the gold trade across sub-Saharan Africa (notice). Section III discusses the relevance of sanctions, which include a case study...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 30 June 2023, the Dutch government announced supplemental controls for exports of certain advanced semiconductor production equipment from the Netherlands. These controls will enter into force on...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Israeli Ministry of Defence, Defence Export Control Agency (DECA) this week published an update: reminding Israeli defence exporters of the importance of complying with international sanctions; referring...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 14 June 2023, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control published a Fact Sheet providing a helpful consolidated summary of the various existing exemptions, exceptions,...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a plan to use phosphogypsum,...more
2 years ago
NPR
After meeting in Ottawa, Canada, this week, the Five Eyes partners (US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) committed to formally coordinate on export control enforcement (BIS notice):...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Wednesday 28 June, OFSI and OFAC published a joint  Humanitarian Assistance and Food Security Fact Sheet to provide additional clarity on US and UK Russia-related sanctions and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This consultation sets out four potential models for reform of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing supervisory system.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Bill C-47 (the “Bill“) is the Federal Budget Implementation Act – Part 1, an omnibus bill which amends existing legislation to meet the Government’s 2023 Budget objectives. Division...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Canada recently committed to heightened enforcement of its export controls legislation on the heels of announcing amendments to A Guide to Canada’s Export Control List and the Export...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Australian Government has imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on 3 people involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (press release, consolidated list): Sergey Dubinskiy...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Crown Estate has published its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Last week the EU published 2 lists of goods critical to Russia and its ability to continue the war in Ukraine with the aims of supporting due diligence...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Effective from 1 July 2023, all Supervised Persons are subject to updated mandatory AML/CPF/CFT Handbook Codes of Practice related to Jersey sanctions compliance under Section 6.2.2 (notice): A supervised...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
National Savings and Investments (NS&I) has published their annual report, resource accounts and product accounts for 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement:  ‘‘Canada is currently analyzing Iran’s application and will take the appropriate next steps as per the International Court of Justice’s...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
This week the UK published guidance on the Protection of Trading Interests legislation (“blocking regulation”), which “protects legitimate trade between UK persons and countries affected by the extraterritorial...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada firmly believes that promoting gender equality and empowering women and girls is the most effective approach to eradicating poverty and building a more peaceful, inclusive and prosperous...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The act is central to the Government’s vision to grow the economy and create an open, sustainable, and technologically advanced financial services sector.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
EU court says being subsequently subjected to sanctions by Belarus irrelevant to whether a company benefits from the regime. Dana Astra (for whom Maya Lester KC acts) challenged...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
New UK legislation, in force tomorrow (30 June 2023), will prevent UK lawyers from providing “legal advisory services in relation to certain financial or trade activity which would...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week OFAC updated its Burma sanctions list (press release, press release, notice).  The new designations are: Burma’s Ministry of Defence for its alleged repressive military rule and import...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Annual report and accounts of the PWLB.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 26 June OFSI extended to 31 March 2024 General licence INT/2022/1710676, which allows for the continuation of business operations of certain North American Subsidiaries of Evraz plc...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In June 2023, the UN updated its 7th implementation assistance notice (IAN), “Guidelines for Obtaining Exemptions to Deliver Humanitarian Assistance to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” (press...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last week the US Department of State designated 2 ISIS leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists for the abduction and enslavement of Yezidi women and girls (press release,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document contains the Sovereign Grant and Sovereign Grant Reserve annual report and accounts 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Crown Estate Office has published its annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden Area of Freedom, Security and Justice According to Advocate General Medina, the mandatory collection and storage of fingerprints in identity cards is validmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Move increases global activity to weaken vulnerable sectors of Russian economy.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
As heightened sanctions activity amplifies challenges for those operating in a global environment, navigating this landscape requires a comprehensive – and collaborative – approach. Addressing this, Baker McKenzie’s...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On June 26 and 27, 2023, Canada hosted discussions among international partners working to develop and expand collective responses to malicious cyber activity.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, Canada joins the international community in commending Mozambique for the completion of the disarmament and demobilization activities of the Mozambican peace process. This significant milestone represents a...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This week the EU Council imposed a 9th package of sanctions on an additional 7 individuals allegedly responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran (press release, Council...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt agreed a new action plan with regulators this morning, 28 June, to ensure consumers are being treated fairly and help those struggling...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Canada has added 7 individuals to its Iran sanctions list for human rights violations in different branches of Iran’s Revolutionary Courts (notice): Morteza Barati; Hadi Mansouri; Musa Asif...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
While the US mainstream press has a record of ignoring reports concerning alleged misdeeds by the president and the first son, the NYT has claimed it has a...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
In furtherance of the recent commitments by the United States and United Kingdom to protect humanitarian activity from the unintended impacts of sanctions and in support of the...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On June 16, 2023, the US Commerce Department published a final rule (“Final Rule”), implementing President Biden’s 2021 Executive Order 14034 on “Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Certain non-EU countries have aligned themselves with the EU’s recent Iran listings (press release, Council Implementing Regulation, Council Implementing Decision, previous post): the candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, OFAC sanctioned 4 companies for allegedly engaging in illicit gold dealings to fund the Wagner Group (press release, press release, notice): Midas Ressources SARLU, a CAR-based mining...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 23 June 2023, OFAC sanctioned 2 Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers recently indicted by the Department of Justice who allegedly conspired to use US citizens as...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 19 June 2023, the UK added 2 individuals to its Syria sanctions list for their alleged roles in repressing the civilian population (notice): Ali Mahmoud Abbas, the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 20 June 2023, the US Department of State designated the mayor of the municipality of Struga, North Macedonia, Ramiz Merko, due to his alleged corruption in misappropriating...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
OFSI is holding a legal sector engagement forum at 10-11am (BST) on Tuesday 4 July 2023. Email ofsiengagement@hmtreasury.gov.uk to be added to the forum. Questions and agenda items...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On June 1, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added four (4) entities to the Specialty Designated Nationals (“SDN”) List under...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today in Brasilia with Mauro Vieira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil. The ministers discussed ways to enhance the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Amid ongoing violence perpetrated by armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Security Council today renewed the sanctions regime imposed on that country and extended...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On June 21, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “gross and systematic human rights violations”. These amendments list...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing an Africa Gold Advisory. In addition, the following updates have been made to OFAC's...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Today, on the 15th anniversary of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and on the eve of the CIF Trust Fund Committee meetings hosted by Brazil in Brasilia, Ministers...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Global flows of personal data have been a source of geopolitical concern for many years now. The Court of Justice of the European Union’s “Schrems II” judgement has...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
Jeremy Hunt, Chancellor of the Exchequer, will sign an agreement on financial services cooperationmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, concluded trips to London, United Kingdom, where he...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Providing humanitarian assistance and responding to the needs of Palestinian refugees is part of the path toward peace and prosperity in the Middle East. Canada is committed to...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This Charter sets out the standards lenders will adopt when helping their customers; signatories will provide borrowers with new flexibilities to manage their mortgage payments over a short...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
While in Brazil, Minister Joly will meet with Brazilian officials, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, to discuss ways that Canada and Brazil can deepen our engagement...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In brief After intense debates in the Council of the European Union, the EU has agreed on an 11th package of sanctions against Russia and its supporters in...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin on Monday released the first audio statement since an aborted armed rebellion he staged...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/1875276more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Petro-Canada gas stations across Canada are impacted by technical problems preventing customers from paying with credit card or rewards points as...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
This week in our Sanctions Enforcement Around the World series, we bring you the view from Belgium. Before Russia took the decision to recognise the non-government controlled areas...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
BlackRock and JPMorgan Chase are reportedly aiding the Ukrainian government in setting up a reconstruction bank that could see rebuilding projects being heavily invested in by private entities. The Financial Times noted that it...more
2 years ago
Armed Forces of Ukraine Personnel are learning life-saving medical techniques and strategies for providing battlefield trauma care.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In its statement of support for Moscow on Saturday, Minsk warned that "any provocation, any internal conflict in political and military circles, in the information field and in...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
MOSCOW — The head of the Wagner mercenary group said his forces were ending a march on the Russian capital after demanding the...more
2 years ago
NPR
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Evgeny Prigozhin has agreed to halt his advance on Moscow after a mediation effort led by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian state media reported Saturday evening.Lukashenko's talks with...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
As columns of mercenaries appeared to be moving towards Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Several world leaders, among them Russia’s closest allies and partners, have offered support for the Kremlin amid the deadly standoff between the Russian military and Prigozhin’s Wagner group....more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
Russian President Vladimir Putin's plane left Moscow Saturday morning, according to flight data. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Taiwan’s defense ministry said Saturday that eight Chinese warplanes had crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and come close to waters under Taipei’s control. Taiwan lives under...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
On June 14, 2023, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a Fact Sheet providing a helpful consolidated summary of the various existing exemptions, exceptions,...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Canadian Senate passed Bill C-18 Thursday, the second part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s three-phase censorship legislation. In the process, the Conservative Party’s chief critic of the...more
2 years ago
This document contains advice issued by HM Treasury about risks posed by jurisdictions with unsatisfactory money laundering and terrorist financing controls.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU has adopted an 11th package of sanctions on Russia. The legal measures are here. Press Release, Press Release, News Report, News Report, Official Journal of the EU....more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This morning the Chancellor met the UK's principal mortgage lenders and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to agree support for people struggling with mortgage repayments.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Further amendments to UK Russia Sanctions on 21 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
With effect from 16 May 2023, Ukrainian borrowers are allowed to make payments from Ukraine abroad to repay and service certain cross-border loans from foreign lenders. The exempt...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
As heightened sanctions activity amplifies challenges for those operating in a global environment, navigating this landscape requires a comprehensive – and collaborative – approach. Anahita Thoms (Partner, Baker...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
US Navy 22 June 2023 From Fleet Readiness Center East Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) recently secured designation as the Depot...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, concluded her visit to Washington, D.C., where she attended the 53rd General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS).more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, and the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica and Chair...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A Russian court has determined that Evan Gershkovich will remain in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison until August 30. The decision comes after the journalist appealed against the extention of...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
CPI inflation was 8.7% in May 2023, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 22 June 2023. The Chancellor...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
G. K. and Others (Parquet européen) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Cross-border investigations by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO): Advocate General Ćapeta advises the Court...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Latest FCDO travel advice for Romania including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Latest FCDO travel advice for Hungary including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Public.Resource.Org and Right to Know v Commission and Others Law governing the institutions According to Advocate General Medina European Harmonised Technical Standards must be freely available without...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Hungary (Déclaration d’intention préalable à une demande d’asile) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Hungary has unduly hindered the possibility of making an asylum...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Germany v Pharma Mar and Commission The Court of Justice sets aside the assessment made by the General Court with regard to the impartiality of experts from...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Pankki S Every person has the right to know the date of and the reasons for the consultation of his or her personal datamore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
K.B. and F.S. (Relevé d’office dans le domaine pénal) Protection of fundamental rights: EU law does not preclude, in principle, a prohibition on a national court raising...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Draft regulations to reform Solvency II, the prudential regulatory framework for insurers and reinsurers, made available for the purpose of early engagement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Top employers working with government at new Skills for Growth conference to address skills shortages and drive economic growthmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, today announced the appointment of Annick Goulet as Permanent Representative of Canada...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Annick Goulet (BA Hons [Political Science] and Second Program, Modern Languages [Japanese and Russian], McGill University, 1992; DES [Journalism], École supérieure de journalisme de Paris [graduate school of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On June 19, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to Iran’s “gross and systematic violations of human rights...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On 20 June 2023, the UK enacted additional amendments to The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“Russia Regulations“) through The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2)...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Canada values its deep, long-standing relationships with the countries and peoples of the Caribbean, as well as with the region’s multilateral organizations. Canada remains committed to working with...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. officials said Wednesday that they were caught off guard when President Joe Biden described Chinese President Xi Jinping as a “dictator” — just 24...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Canada and the Dominican Republic (DR) have solid bilateral relations and are long standing partners including on regional security matters.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that she will participate in the 53rd Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 19 June 2023 Canada imposed sanctions on seven further individuals under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. Morteza Barati, Hadi Mansouri, Musa Asif Al Hosseini, Seyed Mahmoud...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 19 June 2023 the UK announced sanctions against four individuals accused of responsibility for sexual violence in conflict zones. Désiré Londroma Ndjukpa, leader of the Cooperative for...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Repasi v Commission Taxonomy: the General Court dismisses as inadmissible the action of a Member of the European Parliament challenging the Commission's regulation on the sustainability of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Burma-related General License 5 "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Myanma Investment and Commercial...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On 20 June 2023 Swedbank Latvia AS, a subsidiary of Swedbank AB agreed to remit $3,430,900 to settle its potential civil liability for 386 apparent violations of OFAC...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 20 June 2023 OFSI amended General Licence INT/2022/1947936 dealing with humanitarian assistance in Ukraine. The definition of “Non-government controlled Ukrainian territory” has been expanded to include the...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 15 June 2023 pursuant to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), the US State Department published the following list of 10 statutorily debarred individuals who have...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 15 June 2023 the USA designated Choe Chol Min and his wife Choe Un Jung, both North Korean (DPRK) nationals based in Beijing. The designation follows their...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The UK has today announced a wide-ranging package of support for Ukraine’s recovery effort at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The UK has today announced a wide-ranging package of support for Ukraine’s recovery effort at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Chancellor has approved the appointment of Baroness Hogg and Dame Susan Rice as non-executive members of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The fourth and final quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2022 to 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in June 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Major conglomerates, international corporations, retail chains and businesses across the world signal their backing for Ukraine at recovery conference.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
During the meeting, Minister Ng noted Canada’s deep engagement with ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific and thanked Secretary-General Kao for his ongoing support in finalizing the ASEAN-Canada Strategic Partnership...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
NEW YORK - Gannett, the largest US newspaper chain and publisher of USA Today, on Tuesday sued Google for trying to corner the market for online advertising by...more
2 years ago
NEW YORK - Leaders in the submersible craft industry were so worried about what they called the “experimental” approach of OceanGate, the company whose...more
2 years ago
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon said it will be able to spend US$6 billion (S$8 billion) more than originally expected on arms for Ukraine thanks to what it called...more
2 years ago
Texas, long lauded as one of the most “business-friendly” states, has passed a comprehensive privacy law that will bring new regulations to consumer personal data. The new Texas...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly signed a joint statement on bilateral cooperation with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in London on 20 June 2023.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Swedbank AS (Latvia) ("Swedbank Latvia"), a subsidiary of Swedbank AB (publ),...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced that he will be travelling to...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Editor’s note: This story was first published in InvestigateWest, an independent news nonprofit dedicated to investigative journalism in...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Spanish Perspective on 14 June 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
The Russian government says it will be forced to take retaliatory measures if Western-made F-16 fighter jets appear in the skies over Ukraine. ...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
By GT staff reporters Published: Jun 19, 2023 11:55 PM China's Central Military Commission (CMC) has issued a code of conduct for the social interactions of military...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
A new report has revealed details surrounding Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to JPMorgan Chase, one of the largest banking institutions in the world, and specifically highlighted the financier's ties...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
Most of us just want to live our lives in peace without excessive governmental interference, but unfortunately the control freaks that are running things just can’t help themselves. ...more
2 years ago
The State of Louisiana has experienced an extensive data breach, with six million public records being exposed. The breach was a part of a global attack on the...more
2 years ago
Do Kwon, the cryptocurrency boss behind the $40bn (£31.3bn) collapse of the terraUSD and Luna tokens, has been sentenced to four months of jail...more
2 years ago
Earlier in the day, the Democracy Watch watchdog group said the RCMP had confirmed in a letter that it is investigating Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some Cabinet...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
  New findings by an international team of researchers recently revealed the scorching discovery of a brown dwarf that far eclipses the level of heat emitted by...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
On 9 June 2023, the EU Council published draft legislation introducing EU-wide criminal penalties and stricter enforcement for the evasion of EU sanctions. The EU Council’s press release...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged Israel to halt and reverse what he described as troubling and alarming decisions on settlement...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Canada is deeply concerned by the rapid increase in humanitarian needs arising from the conflict in Sudan, which has displaced more than 1.4 million people within the country...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 19 June 2019 the UK Foreign secretary announced new legislation permitting the UK to enact the following: Russian Sanctions will be maintained until compensation is paid to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met virtually with Julio José Prado, Ecuador’s Minister of Production, Foreign Trade,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
UK Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk was in Paris today (19 June 2023) to meet French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 14 July 2023, OFSI issued General Licence INT/2023/3074680 permitting the trade in oil derivatives and futures previously prevented by regulation 46Z9C of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit)...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the 12th package...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 14 June 2023 OFAC issued 3 separate General Licenses (GL) covering Iran, Syria and Venezuela intended to facilitate COVID-19 related transactions. OFAC has issued: Iran-related General License...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK government is taking powers to maintain Russian sanctions until compensation is paid to Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
"It's not news that China has been saying in recent weeks, not just to us but to many other countries, that they are not providing lethal assistance to...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
A military attack against Sweden cannot be ruled out following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a report by the Swedish military said Monday, stressing the importance...more
2 years ago
x.defensepost
Steve Bagshaw has been appointed to support work investigating the pro-innovation regulation of advanced manufacturing, one of the Chancellor’s five key growth areas.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Sir Michael Barber has been reappointed as adviser on skills policy delivery to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Education.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge on Monday questioned auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut over possible links to...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning (19 June 2023).more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/1947936more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
My latest Deeper Dive dug into China’s failing commercial real-estate market, as well as other global commercial real-estate markets that are collapsing, laying out the corporate zombie...more
2 years ago
Emails from the Biden laptop shed light on Burisma’s opening of a Maltese bank account for Hunter Biden in the spring of 2016. This newly discovered development coincides...more
2 years ago
Ukraine’s recovery must be accelerated through rapid investment and innovation, the Prime Minister will tell a major global summit this week.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
UK to give major boost to cyber defences as Ukraine mounts counteroffensivemore
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Russian businessman Roman Abramovich is refusing to sign off the release of £2.3 billion ($2.9 billion) made from his sale of Chelsea Football Club to Ukraine, as he...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
On June 10, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Ukraine) Regulations (the “Ukraine Regulations”) in response to “Russia’s attempts to destroy Ukraine’s cultural sites,...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance is being investigated by French authorities, according to media reports in France. ...more
2 years ago
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
  The U.S. government has confirmed that multiple federal agencies have fallen victim to cyberattacks exploiting a security vulnerability in a popular file transfer tool. ...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
As defence ministers meet in Brussels, the Defence Secretary announced a £60 million contribution to the Comprehensive Assistance Package.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On 2 June 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) approved updates to its seventh implementation assistance notice (IAN) entitled “Guidelines for Obtaining Exemptions...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Effective as of 13 June 2023, Ukraine introduced a new set of personal sanctions against 178 individuals,[1] either Russian judges, including the judges of the Constitutional Court of...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Briefing the Security Council today, the Chair of the committee concerning the sanctions regime for Somalia gave an overview of its activities, including concerns regarding the confidentiality of...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software, the nation's cyber watchdog agency said on Thursday. ...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, hosted a ministerial meeting today with key partners to discuss the security situation in Haiti.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Thematic review produced as a result of the commitment HM Treasury made as part of the government financial reporting review.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A major new fund will deliver hundreds of vital air defence missiles, the result of a partnership between Denmark, the Netherlands, the UK and the USA.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Canada supports the goal of ensuring that women and girls in all their diversity can decide what to do with their bodies, their lives and their futures –...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
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2 years ago
OffShore Alerts
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Jozef Síkela, Czechia's Minister of Trade and Industry.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Contingencies Fund account for 2022 to 2023 has been published.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ligue des droits humains (Vérification du traitement des données par l’autorité de contrôle) Advocate General Medina: a data subject must have available to it a judicial remedy...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Friends of the Irish Environment (Possibilités de pêche supérieures à zéro) Agriculture and fisheries Overfishing: according to Advocate General Ćapeta, the Common Fisheries Policy Basic Regulation...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Kočner v EUROPOL Principles of Community law Advocate General Rantos: Europol and a Member State in which damage occurred in relation to unlawful data processing can...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Silver and Others v Council Citizenship of the Union Definitive dismissal of the actions brought by British citizens challenging the loss of their rights as EU citizens...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Thermalhotel Fontana Social security for migrant workers The freedom of movement for workers precludes the legislation of a Member State, which makes compensation conditional on the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Bank M. (Conséquences de l’annulation du contrat) Approximation of laws EU law does not preclude, in the event of the annulment of a mortgage loan agreement...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This week in our Sanctions Enforcement Around the World series, we bring you the view from Spain. In Spain, fines for sanctions violations are not published but sanctions...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
In addition to the new EU measures, on Thursday 8th June the UK announced additional sanctions against Belarus, which came into force on Friday 9th June. The press...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On Monday 5th June, the EU published an amendment to the existing sanctions against Russia, which came into force on Monday 5th June. The implementing regulation is available...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Canada is freezing ties with the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, or AIIB, while it probes allegations it is dominated by the Chinese Communist Party, Finance Minister Chrystia...more
2 years ago
.voanews
In lieu of our annual conference in Bellevue, WA, we are excited to again provide a Virtual Global Trade Conference available to all our clients and friends worldwide! The conference...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a Fact Sheet on the "Provision of Humanitarian Assistance and Trade to Combat...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
A general licence issued by OFSI revoked on 14/06/23more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, desperate to show Wall St. that his company can make money, decided to lock away the information on Reddit behind a paywall by turning...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
Omar Asad, 80, was detained at a temporary checkpoint in the occupied West Bank overnight in January 2022. ...more
2 years ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to order troops to take more land in Ukraine in order to protect Russian territory, he said in remarks on Tuesday. The...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Professor Dame Angela McLean’s review on pro-innovation regulation for the creative industries and the government response.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait reached an agreement worth $367 million with Turkish drone giant Baykar to purchase its increasingly sought-after TB2 combat drones, the Kuwaiti...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  The European Commission has signalled it could be preparing to break up Google’s adtech business. Speaking during a press conference this afternoon, EU EVP...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
By Chen Qingqing Published: Jun 13, 2023 07:46 PM The Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated on Tuesday that it is crucial to conduct an...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
By Global Times Published: Jun 13, 2023 02:27 PM The Biden administration on Monday added 43 entities including 31 entities from China to...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today concluded a trip to Varanasi, India, where...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating allegations China tried to intimidate a federal legislator, one of more than 100 inquiries into foreign meddling, the RCMP commander said...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Yesterday, BIS added 43 entities (under 50 entries) to its Entity List (notice): multiple entities which have recruited western pilots to train PLA pilots on aircraft manoeuvres and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Explanatory Notes for government amendments in Report Stage of Spring Finance Bill 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In last week’s D-ISIS Ministerial, Secretary Blinken announced the designation of two ISIS GDP leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224 (press release, notice): Abdallah...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
June 13, 2023 - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will host an international virtual Ministerial Meeting on Haiti, where she will deliver opening remarks. This...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of Homeland Security has placed 2 more PRC-based companies on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List for “perpetuating human rights violations in Xinjiang” (press...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In today's speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt spoke about improving productivity growth across the public and private sector.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guests Jerry Ferguson and Scott Kominers discuss NFTs and how they can create opportunities for brands in the marketplace with the help of some Really Awesome Raccoons. Questions...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson to be Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has this day appointed Nigel Adams to be Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Last week, the US published guidance to help prevent companies from contributing to Iran’s Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programs, including via direct and indirect transfers to third-country suppliers...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Friday 9 June, BIS issued a Temporary Denial Order (TDO) suspending the export privileges of the Aratos Group, a network of defence-related companies in the Netherlands and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
“Today, Canada and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have started legal proceedings at the International Court of Justice to hold Syria accountable for torture and cruel, inhuman and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada has supported accountability and transitional justice initiatives that aim to hold the Assad regime and other parties in the conflict accountable for the countless human rights violations...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On Saturday 10 June 2023, Global Affairs Canada imposed additional sanctions against  24 individuals and 17 entities in Ukraine connected to Russia’s theft of Ukrainian cultural objects (sanctions lists,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
In 8 judgments (Case T-141/21, Case T-583/21, Case T-582/21, Case T-581/21, Case T-580/21, Case T-579/21, Case T-557/21, Case T-556/21),  which are on the EU Judgments section of this...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
EU member states have agreed an approach for the Council to start negotiations with the European Parliament for an EU directive on asset recovery and confiscation for EU...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Two senior officials with the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT), briefed ambassadors on recent developments, including the arrest of a top fugitive from the 1994...more
2 years ago
...Crime (UN)
At least 13 people were injured early Sunday when an apparent street party in Syracuse, New York, turned violent. Syracuse police Lt. Matthew Malinowski told reporters that...more
2 years ago
x.JT
George Soros, a financier with a penchant for politics, has moved to hand over control over his $25 billion empire to his 37-year-old son Alexander.As some media outlets...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
Struggling to overcome recruiting shortfalls, the Army and the Air Force have bolstered their marketing to entice legal residents to enlist,...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
WASHINGTON – The US expanded a ban on imports from China’s Xinjiang region, placing two more companies on its so-called entity list, the first additions since a law...more
2 years ago
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a vehicle caught fire, closing the main north-south highway on the...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Western media is reporting that the CIA told its Belgian counterparts that Ukrainian forces were responsible for the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipelines last September.“Shortly after...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions against 24 individuals and 17 entities in Ukraine as part of the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Nine people were wounded in a mass shooting in San Francisco's Mission District on Friday night, but police said all were expected to survive. The shooting “appears...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that the Government of Canada had ordered the seizure of a Russian-registered cargo aircraft currently grounded at Toronto...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The FCDO is to provide £16 million to address widespread needs in Ukraine, including to support those affected by the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give up his parliamentary seat amid a long-running ethics investigation that is expected to produce a report into his...more
2 years ago
NPR
In this feature, part of a series exploring the fight against trafficking in the Sahel, UN News focuses on the illegal arms trade that is fuelling conflict and...more
2 years ago
...Crime (UN)
Tens of thousands of people marched on June 9 in another anti-government protest in Belgrade criticizing the government's response to two mass shootings last month in which 18...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Individuals who have submitted an expression of interest to sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine scheme via gov.uk as at 31 May 2023.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information regarding the allocation of the £150 million additional funding for local authorities across the UK to help support Ukrainian guests move into their own homes and reduce...more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information regarding the allocation of Homelessness Prevention Grant - Homes for Ukraine funding top-up for local authorities in 2023 to 2024.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Funding will be allocated across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, helping support Ukrainian families into their own homes.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On May 22, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) held an employer roundtable about Local Law 144, New York City’s law regulating...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
OFAC will retire its public-facing file transfer protocol (FTP) server (ofacftp.treas.gov) on or about June 10, 2024. ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On June 9, 2023, the Government of Canada announced more than $69.5 million in funding for a total of 26 projects to support security, peace and stability in...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Government of Canada recognizes the need to evolve and to adapt to an increasingly complex global security environment. As part of its commitment to the Global Coalition...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Office of Foreign Assests Control (OFAC) has published Guidance to Industry on Iran’s UAV-Related Activities.more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, was in Paris and met with international partners and participated in...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A detailed guide for British businesses on developing their overseas trade and doing business in Iran.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Russian racing driver, Nikita Mazepin, has lost an application seeking to suspend some of the effects of UK sanctions on him until the court can hear his...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Guidance on the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Guidance on the Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This week the Canadian government published its annual report on the export of military goods (report). The report contains data on the export and brokering of military goods...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Designations on Australia’s sanctions regimes expire in 3 years unless declarations are made to continue them in effect pursuant to regulation 9 of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011. As...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This page provides guidance on the UK’s sanctions regime relating to the Republic of Belarusmore
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Guidance for Approved Mental Health Professionals and others about mental health crisis breathing spacemore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance for councils about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Guide for parents and legal guardians about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This is a Terms of Reference for the Review of the Oil and Gas Fiscal Regime.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Energy Profits Levy, which puts a marginal tax rate of 75% on North Sea oil and gas production, will remain in place for the next five years...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need. ...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The UK has today introduced new Belarus sanctions regulations, which come into force tomorrow (Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, press release, explanatory memorandum, impact...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
With the Cyberspace Administration of China’s (“CAC”) release last week of the Guidelines for Filing of Standard Contracts for Cross-border transfers of Personal Information (“Guidelines”), organisations processing Mainland...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
This week in our Sanctions Enforcement Around the World series, we bring you the view from Poland, an EU member state with a dual sanctions regime.  Poland enforces...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Ukrainian forces have been met with strong resistance from Russian soldiers after attempting to penetrate enemy lines in the east of the country in the past couple days....more
2 years ago
New sanctions legislation allows the UK to target exports from Belarus funding the Lukashenko regime and crack down on Russia’s efforts to circumvent sanctions.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This week OFAC sanctioned 15 individuals and entities in Iran, China, and Hong Kong in connection with Iran’s ballistic missile programme (press release, press release, notice): PRC-based Zhejiang...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Google Ireland and Others Freedom of establishment According to Advocate General Szpunar, platforms like Google, Meta Platforms and Tik Tok may not have additional obligations imposed on...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Amazon.com and Others State aid Tax rulings: Advocate General Kokott is of the view that the Commission erred in deciding that Luxembourg had granted unauthorised...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Comune di Copertino Freedom of movement for persons Advocate General Ćapeta: Member States may restrict the monetisation of unused paid annual leave at the end of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
UFC - Que choisir and CLCV Approximation of laws Package travel and the COVID-19 pandemic: national legislation which temporarily releases organisers from their obligation to provide...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Austrian Airlines (Vol de rapatriement) Transport COVID19 pandemic: a repatriation flight organised in the context of consular assistance does not constitute a re-routed flight that the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Prestige and Limousine Freedom of establishment Limiting the number of private hire vehicle service licences in the Barcelona metropolitan area is contrary to European Union lawmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
China completed a second phase of joint air patrols with Russia over the Western Pacific on Wednesday, following flights on the previous day over the Sea of Japan...more
2 years ago
x.JT
I am often asked about what it is like to be Foreign Minister during this time.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Hundreds of uncontrolled forest fires blazed across Canada on Wednesday, threatening critical infrastructure, forcing evacuations and sending a blanket of smoky air wafting over U.S. cities. ...more
2 years ago
.voanews
Fox News on Wednesday notified Mr Tucker Carlson’s legal team that the former prime-time host violated his contract with the network when he launched...more
2 years ago
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK has announced additional funding of £750,000 to the IAEA to support its nuclear safety work in Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had an “open, candid” conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the early hours of Wednesday...more
2 years ago
Yesterday, OFAC imposed sanctions on 3 individuals and 1 entity associated with the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG) (press release, notice): Alonso Guerrero Covarrubias (a.k.a. “El Ocho”) and Javier...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On June 1, the FBI, the U.S. Department of State and the National Security Agency, together with the Republic of Korea’s (ROK) National Intelligence Service, National Police Agency...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
ROME — Magistrates in Italy are probing former Leonardo and Fincantieri officials as part of an investigation into alleged corruption.more
2 years ago
Defense News
Meta has been dragged kicking and screaming into another notable privacy concession in Europe: The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) hasmore
2 years ago
.techcrunch
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend the annual ministerial...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to importing and selling counterfeit Cisco networking equipment to various organizations, including education, government agencies, healthcare, and the military. The 39-year-old...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
ATLANTA – Mr Chris Licht, the former television producer who oversaw a brief and chaotic tenure as chairman of CNN, is out at the network. Mr Licht’s...more
2 years ago
This week OFSI updated General Licence INT/2022/1552576 “LCIA payments” (notice): editing the definition of DP so that it includes individuals or bodies controlled by the DP and adds...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The BRICS bloc's push to create a new trade and reserve currency that can serve as an alternative to the dollar could start chipping away at the greenback's...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
Aprile and Commerciale Italiana v EUIPO - DC Comics (Représentation d’une chauve-souris dans un cadre ovale) Intellectual and industrial property The Batman logo: the evidence submitted...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Shakutin v Council External relations Restrictive measures against Belarus: the General Court dismisses the action brought by Mr Aleksandr Vasilevich Shakutin against the restrictive measures imposed on...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
June 6, 2023 - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will deliver a speech at the occasion of the Global Heads of Mission Meeting in Ottawa...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Foreign Secretary chairs the OECD’s Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris to mobilise international support for Ukraine’s recovery and tackle global challenges.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance for UK departments bidding for the Labour Market Evaluation and Pilots fund, which aims to expand the government’s evidence base of policies to improve labour market outcomes.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Yesterday evening, The EU Council imposed restrictive measures against 9 individuals, under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime for their involvement in the sentencing of the Russian opposition...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada, Estonia and the Netherlands announce Estonia as the new co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC).more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Details of INT/2022/2349952more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 5 June 2023, OFAC designated 7 individuals and 1 entity constituting a Russian intelligence-linked “malign influence group”, attempting to destabilise the Moldovan government (press release, press release,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada is deeply concerned by the growing humanitarian impacts of conflict and climate events in East Africa, including in Sudan, that have forced hunger upon millions of people...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The EU has extended the scope of the Russia-Ukraine sanctions regime (Council Regulation, Council Decision).  The amendment to article 3(1)(g) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 now permits the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The government is publishing a call for evidence to ensure it has an up-to-date and well-informed view of how the umbrella company market operates.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The government is publishing a consultation on policy options to regulate umbrella companies and to tackle non-compliance in the umbrella company market.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
O. G. (Mandat d’arrêt européen à l’encontre d’un ressortissant d’un État tiers) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice The option of refusing to execute a European...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 5 June 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
2 members of the US House of Representatives last week introduced the bipartisan Stop Harbouring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Bill “to crack down on illicit purchases of Iranian oil...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Friday 2 June, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced the designation of Laurent Salvador Lamothe, former Haitian Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and External...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 16 May 2023, the Amsterdam Court of Appeal upheld (judgment) the district court’s judgment, permitting squatters to stay in Arkady Volozh’s property.  A post on the previous...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Schemes offering people shares in their employer are set for a shake up as the government explores changes that will help boost business growth, supporting the Prime Minister’s...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A general licence issued by OFSImore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On Friday 2 June, OFAC designated the Iran-based technology company, Navyan Abr Arvan Private Limited Company, known as Arvan Cloud, for allegedly aiding in internet censorship (press release,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
As the world experiences the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, Canada continues to show leadership in advancing environmental action at home and around the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Commission v Poland () and vie privée des juges) Principles of Community law Rule of law: the Polish justice reform of December 2019 infringes EU lawmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Progress report on the implementation of government accepted recommendations of the Committee of Public Accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Mr Vittorio Di Bucci takes office as the new Registrar of the General Courtmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
At Spring Budget 2023, the government announced that it would launch a call for evidence on the Save As You Earn (SAYE) and Share Incentive Plan (SIP) employee...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The U.S. government has given Chinese and Russian entities at least $1.3 billion for various research programs over the past five years, according to an analysis...more
2 years ago
"On Saturday, June 3, 2023, the President signed into law … H.R. 3746, the ‘Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,’ which suspends the public debt limit through January 1,...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
SINGAPORE — Canada is pledging to step up its military posture in the Indo-Pacific, with its defense minister announcing the nation will annually commit...more
2 years ago
Defense News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge says Tennessee's first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is...more
2 years ago
NPR
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Swedish Perspective on 31 May 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can shield its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, from opioid lawsuits in...more
2 years ago
On 2 June 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The Bank of Lithuania on Thursday 1 June 2023 determined that the electronic money institution Transactive Systems UAB seriously and systematically infringed anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On June 1, 2023, Canada enacted the Special Economic Measures (Moldova) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in  response to Russia’s ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine. The Regulations are targeted...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On Monday 29 May, the Ukrainian Parliament approved Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s resolution, imposing sanctions on Iran lasting for 50 years (presidential decree). The resolution stops Iranian goods transiting through...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Thursday 1 June, OFAC designated 5 individuals and 1 entity associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its external operations arm, the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF)...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The US Department of State (press release) has concluded an administrative settlement with VTA Telecom Corporation for violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), and the International Traffic...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday, announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against 7 individuals and 1 entity in Moldova as part of the Special Economic Measures...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Iran-related General License P "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Navyan Abr Arvan Private...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On Thursday 1 June, the White House announced that visa restrictions and economic sanctions would be imposed on Sudanese actors (press release), pursuant to Executive Order 14098 of...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force walked back comments reportedly made by a colonel regarding a simulation in which a drone outwitted its artificial...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
The United Nations officially launched its mission this week to prevent what it says could be an "environmental catastrophe" on the Red Sea. Sitting off the coast of...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
On February 9, 2023, the Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid (“FSA”) issued an electronic notice regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s Final Rule amending the Standards...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
According to the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) (article),   Lithuanian authorities have submitted to prosecutors evidence against 9 Lithuanian companies following an investigation by OCCRP suggesting:...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Irish High Court yesterday made orders winding up two Russian state-owned aircraft and shipping leasing firms, GTLK Europe DAC and GTLK Europe Capital DAC, which are registered...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A joint consultation on the digital pound, from HM Treasury and the Bank of England.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
We’ve written a lot about AB 2273, California’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) that requires websites with users in California to try to determine...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
Sanctions - Canada.ca
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) has produced a special bulletin providing background and updated information relevant to Russia-linked money laundering (special bulletin). The content...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Sudan General License Number 1 "Official Business of Certain International Organizations and Entities;" Sudan General...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On Wednesday 31 May, OFAC issued Russia-related General License 69 “Authorizing Certain Debt Securities Servicing Transactions Involving International Investment Bank” (notice). The new General License authorises transactions that...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing sanctions against seven individuals and one entity in Moldova as part of the Special...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
We’ve written a few times about California’s “Journalism Protection Act” (CJPA) from state Rep. Buffy Wicks, and many times about the terrible...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
Today, the Federal Court of Appeal rendered a decision following the appeal by the Government of Canada in the Bring Our Loved Ones Home litigation.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
 On Wednesday 31 May, HM Treasury edited (notice) the statement of reasons for Dmitry Vladimirovich Konov, so that his entry now states that he is sanctioned because he:...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World, the Dutch Perspective on 24 May 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Canada Announces Additional Sanctions in Relation to Russia and Updates Guidance on Sanctions Evasion on 24 May 2023. Read the article via...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
On 26 May 2023, The UN added Abdullahi Osman Mohamed Caddow to its Somalia sanctions list (notice) pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Al-Shabaab. Yesterday, the UK (notice) and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines was the big star of a gala awards ceremony hosted by the Atlantic Council that was touted as the “Washington Oscars.”...more
2 years ago
Digital advertising exists in a complex ecosystem that the average person engages with daily. It encompasses a broad set of technologies for managing advertisements across channels including search,...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
On Tuesday 30 May, OFSI published a blog post, aiming to provide further clarity on issues relating to trust services sanctions (notice). The post discusses: when sanctions apply;...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Yesterday, OFAC sanctioned 17 individuals and entities allegedly involved in the production of illicit drugs (press release, notice). 13 of the entities and people are based in the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by Australia, Ukraine, Switzerland, and the Netherlands in the past weeks, we now turn our attention to the sanctions enforcement trends in the Sweden....more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Somalia is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Somalia is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Yesterday, the EU Council imposed restrictive measures against 7 individuals under two distinct sanctions frameworks (press release). 5 individuals were sanctioned for undermining the sovereignty of Moldova (Council...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The FCDO has published a list identifying items that Russia is using in its weapons systems (notice).  The list is divided into four Tiers: Tier 1: integrated circuits;...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of State (press release) and Treasury Department (press release), on Tuesday 30 May, designated two Syrian money service businesses and three affiliated individuals that allegedly provide...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Governments around the world are cracking down on free speech. What they are demanding includes the ability to read private encrypted text...more
2 years ago
The symposium that was to take place on Sunday aimed to honor the memory of Dominique Venner, a historian who took his life exactly 10 years ago in...more
2 years ago
The Security Council today extended for one year the sanctions regime imposed on South Sudan, including assets freezes, travel bans and an arms embargo, numerous members stressed that...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On 29 May 2023, the Ukrainian Parliament approved the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine to introduce sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Effective as of 30 May 2023, Ukraine introduced a new set of personal sanctions against 51 individuals and 220 legal entities.[1] The sanctions affect the following categories of...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Epstein’s calendars show the financier meeting with A-listers including tech billionaires Bill Gates and Peter Thiel, music executive Tommy Mottola, artist Jeff Koons, magician David Blaine, and filmmaker...more
2 years ago
On 26 May 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Al-Shabaab approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Sanctions List of...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On 29 May 2023, Poland imposed sanctions on 365 citizens of Belarus, as well as other individuals and entities. Polish law requires an individual decision and scope of...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
WASHINGTON — More than 1 million F-35 spare parts worth at least $85 million have gone missing over at least the last five years, according...more
2 years ago
x.navytimes
The ECJU has published a notice, summarising the UK’s recent export control penalties: on 28 November 2022, a company was fined for bringing 4kg of sodium sulphide (a...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 25 May 2023, the EU adopted a Delegated Regulation updating the EU dual-use export control list in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 (press release). The updated...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On May 23, 2023, Japanese government announced an amendment of the export control regulations on the additional semiconductor related items, which will go into effect on July 23,...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be in Oslo, Norway, from May 31 to June 1, 2023, to attend an informal meeting of NATO Ministers...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Japan has imposed further sanctions on Russia (press release) after hosting the G7 summit last week, in which the group agreed to step up measures against Moscow (previous...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
A Frankfurt court has ruled that a series of searches of Alisher Usmanov’s properties in Germany last year were unlawful (Der Spiegel reported). The searches were carried out by...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Equal Rights Coalition expresses grave concerns about the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 which further criminalizes LGBTI persons in Uganda. The Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 criminalizes same sex-relations with even...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The trust services sanctions came into effect on 16 December 2022. These are financial sanctions, for which the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) is responsible, while the...more
2 years ago
OFSI
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — On the way to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton becoming a rising figure in the GOP, his wife, Angela, used to entertain crowds with...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the United Kingdom House of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, concluded visits to Ethiopia, Egypt and Chad. Arielle...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In Ethiopia, Minister Sajjan and the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, signed a letter of intent to establish a Canada-African Union Commission Development Policy...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
While in Chad, Minister Sajjan, accompanied by Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament for London West, met with Sudanese and Cameroonian refugees living in N’Djamena and learned about their...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Michael Sasso, a Florida attorney, was selected by DeSantis to join the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, which gained control of Walt Disney World's special tax district through...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
“Canada is deeply concerned by Uganda’s assent of the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Act and firmly condemns its legislation. This Act is a blatant violation of the human rights and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a complaint on Monday against British multinational aerospace and defense company Rolls Royce, the company’s former India director – Tim Jones,...more
2 years ago
A former Federal Security Service officer said Putin could be overthrown by Wagner. The Wagner Army is Putin's private...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Department for Trade’s Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU) has published its training programme running between June 2023 and December 2023 (notice). The events cater for companies of...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Thursday 25 May, OFAC sanctioned Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov, the head of the Mali wing of the Wagner Group (press release, notice). Concurrently, the Department of State imposed visa...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Schwartz was using ChatGPT for legal research for the first time when he put it to work drafting the ten-page brief he hoped would convince Manhattan Federal Judge...more
2 years ago
On May 24, the Sanctions Coordinators for Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the services in charge of sanctions policy and implementation of the European Commission...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, will visit Nigeria from May 27...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
While Ukrainian forces tend to treat each new addition to their arsenal supplied by the West as a game changer, their jubilation tends to be short-lived as Russian...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
CISA warned of a recently patched zero-day vulnerability exploited last week to hack into Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances. Barracuda says its security solutions are used...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Mila Antonova – a bridge player who multiple media reports this week claim had an affair with Gates starting in 2009 – was captured in a newly unearthed...more
2 years ago
CorruptionLedger commentary in red.  more
2 years ago
The value of frozen Russian private assets under sanctions increased from 18.9 billion euros in December to 24.1 billion euros in late May, the newspaper said. As many...more
2 years ago
x.sputniknews
OFSI has published guidance on requesting reviews for those designated under the Counter-Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.  It says: DPs, or those acting on their behalf, should...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
German police have launched a criminal investigation into English rock legend and Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters on suspicion of glorifying Nazism during two concerts in Berlin. The...more
2 years ago
International forums such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) provide Canada with an opportunity to advance trade priorities, such as building a resilient and interconnected Asia-Pacific region that...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Kissinger was a founding member of the Trilateral Commission, a confidant and key operative of the Rockefeller dynasty and a serial meddler in foreign affairs that resulted...more
2 years ago
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On May 19, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”)...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The court ruled that the initial money laundering suspicions were insufficient to warrant the searches at Usmanov’s premises in the first place. The judges also pointed to some...more
2 years ago
According to the Financial Times, officials from member states and the European Commission met on Wednesday 24 May to explore the possibility of using interest generated by Russian...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Wednesday 24 May, sanctions coordinators for the UK, US, and EU (EEAS) met to continue to assess and align ongoing efforts related to sanctions in Burma/Myanmar (UK...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Climate change and the rising cost of food have contributed to a rise in malnutrition rates, with the heaviest burden falling on the most vulnerable, especially women and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada has announced $84.6 million in funding for nutrition-specific programming to support the implementation of four new projects by Canadian partners. These projects will contribute to Canada’s 10-year...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In March, Der Spiegel claimed a yacht called ‘Andromeda’ had allegedly been used by a team of divers to sabotage the Nord Stream pipelines. The publication cited the...more
2 years ago
On Wednesday 24 May, The US State Department, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, designated 5 al-Shabaab leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (press release): Maxamed Siidow, finance...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
HM Treasury has introduced two technical amendments to the Financial Services & Markets (FSM) Bill to help facilitate UK firms’ continued use of non-UK Central Counterparties (CCPs) under...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A £650 million war-chest to fire up the UK’s life sciences sector and drive forward the government’s priority to grow the economy has been unveiled by the Chancellor...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Professor Dame Angela McLean’s review on pro-innovation regulation for life sciences and the government response.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Hong Kong authorities on Friday condemned a British government call for the removal of a China-imposed national security law that Britain said had been used to persecute, "silence...more
2 years ago
x.JT
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Framework documents setting out the relationship between HM Treasury and its public bodies.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Transport Secretary highlights devastating impact war has had on Ukraine transport infrastructure and calls for changes to ITF rules to adapt to unprecedented global events.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
WertInvest Hotelbetrieb Environment and consumers The requirement to carry out an environmental impact assessment for an urban development project cannot be dependent exclusively on the size...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
AKM (Fourniture de bouquets satellitaires en Autriche) Cross-border satellite retransmission of programmes: the broadcasting Member State principle also applies to the satellite package providermore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
MOSCOW - Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has started withdrawing its forces from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and transferring its positions there to regular Russian troops, its founder...more
2 years ago
Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the move, in the Kremlin's...more
2 years ago
European Union officials are considering whether to send Ukraine profits generated from Russian assets frozen within the bloc, the Financial Times has reported, citing people familiar with the...more
2 years ago
While we’ve talked a great deal now about Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, most of...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The new owner of Silicon Valley Bank's (SVB) US operations, First Citizens, is cutting around 500 roles held by former SVB workers, the BBC understands. Two months...more
2 years ago
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by Australia, Ukraine, and Switzerland in the past weeks, we now turn our attention to the sanctions enforcement trends in the Netherlands. Recent sanctions...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Last week, Canada announced two sets of amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations in coordination with its allies at the G7 Summit in Japan. Additionally, the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Lawmakers in the Alabama state legislature have voted for a bill that would require parental controls and NSFW content filters to...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
A Lebanese judge questioned the country’s embattled central bank governor Wednesday and confiscated his Lebanese and French passports following an arrest warrant from France over corruption charges, judicial...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The French government plans to move homeless people out of Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games in the capital, sparking criticism from some mayors of regional towns...more
2 years ago
x.JT
WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday announced the approval of a US$285 million (S$385 million) sale of a National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System ("NASAMS") air defence system...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “In light of what has been discussed between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Microsoft says a Chinese cyberespionage group it tracks as Volt Typhoon has been targeting critical infrastructure organizations across the United States, including Guam, since at least mid-2021. ...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
On Tuesday 23 May, OFAC issued Venezuela-related General License 8L “Authorizing Transactions Involving PdVSA Necessary for the Limited Maintenance of Essential Operations in Venezuela or the Wind Down...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Last year’s techwide reckoning continues. In 2023, layoffs have yet again cost tens of thousands of tech workers their jobs; this time, the workforce reductions...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
The Horn of Africa is facing a climate emergency that shows no sign of ending. Having had below-average rainfall for more than 2 years, the region is experiencing...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On Monday 22 May, The Munich Public Prosecutor’s Office announced that it has charged four ex-managing directors at Munich-based technology company FinFisher for allegedly selling restricted software to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
For a brief moment of time, a judge in Arizona conspired with a vindictive politician to pretend the First Amendment didn’t exist. Senator Wendy Rogers —...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
Yesterday, OFAC sanctioned four entities and one individual involved in obfuscated revenue generation and malicious cyber and IT activities that support the DPRK Government (Treasury press release, State...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
(Bloomberg) -- US lawmakers are urging Washington to strike back against China for its decision to bar Micron Technology Inc.’s memory chips, threatening to further inflame tensions between...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor by revenue, said its products were used in an exercise near Alaska to consistently share...more
2 years ago
Defense News
On Thursday 18 May, the Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda announced that OFAC lifted sanctions on the Alfa Nero, allowing the government to sell the vessel. The...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, on its first deployment under the aegis of a combatant commander, arrived...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
WASHINGTON — Boeing’s effort to build a new trainer aircraft for the Air Force is plagued by safety problems, schedule and...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Google’s Sundar Pichai has agreed to work with lawmakers in Europe on what’s being referred to as an “AI Pact” — seemingly a stop-gap set of voluntary...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
NEW YORK - Meta Platforms Inc started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of lay-offs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter,...more
2 years ago
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States announced at a U.N. conference on Wednesday nearly $524 million in additional humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa that aims...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The U.S. government announced new sanctions against North Korea related to its army of illicit IT workers that have fraudulently gained employment to finance the regime's weapons of...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Check what you must do when you enter the UK if you’re coming from Ukraine with personal belongings.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
  (Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Schwarzman said the investment giant is in talks with several US regional banks to explore purchases of assets...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The UK Department for Business and Trade has published guidance saying traders should consider the risks of Russia seeking to avoid trade sanctions as part of their due...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details GPC (government procurement card) HMT spend greater than £500.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details HMT spend greater than £25,000.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ryanair v Commission (Italie; régime d’aide; Covid-19) State aid The General Court annuls the Commission’s decision to approve an aid measure consisting in subsidies paid by...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The landmark decision comes as heat-trapping greenhouse gas concentrations are at record levels – “higher than at any time over the last 800,000 years”, WMO warned. ...more
2 years ago
...Crime (UN)
Emmentaler Switzerland v EUIPO (EMMENTALER) Intellectual and industrial property The term ‘emmentaler’ cannot be protected as a European Union trade mark for cheesesmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission Competition Competition: The action brought by Meta Platforms Ireland (Facebook group) against a Commission request seeking disclosure of documents identified by...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
German police have carried out raids in seven states in a probe into climate campaigners suspected of forming or backing...more
2 years ago
OSLO - The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, sailed into Oslo on Wednesday, a first for such a US ship. It is a...more
2 years ago
Russia has intercepted two US Air Force strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea. The Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday Russia had scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet to...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
BUDAPEST (Sputnik) - Hungary has signed an agreement with Qatar on the purchase of natural gas, the countries plan to develop economic cooperation, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Following widespread diversion of lifesaving food aid in Ethiopia last month, the World Food Programme (WFP) has strengthened safeguards and controls in a...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
  Labor authorities have recognized that the mental illness suffered by an executive of the Japanese leg of Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group Ltd was caused by bullying...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge, Venus Cheung, and Gwyneth To. Vietnam’s long-awaited, first-ever Personal Data Protection Decree (“PDPD”) has finally been passed and is scheduled to take effect...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
WASHINGTON - More than 100 members of the US Congress and the European Parliament on Tuesday called for the removal of an oil industry executive tapped to lead...more
2 years ago
NEW YORK – Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical chief executive officer who served almost seven years in prison for securities fraud, is earning US$2,500...more
2 years ago
(Washington, DC) – President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and legislators from his party have effectively paralyzed the country’s independent transparency and data protection agency by blocking nominations to...more
2 years ago
(Brussels) – European governments risk relying too much on voluntary audit and certification initiatives to protect rights in European Union minerals supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in...more
2 years ago
Under the multi-year agreement, the two US companies will develop components for 5G devices that will be designed and manufactured in America....more
2 years ago
Most of us wouldn’t argue that private companies can’t run their businesses the way they prefer. The gold standard has been the right to refuse service...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The Government of Canada is committed to increasing and diversifying trade and investment opportunities with African partners as part of Canada’s overall export diversification strategy and to benefit...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The European Council yesterday imposed restrictive measures on those allegedly responsible for human rights violations in Iran (Council Implementing Regulation, Council Implementing Decision, press release).  Five individuals were sanctioned:...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Every year, BakerHostetler collects and analyzes various metrics about the incident response matters we handle. In 2022, we handled over 1,160 incidents. The most striking trends we saw...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
Minutes from the meeting of the Economic Crime Strategic Board on 29 March 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 28 April 2023, the European Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/887 concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma, renewing the sanctions for another year. The High Representative of the EU,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Chancellor met food manufacturers and the CMA to discuss public concerns over food inflationmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On May 23, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner, John Edwards, delivered the opening remarks at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On 22 May 2023, OFSI issued General Licence INT/2023/3024200, “Prior Obligations” (notice), permitting a UK person who is owed funds or economic resources by a designated person (DP)...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 8L "Authorizing Transactions Involving Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PdVSA) Necessary for the...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Chancellor opens IMF Article IV Press Conference at HM Treasury on 23 May 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On 1 May 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 42 under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations, three new...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
OFAC has issued 4 new general licences: General License 13E, authorising S. persons to pay taxes, fees, or import duties, and purchase licenses for this purpose; General License...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On 19 May 2023, Australia announced further sanctions on Russia and a ban on the export of machinery and related parts (press release).  The latest sanctions will target 21...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Decision could imperil other companies’ transatlantic transfers as well By: John Magee, Andrew Dyson, James Sullivan, Claire O’Brien & Rachel De Souza The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC)...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
By Harun Maruf  The United States military has confirmed conducting a new airstrike against al-Shabab militants in the Middle Juba region of southern Somalia. The airstrike...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
A wave of uncertainty swept across India’s already unstable aviation sector as Go First, a once thriving private airline owned by the Wadia Group, announced a halt to...more
2 years ago
.iadb.in
May 22, 2023 - The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will join the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade for a conversation on Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
WASHINGTON — The Air Force is focused on avoiding the mistakes that plagued past programs like the F-35, as the service officially kicks off...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Prior Obligations General Licence INT/2023/3024200 and Prior Obligation General Licence Reporting formsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On May 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer alert regarding the Premom Ovulation Tracker app sharing of sensitive information with third parties without users’ permission....more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A group of Chinese citizens living and working in Florida sued the state Monday over a new law that bans Chinese nationals from purchasing...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
On May 22, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission announced a €1.2 billion fine against Meta Ireland for unlawfully transferring personal data to the U.S. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
In Seoul, Minister Joly, alongside the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, participated in the inaugural High-Level Economic Security Dialogue with the Republic of Korea’s...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 15 May 2023, the UN Libya Security Council Committee have granted a humanitarian travel exemption (press release), pursuant to paragraph 16(a) of resolution 1970 (2011), effective from 1 June...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Sir Ron Kalifa and Frances O'Grady have been reappointed by His Majesty the King as Non-Executive Directors of the Court of the Bank of England. They have been...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Fortenova Grupa sought to redeem loan notes of €400m issued to Shushary in August 2019 before their maturity date in September 2023 but could not make payments to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
NatWest is a step closer to being returned to full private ownership as the government sells c. £1.26billion in shares back to NatWest via a Directed Buyback. more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has accused Sweden of meddling in his country's elections as the vote for a new president heads into a runoff next Sunday. Soylu,...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Residents across parts of the northwestern United States are under air quality alerts this weekend after smoke...more
2 years ago
NPR
HIROSHIMA, Japan — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren’t occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow’s insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city...more
2 years ago
x.navytimes
Adam Kovacevich is the CEO and founder of a center-left tech industry coalition called Chamber of Progress and has worked at the intersection of tech and...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
Source: Saudi Press Agency Jeddah, May 21, 2023, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America announce that on May 20, 2023,...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
A temporary ceasefire in Sudan has been agreed as fighting between two warring factions entered its sixth week. Previous truce attempts between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid...more
2 years ago
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian private army Wagner claimed Saturday that his forces have taken control of the city of...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
The international community will not fall in line with the pro-Western rules pushed by the G7 and not allow the US-led group to dominate world affairs, the Chinese...more
2 years ago
NEW YORK - Dozens of fringe news websites, content farms and fake reviewers are using artificial intelligence to create inauthentic content online, according to two reports released on...more
2 years ago
The International Criminal Court says it is "undeterred" by Russia putting its chief prosecutor on a wanted...more
2 years ago
Shenderovich then confirmed on Facebook he was “barred from his own performance in London” but still did not explain the reasons behind the incident. He also mockingly thanked...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada today issued the following statement: “On May 16 and 17, 2023, Canada and the United States met in Kelowna, British Columbia, for the 17th...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
  GHIBULLO - More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials said Saturday, as rising waters...more
2 years ago
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking that a federal judge be disqualified from the First Amendment lawsuit filed by Disney against the Florida...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  Corruption Ledger editorial note: Privacy technology and strategies have the ability to help all oppressed people, whether male, female, underprivileged or targeted by corrupt corporate or...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Indonesia is launching the flight because “Russia is now looking to the East, so we are also looking towards Russia,” Helmi explained. Also on Friday, the first Russian...more
2 years ago
Although it has claimed to be fighting Daesh* and other terrorist groups in Syria since 2014, the US military has never received permission from the Syrian government to...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
U.S. President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that Washington will support providing advanced warplanes including F-16s to Ukraine and will back efforts to train Kyiv's pilots, a senior...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Saturday to maintain the status quo of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait amid high tensions with China, which has stepped...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development met with Raquel Buenrostro, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, in Washington, D.C., on...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
NEW YORK – When Ms Raegan Zelaya and Mr Shua Wilmot decided to include their pronouns at the end of their work e-mails, they thought they were doing...more
2 years ago
A businessman is due to appear in court in Latvia on Saturday in a murder plot trial that...more
2 years ago
The US has added the following to its Russia sanctions (press release) following the G7 statement on Ukraine (previous post, press release): OFAC has added 22 individuals and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement on “Biometric Information and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.” Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are generally united in voicing concern about China. The question is how to translate that worry into action. Over...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Tens of thousands marched through Belgrade on Friday in an anti-government protest following two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Russian branch of environmental group Greenpeace on Friday said it would shut down after authorities declared the group an "undesirable organization", effectively banning it from operating. ...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 13E, “Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under Executive Order...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
WASHINGTON - The United States on Friday announced sanctions on more than 300 targets as Group of Seven leaders met in Japan, aiming to punish Russia for its...more
2 years ago
On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Policy Statement on Biometric Information and Section 5 of the FTC Act (Policy Statement). Section 5 of...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
At the beginning of this weekend’s G7 summit in Hiroshima, the leaders of the G7 reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining and increasing sanctions against Russia in response to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced that he will visit Ethiopia, Egypt...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
LONDON - Tesco chairman John Allan will step down at the group’s annual shareholders’ meeting next month, with Britain’s biggest retailer saying claims of inappropriate behaviour against him...more
2 years ago
On 19 May, the UK and EU Commission published the joint text of the draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on regulatory cooperation in financial services.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
MOSCOW - Russia has issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor who in March prepared a warrant for President Vladimir Putin on war crimes...more
2 years ago
Latest FCDO travel advice for Ukraine including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This page includes summaries of Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Counter Terrorism programmes.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK has today added 86 individuals and entities to the Russia sanctions list (notice).  The designations target individuals and organisations connected to Russia’s energy, metals, defence, transport,...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
LONDON – Britain on Friday published plans to ban imports of Russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel and slap a new wave of sanctions against Russia, targeting companies...more
2 years ago
UK sanctions 86 individuals and entities, targeting Russia’s theft of Ukrainian grain, advanced military technology, and remaining revenue sources.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
GENEVA – Rising temperatures are making it increasingly difficult to reach global health goals. There is a risk of more than nine million...more
2 years ago
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson May 18, 2023 On May 18 in...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
A cold shoulder for a Bulgarian member of the European Parliament (MEP) traveling to North Macedonia is just the tip of the iceberg. On May 6, which is...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
The Pentagon has so far refused to name the target of the attack. However, relatives and neighbors of the victim claim he had no affiliation with the Islamist...more
2 years ago
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will warn against complacency in defending our values and standing up to autocratic regimes, as he meets G7 leaders in Hiroshima.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The office of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined the measures in a statement on Thursday, voicing hopes that new restrictions would curtail Russia’s multi-billion dollar diamond trade...more
2 years ago
Effective as of 16 May 2023, Ukraine introduced five new sets of personal sanctions against 502 individuals and 860 legal entities.[1] The sanctions affect the following categories of...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On 9 May 2023, representatives of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), namely the Joint Mission Analysis Centre, Arms Embargo...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On May 17, 2023, the European Data Protection Board adopted the final version of its Guidelines on facial recognition technologies in the area of law enforcement. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Five TikTok users filed a lawsuit to overturn a planned ban on the video sharing app in Montana. They argued in a legal...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia fired 30 cruise missiles against different parts of Ukraine early Thursday in the latest nighttime test of Ukrainian air defenses, which shot down 29...more
2 years ago
x.navytimes
Murad LLC, a cosmetics company based in California, yesterday agreed to pay $3,334,286 to settle its potential civil liability for an apparent violation of OFAC sanctions on Iran...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Vladimir Putin had a massive underground lair built beneath his secret palace by the Black Sea, according...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
A cache of classified US documents online last month has shed light on American intelligence gathered about other countries. The documents consist of an elaborate timeline, dozens...more
2 years ago
Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the U.S., has sued a Florida county school board...more
2 years ago
NPR
  WASHINGTON - The Pentagon overestimated the value of the ammunition, missiles and other equipment it sent to Ukraine by around US$3 billion (S$4.05 billion), a Senate...more
2 years ago
OFAC has today reissued the South Sudan Sanctions Regulations with the aim of making them more comprehensive, and including additional interpretive guidance, definitions, general licences, and other regulatory...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The EU Council has deleted Nizar Al-Assaad from the list of sanctioned individuals on the EU’s Syria sanctions (Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/892, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/890)....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 26th April, the General Court of the European Union (EGC), published its judgment in Case T-557/20, Single Resolution Board (SRB) v European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), in relation to...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
Sir Peter Bazalgette has been appointed to support work investigating the pro-innovation regulation of the creative industries, one of the Chancellor’s five key growth areas.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Information about the Dormant Assets Scheme, including its impact to date and expansionmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury has published the central government main supply estimates for 2023 to 2024.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
  LONDON - Ukraine has rejected a Chinese suggestion to consider an immediate ceasefire in the country’s war with Russia. In a statement issued on Wednesday...more
2 years ago
Jet Airways, once a prominent player in the Indian aviation industry, is mired in prolonged uncertainty as its revival efforts face mounting obstacles. The airline’s air operator’s permit...more
2 years ago
.iadb.in
Without approval from Washington, the best that Ukrainian airmen can hope for are lessons on technical language and tactical training on the ground, the outlet said on Wednesday....more
2 years ago
LONDON (AP) — Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the German lender should have seenmore
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
LONDON - Governments are increasingly focusing on health risks fuelled by global warming, with most nations now considering concerns from malaria to heart disease in their climate plans,...more
2 years ago
The US is attacking Chinese companies and scientists as part of its efforts to foil the technological development of other countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin claimed...more
2 years ago
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, welcomed Albert M. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Tourism, Trade,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada is working alongside its international partners to hold Russia to account as it continues to attack Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the rules-based international order.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
PARIS - A French appeals court on Wed nesday upheld a prison sentence of three years, including two suspended,...more
2 years ago
WASHINGTON —Indian authorities have arrested Vivek Raghuvanshi, a defense journalist and longtime correspondent for Defense News, and accused him of espionage, according to reports in...more
2 years ago
x.navytimes
  WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Defense asked Congress to authorize the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part ofmore
2 years ago
Defense News
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $3,334,286 settlement with Murad, LLC (“Murad”), and a $175,000 settlement with a natural...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finland’s diplomatic representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, disrupting money flow and forcing the Nordic country's missions to resort to cash...more
2 years ago
x.JT
On Wednesday 16 May 2023, OFAC designated Mikhail Mateev pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13694 for cyberattacks against US law enforcement, businesses, and critical infrastructure.  Mateev...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Yesterday, BIS issued a Temporary Denial Order (TDO) suspending the export privileges of certain people and entities for diverting civilian aircraft parts to Russia (press release).  Those sanctioned...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights and other amendments related to government...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
“Never before has the global landscape for 2SLGBTQI+ persons been so fluid and rapidly changing. Several countries have made meaningful progress in decriminalizing same-sex relations, prohibiting discrimination, penalizing...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the South Sudan Sanctions Regulations and reissuing them in their entirety. This regulatory amendment is...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The European Commission yesterday published new guidance on the humanitarian exemption in the EU Syria Sanctions Regime following the February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. The exemption...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
  It turns out that if you fire basically all of the competent trust & safety people at your website, you end up with a...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
Yesterday, OFSI amended the anti-corruption, Syria, and Russia sanctions lists.  The anti-corruption amendment corrected Zvonko Veselinovic’s name. The Syria amendment removed Exceed Development and Investment Company, owned by...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
SAN FRANCISCO - Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes must begin serving prison time after a judge denied her latest request to...more
2 years ago
The EU Council yesterday formally adopted a new regulation (Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in May 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
  EU member countries are preparing to help their companies to exit Russia, amid a growing risk they will be taxed to fund Russian president Vladimir Putin's...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
EVH v Commission Competition The action brought by the German electricity producer EVH against the approval by the Commission of the acquisition of E.ON assets by...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
enercity v Commission Competition The action brought by the German municipal authority enercity against the approval by the Commission of the acquisition of generation assets of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
BK and ZhP (Suspension partielle de la procédure au principal) Law governing the institutions A request for a preliminary ruling made to the Court of Justice...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
DC (Rétractation après l’exécution du contrat) Approximation of laws Failure to provide information on the right of withdrawal: a consumer is exempt from any payment obligation...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Iran Press TV Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has slammed French prosecutors for issuing an arrest warrant against him, saying he would appeal against the decision....more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
President Joe Biden canceled his trips to Papua New Guinea and Australia next week to continue debt ceiling talks with congressional leaders that he held Tuesday at the...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
U.S. law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced a series of criminal cases exposing efforts by Russia, China and Iran to steal sensitive U.S. technologies. The five cases,...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Human rights defenders have sharply criticized Pakistan for announcing plans to use military laws to prosecute those responsible for arson during recent protests sparked by the arrest of...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Iran Press TV Tuesday, 16 May 2023 11:13 AM Russia's oil exports have hit its highest level since the start of the...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Natalia Arno, the U.S.-based chief of the Free Russia Foundation, says there are suspicions she may have been poisoned, "possibly by some nerve agent," after falling ill during...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
On May 1, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC“) issued General License No. 42 (“GL 42“) under the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The German government has made a decision to provide Ukraine with additional weapons worth 2.7 billion euros (almost $3 billion), which will become Berlin's largest...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Canada must become the "best of friends" with South Korea, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told lawmakers in Seoul on Wednesday, as the...more
2 years ago
x.JT
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Legal arguments over women's access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion move to a federal appeals court...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The number of people in the UK not working because of long-term sickness has risen to a record high partly because of ongoing health problems related to the...more
2 years ago
x.JT
On May 16, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced its action plan on artificial intelligence. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
“Canada has formally joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, otherwise known as the Apostille Convention.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, said last week that it would stop servicing Canadian customers due to “new guidance...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
The UK Government detained the yacht Phi in March 2022 on the grounds that it was owned, controlled or operated by a person “connected with Russia” (Sergei Naumenko)....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission added FAQ 41 to its FAQs on Regulation 269/2014 (Russia) – the ‘Asset Freeze and Prohibition to make funds and economic resources available’ FAQs ....more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Apple's App Store team prevented more than $2 billion in transactions tagged as potentially fraudulent and blocked almost 1.7 million app submissions for privacy, security, and content policy violations...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
OFAC has updated its SDN list. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Switzerland has added 25 people and 8 entities to its Syria sanctions list, most said to be involved in producing and trafficking narcotics.   This follows the same listings...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced a series of criminal cases Tuesday tracing themore
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
  WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department said on Tuesday it has charged a former Apple Inc engineer with attempting to steal the firm’s technology related to...more
2 years ago
A humanitarian aid worker who used an anonymous Twitter account to mock Saudi Arabia about its economy has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit against the social media platform,...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
On March 1, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) demonstrated continued interest in investigating insider trading by company executives who possess...more
2 years ago
  One of the largest pharmacy service providers in the United States has confirmed that hackers accessed the personal data of almost six million patients. ...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
OFSI has published guidance, aiming to assist potential applicants for OFSI licences relating to travel costs. Specific details include: applicants should apply to OFSI no less than four...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge, Venus Cheung, Gwyneth To China’s amended Anti-Espionage Law will take effect from 1 July 2023. However, its effects have already been felt by...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, participated in a virtual signing ceremony to officially welcome Costa Rica and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The platform’s Global Government Affairs account issued a statement on Monday outlining its recent decisions in light of the Turkish court orders, saying it was forced to take...more
2 years ago
  WASHINGTON – After three years of largely self-imposed isolation because of Covid‑19, China is finally reopening. But US airlines are not lining up to reinstate the...more
2 years ago
PARIS - The traces of genetic material that humans constantly shed wherever they go could soon be used to track individual people, or even whole ethnic groups, scientists...more
2 years ago
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, spoke with Alfred Mutua, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On May 4, 2023, the President Biden issued Executive Order 14098 (“EO 14098“) establishing a sanctions authority that authorizes the US Government to imposes sanctions on persons or...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
WASHINGTON - The FBI lacked “actual evidence” to investigate Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and relied too heavily on tips provided by Trump’s political opponents to fuel the...more
2 years ago
On Friday 5 May 2023, OFAC reissued Russia-related General Licence 8G, “Authorising Transactions Related to Energy”.  The substance of the licence has not changed, but it has been...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
WASHINGTON - A Massachusetts man has been arrested for providing information about Chinese dissidents in the United States to China’s government, the Justice Department said Monday. Litang Liang,...more
2 years ago
The US Attorney General, Merrick Garland, has announced that $5.4 million forfeit from US sanctioned Konstantin Malofeyev will be transferred directly to Ukraine.  It is unclear exactly how...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
“Following a complaint, an investigation was opened in December 2022 into deceptive marketing practices and programmed obsolescence,” the office said in a statement on Monday, adding that the...more
2 years ago
Pharmacy services provider PharMerica has disclosed a massive data breach impacting over 5.8 million patients, exposing their medical data to hackers. PharMerica is a pharmacy...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
The Cypriot President, Nikos Christodoulides, has confirmed that he has received an 800-page dossier requested from the US government concerning Cypriot people and entities who are subject to...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has designated four members of the Sinaloa Cartel and two Mexican entities involved in the supply of fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. The four sanctioned...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
May 15, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will host His Excellency Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Economic...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Further detail on the operation the new ‘reformed scheme only design’ for the Cost Control Mechanism in Public Service Pension Schemes.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
airBaltic, Latvia's flag carrier has acknowledged that a 'technical error' exposed reservation details of some of its passengers to other airBaltic passengers. Passengers also reported receiving unexpected emails...more
2 years ago
bleepingcomputer
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
BERLIN - The German security authorities believe that China is still conducting police activities on German soil even though Beijing assured Berlin in February that it had ceased...more
2 years ago
President López Obrador made the sale of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner one of his campaign promises, calling it a symbol of previous governments' excesses. But the specially-outfitted plane...more
2 years ago
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military chief has ordered the freezing of all bank accounts belonging to a rival paramilitary force. The two sides have battled for weeks across...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
In an article on Sunday, Politico quoted an anonymous official from Macron’s office as saying that “what Ukraine needs is combat equipment, armored vehicles, tanks, artillery.” In addition,...more
2 years ago
Biden will visit the city for the G-7 summit, where he and other world leaders will focus on a range of issues, including Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine,...more
2 years ago
NPR
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will pledge to send more weapons to Ukraine including attack drones and air defence systems, as the country’s president, Mr Volodymyr Zelensky, made a...more
2 years ago
Iran Press TV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has plotted in private to launch bold attacks inside Russia, according to leaked documents. Zelensky, who till recently was...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved an inter-governmental agreement to supply natural gas to China through the Far East Route. The move will accelerate energy cooperation between Russia...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Pyongyang, May 15 (KCNA) -- Kim Sol Hwa, researcher of the Institute for Japan Studies of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, issued the following article titled "What is final...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack. The company was...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will be travelling to Seoul, Republic of Korea (Korea), from May 15 to 17, 2023 to...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
WASHINGTON/BERLIN - Leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) nations plan to tighten sanctions on Russia at their summit in Japan this week, with steps aimed at energy...more
2 years ago
There may be more "Chinese police stations" operating in Canada, the Public Safety Minister told a Canadian TV station on Sunday, months after police said they were investigating...more
2 years ago
x.JT
Demonstrators demanded the closure of the US’ Okinawa bases. The island’s inhabitants are weary of the pollution - both chemical and aural - produced by Washington’s military outposts,...more
2 years ago
NEW YORK - A crowdfunding effort supporting the man charged over the chokehold death of a homeless person in New York has raised more than US$1.6 million (S$2.14...more
2 years ago
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has launched the serial production of the Cheytac sniper rifle cartridge made from domestic components only, thanks to import substitution, the head of Russian...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The South Grouping of the Russian armed forces has eliminated over 285 Ukrainian military and mercenaries, as well as 17 military vehicles and a weapons...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Arctic Council, and in recognition of the objectives and commitments expressed in the Declaration on the Establishment of the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 9 May 2023, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced further details on the proposed eleventh package of EU sanctions against Russia. According...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On May 5, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James released proposed legislation that seeks to regulate all facets of the cryptocurrency industry. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The U.S. military is working with allies to send more ships and aircraft to the Middle East as Iran escalates its seizures of merchant tankers, the National Security...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
OFAC has updated its SSI List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On May 4, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced new actions to promote responsible American innovation in artificial intelligence. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Alfred Mutua, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, to Canada from May...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Most major companies have implemented a compliance program but often struggle with two issues: ensuring the compliance program remains effective in light of their existing and changing landscape...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
2 years ago
SEC Trading Suspensions
WASHINGTON - Google, a unit of Alphabet, has agreed to pay US$8 million (S$10.7 million) to settle claims it used deceptive advertisements to promote the Pixel 4 smartphone,...more
2 years ago
“Canada is deeply concerned by the escalation between Israel and Gaza and stands firmly with the Israeli and Palestinian peoples in their right to live in peace, security,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that on May 12, 2023, she will welcome Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled United States: OFAC Reissues General License Extending Authorization Period for Transactions Related to Energy on 5 May 2023. Read the article via...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
HELSINKI (Sputnik) - US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets have begun training flights in Estonia, a local broadcaster reported on Wednesday. According...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
On April 27, 2023, the US Department of State (“State”) designated Russia’s Federal Security Service (“FSB”) and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization (“IRGC-IO”) pursuant to Executive...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On May 11, 2023, at a plenary session, the European Parliament voted to adopt a resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury listened to the views of supermarket representatives.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On May 10, 2023, the Texas Senate passed H.B. 4, also known as the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The purpose of this government standard is to set expectations for the effective management and use of public funds.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced details of the EU’s 11th package of Russia sanctions for which the Commission adopted a proposal on Friday. The...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Commercial Court has given judgment in Celestial Aviation Services Ltd v UniCredit Bank, rejecting a defence under s.44 SAMLA 2018, which provides that people and entities are...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
ANKARA, Turkey — The price tag for Turkey’s TF-X fighter jet could be more than previously expected, according to the head...more
2 years ago
Defense News
The May 2023 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s Help to Buy: ISA scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This statistical release presents official statistics on the government’s 2021 mortgage guarantee scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
TAP Portugal (Décès du copilote) Transport L’annulation d’un vol en raison du décès inopiné du copilote n’exonère pas la compagnie aérienne de son obligation d’indemniser les...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Bezirkshauptmannschaft Lilienfeld Transport A road transport undertaking cannot discharge its responsibility for compliance with the driving times and rest periods of drivers by transferring it to...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Inspecţia Judiciară External relations Rule of law: the body in charge of disciplinary proceedings against judges must be independent and impartialmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
A former Virginia Department of Corrections employee donated hundreds of execution documents,...more
2 years ago
NPR
United States to provide $1.2 billion in new military aid to Ukraine, including air defenses and ammunition. Ukrainian President...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
India’s strategic, economic and demographic importance in the Indo-Pacific makes it a critical partner in Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Office of Foreign Assets Control has published this technical notice​ ​for users of its website and sanctions list data files. Please visit the URL below to view...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
WASHINGTON (AP) — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein returned to the Senate on Wednesday...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will host a virtual media availability following India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Joint statement following the seventh meeting of the Financial Provisions Specialised Committee – 10 May 2023more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Sam Beckett has been appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury, replacing Clare Lombardelli.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Explanatory Notes for government amendments in Public Bill Committee of Spring Finance Bill 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Ryanair v Commission (Lufthansa ; COVID-19) State aid The General Court annuls the decision of the Commission to approve the recapitalisation of Lufthansa by Germany, amounting...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Beijing vows to 'fight back resolutely and forcefully' but denies that its diplomat intimidated a politician. By Paul Eckert for RFA 2023.05.09 -- China expelled a Canadian...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Human rights are the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world. But human rights are currently under attack, and the multilateral system that underpins these rights...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by Australia and Ukraine in the past weeks, we now turn our attention to the sanctions enforcement trends in Switzerland. The State...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
LONDON - Britain is set to formally blacklist Russia’s mercenary force Wagner group as a terrorist organisation to increase pressure on Russia, The Times newspaper reported on Tuesday....more
2 years ago
On 4 May 2023, European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment regarding the interpretation of Article 82 of the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The CJEU held...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
The Call for Proposals seeks views on which metrics the FCA and the PRA should publish in relation to the new secondary growth and competitiveness objectives.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Brief #1: How The EU Plans To Crack Down On Sanctions Circumvention What You Need To Know: One of the most frequently asked questions in Brussels right...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Construction workers build along State Road 836 in 2018 in Miami. HB 1191 would compel the Florida...more
2 years ago
NPR
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will hold a media availability during which she will make an important announcement on Canada’s leadership on human rights. Minister...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
  LinkedIn is cutting 716 jobs and will begin phasing out its local jobs app in China. In a letter...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will meet US Secretary of State and leading members of Congress to discuss the US and UK's long-term commitment to Ukraine.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On May 4, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board announced that it will hold a public meeting on May 15, 2023 to discuss California Privacy Rights Act...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Canada has decided to declare persona non grata Mr. Zhao Wei.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On May 4, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth published a discussion paper on business-to-government data sharing. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On May 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in the Österreichische Post case. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On April 12, 2023, China’s regulators on cybersecurity and product standardization, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”), Ministry of Public...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
It has been almost two years since Lina Khan was designated the new Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair, and it has been an eventful few years. One of...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Three Colombian nationals are facing federal charges in Miami accusing them of drugging two U.S. Army soldiers at a Bogota...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
A new leak found that Iran concealed weapons within earthquake aid to Syria to target U.S. troops, The Washington Post...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
A maintenance contractor’s error, and lack of adequate oversight by the Navy, led to the spill of 1,300 gallons of toxic...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Source: Iran Press TV Saturday, 06 May 2023 4:26 PM The United States is preparing an express weapons delivery for Chinese Taipei...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
Mr Karimi was among the first celebrities who vehemently criticised the deadly crackdown on the protests which erupted in September. The footballer, known as the Maradona of Asia,...more
2 years ago
On May 5, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls (“OFAC”) reissued Russia-related General License 8G, “Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy.”  The scope of the General...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Content moderators under Sama, Meta’s content review sub-contractor in Africa, earlier today picketed at the company’s headquarters in Kenya demanding April salary, while urging it to observe...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
US President Biden yesterday issued a new Executive Order (E.O.), ‘Executive Order on Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilising Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition’,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On April 25, 2023, officials from the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On May 2, 2023, for the second time this year, the US and Turkish governments took joint action in imposing sanctions.  Specifically, the United States and Türkiye imposed...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Canadian Budget Implementation Act 2023, No. 1 (Bill C-47), if passed, would amend the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
BEIRUT (AP) — A European judicial team questioned Lebanon’s caretaker finance minister on Friday in an investigation related to corruption probes of the country’s Central Bank governor, officials...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
'Dear Accounting Officer' letters provide advice on accountability, regularity, propriety, value for money and annual accounting exercises.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This guidance is for accounting officers making decisions on policy, spending initiatives and projects, including when to publish a summary.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
WASHINGTON (AP) — China was the biggest global jailer of journalists last year with more than 100 behind bars, according to a press freedom group, as President Xi...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced the appointment of Vivian Abdelmessih as Chairperson of the Board of...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Vivian Abdelmessih joined Export Development Canada on March 31, 2023, as Chairperson of the Board of Directors for 4-year term.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is dispatching one his top advisers to Saudi Arabia to meet withmore
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Following the inaugural post for the new Sanctions Enforcement Around the World blog series focused on enforcement trends in Australia, we now turn our attention to the sanctions...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The European Commission yesterday published a guidance note to assist in the implementation and recognition of ‘firewalls’, which allow non-designated EU entities controlled by EU-designated persons to continue...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
“Today, while Canada welcomes this report, we are outraged by the violations that it documents—violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights. Its findings further support the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
What is loyalty? Ask a mob boss, a Los Angeles Lakers fan and a Labrador retriever, and you might get three different answers. Ask a retailer, and they’ll...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
On Monday (1 May 2023), OFAC announced that Poloniex, LLC, which previously operated an online trading and settlement platform known as Poloniex Inc., has agreed to pay $7,591,630...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, the President signed a new Executive Order Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition. In addition, the Department...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
A general licence issued by OFSImore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU has adopted a new framework for sanctions in response to threats to the stability of Moldova and its government. Press Release. Council Regulation (EU) 2023/888 and...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
This guidance establishes the concept of risk management.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A series of investigative reports over the last few months has revealed that migrant children, mostly from Central...more
2 years ago
NPR
(Bloomberg) -- Canada is assessing the consequences of potentially expelling a Chinese diplomat accused in media reports of targeting a Canadian lawmaker’s family for sanctions as political punishment....more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The European Union’s top court has handed down a couple of notable rulings today in the arena of data protection. One (Case C-300/21)...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News is opposing a renewed effort by three news organizations to unseal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit, saying it would...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
This publication offers guidance on how to handle public funds.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will host India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food, and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Commune d'Ans According to Advocate General Collins, a public body may, under certain conditions, prohibit its employees from wearing any visible sign of political, religious or philosophical...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Luxembourg v Commission State aid Tax rulings: Advocate General Kokott considers that the Commission erred in finding that Luxembourg had granted unlawful State aid to the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Österreichische Post (Préjudice moral lié au traitement de données personnelles) Mere infringement of the GDPR does not give rise to a right to compensationmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde Principles of Community law GDPR: the right to obtain a ‘copy’ of personal data means that the data subject must be given a faithful...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
ECB v Crédit lyonnais Economic policy The Court confirms the ECB's refusal to exclude for the purposes of the calculation of the leverage ratio of Crédit...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Agenția Națională de Integritate Fight against corruption: EU law does not preclude a person from being prohibited from all elective public office for three years if he...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Ukraine — Russia attacked several Ukrainian cities with explosive drones overnight, though Ukraine said Thursday that it had managed to shoot most of them down. Russia called the attack payback...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is alleging Facebook "repeatedly violated its privacy promises" and is proposing a "blanket prohibition" on parent company Meta's monetization of data of users...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, yesterday concluded a productive visit to Kenya, where she met with Canadians who have been recently evacuated from Sudan and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The United States on Wednesday approved the world’s first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the culmination of a decades-long hunt to protect vulnerable people from the...more
2 years ago
On March 22, 2023, Capital PLC experienced a cyber incident which it announced in a press release on April 3, 2023 and an update on April 20, 2023....more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On May 3, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to Iran’s “gross and systematic human rights violations in...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Government of Canada recently introduced Part 1 of the budget implementation bill (Bill C-47), which completed its second reading before the House of Commons and has been...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Canada is deeply concerned by the conflict in Sudan and its humanitarian impact on the country’s population and those living in neighbouring countries already struggling as a result...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On April 21, 2023, the Tennessee legislature voted to enact the Tennessee Information Privacy Act (H.B. 1181). Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed a Council Decision and, jointly with the European Commission, a proposal for a Council Regulation introducing...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On this World Press Freedom Day, we, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition, pay tribute to journalists and media workers all over the world and the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two 10-year-olds are among 300 children who worked at McDonald's restaurants illegally, a Labor Department investigation of franchisees in Kentucky found. ...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the 11th package...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
By making the first entry to the national sanctions list, the Czech Republic has taken another step in its efforts to use its sanctions powers to respond more...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, attended the 53rd Washington Conference on the Americas.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
May 2, 2023 - The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada will hold a press...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Elon Musk has threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter account to another company. In a series of emails sent to this reporter, Musk suggested he would...more
2 years ago
NPR
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Washington Post in an interview published on Tuesday that the White House did not inform him about a leak of secret US...more
2 years ago
The U.S. is sending Ukraine about $300 million in additional military aid, including an enormous amount of artillery rounds, howitzers, air-to-ground rockets and ammunition as the launch of a...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Japan's defense ministry said on Tuesday it scrambled a jet fighter after spotting a suspected Chinese drone between the Japanese island of Yonaguni and Taiwan. ...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Air Force is forging ahead with its plan to retire the storied U-2 Dragon Lady spy aircraft in fiscal 2026, as part of a yearslong effort to...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
A retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general was sentenced last week to 12 months and one day in prison for wire fraud and filing a false tax return,...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced today that Canada has formally accepted the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
2 years ago
privacy International
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Please register here for our webinar on China sanctions today. Maya Lester KC of Brick Court Chambers and Michael O’Kane of Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP with the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The 2023 Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award has been presented today to independent Egyptian online newspaper Mada Masr for extraordinary commitment to high-quality independent journalism. The newspaper continued...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
NEW YORK - Vice, the brash digital media disrupter that charmed giants like Disney and Fox into investing before a stunning crash landing, is preparing to file for...more
2 years ago
A man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. ...more
2 years ago
Italy’s right-wing government on Monday rolled back anti-poverty subsidies introduced four years ago that helped some four million people last year, as critics denounced a “provocation” on the...more
2 years ago
The Biden administration will continue to allow tens of thousands of Afghans who fled Taliban control more than two years ago to stay and work in the U.S.,...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Twitter users were forced out of the platform and had trouble logging back in on Monday.  More than 2,000 outages were reported, according to Downdetector....more
2 years ago
A new law that seeks to give Canadian artists a leg up online has left many influencers and tech giants alike seeing red. They took...more
2 years ago
U.S. conservation groups on Monday announced they are suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for not doing enough to protect the environment from SpaceX's Starship program. ...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Poloniex, LLC (“Poloniex”). Poloniex agreed to remit $7,591,630 to settle its...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Last weekend, Russian authorities moved one step closer towards potentially locking up Oleg Orlov, one of Russia’s most prominent and outspoken human rights defenders. On April 29, the...more
2 years ago
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers Monday that the federal government could run short of money to pay its bills as early as June 1 unless the debt...more
2 years ago
NPR
The Air Force is dangling a new carrot for early career airmen who might be tempted to leave: almost any job they want. ...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden told Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr at the White House on Monday that the US commitment to the defence of its ally was...more
2 years ago
NAIROBI - The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and in some cases asphyxiation, a government pathologist said on Monday, as investigators...more
2 years ago
WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden on Monday urged House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy to take the potential for an unprecedented US debt default off the table,...more
2 years ago
E2EE is a widely used technology that protects everyone’s privacy and security by encoding the contents of digital communications and files so that they’re decipherable only by the...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela General License 42, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Negotiation of Certain Settlement Agreements with...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Lordstown Motors is at risk of failing — again. The EV startup that went public via a SPAC merger cautioned investors Monday that it may...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
Former Goldman Sachs Group banker Roger Ng won postponement of the start of his 10-year prison term for about three months until Aug 7, a federal judge ruled....more
2 years ago
JPMorgan Chase, one of the biggest banks in the U.S., is buying the troubled First Republic Bank's deposits, a "substantial amount of their assets and certain liabilities," JPMorgan...more
2 years ago
NPR
First Republic Bank, on the brink of collapse in the weeks after the Silicon Valley Bank crisis, has finally fallen over, but with a relatively quick resolution into...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
All Britons will be called on to swear allegiance to King Charles III at his coronation, an oath hitherto reserved for British nobility. It is...more
2 years ago
Adidas is being sued by investors who claim the firm knew about Kanye West's problematic behaviour years before it ended their partnership. Investors allege Adidas...more
2 years ago
Taipei, April 29 (CNA) The United States should engage with other democracies around the world to help Taiwan fend off threats from China, former U.S. national security adviser...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
US President Joe Biden on Saturday, in a possible preview of a 2024 presidential campaign theme, attacked news outlets he said used “lies told for profit and power”...more
2 years ago
DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — The surging Mississippi River was cresting in Iowa on Saturday as melting snow from Minnesota and Wisconsin continues to push up river levels, the...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday slammed the United States' presence in the Middle East, as he hosted his counterpart from neighbouring Iraq for wide-ranging talks. ...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
In February, Hong Kong proposed a set of welcoming rules to regulate crypto-related activities. Under the new legal regime, retail investors will be allowed to trade certain digital...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
On April 21, 2023, the Montana and Tennessee legislatures voted to enact comprehensive consumer privacy bills in their respective states. If signed by their governors, Montana’s Consumer Data...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On April 21, 2023, the Montana and Tennessee legislatures voted to enact comprehensive consumer privacy bills in their respective states. If signed by their governors, Montana’s Consumer Data...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
OFSI has issued General Licence (GL) INT/2023/2954852, which takes effect from 00:01 on 29 April and authorises until 28 October 2023 the payment of legal fees by people...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The US central bank has said it failed to act with "sufficient force and urgency" in its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank, which collapsed last month in the...more
2 years ago
US Department of State and OFAC yesterday made the first designations under Executive Order (E.O.) 14078, “Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained U.S. Nationals Home,” which...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Legal Services General Licence and Legal Fees General Licence Reporting INT/2023/2954852 formsmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The U.S. government has sounded the alarm about a critical software vulnerability found in genomics giant Illumina’s DNA sequencing devices, which hackers can exploit to modify or steal...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Governor of the Bank of England jointly agreed to reduce the maximum authorised size of the APF. This was confirmed via...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UN Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee has added Maulawi Rajab, a senior leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Berlin Regional Court has made a request in Case C-109/23 to the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling on the EU’s restrictions on the provision...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US military is set to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea in a purported move to show its resolve to protect Seoul against the North Korea. ...more
2 years ago
x.globalsecurity
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on the Federal Security Service, Russia’s intelligence agency, for its role in detaining Americans like Evan Gershkovich, The Wall Street Journal...more
2 years ago
An unusually early heatwave in drought-hit Spain is set to peak on Thursday and Friday, with temperatures expected to break April records in the south of the country....more
2 years ago
BRUSSELS – Companies deploying generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, will have to disclose any copyrighted material used to develop their systems, according to an early...more
2 years ago
On April 26, after months awaiting a response, Japan’s Foreign Ministry announced it had received confirmation from Myanmar’s military junta that it misused two Japan-funded civilian vessels to...more
2 years ago
Hackers have stolen email addresses, direct messages, and other personal data from users of two dating websites, according to a data breach expert. Earlier this...more
2 years ago
.techcrunch
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Cyber-related General License 1C, "Authorizing Certain Transactions with the Federal Security Service." OFAC is also...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On April 26, 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) initiated the procedure for electing a new Chair and Deputy Chair to replace Andrea Jelinek and Ventsislav Karadjov,...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The U.S. is imposing sanctions on groups in Russia and Iran associated with the wrongful detainment of its citizens, CNN reported on April 27. Former U.S. Marine Paul...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
It's been six weeks since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank threatened to kick off a nationwide bank run. Now, U.S. regulators are due to...more
2 years ago
NPR
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted the humanitarian exemption to UN sanctions regimes introduced by the Security Council in December 2022, as set out in Resolution 2664 (2022)...more
2 years ago
EU Sanctions
Over the past eight weeks, following the announcement of the G7’s Sanctions Enforcement Coordination Mechanism, we have journeyed to our offices in each of the G7 members to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Officials from Army Human Resources Command recently alerted hundreds of active duty aviation officers that their service commitments are about three years longer than previously thought, Army Times...more
2 years ago
.Military Times
Two commanders in the Massachusetts Air National Guard were temporarily suspended last week in connection with a federal investigation into alleged classified intelligence leaker Jack Teixeira, the Air...more
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The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced $195 million over 5 years and...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
WASHINGTON — The House committee dedicated to countering China is preparing bipartisan proposals for the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill that would accelerate U.S. munitions production and arms...more
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Defense News
BEIJING — Chinese leader Xi Jinping said Wednesday that Beijing will send an envoy to Ukraine to discuss a possible “political settlement” to Russia’s war with the country. ...more
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Lyft said Thursday it will cut 26% of its workforce, or about 1,072 people, as part of a restructuring plan aimed at rebuilding its core ride-hailing product and...more
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Best practice examples taken from the 2021-22 annual reports and accounts, produced as a result of the commitment HM Treasury made as part of the government financial reporting...more
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Authors: Verena Grentzenberg, Andreas Rüdiger, Ludwig Lauer In his Opinion of 27.04.2023 (C 340/21), the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) commented on the interpretation...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
Certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations are subject to UK financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
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Certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations are subject to UK financial sanctions.more
2 years ago
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BEIJING — China’s military has dispatched a pair of navy ships to take part in joint drills with Singapore’s navy and join in a regional maritime security exhibition....more
2 years ago
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At 1pm on Tuesday, 2 May, join Maya Lester KC of Brick Court Chambers and Michael O’Kane of Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP for a discussion of present...more
2 years ago
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Millions of people could benefit from plans to help them boost their future savings as the government today (27 April) publishes a range of tax measures to make...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The alleged boss of one of Italy's biggest mafia syndicates has been arrested by police at a cathedral in the northern city of Genoa. Pasquale...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury is seeking views on how the Help to Save scheme can be reformed and simplified.more
2 years ago
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This consultation is seeking views on the potential scope and design of a tax regime for a new type of investment fund: the Reserved Investor Fund (Contractual Scheme).more
2 years ago
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Senator Brian Schatz is one of the more thoughtful Senators we have, and he and his staff have actually spent time talking to lots of experts in trying...more
2 years ago
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KYIV, Ukraine — NATO allies and partner countries have delivered more than 98% of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia’s invasion and war, the military alliance’s...more
2 years ago
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have held talks by telephone, their offices said, before the two countries marked the inauguration of Turkey’s first...more
2 years ago
WORCESTER, Mass. — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents kept an arsenal of guns and said on social media that he would...more
2 years ago
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Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Ukraine introduces a new sanctions package against Russian IT and sports industries on 24 April 2023. Read the article via...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled New Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the World on 24 April 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also...more
2 years ago
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Iranian forces on Thursday seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker that was bound for Texas, according to the U.S. Navy. The Navy’s 5th Fleet said...more
2 years ago
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British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) has agreed to pay $508,612,492 to settle potential civil liability for apparent violations of US sanctions on North Korea and WMD proliferators. It...more
2 years ago
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Mr Vittorio Di Bucci appointed Registrar of the General Court by the Plenary Conferencemore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite Principles of Community law Unlawful access to personal data by third parties leads to liability for presumed fault on the part of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
More than three years after his arrest, Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department, has...more
2 years ago
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As discussed in our recent blog post (available here), the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) has updated its guidance on enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed an amendment to the Counter-Espionage Law on Wednesday. The revised law refines the definition of espionage activities, explicitly categorizing...more
2 years ago
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Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal...more
2 years ago
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The UK government has signaled it will break its pledge to carry out a “bonfire” of legislation dating from Britain’s membership of the European Union, risking the fury...more
2 years ago
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In court papers filed late Wednesday, the Justice Department lawyers said releasing 21-year-old Jack Teixeira from jail while he awaits trial would be a grave threat to the...more
2 years ago
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Pfizer Inc applied to be registered as an importer of controlled substance Pentobarbitalmore
2 years ago
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On 26 April 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
In response to sanctions on Russia, President Putin yesterday signed Decree No. 302 to allow the Russian government to place property belonging to people or entities from “unfriendly”...more
2 years ago
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Officials from Global Affairs Canada, the Department of National Defence, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Canada Border Services Agency will offer a technical briefing on the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The European Commission has updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on asset freezes and the Central Bank of Russia to cover reporting obligations introduced by the 10th package of...more
2 years ago
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On April 6, 2023, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection announced it adopted final rules to implement NYC’s Local Law 144 regarding automated employment...more
2 years ago
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The Federal Register has posted a regulatory amendment from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for public inspection today. This amendment updates the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, spoke yesterday with Raquel Buenrostro, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has avoided starting her more than 11-year prison sentence on Thursday by deploying the same legal maneuver that enabled her co-conspirator in a...more
2 years ago
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A filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shows Meta is preparing for a stop on its EU-U.S. data flows and a EU General Data Protection Regulation...more
2 years ago
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Nikita Mazepin, a Russian former Formula One driver, has filed a judicial review application in the Federal Court of Canada challenging his designation on Canada’s Russia sanctions list....more
2 years ago
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The Italian Ministry of Finance is reported to have approved a decree freezing the assets of Artem Uss, a Russian national who escaped from house arrest in Milan...more
2 years ago
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The Kremlin warned on Wednesday that Russia could widen the list of foreign companies subject to temporary asset seizures in case of the "expropriation" of Russian assets abroad....more
2 years ago
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As a result of action by the Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, debt collection company International Credit Recovery, Inc. (ICR), officer Richard Diorio, Jr., and manager...more
2 years ago
FTC
OHB System v Commission Public procurement Galileo Programme: OHB System’s action against award of transition satellite contract to Thales Alenia Space Italia and Airbus Defence &...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s sudden departure from the cable network is being greeted as good news by Republicans who support U.S. intervention in the war in Ukraine....more
2 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence, provided an update on assistance to Canadians in Sudan, including...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $508,612,492 settlement with British American Tobacco p.l.c. ("BAT"). BAT, a London, England-headquartered tobacco...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
City minister re-establishes influential forum convening senior leadership from industry and the FCA to identify and harness the potential of innovative new technologies for the UK asset management...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK has adopted The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023. See here for an explanatory memorandum accompanying this legislation. The new legislation introduced and expands on...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the latest developments in the Lachin corridormore
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On April 18, 2023, Matthew S. Axelrod, the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), issued a memorandum titled “Clarifying...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The EU General Court last week dismissed an application for interim measures (ie a temporary injunction) made by a businessperson and former director of African Gold Refinery Ltd....more
2 years ago
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Authors: Verena Grentzenberg and Katja-Maria Harsdorf On 20 April 2023, the Advocate General (“AG”), Nicholas Emiliou, published his Opinion in the case of FT v DW, (C-307/22). In...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
The UK and US today took coordinated action to designate members of the Iranian security forces said to be responsible for the violent suppression of protests in Iran....more
2 years ago
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Commission v Poland () and vie privée des juges) Principles of Community law Rule of law: the amount of the daily penalty payment which Poland is...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The EU today made additions to its Iran, Syria & counter terrorism sanctions lists. Iran Pursuant to its Iran sanctions regime, the EU has designated 8 people and...more
2 years ago
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Over the past eight weeks, following the announcement of the G7’s Sanctions Enforcement Coordination Mechanism, we have journeyed to our offices in each of the G7 members to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Templates for Accounting Officers and list of Accounting Officers appointed by HM Treasury.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Two decades of misconduct records will be now trickling out of the NYSP’s hands. One assumes it will be a very slow drip, one perhaps interrupted by last-minute...more
2 years ago
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Guidance for central government and local government preparers for Whole of Government Accounts.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Temporary duty suspensions and autonomous tariff quotas for importing goods into the UK.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The wave of U.S. comprehensive state privacy legislation that few ever thought would materialize in a calendar year has revealed itself. Comprehensive bills in Montana and Tennessee cleared...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
After consulting with Canada’s Ambassador to Sudan, the decision has been made to temporarily suspend our operations in Sudan. Canadian diplomats will temporarily work from a safe location...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The EU Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal brought by the European Council challenging the General Court’s decision to annul the 2017 and 2020 acts (implementing UN...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution on the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Aleksei Navalny in Russia. Press Release. It called for the EU to designate:...more
2 years ago
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Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7, The Japanese Perspective on 20 April 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie's Sanctions Blog published the alert titled OFAC Amends and Reissues the Belarus Sanctions Regulations on 19 April 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
We are actively monitoring the situation in Sudan and working with neighbouring countries, as well as with like-minded governments and the international community to coordinate the response to...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The US Supreme Court in an opinion this week has held that the District Court has jurisdiction over the prosecution of state-owned Turkish bank Halkbank, regarding allegations by...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were laid before Parliament yesterday, introducing further trade sanctions on Russia. Explanatory Memorandum, Notice & previous post. These include...more
2 years ago
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2 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
The UK today designated 5 people alleged to be connected to the poisoning and arrest of Russian opposition politician and journalist, and British national, Vladimir Kara-Murza. On Monday,...more
2 years ago
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The Supreme Court recently heard oral argument in the appeal of two False Claims Act (FCA) cases from the Seventh Circuit that called into question the level of...more
2 years ago
Commission v Poland () and vie privée des juges) Principles of Community law État de droit : le montant de l’astreinte journalière imposée à la Pologne est...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On Tuesday (18 April 2023), OFAC designated 20 people and 32 entities who are said to be part of an international money laundering and sanctions evasion network which...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Global Human Rights regime operates under the UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. This page contains the current list of designated targets.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Global Human Rights regime operates under the UK’s Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. This page contains the current list of designated targets.more
2 years ago
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Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has sanctioned five individuals connected to the poisoning and arrest of politician and journalist Vladimir Kara-Murzamore
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
I’m going to write about mifepristone and the legal troubles around it, and I will probably regret doing so. That’s partly because the situation is changing –...more
2 years ago
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All of the RSC’s open access journals will benefit from an increased presence on the popular academic social networking site ResearchGate, under an agreement announced on 20 April....more
2 years ago
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Minister Ng and Ms. Clark discussed areas of mutual interest such as cooperative efforts to advance cross-border trade by small and medium-sized enterprises. Minister Ng noted that U.S....more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Debates were held in UK Parliament this week concerning possible sanctions in response to the sentencing of Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician, journalist, activist and British national,...more
2 years ago
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Fairer Finance Report 2017 – specific details on how this was assessed, reviewed and investigated by the FCA, with oversight by HM Treasury. In addition to potential breach...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The G7 announced the creation of a new Enforcement Coordination Mechanism “to bolster compliance and enforcement of our measures and deny Russia the benefit of G7 economies” on...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to modify protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The final of the "European Law Moot Court" competition will take place tomorrow, April 21, at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourgmore
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with her Japanese counterpart, Foreign Affairs Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa, on April 18 on the margins of the G7 Foreign...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has said that it requires certain SRA-regulated firms to complete an assessment outlining how they are making sure they comply with the...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The US Justice Department (DOJ) yesterday announced that it has reached a settlement agreement with General Motors (GM) to resolve the DOJ’s conclusion that GM discriminated against non-US...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Guidance on the process for the scrutiny and approval of contingent liabilities.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Intervyuirasht organ na DAB pri MS (Femmes victimes de violences domestiques) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Honour crime, forced marriage and domestic violence: Advocate General...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Blue Air Aviation Freedom of establishment The broadcasting of a musical work as background music in a means of passenger transport constitutes a communication to the...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (Commune de Ginosa) Freedom of establishment Concessions authorising the exploitation of Italian beaches may not be renewed automatically but...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
India and the UK held the second meeting of the India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue on 19 April 2023, to deepen bilateral ties in the financial sector.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5k, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, ...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On March 24, 2023, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a final rule amending and reissuing the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The partnership between Canada and the Indo-Pacific is deeply rooted in the vibrant and dynamic ties between our peoples, as well as long-standing trade and diplomatic relations. Canada...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The US Supreme Court rejected Wednesday the claim of sovereign immunity by a Turkish bank accused of violating Iran sanctions, in a case that has added tensions to...more
2 years ago
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LOS ANGELES – A former doctor has been sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for scheming to defraud private insurance companies and the Tricare health care program...more
2 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in April 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
A Pennsylvania grand jury in recent months accused nine men with connections to the Jehovah's Witnesses of child sexual abuse in what some consider the nation's most comprehensive...more
2 years ago
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The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced that Canada has contributed $1.4 million to the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Trust...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On April 13, 2023, the Indiana Senate concurred to the Indiana House’s amendments of Senate Bill 5 a day after the House returned the bill to the Senate...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The foreign ministers from the G7 countries released a joint communiqué following their April 2023 meeting in Japan.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The U.S. allegedly eavesdropped on private conversations between United Nations Secretary General António Guterres and other U.N. officials, according to documentsmore
2 years ago
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The log of substantive contact of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC). The Council meets with the Chancellor to provide independent, expert advice on economic policy to help grow...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Find out about the tariff suspensions that apply from the end of the transition period.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Find out about the product-specific rules, to determine the origin of imports outside of a preferential agreement.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Find the UK’s most favoured nation tariff rates as referenced in The Customs Tariff (Establishment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK Government has today published High Value Dealer Guidance providing guidance on financial sanctions implementation for high value dealers, luxury goods markets and art market participants. The...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, yesterday met with Liesje Schreinemacher, the Netherlands’ Minister for Foreign Trade and Development...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On January 8, 2020, the Islamic Republic of Iran callously shot down Flight PS752 over Tehran. This week, Iran announced the verdicts in the criminal trials against the...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
  LONDON (AP) — A diamond and art dealer was sanctioned Tuesday by the U.K. and U.S. governments for allegedly funding Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group. The...more
2 years ago
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An update to the Terms of Reference of the Economic Advisory Committee (EAC). The Chancellor’s EAC is a committee of respected and leading experts, and provides independent, expert...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Council provides independent, expert advice on economic policy to help grow the economy.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
All assets and economic resources belonging to Nazem Ahmad in the UK have been frozenmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
All assets and economic resources belonging to Nazem Ahmad in the UK have been frozenmore
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
This page contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity. This sanctions regime aims...more
2 years ago
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This page contains a list of persons and entities to whom financial sanctions have been applied due to their assessed involvement in terrorist activity. This sanctions regime aims...more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has published an alert to warn U.S. persons about possible evasion of the price cap on crude oil of Russian Federation origin, particularly involving oil exported through...more
2 years ago
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Afrin Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Family reunification: European Union law precludes national legislation which requires, without exception, that an application for family reunification be...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
E. D. L. (Motif de refus fondé sur la maladie) Area of Freedom, Security and Justice European arrest warrant: a manifest risk that the health of...more
2 years ago
EU Court of Justice
While a senior United Nations official today outlined the dangers posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s latest missile launch, Security Council members disagreed on the path...more
2 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
  After years of watching U.S. President Donald Trump flout democratic norms and the rule of law, it is easy...more
2 years ago
...foreignaffairs
Canada deplores the guilty verdict handed down to Russian political activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who has been sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment in Russia for making legitimate political comments....more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Entities that receive criminal process (such as subpoenas or search warrants) in Washington state should review Washington’s new Shield Law, which the legislature just passed as part of...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
  Ah, remember Parler? They were the first of the “alternative” social media companies targeting the Trumpist crowd, in which I pointed out that their...more
2 years ago
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Canada's public broadcaster CBC and its French-language version Radio-Canada said Monday they were effectively quitting Twitter over a new "government-funded" label it says questions its editorial independence. ...more
2 years ago
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G7 ambassadors in Bern sent a letter to the Swiss Federal Council last week expressing their concern that Swiss privacy laws and other “loopholes” were being exploited by...more
2 years ago
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation over allegations he failed to disclose shares his wife owns in a child care business that stands to benefit from...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published an alert, "Possible Evasion of the Russian Oil Price Cap," to warn U.S. persons about...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Delivered at the Innovate Finance Global Summit.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Please join us for a discussion of present and potential future sanctions on China, with David A. Wolber of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (formerly HSBC) in Hong Kong,...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK has summoned the Russian Ambassador after the politically-motivated conviction and sentencing of British dual-national Vladimir Kara-Murza in a Moscow court today.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The UK has summoned the Russian Ambassador after the politically-motivated conviction and sentencing of British dual-national Vladimir Kara-Murza in a Moscow court today.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) has published its recommendations for the next phase of open banking in the UK.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Canada and the Republic of Korea (Korea), in this year of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, reaffirm their strong and historic relations and steadfast friendship. The two...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada and the Republic of Korea (Korea), in this year of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, reaffirm their strong and historic relations and steadfast friendship. The two...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department for Business and Trade has updated its guidance on the UK’s ban on the import, acquisition, supply and delivery of Russian oil and oil products into...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada and Chile have enjoyed strong diplomatic relations for more than 80 years, bolstered by equally strong commercial and investment relations. Both countries share deep commitments to inclusive...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada strongly condemns North Korea’s launch yesterday of an intercontinental ballistic missile. These continued advancements in their missile program and reckless provocations violate United Nations Security Council resolutions,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
So, we’re just handing out top secret security clearance to everyone, I guess. It was clear from the documents posted to Discord (before spreading everywhere), the person behind...more
2 years ago
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Details of OFSI General Licence - Lithuanian Railwaysmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
China is reported to be preparing a ban on the export of technology needed to process and magnetise rare earth metals. Rare earths metals have uses in advanced...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Canada has added 14 people and 34 entities, including senior management figures at Russian companies that provide military services to Russia, military technology and logistics companies and those with...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Explanatory Notes for government amendments in Committee of the Whole House of Spring Finance Bill 2023.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
This guidance sets out the implementation of the Russian oil import ban and how businesses should navigate the prohibitions and requirements introduced in the UK’s sanctions legislation.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The scheme rules and explanatory notes for the Film & TV Production Restart Scheme.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
On April 12, 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law S.B. 396 creating the state’s Social Media Safety Act. Continue Readingmore
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
During his visit, Parliamentary Secretary Sidhu will meet with partners and focus on cross-border cooperation. He will also engage in important discussions on issues such as the flow...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, met with stakeholders in Calgary to highlight...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Authors: Coran Darling and Rachel De Souza On 29 March 2023, the UK Government (“Government”) published its long-awaited white paper (“Paper”), setting out the Government’s proposals to govern...more
2 years ago
Privacy Matters
Latest FCDO travel advice for Moldova including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
It doesn’t look like Fox News is going to get away with badmouthing Dominion Voting Systems for weeks following Donald Trump’s unsurprising loss in the 2020...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will visit the Republic of Korea (Korea) from April 13 to 15, 2023, to strengthen bilateral...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Various treaties and multi-national proposals to combat cybercrime have been around for years. I’m not exaggerating. These have been floating around for more than a decade. (Do you...more
2 years ago
x.techdirt
On April 11, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to the Belarusian regime’s role in “enabling Russia’s illegal...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On April 11, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to individuals and entities “complicit in Russia’s ongoing war...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
HM Treasury has today (13 April) announced the appointment of Sophie Hutcherson to the Board of the Financial Conduct Authority alongside the reappointment of Bernadette Conroy for a...more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their family members to come to the UK under the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information for any organisation or individual working in a region where terrorist organisations operate.more
2 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Information for any organisation or individual working in a region where terrorist organisations operate.more
2 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The Economic Secretary made a speech at Mansion House on the topic of financial literacy and inclusion.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrew Griffith MP, has appointed Martin Egan as a Non-Executive Director of the Debt Management Office (DMO) Advisory Board.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Chancellor confirms UK stands ready to provide additional $500 million in UK guaranteed loans for Ukraine, plus $670 million in new loan funding for developing nations.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7, The Canadian Perspective on 10 April 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
When Member of Parliament Kenny Chiu was contacted by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) ahead of Canada’s federal election in 2021, he was puzzled. He had never expected...more
2 years ago
On Thursday, April 13 at 19:30 GMT: Colombia topped the list for human rights defenders killed in 2022, according to the latest report from the rights group Front...more
2 years ago
Minister Sajjan will host an event at a local business to highlight federal budget investments in a Strong Middle Class, an Affordable Economy, and a Healthy Future.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In a preliminary victory in the continuing fight against privacy-invasive software that “watches” students taking tests remotely, a French administrative court outside Paris suspended a university’s use of the e-proctoring...more
2 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Alberto van Klaveren, Chile’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Claudia...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 62, "Authorizing the Wind Down of Transactions Involving Holdingovaya Kompaniya Metalloinvest AO,...more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Dax Harkins has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of NS&I.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The Executive Group of the Media Freedom Coalition strongly condemns the Russian Federation's detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. The detention of journalists under the guise...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK today added 10 people and 4 entities to its Russia sanctions list and amended the entry for Nikolay Ivanovich Bortsov. Those listed are said to be...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Welcome to this edition of the Trade Finance Insight. In this edition, we lead with an in-depth interview with Dr George Elombi, Executive Vice President and Member of...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Heightened sanctions and export controls targeting key technologies and the TMT sector are an important trend of recent years and reflect the current geopolitical climate. In this episode...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
New sanctions announced target those who have knowingly assisted sanctioned Russia oligarchs to hide their assets in complex financial networks.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFSI last week updated its guidance on the UK’s Russian oil maritime services ban and oil price cap to: note that the oil price cap will be kept...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
PFI and PF2 data for current projects as at 31 March 2019 and 31 March 2021 along with combined summary data documentmore
2 years ago
HM Treasury
There's growing evidence that passing a comprehensive privacy law at the state level is a multiyear endeavor. There are anomalies among existing laws on the books, but most...more
2 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
E-commerce giant Amazon has recently banned the sale of the Flipper Zero portable multi-tool for pen-testers, citing its potential use as a card-skimming device. The move has prompted...more
2 years ago
...zerosecurity
“Shall we play a game?” Those innocuous words “spoken” by Matthew Broderick’s computer in John Badham’s sci-fi techno-thriller War Games stunned audiences at the time. A computer that could “talk”...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
Impact assessments relating to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC and BIS have imposed $3.3 million in civil penalties against Microsoft Corporation for alleged and apparent violations of US export controls and sanctions. Press Release, OFAC Enforcement...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Factsheets giving details of the different measures contained in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Chancellor has today (11 April) announced that he has appointed Megan Greene as an external member of the MPC of the Bank of England.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Western media seems to be actively trying to create an “information tsunami” about the topic, according to Pushilin, who suggested it could mean the leaks may have been...more
2 years ago
Calls to break up Big Ag have resurfaced after a large egg producer in the U.S. announced windfall profits. A March 28 press release by Cal-Maine Foods said the...more
2 years ago
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday officially declared Evan Gershkovich to be “wrongfully detained” by Russia. The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in Yekaterinburg last...more
2 years ago
Thousands of Israelis, including ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government, marched to an evacuated Jewish outpost in the West Bank on Monday in support of settlements...more
2 years ago
x.JT
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Gordan Grlić Radman, Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, to Canada from April...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A video published by the Defense Ministry showed dozens of soldiers being driven home in buses and provided with food and fresh clothes. Some of them are visibly...more
2 years ago
The Department of Defense has sent over a criminal referral to the DOJ to trigger the probe, according to Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh. Meanwhile, an internal investigation...more
2 years ago
Germans appear to be particularly susceptible to what Bild described as Moscow’s “propaganda,” the newspaper said, adding that experts in the West are “alarmed” over this development. The...more
2 years ago
The G7 announced the creation of a new Enforcement Coordination Mechanism “to bolster compliance and enforcement of our measures and deny Russia the benefit of G7 economies” on...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Russian airline Aeroflot [Russian Airlines] has sent its aircraft to Iran for repairs for the first time in its history amid Western sanctions. Source: Kremlin-aligned...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
President Emmanuel Macron, following a trip to Beijing in which he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in a new interview Sunday he does not believe Europe...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The mayor of Baltimore called for a summer curfew after two teenagers were shot while police were attempting to break up a large crowd of minors.more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Gov’t orders Gordon Kricke to leave country within 48 hours for ‘non-respect of diplomatic customs’, ministry says. Chad’s government has ordered the German ambassador to...more
2 years ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Attorney General's Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
A California-based owner of a Tesla vehicle has sued the electric carmaker in a prospective class action lawsuit accusing it of violating the privacy of...more
2 years ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy has deployed a guided-missile submarine capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk missiles to the Middle East, a spokesman...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
Four women and 10 children have been repatriated by Canada from detention camps for foreign fighters and their families in northeastern Syria. It was the fourth repatriation operation conducted...more
2 years ago
The European Union’s top justice official said he hopes to discuss with Group of Seven partners plans to set up a special tribunal to prosecute Russia over the...more
2 years ago
x.JT
According to nine former workers who talked to the agency, groups of employees shared private footage of customers in Tesla’s internal one-on-one chats between 2019 and 2022. One...more
2 years ago
On January 1, 2023, New York City became the first jurisdiction in the United States to regulate employers’ use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs) in the hiring...more
2 years ago
Data Counsel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites and appear to...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
The DOJ last week announced the filing of a forfeiture complaint against a weapons shipment that the US Navy seized in transit from the IRGC, a US-designated foreign...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
  MOSCOW (AP) — Jailed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been charged with espionage in Russia and has entered his official denial, Russian state news...more
2 years ago
x.Yahoo
On 29 March 2023, BIS renewed the orders temporarily denying export privileges to Russian airlines Azur Air, UTair and Aeroflot. The TDOs were originally issued on 7 April...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In recent days, industrial action by refinery workers has intensified, leading to supply disruptions as members of French unions stopped refineries and depots from delivering fuel, the outlet...more
2 years ago
Anthony Joseph Damiano and his funeral service companies—Funeral & Cremation Group of North America, LLC, and Legacy Cremation Services, LLC (doing business as Heritage Cremation Provider, Evergreen Funeral...more
2 years ago
FTC
On March 31, 2023, the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (“METI”) initiated a public comment procedure for the Draft Amendment to Ministerial Ordinance and the Draft...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") today announced a settlement with Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), a multinational technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington....more
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today spoke with Albert M. Muchanga, African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, Tourism,...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
US District Judge Victor A. Bolden has ordered the forfeiture of approximately $826,000 in connection with an investigation into a scheme to smuggle a Connecticut-manufactured, dual-use high precision...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Around the world, like-minded countries are taking steps to repatriate their respective citizens from northeastern Syria.more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will lead a Canada Trade Mission to Chile from April 10-12, 2023, to...more
2 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The European Commission has amended its Russia sanctions FAQs on export-related restrictions for dual-use goods and advanced technologies to: clarify that Article 2 of Council Regulation (EU) No...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series:  Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7, the Italian Perspective on 4 April 2023. Read the article via the link...more
2 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
In a Joint Statement released after their first meeting of 2023, the G7 trade ministers have said that they will continue to cooperate on the enforcement of export...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission has responded to 2 questions (Question and Question) in the European Parliament concerning the price cap on Russian seaborne oil. The Commission states that it...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On March 30, 2023, the White House and US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced human rights and export control measures that underscore the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Effective as of 04 April 2023, Ukraine introduced two new sets of personal sanctions against 273 individuals and 380 legal entities, mainly targeting Russian public officials and the...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
As of 10 April 2023, Russian media outlets RT Arabic and Sputnik Arabic will be subject to EU sanctions pursuant to Article 4g of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP and...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
As part of the Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative, which was launched at the December 2021 Summit for Democracy, the US and its partner countries have published...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission has opened a consultation on draft guidelines in relation to Article 5 of EU Dual Use Regulation (EU) 2021/821, which imposes controls on non-listed cyber-surveillance...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
1. Overview Following several announcements in public media,[1] it has been reported that Kazakhstan will monitor goods that are imported into the country for re-export tracking them until...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Brick Court Chambers will be hosting a sanctions evening on Thursday 11 May 2023 at 6pm (please arrive at 5.45pm) at the Royal Society of Arts, London. Members...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union, Germany, and France in the past weeks, we continue our overview with...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On April 4, 2023, the data protection regulator of the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office, issued a fine of a £12.7 million to TikTok Information Technologies UK Limited...more
2 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
2 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
Preston factors (earnings and interest factors) are provided for employers.more
2 years ago
HM Treasury
The EU has implemented the humanitarian exemption to UN sanctions set out by UNSC Resolution 2664 (2022) in respect of its Iran, DRC, Sudan, South Sudan, Libya, North...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On February 15, 2023, section 17.1 of the Special Import Measures Regulations (the “SIMR”) was amended to add Russia and Belarus to the list of countries determined to...more
2 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Foreign Secretary is in Brussels today for a two-day meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers coinciding with Finland's historic accession to the Alliance.more
2 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has announced that Uphold HQ Inc., a California-based digital trading platform, has agreed to pay $72,230.32 to settle its potential civil liability for apparent violations of US...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The UK government last week published its Economic Crime Plan for 2023-2026. Notice & Press Release. As part of the Plan, the government has committed to combatting kleptocracy...more
2 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will visit Brussels, Belgium, from April 4 to 5, 2023, to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers’...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This page outlines the process to regularise a child from Ukraine’s immigration status in the UK through the Ukraine Extension Scheme.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This page outlines how guests can regularise their child’s immigration status in the UK through the Ukraine Extension Scheme.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
This page outlines how councils should handle suspected fraud cases.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Where to find work, who can help you and how to access skills based training for employment.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Government extends successful NatWest Group trading plan for a further two years to support the intention to exit its shareholding by 2025-26.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Zurich District Court is reported to have found 4 former executives at Gazprombank’s Zurich branch guilty of lacking due diligence in connection with the opening and maintenance...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
An estimated 60 tornadoes wreaked havoc across at least eight US states on Friday and over the weekend, destroying houses, felling trees, and flipping cars. Tennessee appeared to...more
3 years ago
The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Secretary...more
3 years ago
State.gov Human Rights and Labor
On Thursday (30 March 2023), Baroness Penn, the UK Treasury Lords Minister, made a Written Ministerial Statement on HM Treasury’s internal review of applications for legal fees licences...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie's Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7 - the French Perspective on 28 March 2023.  Read the article via the...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the Ten Chinese aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, normally an unofficial barrier between the two sides, Taiwan's defense ministry said...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Businesses across the UK can take advantage of the Chancellor’s capital allowances package from today as the new business tax year begins.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Uphold HQ Inc. (“Uphold”). Uphold agreed to remit $72,230.32 to settle...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On March 29, 2023, Iowa became the sixth U.S. state to pass comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. The new law will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Iowa’s...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
Authors: Eleni Alexiou, Katharina Pauls Although key German provisions are in breach of EU law, there will only be little changes in practice – What still needs to...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
The US Federal Reserve Board yesterday announced that it had fined Wells Fargo & Co. $67.8 million for the firm’s unsafe or unsound practices relating to historical inadequate...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Global Magnitsky General License 7, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving Tabacalera del Este S.A. or Tabacos...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Minutes taken from the Financial Reporting Advisory Board (FRAB) meetings.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
At 6pm on 2 May 2023, Michael O’Kane (Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP) and Maya Lester KC (Brick Court Chambers) will discuss sanctions and their ramifications for rights...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Technical note on the discount rates to be used by the scheme managers of public service pension schemes in calculating transfers payable from the schemes.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Authors: James Clark, Coran Darling, Andrew Dyson, Gareth Stokes, Imran Syed & Rachel de Souza In November 2021, the UK Government (“Government”) issued the National Artificial Intelligence (AI)...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen yesterday gave a speech on EU-China relations saying the EU should make more use of its existing toolbox of trade instruments,...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Find the documents for details of the conditions in which a 'good' may be eligible for a relief from the standard tariff rate.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Check the documents that detail product specific tariff-rate quotas, including the individual product volumes and rates, and also list of eligible goods and their authorised uses.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Notices made which have the force of law under s32A of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
List of eligible goods and their authorised uses.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Call for evidence to support the development of an update to the UK’s Green Finance Strategy.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Guidance on the process for the review, development, and approval of FX strategy.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Significant amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the General Court of the European Union will come into force on 1 Aprilmore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Turkish parliament on Thursday voted unanimously to ratify Finland’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, paving the way for Russia’s Nordic neighbor to become the alliance’s 31st...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
I would like to welcome the conclusion of negotiations on the United Kingdom joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada condemns the Myanmar regime’s dissolution of 40 political parties, including the National League for Democracy and Shan Nationalities League for Democracy. These clear attempts to undermine Myanmar’s...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On March 30, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that California’s Office of Administrative Law approved the CPPA’s first substantive rulemaking package to implement the California Consumer...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Japan's antitrust watchdog on Thursday ordered three major utilities to pay a total of 101 billion yen in fines for forming cartels over electricity sales, in a move...more
3 years ago
x.JT
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was “deeply concerned” about the development, adding that “in the strongest possible terms, we condemn the Kremlin’s continued attempts to...more
3 years ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a settlement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Wells Fargo"). Wells Fargo agreed to remit...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
French President Emmanuel Macron sought to rally citizens around a plan to save water on Thursday and stressed that protests will not stop reforms, in a nod to...more
3 years ago
x.JT
By John Magee, Emer McEntaggart, Eilis McDonald, Nicole Fitzpatrick, Sarah Dunne, David Brazil & Christopher Connell The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
German Ambassador to the OSCE gives a statement on behalf of 45 OSCE participating States on the deportation of children amidst Russia’s war against Ukraine.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On March 28, 2023, the French Data Protection Authority announced a €125,000 fine on the e-scooter rental company Cityscoot for breaching EU and French data protection rules, in...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Retaliatory U.S. airstrikes in Syria targeting Iran-backed militants last week killed eight fighters, the Pentagon said Thursday. The fighters were killed when two U.S. F-15E...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
“Two weeks we fought with Facebook to restore the suspended page of RT Arabic, with 17 million subscribers,” Manna said on her Telegram channel. “We tried to get...more
3 years ago
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Annual report and accounts of the Government Annuities Investment Fund.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Biden administration has sanctioned a Slovakian man who U.S. officials said attempted to facilitate an arms deal that would have given Russia access to weapons and munitions...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
In Vladimir Putin’s Russia, the security services routinely torment domestic reporters who dare to expose the truth and now it has extended to the foreign press, arresting Wall...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
Travel and hospitality used by HM Treasury senior officials at Senior Civil Service 2 (or equivalent) and above.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Details of non-consolidated performance related pay at HM Treasurymore
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This page summarises advice given under the business appointment rules to applicants at SCS2 and SCS1 level and equivalents.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This document details hospitality received by HMT special advisers worth more than £140.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This report has been issued pursuant to the reporting requirements under the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This report has been issued pursuant to the reporting requirements under the Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Act 2012.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Brigadier General Henrik Lyhne said Denmark’s military is facing what he referred to as its worst staffing issue in decades – a factor which he said will complicate...more
3 years ago
Office of the Spokesperson The United States continues to put human rights at the center of our foreign policy.  The Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative  – launched at...more
3 years ago
State.gov Human Rights and Labor
New rules and obligations under the California Consumer Privacy Act have reached the finish line. The California Privacy Protection Agency announced its first California Privacy Rights Act rulemaking...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
The Economic Secretary to the Treasury delivered a speech at the Funds Congress on the UK Asset Management industry and its position as a global player.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Government, law enforcement and private sector agree on a new plan to crack down on money laundering, kleptocracy and sanctions evasion.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The economic crime plan 2 sets out what the public and private sectors should do to continue to transform the UK’s response to economic crime.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A March 3, 2023 DOJ memorandum on the Pilot Program notes that “when entering into criminal resolutions, companies will be required to implement compliance-related criteria in their compensation...more
3 years ago
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Authors: Alex Moore (Associate, Auckland) and Nick Valentine (Partner, Auckland)  On 30 March 2023, the Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Bill (the Bill) passed its third and final...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Four bankers from a Russian bank's Swiss branch have been found guilty by a Zurich court over vast sums going into the accounts of a close confidant of...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
This Call for Evidence delivers on the government’s commitment in the Edinburgh Reforms to launch a review into the performance, effectiveness, and scope of the regime.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation seeks views on the methodology the Government uses to set the SCAPE discount rate.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Xella Magyarország Free movement of capital Advocate General Ćapeta: EU law does not, in principle, preclude national legislation which allows for the screening of foreign direct...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Volkswagen Group Italia and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Area of Freedom, Security and Justice According to Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona, Volkswagen cannot be penalised in Italy for ‘Dieselgate’,...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
HM Treasury is consulting on whether regulation for providers of ESG ratings should be introduced, and on the potential scope of a regulatory regime.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Terms of reference for the review of the government’s approach to attracting foreign direct investment into the UK.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK government is consulting on a range of potential policy measures to mitigate future carbon leakage risk.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Sir Patrick Vallance’s review on pro-innovation regulation for green industries and the government response.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A strategy covering HM Treasury’s overall approach and commitment to evaluation.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Green Network (Injonction de remboursement de frais) Freedom of establishment National regulatory authorities for energy may have the power to order electricity undertakings to repay sums...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Speaking to journalists via conference call, Peskov was asked to comment on the arrest of the American citizen and whether Russia will cooperate with US security services on...more
3 years ago
Hauptpersonalrat der Lehrerinnen und Lehrer Principles of Community law Live streaming by videoconference of classes in state school education falls within the scope of the GDPRmore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The BNSF train derailed in the town of Raymond, roughly 100 miles (161 kilometers) west of Minneapolis, around 1 a.m., according to a statement from Kandiyohi County Sheriff...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
A strategy to harness the UK’s world-leading financial services sector to support our climate and environmental objectives.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today spoke with His Excellency Dr. Riad Malki, Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On Monday, March 27,, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted a response to the California Privacy Protection Agency Invitation for Preliminary Comments...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On March 29, 2023, the UK government published a white paper on artificial intelligence entitled “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation.” Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk and a range of tech leaders called on Wednesday for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems to allow time...more
3 years ago
A new bill introduced today will support businesses by modernising the business rates system to incentivise property improvements.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Israel launch a new spy satellite on Wednesday, the first the country has sent to space in nearly three years as it seeks to enhance its defense capabilities...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
The report details the amount of the Sovereign Grant for 2023-24.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Wizz Air Hungary v Commission () and aide au sauvetage) State aid The action against the Commission’s decision approving the aid granted by Romania to the...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The U.S. state of Iowa is no stranger to privacy bills. Since its first attempt in 2020, the state's legislature has repeatedly proposed and considered comprehensive consumer data...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
Epstein, who died in a prison cell in 2021 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, had been a client at JPMorgan for 15 years, from 1998 to 2013....more
3 years ago
In a series of tweets shared on Tuesday night, Netanyahu noted that he has known his US counterpart for “over 40 years” and commended Biden for his “longstanding...more
3 years ago
On March 27, 2023, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that a New York-based law firm had agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties and enhance its cybersecurity...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On March 27, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to Iran’s “gross and systematic violations of human rights...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom, the European Union, and Germany in the past weeks, we continue our series with the...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
GENERAL LICENCE – Bond amendments and restructurings for non-Designated Personsmore
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Latest FCDO travel advice for Slovakia including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Details of OFSI General licence INT/2022/1678476more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
OFSI General licence – INT/2022/1834876more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK and US today announced the coordinated designation of people and entities alleged to be linked to the production or export of captagon, an amphetamine. The Syrian...more
3 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
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The UK has announced up to £10 million in funding to support a new UK-Polish partnership which will provide shelter and power for Ukrainians displaced by Russian attacks.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The US District Court for the District of Delaware has granted 4 companies the right to seize shares in Delaware corporation PDV Holding, Inc. that are held by...more
3 years ago
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Extending the pension fund clearing exemption by two years and the temporary intragroup exemption regime by three years.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
On 21 February 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance on Authorized Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series:  Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7, the German Perspective on 22 March 2023. Read the article via the link here....more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Four life sciences companies from across the UK will benefit from the first tranche of Life Sciences Innovative Manufacturing Fund (LSIMF) grants.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
On March 9, 2023, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released both an Executive Summary and Full Report detailing the work done by the Chamber’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
On 27 March 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) removed the following entry from its Sanctions List of individuals and entities.more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Find out about the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS) for non-domestic customers.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
“Global Affairs Canada has a proven track record in supporting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in its international assistance. This was strengthened with the...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced the launch of public consultations on Canada’s negotiations with the Americas...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFSI will host an online teach-in on trust services sanctions on Wednesday 29 March 2023 at 12.30pm (UK time). Register here. This follows its designation of all people...more
3 years ago
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Estonian Minister of Finance Annely Akkermann said last week at an ACAMS conference that Estonia has identified more than 1500 cases of Russia-related sanctions violations and that Estonia...more
3 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced the appointment of four new Board Directors of the Invest in...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Authors: Luc Bigel and Hamza Akli  On 24 January 2023, France’s Orientation and Programming Law (“LOPMI“) was enacted and published the next day in the Official Journal. LOPMI...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
The UK today added Shoon Energy Pte Ltd, a company alleged to be profiting from the supply of aviation fuel to the Myanmar Air Force, its Director Khin...more
3 years ago
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The impact of Tropical Cyclone Freddy on Mozambique and Malawi has been devastating, with high winds, flooding, and landslides causing the death of more than 600 people. These...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Regulating the promotion of certain types of cryptoassets: government consultation on a policy proposal.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
There has been no shortage of news this month, so it is understandable that a major presidential proposal garnered relatively little attention at the time.  On March 2,...more
3 years ago
Myanmar is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Myanmar is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
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Ukrainian Ambassador thanks British people for standing ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Ukraine.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Belarus OFAC has designated 9 people and 3 entities, and identified Belarus President Lukashenka’s Boeing 737 EW-001PA, pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14038. OFAC is also reissuing its...more
3 years ago
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending the Belarus Sanctions Regulations and reissuing them in their entirety. This regulatory amendment is currently...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The UK Infrastructure Bank Bill has received Royal Assent after being introduced to Parliament in May last year.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Counts of Ukrainian nationals in employment by age, gender and region in UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have completed a review of the criminal market abuse regime, fulfilling the commitment made in the Economic Crime Plan 2019-22.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
In parallel to OFAC’s designation of Iranian nationals Amanallah Paidar and Asghar Mahmoudi, as well as Turkish national Murat Bükey, for their alleged involvement an Iranian UAV and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Security Council today decided to extend the mandate of the expert panel assisting the committee overseeing its sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea until 30...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On March 15, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed three rules related to cybersecurity and the protection of consumers’ information. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The Finnish Foreign Ministry has granted an authorisation for a Russian shipment of fertilisers to transit through EU territory and be exported to a third country after it...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Brazilian law firm BMA Advogados reports that the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority adopted a landmark and long-awaited regulation for the enforcement of the Brazilian General Data...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
CPI inflation was 10.4% in February 2023, prompting an open letter from the Governor of the Bank of England to the Chancellor on 23 March 2023. The Chancellor...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
In response to the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea on 16 March, the South Korean Foreign Ministry has announced a ‘watch-list’ of 70 goods...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document responds to last year’s call for evidence on the Alcohol Duty Review and sets out how the government intends to reform the alcohol duty system.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7, the EU Perspective on 14 March 2023. Read the article via the link here....more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
The Bill enshrines the Chancellor’s pro-business tax and employment measures that were announced at the Budget into law.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Syndicat Uniclima Environment and consumers Fire safety in establishments open to the public: Member States may not impose additional requirements on pressure equipment bearing the CE...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
In coordination with the FBI, OFAC has designated 4 Iranian and Turkish entities and 3 Iranian and Turkish nationals for their alleged involvement in the procurement of equipment,...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge, Venus Cheung, and Gwyneth To It’s now the time to focus on the steps that data controllers need to take to legitimize overseas...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Blog Series: Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7, The UK Perspective on 10 March 2023. Read the article via the link here....more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled BIS, DOJ and OFAC publish compliance note warning public of Russian evasions of export controls and sanctions on 10 March...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly hosts Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu in London to sign a renewed Strategic Partnership and open a bilateral forum.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Congress on Wednesday took the first step in what is expected to be a lengthy effort to overhaul U.S. export control laws in order to expedite technology cooperation...more
3 years ago
Defense News
A federal appeals court on Wednesday directed a lawyer for Donald Trump to turn over to prosecutors documents in the investigation into the former president's retention of classified…more
3 years ago
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Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defense missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril islands in the north Pacific,...more
3 years ago
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As the Federal Reserve raises interest rates again, credit card debt is already at a record high, and more people are carrying debt month to month. ...more
3 years ago
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The UK has adopted the following changes to its Russia sanctions list (Notice): a duplicate entry for Sergey Borisovich Korolev has been removed; and the statement of reasons...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission has updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on crypto-assets and intellectual property rights. These are available on the EU Guidance section of this site. Crypto-assets FAQ...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On February 21, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance on Authorized Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
UK: ICO issues updated Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection On 15th March 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) issued updated Guidance on Artificial Intelligence and...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Having focused on the enforcement of sanctions by the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union in the past weeks, this week we will take a closer...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
In a letter Wednesday, GOP House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan of Ohio raised concerns that the Global Alliance for Responsible Media — created by trade association World Federation...more
3 years ago
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Last week, Nasdaq said that it would delist shares of the corporate majors unless they appeal to a Listing Qualifications Hearings Panel. It added that the securities will...more
3 years ago
China lambasted the latest steps taken by the UK and US to supply conventionally-armed but nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, in a diplomatic broadside circulated overnight among international atomic...more
3 years ago
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The Chinese government pushed back Wednesday against U.S. officials' criticisms of President Xi Jinping meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang...more
3 years ago
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The United States has offered Slovakia 12 new military helicopters as compensation for the MiG-29 fighter jets the European country is giving to Ukraine, Slovakia’s defense minister said...more
3 years ago
Defense News
"Should Putin appear on German territory, he will definitely be arrested," Feldhusen said. She recalled that Germany is a signatory to the Rome Statute along with over 120 countries....more
3 years ago
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Last week, Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Rasmussen announced that his government could corroborate a report by the Russian gas giant Gazprom, the operator of the undersea pipeline, about...more
3 years ago
The cost-of-living squeeze has shown signs of easing for the first time in the past financial year – this as the start of the new school year sparked...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
A federal court in the District of Columbia unsealed two indictments yesterday charging multiple defendants with violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and the International Emergency...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bowed to pressure from the opposition and agreed to allow his top aide to testify before a parliamentary committee probing alleged Chinese election...more
3 years ago
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A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on...more
3 years ago
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The first lawsuit against JP Morgan, filed by an unnamed “Jane Doe” representing a group of the pedophile’s victims, argues the US-based bank “knowingly benefited from participating in...more
3 years ago
Effective as of 21 March 2023, Ukraine introduced a new set of personal sanctions against 300 individuals and 141 legal entities with the aim of targeting the Russian...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The UK Government remains committed to punishing Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, cutting off funding streams to the Putin regime and stopping those close to the regime from...more
3 years ago
OFSI
Details of Trust Service sanctionsmore
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Details of Trust Service sanctionsmore
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced Russia's readiness to switch to the yuan in foreign trade settlements with countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa. ...more
3 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The sudden increase in news coverage of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney has employees excited to discover how these accessible tools can make their...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
The Export Control (Military and Dual-Use Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were laid before UK Parliament on 10 March. These amend the control lists in the Export Control Order...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The landing comes as the United States and Philippines strengthen military relations as China becomes more aggressive in the South China Sea.more
3 years ago
.Military Times
Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors landed at Clark Air Base in the Philippines last week in a move signaling increased defense efforts between the two countries. ...more
3 years ago
Defense News
Reportedly, one document is a statement on plans for economic cooperation, and the other is a statement on plans to deepen the partnership. In addition,...more
3 years ago
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The United States said Tuesday it is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian firms and people accused of procuring equipment used for Iranian drones. ...more
3 years ago
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South Africa’s Paramount Group is gearing up production of composite blades for Soviet-designed helicopters with the establishment of a production facility in the UAE, looking to collect orders...more
3 years ago
Defense News
The UK Statutory Guidance on Russia sanctions has been amended as regards licences that can be granted to permit conduct that would otherwise be prohibited by regulation 54C...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The third quarterly OSCAR transparency release for 2022 to 2023.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Daimler (Responsabilité des constructeurs de véhicules munis de dispositifs d’invalidation) Environment and consumers The purchaser of a vehicle equipped with an unlawful defeat device has a...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 22 February 2023, the US Department of Justice announced a new voluntary self-disclosure policy for corporate criminal enforcement in all United States Attorneys’ Offices around the country....more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
The public sector finances statistical bulletin.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Florida companies Kingwood Orlando Reunion Resort LLC (Orlando Reunion) and Kingwood Crystal River Resort Corp. (Crystal River) have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Russia’s defence ministry has said a Russian Su-35 combat plane was scrambled over the Baltic Sea after two United States strategic bombers flew in the direction of the...more
3 years ago
On February 16, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP held a virtual roundtable to discuss the role of age assurance and age...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltung (KWS Meridian) Agriculture and fisheries Protection of plant variety rights: no minimum level of compensation setmore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
In response to the imposition of sanctions on Russia and the provision of support to Ukraine by the UK, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On March 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced it issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking Special Reports on how the platforms review...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice released an update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
“Today gives us the opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary richness and vitality of the French language and francophone culture in Canada and worldwide.”more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 15 March 2023, the French Supervisory Authority (the “CNIL”) unveiled in a post its four key priorities regarding its upcoming investigations for 2023 targeting specific sectors (I),...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Guidance on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
ABF Freight System Inc. (ABF), a freight carrier that operates more than 200 transportation facilities in 47 states and Puerto Rico, has resolved allegations that it violated requirements...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Today, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a motion for preliminary injunction under the Clean Air Act (CAA) requesting that the...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Canada has adopted bans on the import of all Russian aluminium products, including unwrought aluminium, aluminium sheets and finished products, as well as primary Russian steel products, such...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Paris police clashed with demonstrators for a third night on Saturday as thousands of people marched throughout the country amid anger at the government pushing through a rise…more
3 years ago
x.JT
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday visited Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the peninsula's annexation, a day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant…more
3 years ago
x.JT
Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates hush…more
3 years ago
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  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump's potential rivals for the GOP's 2024 presidential nomination, rushed to his defense Saturday after...more
3 years ago
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The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is reported to have said on Tuesday that it has identified 100 cases of potential Russia sanctions violations. The cases...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Focus by US, EU, UK and other authorities on third countries and anti-circumvention of Russia sanctions on 8 March 2023....more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office finalized rules implementing the Colorado Privacy Act. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On March 17, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and Russian Children’s Ombudsman, Maria Lvova-Belova. They are accused of deporting children from the...more
3 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, announced a contract between the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC), Saskatchewan-based Canpotex, one...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
While Silicon Valley Bank was seized by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation after its value collapsed following a bank run last Friday, the rest of SVB Financial Group...more
3 years ago
Angry protesters took to the streets in Paris and other cities for a second day on Friday, trying to pressure lawmakers to bring down French President Emmanuel Macron's...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The International Criminal Court said Friday that it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Changes to UK Russia sanctions list today (Notice) The reasons for listing Igor Makarov have been amended. A duplicate entry for the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant has been...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Minister Joly and Minister Cohen discussed Canada and Israel’s strong, multidimensional and enduring friendship, driven by close people-to-people ties as Canada is home to the world’s third largest...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On March 6 and 15, 2023, both chambers of the Iowa Legislature unanimously voted to approve Senate File 262, which could make Iowa the sixth U.S. state to...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is currently one of the largest displacement crises in the world, with nearly 7.2 million people having fled or left...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Accounting officer assessment summaries for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) programmes and projects in the Government Major Project Portfolio.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Three quarters of Australian borrowers are now at risk of becoming home loan hostages due to their lifestyle and financial decisions, new research from mozo.com.au has found. ...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy today.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On March 15, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office published an updated version of its guidance on AI and data protection, following requests from UK industry to clarify...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Support critical infrastructure in Ukraine and help them rebuild.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
​​​​​​​On 15 March 2023, the entries below on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) has updated its guidance on enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions (the “Monetary Penalties Guidance”, available here),...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The annual Women in Finance report published today shows the finance sector is making great strides in increasing female representation in finance in senior management roles.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A £27 billion tax cut for business and a trio of freezes to help families with the cost-of-living headlined the Chancellor’s Spring Budgetmore
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Homes for Ukraine grant determination letters and funding allocations (September to November 2022).more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFSI today published updated guidance on enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions, which now includes a section on ownership and control. The new ownership and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This document contains the latest gross domestic product (GDP) deflators. The GDP deflator can be viewed as a measure of general inflation in the domestic economy.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The UK Supreme Court held that the Law Debenture Trust Corporation plc, acting on behalf of Russia, is not entitled to a summary judgment in its contractual dispute...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Total spending was flat in February after rebounding in January, with total spending lifting 1.7% over the past three months and 10.3% year-on-year, according to NAB’s latest...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
The Property Council has called for the passage of the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and the creation of a National Housing and Affordability Council to address the...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
SCHUFA Holding and Others (Scoring) Principles of Community law Advocate General Pikamäe: the automated establishment of a probability concerning the ability of a person to service a...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Colt Technology Services and Others Telecommunications operators may be obliged to provide, upon request from a judicial authority, communication interception operations in return for a fixed ratemore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Bulgaria (Double manquement - Pollution par les PM10) Law governing the institutions The Commission’s first action for a twofold failure to fulfil obligations in...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Towercast Competition L’interdiction d’abus de position dominante prévue par les traités permet un contrôle au niveau national et a posteriori d’une opération de concentration d’entreprises de...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The 'Women in Finance Charter' asks financial services firms to commit to implement four key industry actions.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Assessing the progress of the Women in Finance Charter, and reviewing the benefits and challenges experienced by Charter signatories.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly will visit Moldova and Georgia and announce new funding to boost regional resilience against Russian malign interference.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Women’s participation in international trade is critical to supporting an inclusive and resilient Canadian economy.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Guo Wengui, a Chinese billionaire known for his opposition to Beijing and ties to the administration of former US President Donald Trump, has been charged in the United...more
3 years ago
A massive 20,000-gallon tank was found to be leaking ammonia at a facility in Auburndale, Florida early on Wednesday morning, a city spokesperson told...more
3 years ago
Latitude Financial has revealed it has been hit by a sophisticated and malicious cyberattack that has compromised a total of 328,000 separate pieces of data that it had...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
This is an excerpt from CIPL President Bojana Bellamy’s recently published piece in the IAPP “Privacy Perspectives” blog. This piece discusses binding corporate rules as important transfer mechanism....more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Regulators, policymakers and bankers are looking at the role that digital messaging and social media may have played in the collapse, and whether banks are entering an age...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Samsung Electronics said Wednesday it expects to invest 300 trillion won ($230 billion) over the next 20 years as part of an ambitious South Korean national project to...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Japan Securities Dealers Association said Wednesday it has imposed a penalty of 300 million yen on SMBC Nikko Securities Inc for market manipulation, matching the highest fine...more
3 years ago
x.JT
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Shoigu told Austin that the incident was caused by the Americans violating the airspace restriction declared by Russia, with all the proper...more
3 years ago
Artificial intelligence (AI) has long existed in the public consciousness through science fiction, doomsday planners, and fears of Ray Kurzweil’s singularity—but it now appears to be an accessible...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced today that he will travel to Brussels,...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
March 15, 2023 - The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada will hold a press...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Shares of Swiss bank lose more than a quarter of their value in one day, dragging down European and US markets.more
3 years ago
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Spring Budget 2023 speech as delivered by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Proposes introducing a replacement HGV levy in which carbon dioxide emissions, estimated according to the weight of the vehicle, are taken into account.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Investment Zones policy document sets out the scope of the refocussed policy, including places selected, funding envelope and policy offer.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
We're seeking feedback on the options for government support, the qualifying criteria for proposals, and the overall approach and timetable for LIFTS.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Summary of changes announced in the Health and Disability White Paper.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This Call for Evidence sought views on how the Enterprise Management Incentives scheme is operating and whether it should be expanded. The Call for Evidence has concluded, and...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A package of measures was announced at Spring Budget 2023 to simplify customs import and export processes for businesses.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This call for evidence seeks views on aspects of Landfill Tax, to ensure the tax continues to support the government’s ambitious environmental objectives.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Consultation on reforms to audio-visual tax reliefs. The proposals aim to simplify and modernise the reliefs, boost growth in the sectors and ensure the reliefs remain sustainable.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Information on the government’s financing plans for 2023-24.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This consultation sets out how the government intends to give effect to a number of measures arising from its recent business rates review.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The government has published its response to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s 2022 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Sir Patrick Vallance’s review on pro-innovation regulation for digital technologies and the government response.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Factsheet covering Spring Budget 2023 measures on Capital Allowances, R&D and simplification.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
In the Spring Budget we are setting out a package of measures designed to support people to enter work, increase their working hours and extend their working lives.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
As part of his review on pro-innovation regulation for the life sciences, Sir Patrick Vallance has written to the Chancellor with interim recommendations.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The government is seeking views on the taxation of ecosystem service markets and the potential expansion of agricultural property relief from inheritance tax.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
An introduction to full expensing and the UK's capital allowances regimemore
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A revolution in childcare, a £27 billion tax cut for business and a trio of freezes to help families with the cost-of-living headlined the Chancellor’s Spring Budget today,...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
This is the Spring Budget 2023 in full. You can find supporting and related documents below.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Since March 10, 2023, Türkiye has stopped the transit of some goods to Russia via Türkiye without an official explanation and despite the fact that no sanctions against...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
As part of the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK government on Monday announced a £50 million Economic Deterrence Initiative to strengthen the implementation and enforcement of UK sanctions,...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A comparison of independent forecasts for the UK economy in March 2023.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
We’ve compiled independent forecasts for the UK economy since 1986. This database includes forecasts of key economic indicators from those publications.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Sanctions Enforcement Around the G7: Intro to Blog Series and View from the United States on 28 February 2023. Read...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Ukraine introduces three new sets of sanctions against persons contributing to the Russian aggression against Ukraine on 28 February 2023....more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Canada Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Russia: 129 Individuals and 63 Entities Targeted on 28 February 2023. Read the article via...more
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Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Privacy technology company OneTrust announced a series of changes to its board of directors and governance structure Wednesday, which it says positions the company for future growth.  ...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
Millions of households will get more support with high energy bills to help ease the cost of living, the Chancellor has announced today ahead of the Spring Budget.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
An American intelligence drone crashed after colliding with a Russian fighter over the Black Sea on Tuesday, the U.S. Air Force’s European headquarters said in a release. ...more
3 years ago
Defense News
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will not affect China’s financial system but offers an important lesson for the country’s banking industry, the official Securities Times has...more
3 years ago
Responding after Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Ottawa is seeking “potential regime change in Russia” in comments to reporters last week, Moscow’s Ambassador to Canada Oleg...more
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A Southfield, Michigan-headquartered bank holding company has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud for filing false securities statements relating to its 2017 initial public offering (IPO) and...more
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The notorious Emotet botnet, considered one of the biggest threats to internet security, has resurfaced after a prolonged hiatus, armed with new tactics. The botnet’s trademark strategy of...more
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On March 10, 2023, Canada amended the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) to prohibit the import, purchase and acquisition of steel and aluminum goods listed under...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Antonov met with Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, who protested the “unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of the drone that resulted in its...more
3 years ago
Today, while leading a delegation of women entrepreneurs to the United Kingdom, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
CHISINAU, Moldova — On Friday, John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, made a surprise announcement at a...more
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Senators on Tuesday called Russia’s downing of a U.S. drone “dangerous” and “reckless,” slamming Russian President Vladimir Putin but stopping short of calling for any specific actions. ...more
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The country's inflation has not surpassed 100 percent in over three decades, as value of Argentina's currency plummets.more
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Portuguese tourist Fabio Figueirado wanted to admire beautiful buildings on a romantic getaway in Paris, but instead he and his girlfriend have found themselves navigating pavements piled high…more
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The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom are traveling “further down the wrong and dangerous path for their own geopolitical self-interest,” China's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, responding…more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Germany's response to the explosion on North Sea pipelines showed that the country remained "occupied" and unable to act independently decades after its...more
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Taiwan unveiled its first portable attack drone on Tuesday, an unmanned aerial vehicle similar to a U.S. model used in Ukraine's fight against Russia, as China steps up…more
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Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about...more
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A record 514 children attending elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan died by suicide in 2022, topping the previous high of 499 seen in 2020, government…more
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March 14, 2023 – The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will host Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias for bilateral meetings and activities with the Greek community.more
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Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Nikos Dendias, Greece’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Ottawa, Ontario, and Montréal, Quebec, on...more
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Global Affairs Canada
Research shows most troops don't begin transition classes until they are in their final months of military service.more
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.Military Times
The High Court today rejected the first challenge to a UK sanctions listing, brought by a Belarus technology company called LLC Synesis.  Judgment here.  Maya Lester KC acted...more
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.Global-Sanctions
Neither the US nor Russia gave any coordinates for the incident. The Americans argued the drone was “operating within international airspace” over the Black Sea. The Russians said...more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday dismissed allegations that Ukrainians could be behind the blasts that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea last year,...more
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Syrian President Bashar Assad arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, where he is scheduled to meet top ally Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russia is a main...more
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Khan tells Al Jazeera an arrest warrant is a politically motivated attempt to 'remove him' from upcoming elections.more
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Turkey's stubborn membership conditions are showing signs of wearing down Finland's "jump together" philosophy with neighbor and co-applicant Sweden.more
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Defense News
Washington says 'reckless' Russian manoeuvers forced US to bring down MQ-9 drone, but Moscow denies collision occurred.more
3 years ago
Ohio filed a lawsuit against railroad Norfolk Southern to make sure it pays for the cleanup and environmental damage caused by a fiery train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania...more
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The UAV was flying towards the Russian border without a transponder active, in clear violation of the restricted area established for the conduct of the special military operation,...more
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Florida governor and other leading conservative US presidential hopefuls express scepticism of Washington's aid to Kyiv.more
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“In order to bring peace and stability closer, we, of course, need to show the consolidation of our society, composure. When the enemy sees that our society is...more
3 years ago
The G7 announced the creation of a new Enforcement Coordination Mechanism “to bolster compliance and enforcement of our measures and deny Russia the benefit of G7 economies” on...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first federal limit on so-called “forever chemicals” in the country’s drinking water, a move officials said will save lives....more
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The Russian president has rubbished Western media reports that a “pro-Ukrainian group”...more
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A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper surveillance drone was brought down on Tuesday morning over the Black Sea, after what the European Command claimed as “an unsafe and...more
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that they will not retrymore
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ilicon Valley Bank’s parent company and two senior executives are facing a class-action lawsuit in the United States, where shareholders have accused the financial institution of failing to...more
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Information for companies.more
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Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, visited an aircraft factory in Ulan-Ude and once again told the workers that the West had deceived him, which led to...more
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For President Xi Jinping, the Iran-Saudi deal is part of a grander political vision, and a nuts-and-bolts example of how he hopes to achieve it. ...more
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Russia has its own financial messaging system, SPFS, which can act as a substitute for SWIFT in the domestic market. While its coverage is still much smaller than...more
3 years ago
The agency cited concerns over the lenders’ reliance on uninsured deposit funding and unrealized losses in their asset portfolios. “The review for downgrade reflects the extremely volatile funding...more
3 years ago
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order requiring Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite video game, to pay $245 million to consumers to settle charges that...more
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“The problem is the bond market, and my prediction, I called Lehman Brothers years ago, and I think the next bank to go is Credit Suisse,” said the...more
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LONDON — Defense spending is getting a £5 billion ($6 billion) boost from the British government, but most of the cash has been earmarked for nuclear programs and...more
3 years ago
Defense News
Economists see Lehman Brothers-style crisis as unlikely despite jitters following collapse of California-based lender.more
3 years ago
Refusing to let Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky address the Academy Awards ceremony while handing an Oscar to a documentary about Russian activist Alexey Navalny means politics and movies...more
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The International Criminal Court is expected to seek the arrest of Russian officials for forcibly deporting children from Ukraine and targeting civilian infrastructure, a source said on Monday,...more
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The package comes within the framework of the so-called Integrated Review, a program document envisioning ‘Global Britain’ and originally adopted under former PM Boris Johnson. The money...more
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“The day 72 million Japanese go hungry.” That’s the prospect Josei Seven (March 16) unfolds. For shock value? Yes and no. Certainly it’s shocking. But it’s not cheap…more
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Minutes and papers from the User and Preparer Advisory Group (UPAG) meetings.more
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HM Treasury
By Jan Pohle, Dr. Philipp Adelberg In its judgment of 2 March 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) (C-268/21) issued a preliminary ruling on whether and to...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
The European Parliamentary Research Service has published a briefing on EU sanctions on Russia. Notice. It covers: a timeline and overview of Russia sanctions adopted by the EU...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
An analysis by Global Affairs Canada argues that Saudi Arabia is the “principal guarantor” of affordable oil for Western countries, as well as an important market for Canadian...more
3 years ago
Defense spending this year must focus on the blockade threat, earmarking funds to stockpile spare parts for F-16 fighter jets and other weaponry, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said...more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is allowing thousands of Ukrainians who fled their homeland when Russia invaded a year ago to stay in the United States longer,...more
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On March 9, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled administrative charges against Blackbaud Inc. Continue Readingmore
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HuntonPrivacyBlog
On Friday, March 3, 2023, the DOJ released its updated Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs, which included new guidance on ephemeral messaging platforms and other issues. This new...more
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Key developments on March 13:  Fierce fighting rages over central Bakhmut as Russia’s Wagner mercenaries try to break through Ukrainian defenses in the ruined city,...more
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The Army’s end strength continues to decrease under its most recent budget request. The service unveiled its part of President Joe Biden’s overall defense budget...more
3 years ago
.Military Times
The UN Security Council 1518 Sanctions Committee (Iraq sanctions) has de-listed former Iraqi government minister Humam Abd al-Khaliq Abd al-Ghafur and former Republican Guard Chief of Staff Ayad...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
According to Andrew Adams, the group has focused on identifying those who are helping Russians to avoid sanctions and export controls. “I think it can be quite effective...more
3 years ago
The pharmaceutical giant says it will pay $229 in cash for each share of Seagen.more
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Russia on Monday began the closed-door trial of jailed opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, who faces up to two decades in prison on treason charges for comments critical of...more
3 years ago
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U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged, at the direction of its founder and CEO Laura Perryman, Stimwave created a dummy medical device component — made entirely of...more
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FDA Criminal Investigations
Biden administration officials are pressing their Canadian counterparts to make a decision on whether Ottawa will lead a multinational force into Haiti to assist the crisis-racked Caribbean nation...more
3 years ago
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This document contains the 2023 to 2024 guidance for government departments on the budgeting framework that applies for expenditure controlmore
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Panel says the UN, the Syrian government and others are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid to Syrians.more
3 years ago
Did China interfere in Canada's elections? We don't know. But journalists must not rely on friendly leaks for the truth.more
3 years ago
Silicon Valley Bank (UK) Ltd has today been sold to HSBCmore
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HM Treasury
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that the Honourable Robert Oliphant, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will attend Commonwealth Week events...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
An update from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Silicon Valley Bank UKmore
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HM Treasury
Hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in cities across Israel for a 10th consecutive week, protesting against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to curb...more
3 years ago
The European Commission has added to its Russian sanctions FAQs on state-owned enterprises. The new FAQ 13 reads: “Does Article 5aa prohibit transactions with the Russian Maritime Register...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
France faced a seventh day of demonstrations on Saturday against President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension reform plans amid ongoing rolling strikes which have affected refineries, public transport and...more
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) yesterday published updated guidance on the beneficial ownership of legal persons to reflect the stricter global beneficial ownership standards that were agreed...more
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.Global-Sanctions
At last week’s American Bar Association’s 38th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime, both Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite,...more
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“What we’re facing right now is really serious,” Pomboy, founder of economic research firm MacroMavens, said on Friday in a Fox News interview. “We are on the brink...more
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The ban will be imposed next week and reevaluated after six months, De Croo said in a statement. Government employees will be allowed to use the app on...more
3 years ago
On March 1-3, 2023, the Utah legislature passed a series of bills, SB 152 and HB 311, regarding social media usage for minors. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Last week, the White House released its much-awaited National Cybersecurity Strategy (the Strategy), which highlights the Administration’s cybersecurity policy development over the past two years and outlines critical...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
On March 2, 2023, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the US Treasury Department’s Office of...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
“Today, Canada and Norway reaffirm our excellent relations, which are anchored by our common values and commitment to the rule of law and the rules-based international order."more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The DOJ has announced the unsealing of a warrant for the seizure of a US-manufactured Boeing 737-7JU aircraft worth $25 million and owned by Russian energy company PJSC...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The G7 announced the creation of a new Enforcement Coordination Mechanism “to bolster compliance and enforcement of our measures and deny Russia the benefit of G7 economies” on...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On 23 December 2022, Avocats Ensemble (ACE), which represents the French business bar, filed an application for the annulment of the EU’s ban on the provision of legal...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Iraq is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
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HM Treasury
Iraq is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains the current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
March 10, 2023 – The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will lead a Women’s Trade Mission to the United...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
European and Asian stock markets plummeted on Friday, following a rout in US equities amid liquidity concerns in the banking sector. The meltdown was triggered by US bank...more
3 years ago
The verdict follows Ng’s initial conviction back in April last year, when he was found guilty of helping Tim Leissner, his former boss at Goldman Sachs, drain money...more
3 years ago
The Pentagon’s efforts to improve U.S. force posture in the Pacific have yielded a flurry of major agreements, with allies motivated by China's behavior. The Chinese Coast Guard...more
3 years ago
Defense News
On 8 March 2023, the UK Government published its Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill. This is the second version of the Bill published by the UK...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
As they work to unleash greater violence on the Palestinians, its rulers are turning Israel into a fascist garrison. Israeli headlines read like guidelines for future autocracy, with the...more
3 years ago
According to the report, Fridman and Aven currently own 45% of the bank via a Luxembourg-based holding company that controls the lender’s Cyprus-based parent company ABH Financial Limited....more
3 years ago
The US Justice Department announced on Wednesday having obtained a warrant to seize a Boeing 737-7JU aircraft owned by Russian oil company Rosneft and worth approximately $25 million. ...more
3 years ago
The United States has imposed sanctions on 39 entities, including many based in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, that Washington said facilitate Iran’s access to the...more
3 years ago
On 9 March 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) removed the following entries from its Sanctions List of individuals and entities:more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Visit to Canada of the President and First Lady of the United States of America – Media Accreditation Processmore
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On March 7, 2023, the Transportation Security Administration announced the issuance on an emergency basis of a cybersecurity amendment to the security programs of certain TSA-regulated airport and...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has been charged with abuse of power and money laundering in connection with the awarding of government contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
3 years ago
The UK has announced its support of Ajay Banga for World Bank Group President.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A judge in Peru has lengthened the duration of former President Pedro Castillo‘s pre-trial detention from 18 months to 36, as the disgraced head of state faces charges...more
3 years ago
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Her Excellency Anniken Huitfeldt, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, will be discussing opportunities for advancing peace and multilateralism...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The United Kingdom and its allies have re-affirmed their joint commitment to enforce sanctions on Russia.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
A statement and global advisory from the ministerial meeting of the Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs Task Force on 9 March 2023.more
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HM Treasury
ASIC has announced six of Australia's largest banking and financial services institutions have paid or offered to pay a total of $4.7 billion in compensation to customers who...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
On March 3, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a public meeting regarding the Agency’s priorities, budget, the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will welcome Anniken Huitfeldt, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Ottawa, Ontario, from March 9 to...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Police in Canada said on Thursday they are investigating allegations that two Montreal-area centers are being used as Chinese state-backed "police stations" to intimidate or harass Canadians of...more
3 years ago
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is spearheading a new drive this week to see Finland and Sweden become members of the world’s biggest military organization by the time U.S....more
3 years ago
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Saudi Arabia is reportedly asking for US help to develop its civilian nuclear programme, raising fears that the kingdom may seek to develop a nuclear weapon and accelerate...more
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The Foreign Secretary is to order a crackdown on SNP ministers exceeding their powers by using meetings with overseas governments to promote Scottish independence and attack Brexit. ...more
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The EU General Court yesterday annulled the 2021 designations of Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary and Kalev Mutondo on the EU’s DRC sanctions regime. Cases T?93/22 and T?94/22. Both were...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Accounting officer assessment summaries for the BEIS programmes and projects in the Government Major Project Portfolio.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Matt Taibbi presented the US Congress with evidence of corporate, NGO and government collusion: Social media platforms colluded with non-governmental organizations and the US government to suppress information...more
3 years ago
Speech by the Economic Secretary announcing Rachel Kent as chair of key Edinburgh Reforms’ Research and Investment Reviewmore
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HM Treasury
(Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden dropped into a meeting at the last minute in the White House to see a man all of Washington wants an audience...more
3 years ago
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WASHINGTON ― U.S. Indo-Pacific Command has outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China, including billions of dollars in new weapons, new construction and closer military-to-military collaboration...more
3 years ago
.Military Times
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former state House Speaker Larry Householder and former Ohio Republican Party Chair Matt Borges were convicted Thursday in a $60 million bribery scheme that...more
3 years ago
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BERLIN (AP) — European countries said Thursday that they have decided to dissolve a system conceived in 2019 to enable trade with Iran and protect companies doing business...more
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A former Goldman Sachs banker was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for his role in looting a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund of billions of dollars used...more
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Thursday announced more sanctions against people and firms associated with Iran and with what it said was an illicit banking network...more
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The General Court of the EU yesterday annulled the February 2022 acts including Violetta Prigozhina on the EU’s Russia sanctions list. Case T-212/22 Prigozhina v Council (8.03.2023). Press...more
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.Global-Sanctions
The company attributed the decision to the latest round of Western sanctions against Russia, saying that transactions in dollars and euros will be unavailable to any individuals residing...more
3 years ago
Ukrainian troops eased out of their most precarious defences in Bakhmut. Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the conquest of the eastern provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk, known...more
3 years ago
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries also learned from the agency that the data is now being offered for sale on the dark web.  ...more
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The Boeing 777 was en route from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Beijing with 239 passengers on board on March 8, 2014, when it vanished from the grid...more
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The General Court gave judgment yesterday in a case in which the EU Council did an about-turn in a targeted sanctions case; having stated for 10 years that...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Terms of reference for the independent review of university spin-outs to identify best practice in turning university research into commercial success.more
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HM Treasury
Experts appointed to identify best practice in turning university research into commercial success.more
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HM Treasury
A cellist is accused of helping Vladimir Putin channel $50 million into Swiss accounts. 4 bankers are also accused...more
3 years ago
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A new chair has been tasked to lead a wide-ranging review into the UK’s research and investment landscape - which helps attract some of the largest companies in...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Management information on homelessness duties owed to Ukrainian nationals - for England, by lower tier local authority.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Royal Antwerp Football Club Freedom of movement for persons Football: according to Advocate General Szpunar the UEFA rules on home-grown players are partially incompatible with EU...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Investment Research Review was announced by the Chancellor on 9 December 2022 as part of the Edinburgh Reforms to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Les Mousquetaires and ITM Entreprises v Commission Competition The Court sets aside in part the judgments of the General Court and, consequently, annuls the decisions of...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Pentagon chiefs reportedly blocking Washington from sharing evidence of alleged war crimes in Ukraine with the International Criminal Court. The US Department of Defense is reportedly at odds...more
3 years ago
The Security Council voted today to extend through 12 March 2024 the mandate of the Panel of Experts charged with assisting its Sudan sanctions committee, while also expressing...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The chief executive officer (CEO) of Company 1, a multi-national corporation headquartered in Malta and with operations in the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, and the United...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
A former managing director of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs) was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for his role in a multibillion-dollar bribery and...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
On March 8, 2023, the UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill to UK...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, New Zealand,...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
  ASIC has launched court proceedings against two business lending specialists, Green County Pty Ltd and Max Funding Pty Ltd, alleging they issued personal loans without being...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
Carlson has been criticised for TV segment that used cherry-picked video to portray US Capitol rioters as peaceful.more
3 years ago
Submarines are part of the AUKUS pact with the UK, which may also jointly develop a vessel with Australia.more
3 years ago
The United States government has requested and obtained a warrant to seize a Russian aircraft valued at $25m, according to a statement released on Wednesday. ...more
3 years ago
While in Bangladesh, Minister Sajjan met with Abul Kalam Abdul Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this meeting, he underlined Canada’s commitment to deepening its engagement in the...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada announced $157.6 million in funding as he concluded...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A recent controversy has called into question the agreement that decides who prosecutes U.S. troops in Japan.more
3 years ago
.Military Times
The House rejected Matt Gaetz's war powers resolutions to pull 900 U.S. troops from Syria days after a visit from Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley.more
3 years ago
.Military Times
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2023, the undersigned members of the Media Freedom Coalition call attention to the safety of women journalists and media workers. Women...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On March 6, 2023 the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth filed a response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s request for comment on...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
To mark International Women’s Day, the UK has listed 4 people and 1 entity said to be involved in gender-based violence under its Iran, Syria, South Sudan and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada;...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This Consultation Paper is to consult on changes that will affect Financial Reporting Manual (FReM) adaptations and interpretations of International Accounting Standard 16 Property Plant and Equipment (IAS...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
On 2 March 2023, US authorities arrested Cyril (Kirill) Gregory Buyanovsky and Douglas Robertson on charges relating to the circumvention of US export laws, including conspiracy to commit...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN and SSI Lists. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
House lawmakers reexamined shortfalls from the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan.more
3 years ago
.Military Times
Thousands of demonstrators surrounded the legislature in Tbilisi in protest against the “foreign agents” law Read Full Article at RT.commore
3 years ago
Switzerland won’t break its constitutional neutrality to assist in the supply of military aid to Ukraine, its president has said Read Full Article at RT.commore
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U.S. officials have unveiled the latest round of sanctions on Iran over its government’s violence toward women and girls amid the anti-regime protests happening around the country. ...more
3 years ago
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The new intelligence reviewed by US officials suggested the perpetrators behind the sabotage were “opponents of President Vladimir V Putin of Russia”, the Times reported, but did not...more
3 years ago
Syria is currently subject to UK financial sanctions.This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Syria is currently subject to UK financial sanctions.This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
South Sudan is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
South Sudan is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
The Central African Republic is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Central African Republic is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
In recent weeks, there have been a number of noteworthy developments highlighting the increasing focus that US, EU, UK and other governments are placing on the potential circumvention...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Prigozhina v Council External relations The General Court annuls the restrictive measures applied to Ms Violetta Prigozhina, mother of Mr Yevgeniy Prigozhin, in the context of Russia’s war...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
OFSI has issued updated guidance on the UK maritime services prohibition and price cap. The guidance has been updated to: reflect the price cap on refined Russian oil...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
India has imposed money-laundering regulations on trade in cryptocurrencies, according to a government release published on Tuesday, in the latest step to tighten control of the sector. A...more
3 years ago
Lynda Bennett, 65, of Maggie Valley, North Carolina, was a primary candidate for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District in 2020. In late December 2019, Bennett borrowed $25,000 from...more
3 years ago
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The United States today announced the unsealing of a warrant for the seizure of a Boeing 737-7JU aircraft owned by PJSC Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft), a Russian integrated...more
3 years ago
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Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, attended the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Annual Convention to...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly announced new multifaceted support for Ukraine to help address its critical energy and security needs as...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement welcoming an announcement between Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) in addressing a longstanding...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On March 7, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission published its Annual Report for 2022. Continue Readingmore
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HuntonPrivacyBlog
On February 16, 2023, the National Credit Union Administration Board unanimously approved a final rule requiring federally insured credit unions to notify the NCUA as soon as possible,...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
A military veteran accused of telling an undercover FBI agent about a plan to “wipe out” the nation’s Jewish population was convicted on Tuesday of storming the U.S....more
3 years ago
.Military Times
Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
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Democratic Republic of the Congo is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document provides a current list of designated persons.more
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said last week that the DOJ is hiring 25 new prosecutors who will investigate and prosecute sanctions evasion, export control violations and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Britain and Australia fear that their nuclear-submarine and technology pact with the United States could be hindered by Washington's export bureaucracy.more
3 years ago
.Military Times
French authorities have seized a €23 million villa in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France, that is suspected of being owned by EU-sanctioned Viktor Rashnikov, according to a report by Le Monde....more
3 years ago
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In its Results for Year ended 31 December 2022, Metro Bank plc has disclosed that OFAC has concluded an investigation into potential sanctions breaches by the bank and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
  Leading aggregator Finsure Group has warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia is getting closer to the “tipping point” with its increases to official interest...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
Authors: Andreas Rüdiger, Philipp Adelberg  On 14 February 2023, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published the updated and final version of its Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Authors: Carolyn Bigg and Yue Lin Lee Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) has issued its first decision on the Legitimate Interests Exception under the PDPA. While the...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
At wide-ranging press conference, Foreign Minister Qin Gang also describes Taiwan as a 'red line' in relations with US.more
3 years ago
  LONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defence must rapidly grow local industrial capacity in order speed rebuilding weapon stockpiles, the parliamentary Defence Committee...more
3 years ago
Defense News
Swiss prosecutors are reported to have charged 4 employees of Gazprombank’s Swiss subsidiary, including its chief executive Roman Abdulin, in connection with the opening of bank accounts in...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The “Overt Human Intelligence Collection Program” (OHIC) has been in existence since at least 2016, according to Politico, which did not disclose how it obtained the documents.  Run...more
3 years ago
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change; and the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Authors:  Heidi Waem and Simon Verschaeve On 21 February 2023, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority ruled on a case relating to the lawfulness of...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
LONDON — Britain is to double the number of main battle tanks it is sending to bolster the Ukrainian defenses, the country’s ambassador in...more
3 years ago
Defense News
The General Court of the EU has for the first time suspended the effect of EU targeted sanctions on an individual pending the main hearing of the case...more
3 years ago
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The Prosecutor General’s Office has declared Transparency International unwelcome in Russia, describing the Berlin-based organization on Monday as going beyond its mandate to interfere into the country’s internal...more
3 years ago
Authors: Jim Sullivan, John Magee, Rachel De Souza & Christopher Connell The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB” or the “Board”) on 28 February 2023, released its non-binding opinion...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
The office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said senior military commanders have agreed to hold onto Artyomovsk – a key Donbass city – after German media outlets...more
3 years ago
The number of people at risk of becoming mortgage prisoners in Australia has jumped by 42% since the Reserve Bank started lifting the cash rate, with NSW households...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
The FTC sued Raging Bull and its owners in December 2020 as part of Operation Income Illusion, a nationwide law enforcement effort targeting deceptive income claims. The FTC...more
3 years ago
FTC
Defence minister says Taiwan prepared to 'fire the first shot' if Chinese forces enter its territorial space.more
3 years ago
“The introduction of independent settlement mechanisms is being successfully carried out, which will help protect cooperation with Cuba from the negative impact of the US trade, economic and...more
3 years ago
The United States and California filed the suit alleging that HVI Cat Canyon, which previously owned and operated multiple oil and gas production facilities in Santa Barbara County,...more
3 years ago
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The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts have entered into a consent decree with the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, to...more
3 years ago
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DAMASCUS (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit the Aleppo airport early Tuesday and put it out of service, Syrian state media reported. Citing a military source, the...more
3 years ago
x.Yahoo
A news outlet reported that jewels worth more than $3m were discovered in the backpack of a former aide in October 2021.more
3 years ago
Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down in Bakhmut, as residents attempted to flee with help from troops who Western analysts say may be preparing…more
3 years ago
x.JT
Tens of thousands rally for the ninth straight week against government plan to overhaul court system.more
3 years ago
South Carolina-based 3D Systems Corporation has reached separate settlement agreements with the US Department of Justice, State Department and BIS to resolve allegations that it violated US export...more
3 years ago
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Dozens of schoolgirls admitted to hospital across several Iranian provinces, according to local media reports.more
3 years ago
The Danish Business Authority is reported to be examining the Russia-related business activities of Rockwool, an insulation manufacturer, with regard to EU sanctions on Russia. See GIR report...more
3 years ago
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Japan has resumed imports of Russian oil after an eight-month hiatus in deliveries, S&P Global Platts reported this week, citing the country’s ministry of economics, trade and industry.more
3 years ago
According to the report, the alternatives encompass “non-specialized financial messaging services” such as phone, fax, or email. Banks that are not on the EU sanctions list can use...more
3 years ago
On 22 February 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new voluntary self-disclosure policy for corporate criminal enforcement in all United States Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs) around the...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On March 1, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives Innovation, Data and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing to restart the discussion on...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
OFAC has reached a $332,500 settlement with Godfrey Phillips India Limited (GPI), a Mumbai-registered tobacco company, concerning 5 apparent violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations. Enforcement Release...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On February 24, 2023, Representative Patrick T. McHenry of North Carolina introduced a bill proposing the creation of the Data Privacy Act of 2023. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On February 27, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that its law enforcement agency – the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – will reorganize,...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
OFAC, BIS and the DOJ have published a Compliance Note on ‘cracking down on third-party intermediaries used to evade Russia-related sanctions and export controls’. Notice & Press Release....more
3 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Author: Sarah Birkett Cyber Security Strategy discussion paper launched This week saw the launch of a discussion paper for the Australian Government’s 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy. The...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
This European Union Finances Statement (EUFS) is the 42nd in the series. The focus of this Statement is on the implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement (WA) and the...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Judicial statistics 2022: proceedings marked by the major issues facing today’s world (the rule of law, the environment, the protection of privacy in the digital era and so...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK Government.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Blinken revealed that he and Lavrov “spoke briefly” on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in India. Among...more
3 years ago
On March 2, 2023, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the release of the National Cybersecurity Strategy. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Australia has insisted it will keep US nuclear propulsion technology under tight lock and key after it gains access to sensitive information, with Canberra’s envoy to Washington pledging...more
3 years ago
The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced the entry of stipulated orders for permanent injunction and civil penalty judgments against three distributors in...more
3 years ago
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of North Carolina alleging that Billy Joe Goines, the owner and operator of Goines Towing & Recovery...more
3 years ago
Lakeland Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Lakeland, Florida, has agreed to pay the United States $4 million to resolve allegations that it made donations to a local unit...more
3 years ago
On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Working Group will hold a virtual meeting to discuss President Biden’s National Cybersecurity Strategy announced on March 2,...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On February 28, 2023, the Colorado Office of the Attorney General announced that revised draft Colorado Privacy Act rules were adopted for review by the Colorado Attorney General...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On 1 March 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entry below on its...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
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Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The United States has imposed a new round of Iran sanctions, targeting the country’s oil and petrochemical sales, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran continues to stall. The...more
3 years ago
It's less radical than it sounds. The DOJ isn't looking to REQUIRE such punishment. It proposes giving "discounts on fines for companies that seek to claw back compensation...more
3 years ago
Authors: Andreas Rüdiger, Philipp Adelberg The debate on transatlantic data transfers, a possible adequacy decision for the US and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF“) is gaining new...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
WASHINGTON — All F-35 fighter jets should be retrofitted within 90 days with a fix intended to solve a potential engine vibration problem, the F-35 Joint Program Office...more
3 years ago
Defense News
WASHINGTON — European Union leaders are expected to debate proposals this month for the bloc to get involved in buying 155mm artillery shells, as member states seek to...more
3 years ago
Defense News
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published an Alert "Notice of Fraudulent Communications Requesting Payments involving OFAC" to make the public aware...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The European Commission has updated its Russia sanctions specialised financial messaging services FAQs (previously ‘SWIFT’ FAQs) by: updating the answer to FAQ 1, “What are the banks subject...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Following OFAC’s December 2022 addition and amendment of several General Licences (GLs) to implement a humanitarian exemption to UN asset freezes (previous post), it has published a factsheet...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Latest FCDO travel advice for Russia including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On March 2, 2023, the Department of Justice announced several new initiatives that prioritize the investigation and enforcement of economic sanctions evasion, export control violations, and similar economic...more
3 years ago
Stadt Frankfurt (Oder) and FWA Approximation of laws Drinking water policy: according to Advocate General Medina, Member States are obliged not to authorise a project that...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Sean Colville Niven has been permanently banned from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities, after he was convicted in the Perth Magistrates Court for two counts...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
Krajowa Rada Sądownictwa (Maintien en fonctions d’un juge) Law governing the institutions Advocate General Athanasios Rantos doubts whether the mechanism whereby the KRS authorises Polish judges...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
This Call for Evidence seeks views on the practicalities of aligning the ring-fencing and resolution regimes for banks and long-term options for reform.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
MÁV-START Daily rest is additional to weekly rest even when it directly precedes the lattermore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Western efforts to stoke the Ukraine conflict could lead to a direct military clash of nuclear powers, Moscow has warned.more
3 years ago
Hengshi Egypt Fiberglass Fabrics and Jushi Egypt for Fiberglass Industry v Commission External relations A subsidy granted by China can be attributed to Egypt as the...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Russian President Vladimir Putin has commented on a Ukrainian cross-border attack in Bryansk Region.more
3 years ago
Court asks market regulator to investigate possible lapses in securities law or other regulatory disclosures by group.more
3 years ago
At least 46 people were killed when a passenger train collided head-on with a cargo train outside the city of Larissa.more
3 years ago
The United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides military support to Russia for its war in...more
3 years ago
x.JT
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Thursday, including the first person from the Arab world going up for an extended months-long stay....more
3 years ago
x.JT
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Ericsson), a multinational telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a criminal penalty of more than $206 million after...more
3 years ago
The U.S. has approved more arms sales to Taiwan, including $619 million worth of munitions for F-16 fighter jets, in a decision likely to be yet another point…more
3 years ago
x.JT
Russia believes a victory in the ruined eastern town would open a path to further advances in the Donetsk region.more
3 years ago
Seventeen Chinese J-10 combat planes and four advanced Shenyang J-16 fighters entered Taiwan's air defence zone.more
3 years ago
At least two people died in northwest Syria last month following a rise in cholera infections.more
3 years ago
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today announced a $332,500 settlement with Godfrey Phillips India Limited ("GPI"). GPI, a Mumbai, India-registered tobacco...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The presidents of China and Belarus joined Wednesday in urging a cease-fire and negotiations to bring about a political settlement to the Ukraine conflict. The joint call...more
3 years ago
x.JT
For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a...more
3 years ago
x.JT
TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks....more
3 years ago
x.JT
Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay to fill prescriptions. The moves...more
3 years ago
x.JT
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled UK announces new package of sanctions against Russia and designates additional individuals/companies on 24 February 2023. Read the article via...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled US Government Imposes New Sanctions, Export Controls, and Tariffs Targeting Russia and Belarus to Mark One-Year Anniversary on 25 February...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Dutch government announces new EU sanctions measures against Russia and Belarus to enter into force on 24 February 2023 on...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
On the 25th of February 2023, the European Union (EU) introduced its 10th sanctions package since the invasion of Ukraine. Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Insight
Sanctions on Russia’s aviation sector have resulted in a slight drop in flights, but the West is banned from Russian skies.more
3 years ago
The US Navy’s air command post, the E-6B Mercury “doomsday plane,” has landed in Iceland during operations in the US European Command area.more
3 years ago
James Cleverly will launch an exchange scheme for young professionals and, at a foreign ministers' meeting, will urge G20 partners to tackle global challenges.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Justice Department announced today that it filed statements of interest in Espin et al. v. Citibank, N.A. and Padao v. American Express National Bank, two lawsuits currently...more
3 years ago
An indictment was unsealed today charging Terren S. Peizer, the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ontrak Inc., a publicly traded health care company, for...more
3 years ago
Two Kansas men were arrested today on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws that included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to Russia...more
3 years ago
On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board issued its Opinion 5/2023 on the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision on the adequate protection of personal data under...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On February 27, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to the “gross violations of human rights” by the...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Last week, among the flurry of new sanctions announcements marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the G7 announced the creation of a new Enforcement...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
NATO membership for Finland and Sweden is “a top priority,” alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday, urging members Turkey and Hungary to urgently ratify the Nordic countries’ accession....more
3 years ago
x.JT
China has ordered closer adherence to the dictates of the ruling Communist Party and leader Xi Jinping in legal education, demanding that schools “oppose and resist Western erroneous...more
3 years ago
x.JT
A 31-year-old Toronto man is facing 96 charges related to sexual assault of children in person as well as on social media platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok,...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The government objected to the Seizure of Russian State Assets and Support for Ukraine Bill in the House of Commons on Friday (24 February 2023). Notice & previous...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is in India to engage with business...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
At the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the Minister will discuss India’s G20 agenda under the theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” with a focus on accelerating...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The US Attorney General for the Southern District of New York last week filed a civil forfeiture complaint against 6 US properties beneficially owned by Viktor Vekselberg, worth...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In its efforts to continue to promote fair tax competition and address harmful tax practices, the European Council decided on 14 February 2023 to add the British Virgin...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
A short explanation of how public spending was calculated and shown in your tax summary.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
One drone crashed 100 km from Moscow on Tuesday, according to the regional governor.more
3 years ago
Effective as of 28 February 2023, Ukraine introduced three sets of personal sanctions against 277 individuals and 92 legal entities in total.[1] The Decisions sanctioned the following persons:[2]...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The White House Office of Management and Budget issued guidance on Monday giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok from employees’ devices. Mandated by Congress, the...more
3 years ago
A national hub for fintech excellence will formally launch at an event in Leeds today, seeking to boost the sector’s growth and helping it to achieve truly global...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Data protection compensation claims continue to manifest themselves. Understanding a data incident, and how to respond in an appropriate manner, is vital to combatting this growing threat. Judgments...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
The February 2023 national statistics public expenditure outturn release.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Fenix International Taxation Online platforms and VAT collection: the Council did not exceed the limits of its implementing power in specifying that the operator of a...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 25 February, 2023, Prime Minister Kishida, announced further sanctions against Russia. The new measures will include: Additionally, the Prime Minister mentioned that the Japanese government is considering...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge, Venus Cheung, and Gwyneth To Summary: The final version of the China SCCs has now been published, meaning those organisations that haven’t had...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Interest payments for German government debt have jumped tenfold since 2021, says Finance Minister Christian Lindnermore
3 years ago
On February 24, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to individuals and entities “complicit in Russia’s ongoing war...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The NATO bloc is effectively at war with Russia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, citing nonstop Western arms and intelligence support.more
3 years ago
Today, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the U.S. Department of...more
3 years ago
The Security Council entity overseeing sanctions on Somalia recently met twice to consider issues including weapons smuggling between that country and Yemen and investigations into Al-Shabaab’s finances, its...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Today, at the High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Situation in Yemen, which was convened by the UN, Sweden and Switzerland, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Guidance, General Licences and reporting forms in relation to the Russian Oil Services ban and price capmore
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance, General Licences and reporting forms in relation to the Russian Oil Services ban and price capmore
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Researchers say the pipeline explosions stirred up chemical waste and threaten cod and porpoise populations. The destruction of Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines did not just cut...more
3 years ago
Last week, Canada’s federal privacy watchdog and its provincial counterparts in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec announced an investigation to delve into whether the app complies with Canadian...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Transparency data on invoice payment times.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a humanitarian assistance fact sheet, Supplemental Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance. This 2023...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The budget holder forecasting handbook sets out why it is important to provide accurate and timely forecasts, what good looks like, and what the benefits are.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations. This is the ninth package...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Authors: Heidi Waem and Simon Verschaeve The arrival of the internet has revolutionized the advertising landscape, and since the appearance of the first banner ad in 1994, innovative...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Find the UK’s preferential tariffs and Rules of Origin for the agreements contained within the Customs Tariff (Preferential Trade Arrangements and Tariff Quotas) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Oil supplies to Poland were halted due to the failure to pay for transit, Russian oil transport company Transneft has announcedmore
3 years ago
On 24 February 2023, the Australian Government announced that it had imposed further targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on 90 persons, and targeted financial sanctions on 40...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The EU has today adopted its 10th package of sanctions against Russia. Please see here for relevant Regulations and Council decisions. The new package includes the following measures:...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The UK has de-listed former Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi. Notice. Mr Al-Mahmoudi was originally sanctioned by the EU in March 2011 for his position in Colonel Qadhafi’s...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation updating the EU’s dual-use export control list to reflect changes agreed by the Australia Group in 2022. 4 entries for...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In addition to the Russia sanctions adopted by OFAC and the State Department (see previous post), the White House and BIS have announced further Russia sanctions measures. Factsheet...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Crypto exchanges Huobi and KuCoin, both based in Seychelles, failed to take steps to prevent sanctioned Russian banks from using their platforms, according to a report from the...more
3 years ago
Support for Kyiv serves the US's 'strategic interests' against security threats posed by Putin's Russia, analysts say.more
3 years ago
Today, the US Government alongside G7 leaders announced via a White House statement a new set of trade and economic measures targeting Russia and Belarus and support for...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, met with Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, today...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 367th day, we take a look at the main developments.more
3 years ago
Finance leaders of the world's top economies sought on Friday to bridge differences over how to deal with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine a year ago, as...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On February 24, 2023, following public consultation, the European Data Protection Board published the following three sets of adopted guidelines. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, spoke with Kemi Badenoch, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Business...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
One year into Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale military invasion against Ukraine, Members of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracies (Canada, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, North...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to G7 leaders to mark a year since the unjustified invasion of Ukraine.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to G7 leaders to mark a year since the unjustified invasion of Ukraine.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
We recognize that the most marginalized communities, including women and girls, are disproportionately affected by climate change and biodiversity loss. Today, in his riding in the city of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
As the situation on the ground in Türkiye and Syria continues to be critical, the urgent, immediate needs of communities affected by the recent earthquakes are becoming clearer.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence; the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Factsheet for 'Energy Bills Discount Scheme' for UK businesses, charities, and the public sector from April 2023 and the methodology used to define eligibility.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Libya is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons and information on relevant regulationsmore
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Libya is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons and information on relevant regulationsmore
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 8F, "Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy," General License 13D, "Authorizing Certain Administrative...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/1280976more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/1280876more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Details of OFSI General Licence INT/2022/2300292more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Australian government has announced the addition of 90 people and 40 entities to its Russia sanctions list. Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons—Russia and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
One year ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine. Today, we mark an entire year of devastating war that has had...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Since the beginning of Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion, Canada has continued to stand with Ukraine and to support its people through many avenues. Since February 2022, Canada...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK has announced a new package of sanctions against Russia. This will include the following sanctions: The UK has also today designated an additional 92 entities and...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
To mark the 1-year anniversary of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, the UK today announced the following sanctions on Russia (Notice): export bans on every item Russia has been...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees have been able to access banking services in the UK thanks to government action, data released today shows.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The seventh publication of data on the UK basic bank account market.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Russia are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.more
3 years ago
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The Foreign Secretary announced a new package of sanctions, including export bans on every item Russia has been found using on the battlefield to date.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has filed a civil forfeiture complaint against six real properties located in New York, New York; Southampton, New...more
3 years ago
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak set to call on partners to increase Ukraine’s capability to stop Russian forces.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
James Cleverly addresses the UN Security Council in New York, calling on international partners to support Ukraine, 1 year on since Russia's illegal invasion.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
  From the outset of Russia’s unprovoked, full-scale invasion of Ukraine, one year ago today, the Department of Justice has prioritized enforcing the sweeping sanctions, export...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
According to court documents, Jo Ann Macrina, 66, of Daytona Beach, Florida, served as the Commissioner of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management from 2011 through May 2016. During...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
This week the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, led the first Team Canada Trade mission to Singapore, with over...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Member of Parliament for Québec and Minister of Health, will make an announcement on behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The High Court of New Zealand rejected Targa Capital Ltd’s application for an injunction stopping Westpac New Zealand from terminating its banking services to Targa and closing Targa’s...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Joint declaration on the eve of the one-year anniverssary of the Russian invasion to Ukraine, by the G7 diplomatic mission representatives in Paraguay.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
The Dutch government has published a ‘non-paper’ containing proposals to strengthen sanctions enforcement (see also Foreign Minister speech) by: better information sharing between Member States and the EU...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On February 20, 2023, in the case of Experian Limited v The Information Commissioner, the First-Tier Tribunal in the UK ruled on the ICO’s action to require Experian...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On Feb. 22, Vladimir Antonio Arevalo-Chavez, aka Vampiro de Monserrat Criminales (Arevalo-Chavez), Walter Yovani Hernandez-Rivera, aka Baxter de Park View and Bastard de Park View (Hernandez-Rivera), and Marlon...more
3 years ago
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled OFAC Issues Russian Petroleum-related Determinations, Updates Guidance on Implementation of the Price Cap Policy, and Amends Related General Licenses on...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
Government departments respond to the Public Accounts Committee reports through a Treasury minute.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
On 22 February 2023, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine introduced a set of sectoral special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) against the Russian banking...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is today, 23 February, in Bengaluru, India to attend the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in his first visit overseas since...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Baker McKenzie is delighted to invite you to interactive seminars on 1 March 2023 in Abu Dhabi and 2 March 2023 in Dubai as part of our EMEA...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
February 22, 2023 – Singapore - Global Affairs Canada Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Vivian...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 10 February 2023, members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2653 (2022) concerning Haiti held its first informal consultations.more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced that he will travel to Bangladesh,...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak spoke to President Zelenskyy this evening, ahead of the one year anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Friday.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Yesterday, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Gan Kim Yong, Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry in...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 22 February 2023, Dutch Customs published a press release on its website indicating that the additional EU sanctions measures against Russia and Belarus will enter into force...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On February 14, 2023, the Digital Advertising Alliance announced the creation of the CMP Complement, billed as a uniform approach for brands and publishers to offer privacy controls...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Following its publication of General Licence (GL) no. 23 to facilitate the flow of earthquake relief into Syria (previous post), OFAC has issued guidance on transactions related to...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Latest FCDO travel advice for Poland including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customsmore
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
HM Treasury has published the Supplementary Estimates for 2022-23.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
HM Treasury's statistics are governed by the standards set out by the UK Statistics Authority in their Code of Practice for official statistics.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Ukrainians already in the UK with a visa will be able to extend their stay by extending their visa or switching to another immigration route, where eligible, even...more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance on support available to Ukrainian nationals and their family members.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance for Ukrainian nationals and their family members to apply to stay in the UK under the Ukraine Extension Scheme.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information about the immigration routes available for Ukrainian nationals in the UK, British nationals and their family members.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Information about the next steps Ukrainians need to take after arriving in the UK to confirm their immigration status.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Check what you need to do before you travel to the UK and what to do after you arrive.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
OFAC is reported to be investigating Austrian banking group Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) over its Russia-related business. OFAC is said to have contacted RBI in January with a...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In the second session of our 2023 International Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series, partners Sunny Mann, Alison Stafford Powell, Paul Amberg, Jannan Crozier and Ed Poulton will...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the latest missile launches by North Korea: “North Korea continues to violate United Nations...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Opening its 2023 session today, the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization heard from speakers...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On February 17, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced the launch of their new Office of Technology. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On February 21, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board announced that it will hold a public meeting on March 3, 2023 regarding the status of the California...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing an OFAC Compliance Communique: Guidance on Authorized Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
After meeting with key international partners in Ukraine, Germany, and France, Minister Joly will continue her diplomatic outreach in New York City by delivering remarks at the UN...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern on Tuesday to pay for the cleanup of the East Palestine, Ohio train wreck and chemical release as federal regulators...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Economic Secretary delivered a speech at the Association of British Insurers’ Annual Conference highlighting government action to promote growth and competitiveness in the sector, including reform of...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Background After two and a half years since the issuance of the Regulations on the Unreliable Entities List (“UEL Regulations“), the Unreliable Entities List Working Mechanism (“Mechanism“) headed...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On February 14, 2023, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled, “Protecting Our Children Online.” Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The House of Commons Library has published research briefings on ‘Sanctions against Russia’ and ‘Post-conflict reconstruction assistance to Ukraine’. ‘Sanctions against Russia’ covers: the UK sanctions regime prior...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Alison Rose DBE, NatWest CEO, named Co-Chair of the Energy Efficiency Taskforce to spearhead efforts to reduce the UK’s energy consumption and cut household bills.more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and Slovak Foreign Minister Rastislav Káčer signed a joint declaration on closer cooperation on 21 February 2023 in London.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
On February 14, 2023, the CPPA announced that it had filed its first substantive rulemaking package for the proposed final draft CPRA regulations with California’s Office of Administrative...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
The US Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce last week announced the launch of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force, which seeks to prevent critical technological assets...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Rt Hon John Glen MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury delivered a speech on why and how we can mobilise resources and rewire the global financial system for...more
3 years ago
HM Treasury
The strike force’s goal is to “…protect U.S. national security by preventing …sensitive technologies from being used for malign purposes” by “nation-state adversaries” such as China, Iran, Russia,...more
3 years ago
Effective as of 21 February 2023, Ukraine introduced sanctions against Moscow Stock Exchange MMVB-RTS PJSC and 333 individuals, mainly the top management of Russian banks and the Russian...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
8 senior officials said to be responsible for the repression of Iranian citizens have been added to the UK’s Iran (human rights) sanctions list. Notice and Press Release....more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Wednesday (15 February 2023), the Swiss government said that a working group led by the Federal Office of Justice has concluded that the confiscation of private assets...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced today that Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be travelling to Singapore and Indonesia...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
"I am extremely pleased to be here today to kick off our Team Canada missions, along with over 175 Canadian businesses and organizations right here in Singapore today,...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Iran is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons relating to human rights violations.more
3 years ago
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Iran is currently subject to UK financial sanctions. This document contains a current list of designated persons relating to human rights violations.more
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Monday he had ordered the formation of a new volunteer territorial defense so everyone knows how to "handle weapons" and be ready...more
3 years ago
x.JT
During her trip, Minister Joly will hold a bilateral meeting with Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, to discuss Russia’s war against Ukraine as...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Below-normal rainfall is expected over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.more
3 years ago
In December 2022, the United Nations Security Council (the ‘UNSC’) adopted a resolution which introduced a standardised humanitarian exemption across UN regimes according to which activities necessary for...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Authors: Sarah Birkett, Nicholas Boyle The Australian Attorney-General has published the (long-awaited) results of the Privacy Act review. The report recommends a number of changes to the Australian...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
“Together, we, female Foreign Ministers at the Munich Security Conference 2023, strongly condemn the Taliban’s push to exclude women from all public life."more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Last week (7th February 2023) the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal against a June 2019 order discharging freezing orders against Viktor Vekselberg and 3 Renova...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, visited California and participated in this year’s C100 Annual Summit, where...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The EU Court of Justice has dismissed an appeal brought by Évariste Boshab challenging the General Court’s decision to uphold the 2019 acts maintaining his inclusion on the...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On February 17, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the US Commerce Department announced that it is expediting the processing of export license applications for items...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On February 9, 2023, the United States and the United Kingdom designated seven Russian individuals that have been associated with the development or deployment of a range of...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Binance is considering ending business relationships with banks and services firms amid heightened scrutiny.more
3 years ago
Singapore is an important trade and investment partner for Canada and a key part of our engagement in the region through Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS).more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Spain’s Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda has announced that the Maersk Magellan, a Singapore-flagged vessel, was refused entry to the Port of Tarragona last week because...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On February 3, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a determination pursuant to sections 1(a)(ii), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order 14071 and...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
3 years ago
privacy International
On 7 February 2023, an indictment was unsealed in the US federal court charging Russian national Vladimir Voronchenko in connection with a scheme to maintain and sell US...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that she will visit Munich, Germany, from February 17 to 19, 2023, to attend the 59th Munich Security...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
US defence companies Lockheed Martin Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defence have been added to China’s Unreliable Entity List over their participation in arms sales to Taiwan. Ministry...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Critics questioned the timing of the searches, which came after BBC aired show critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.more
3 years ago
  A Brisbane-based digital lender has been slapped with two infringement notices by ASIC for its false and misleading repayment estimate calculator. The corporate watchdog took...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
The crackdown on opponents of President Saied has sparked international criticism and fears of a return to autocracy.more
3 years ago
Saturday's move by North Korea comes ahead of upcoming US-South Korea joint drills in Washington next week.more
3 years ago
A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. ...more
3 years ago
x.JT
According to court documents, Jessie R. Benton, 45, of The Woodlands, schemed with another political advisor to funnel political contributions to a 2016 presidential campaign from a Russian...more
3 years ago
An indictment was unsealed today in the District of Connecticut charging a Connecticut man and a foreign national with conspiracy, multiple counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices...more
3 years ago
Effective as of 14 February 2023, Ukraine introduced sanctions against 200 individuals, mainly Russian politicians, officials, managers and employees of state-owned nuclear enterprises.[1] This became the second sanctions...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will participate at the C100 Annual Summit in Half Moon Bay, California.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On January 24, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (“FRB”) assessed a second-tier[1] civil penalty of $2.3 million against New York-based Popular Bank (or the “Bank”) for unsafe and...more
3 years ago
Bill 22, the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, 2021, received royal assent and became law on November 25, 2021. The Bill made significant amendments...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
The current global sanctions environment — the new normal for Swiss companies: This was the topic of a Russia-focused seminar with members of Baker McKenzie's global sanctions and...more
3 years ago
Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
OFSI is holding an introductory webinar at 10am (UK time) on Tuesday 28 February to explain its role and powers in the implementation and enforcement of UK sanctions....more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Conflict, climate change and COVID-19 have caused a global education crisis, with an estimated 222 million children and adolescents who are not developing the essential skills and knowledge...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
As the one-year mark of President Vladimir Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine approaches, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, travelled to Ukraine to reaffirm Canada’s steadfast...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The European Council has implemented the humanitarian exemption to UN sanctions set out by UNSC Resolution 2664 (2022) with respect to its Somalia, CAR, Yemen, Haiti, Iraq and...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Latest operational data on applications to come to or stay in the UK under the Ukraine Visa Schemes and Ukraine Extension Scheme.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Visa data by local authority in separate tables for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Shortly before being elected leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) in late 2014, Nicola Sturgeon embarked on a rock star-style tour...more
3 years ago
RECRUITMENT: Results of the written examinations held on 4 and 11 of February for vacancies in the CySEC (only inmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
Ukraine faced its toughest week so far this year on the eastern front, where its defenders lost more ground to Russian forces but committed enormous resources...more
3 years ago
On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had taken enforcement action against prescription drug discount company GoodRx, which agreed to injunctive relief and to pay a $1.5...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
On February 14, 2023, in a Draft Motion for a Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the European Parliament’s...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
We, the participating States of the International Partnership against Impunity for the Use of Chemical Weapons, stand together to preserve the international standards and norms against the use...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The past two weeks have seen continued developments in the state comprehensive privacy legislative landscape. Maryland, Minnesota, and Texas have entered the fray with new proposals, bringing the...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
Some locals fear the N22 bypass will draw passing trade from the Cork villages — but others tell Neil Michael they expect it will boost business by taking...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement to mark the second anniversary of the launch of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement to mark the second anniversary of the launch of the Declaration Against Arbitrary Detention in...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has granted a DOJ forfeiture request for nearly $5.4 million owned by sanctioned Russian businessman Konstantin Malofeyev....more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Government of Canada is committed to working with international partners to increase sustainability, uphold human rights and promote and strengthen responsible business practices around the world.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Government of Canada is committed to working with international partners to increase sustainability, uphold human rights and promote and strengthen responsible business practices around the world.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This will make it easier for aid agencies to operate and facilitate earthquake relief efforts in Syria, without breaching sanctions that target Assad’s regime.more
3 years ago
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This will make it easier for aid agencies to operate and facilitate earthquake relief efforts in Syria, without breaching sanctions that target Assad’s regime.more
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") Board unanimously voted 4-0 to finalize the proposed final California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA") on February 3, 2022. The proposed final CPRA...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and HR / VP Josep Borrell today announced details of the EU’s proposed 10th package of Russia sanctions. Statement and Statement....more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In November and December 2022, the HMRC issued 4 compound settlement offers amounting to over £3.6 million for unlicensed exports of dual-use or military goods controlled by the...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On Thursday (9 February 2023), the Cologne public prosecutor’s office is reported to have searched the premises of 3 unnamed companies and 3 private homes in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Belaeronavigatsia v Council External relations The General Court confirms the restrictive measures adopted against a State-owned enterprise managing the airspace in Belarusmore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada is concerned by the Government of Israel’s announcement that it will attempt to retroactively...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada is concerned by the Government of Israel’s announcement that it will attempt to retroactively...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On February 9, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 23, “Authorizing Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The congested East Cork village is hoping for a bypass, but locals fear someone will be killed there before it is built due to the volume of traffic,...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
For the 26+ years I served at the FTC, the agency always described itself as a “law enforcement agency,” not a “regulator.” That’s because the FTC spent most...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
Data is what makes the modern business world go around. But as the amount of data that organizations collect and process grows, so, too, do concerns about data...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in serious corruption or that are linked to those involved in serious corruption. This document provides a current list...more
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Government announces a national one-minute silence on Friday 24 February, marking a year since Russia’s barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukrainemore
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Michael S. Flynn was sentenced on Feb. 10 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to fifteen months’ imprisonment and restitution of $1,062,155 for his participation in bid-rigging and fraud schemes targeting...more
3 years ago
On February 3, 2023, after two comment periods and much anticipation, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted to adopt and approve its draft California Consumer Privacy Act...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
On February 9, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a judgment in the X-FAB Dresden case. Continue Readingmore
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
With cycles of conflict becoming more intense, frequent and complex, the global community must prioritize risk assessments that raise red flags about potential violence against children, senior officials...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
In a nod to Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced an “investigative sweep” directed primarily at ensuring that businesses can accept and timely process...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
Neil Michael finds a town that has been transformed. With 700 trucks a day gone, the air is clearer, the mood has lifted, noise levels have fallen. and...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
​​​​​​​Detailing the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and conflicts on the employment market, delegates outlined strategies to overcome inequalities within and between countries and to provide decent...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
With the new year, there is a lot to be excited and concerned about in the area of cybersecurity and data privacy. This alert identifies some key issues...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
We are pleased to announce that Husch Blackwell has published its inaugural “Legal Insights for Manufacturing” report, which provides a look ahead to 2023 and explores the key...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
2022 proved to be an historic year for privacy and data security, and 2023 is likely to follow suit. With privacy compliance deadlines looming under three state laws,...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
A U.S.-based employer faced legal consequences after it terminated a remote employee in the Netherlands who refused to keep his camera on for the whole nine-hour workday. The...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
What data can companies collect, and how long can they keep it? Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team outlines best practices for companies to comply with international,...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
The eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut endured heavy artillery fire on Monday as the NATO chief backed reports from local officials that...more
3 years ago
x.JT
While there have been major developments in areas such as data security, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence over the past year, threat actors are becoming increasingly aggressive, sophisticated,...more
3 years ago
JDSupra
The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 6 Chinese and 7 Iranian entities to its Entity List. Chinese entities On 10 February, BIS...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Two Amazon marketplace sellers and four of their companies have pleaded guilty to price fixing DVDs and Blu Ray Discs. On Feb. 10 in U.S. District Court...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Haunted by a grisly execution of a possibly innocent man, Ellen McGarrahan went in search of the truth and her journey brought her to Galway, writes Mick Cliffordmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
“No child should ever be made to participate in war, yet children continue to be cruelly exploited in armed conflicts worldwide. Children—including boys and girls—serve as soldiers, cooks,...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
“No child should ever be made to participate in war, yet children continue to be cruelly exploited in armed conflicts worldwide. Children—including boys and girls—serve as soldiers, cooks,...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
To many, hare coursing is a barbaric bloodsport that should be banned. But to the 30,000 punters, owners, breeders, and trainers who gathered at an Irish Coursing Club...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Sean Leamy, 61, was found dead in the Midlands Prison on February 12, 2013. Mystery surrounds how he ended up dead on the floor of his cell with...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
She will be remembered as one of the most consequential education ministers we’ve ever hadmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The US has made designations under its Iran and WMD sanctions regimes, and designations under, and de-listings from, its transnational criminal organisations sanctions regime. Iran On 9 February,...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Government of Canada has appealed a decision rendered by the Federal Court on January 20, 2023 in the Bring Our Loved Ones Home litigation. The government is...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In a coordinated action, the UK and US today imposed anti-corruption sanctions on a number of Bulgarian nationals and entities. UK The UK has designated Delyan Peevski, a...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulationsmore
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
A guide to the current consolidated list of asset freeze targets, and a list of persons named in relation to financial and investment restrictions under the Russia regulationsmore
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons, entities or bodies involved in certain cyber activity.This page contains the current list of designated targets.more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons, entities or bodies involved in certain cyber activity.This page contains the current list of designated targets.more
3 years ago
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Find out which people, entities and ships are designated or specified under regulations made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, and why.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Latest FCDO travel advice for Belarus including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of investment compartment Ilium Capital Private Equity Fund III of RAIF Ilium Capital RAIF V.C.I.C. Ltdmore
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CIRCULARS M.C UCITS & UCITS: C548 - Guidance on Liquidity Risk Management (‘LRM’)more
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About this time last year, we offered some insight on Economic Espionage and Theft of Trade Secrets, which included a primer on economic espionage, case examples, and avoidance...more
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This page explains how the UK is providing humanitarian assistance to support people in Ukraine and its neighbouring countries following the Russian invasion.more
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Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of investment compartment Toriant 3 Fund of RAIF Toriant V.C.I.C. (RAIF) Limitedmore
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Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled FinCEN Issues Alert on Potential Russia Sanctions Evasion in the US Commercial Real Estate Sector on 7 February 2023. Read...more
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Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
On Tuesday (7 February 2023), Sir Chris Bryant MP presented the Seizure of Russian State Assets and Support for Ukraine Bill to the House of Commons under the...more
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London, United Kingdom - The Metropolitan Police Force’s Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, is certainly banking on the expectation that it can. [caption id="attachment_7281"...more
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Syria General License 23 "Authorizing Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria."more
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As part of International Development Week 2023, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
As part of International Development Week 2023, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Republicans in the United States House of Representatives have continued their investigation into the family of Democratic President Joe Biden, making their...more
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An anonymous source tells the Associated Press that Pence has been subpoenaed in...more
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The UK has adopted the Sanctions (Humanitarian Exception) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which implements a humanitarian exemption applicable across UN sanctions regimes, as set out by UNSC Resolution 2664...more
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Information on the approach OFSI takes to financial sanctions including sector and regime specific guidance, as well as information on monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions.more
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Information on the approach OFSI takes to financial sanctions including sector and regime specific guidance, as well as information on monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions.more
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In coordinated actions, the UK and US have designated 7 people who are said to be part of the Russia-based cybercrime gang Trickbot. Trickbot is alleged to have...more
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On February 6, 2023, Texas State Representative Giovanni Capriglione submitted H.B. 1844, a comprehensive privacy bill modeled after the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act. Continue Readingmore
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Guidance on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022more
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Guidance on the South Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Libya (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Yemen (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (No.2) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Iraq (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the Mali (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance on the Lebanon (Sanctions) (Assassination of Rafiq Hariri and others) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020more
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Guidance on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Guidance on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
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Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensure sanctions relating to Russia are implemented effectively after the UK leaves the EU.more
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Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation - Activity on GOV.UK
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the investment compartments Compartment 2020B1, Compartment 2020B3 and Compartment 2020C2more
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The Department of Foreign Affairs, led by the Australian Sanctions Office, is undertaking a review of Australia’s Autonomous Sanctions Framework, ahead of the expiry on 1 April 2024...more
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Sanctions Archives - Global Compliance News
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Warning regarding unregistered websitemore
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Several banks are now offering super-long-term mortgages in response to soaring interest rates, but experts warned that the offers come with a $300,000 hidden cost. Forty-year mortgages...more
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AML COMPLIANCE OFFICERS REGISTER: AML Compliance Officers Register December 2022more
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PUBLIC REGISTER: Public Register of Certified Persons December 2022more
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On 28 January 2023, the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signed Decree No. 50/2023, designating Russian citizens Matveev Valerii Borisovich, Belosokhov Sergei Alekseevich and Strok Vladimir Nikolaevich, as well as...more
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.Global-Sanctions
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced that...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1113). The following additions and removals have been made...more
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broken-OFAC (US)
The UK today added 8 people and 7 entities to its Russia sanctions list. Press Release & Notice. Those designated: 6 Russian entities that are said to provide...more
3 years ago
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NOTIFICATIONS OF APPROVED PROSPECTUSES: ETC Issuance GmbHmore
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Prosecutors arrested a former operations executive at the Tokyo Olympics organizing committee and three others on Wednesday over bid-rigging allegations, as yet...more
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On January 26, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth responded to a call for input from the UK’s Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum on...more
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HuntonPrivacyBlog
Powerful earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on Monday, causing the death of thousands of people and destroying homes, roads, health facilities and other critical infrastructure. To support the...more
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Global Affairs Canada
Powerful earthquakes struck Türkiye and Syria on Monday, causing the death of thousands of people and destroying homes, roads, health facilities and other critical infrastructure. To support the...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On January 25, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an alert to financial institutions regarding potential investments in the US commercial...more
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On 25 January 2023, the US State Department designated former President of Panama Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal for his alleged involvement in significant corruption, including accepting bribes in...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Canada Border Services Agency announced anticipated annual updates to the Customs Tariff and its trade verification priorities. It has also announced the implementation date for CARM Release...more
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Sanctions – Global Compliance News
Effective as of 7 February 2023, Ukraine introduced sanctions against 200 Russian legal entities operating in the Russian nuclear industry.[1] The sanctions package, according to the President of...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, spoke with Taiwan’s Minister without Portfolio, John Deng, in the capacity of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, spoke with Taiwan’s Minister without Portfolio, John Deng, in the capacity of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
NOTIFICATIONS OF APPROVED PROSPECTUSES: LCX AGmore
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Cybersafe Kids has joined forces with the Irish Examiner and the National Parents Council to bring you this digital parenting ebook.more
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Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million...more
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...DOJ (US)
A federal court in New York unsealed an indictment today charging a citizen of the Russian Federation and legal permanent resident of the United States, with participating in...more
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A federal jury convicted two men today for engaging in a scheme to defraud Medicare Advantage and Medicaid managed care plans of over $3.8 million. According to court...more
3 years ago
On February 3, 2023, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to those have been enlisted by the Russian regime...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
As part of International Development Week 2023, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
As part of International Development Week 2023, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Backgrounder: Canada has announced $69.5 million in climate financing for 4 projects that is being distributed as followsmore
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Global Affairs Canada
Backgrounder: Canada has announced $69.5 million in climate financing for 4 projects that is being distributed as followsmore
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will lead her first Women’s Trade Mission to the United Kingdom (U.K.) from...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will lead her first Women’s Trade Mission to the United Kingdom (U.K.) from...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On February 2, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed in part and remanded a judgment of the lower appellate court in a class action lawsuit alleging violation of...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, and India’s Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, met today in New Delhi for the Canada-India Strategic Dialogue. Marking a decade...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, and India’s Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, met today in New Delhi for the Canada-India Strategic Dialogue. Marking a decade...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On February 3, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board unanimously approved for submission to California’s Office of Administrative Law proposed final California Privacy Rights Act regulations released...more
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HuntonPrivacyBlog
European investigators have shut down an encrypted communication service that was used as a secure channel for organized...more
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More than 27 months since it was greenlighted by Congress, the panel established to investigate the inner workings of the U.S. Olympic structure has yet to conduct a...more
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On 31 January 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations in response to the “ongoing repression of the people of Myanmar by the military”....more
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Sanctions – Global Compliance News
A ban on the maritime transport of Russian refined oil products and the provision of related services came into force yesterday (5 February 2023), and with it $100...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT), led by the Australian Sanctions Office (ASO), is undertaking a review of Australia’s Autonomous Sanctions Framework (Review),[1] ahead of the expiry on...more
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
  U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 3, 2023 Food...more
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FDA Criminal Investigations
Covered entities under the California Consumer Privacy Act are on the cusp of long-awaited legal certainty regarding updated compliance efforts. The California Privacy Protection Agency Board voted 4-0...more
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IAPP Privacy Advisor
Joyce Fegan takes a look at the name in history connecting in with both Oliver Cromwell and Adolf Hitler.more
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...Irish Examiner
There are temples and shrines with barely recognisable stone carvings and holy wells associated with Brigid. Here's a selection.more
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Refugees-welcome volunteers and community workers around the country have been threatened, doxxed on social media, and subjected to protests outside their homes. As anti-refugee sentiment is stoked by...more
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“International Development Week, which takes place this year from February 5 to 11, celebrates the many ways that Canadians work with partners in developing countries to help eradicate...more
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Global Affairs Canada
“International Development Week, which takes place this year from February 5 to 11, celebrates the many ways that Canadians work with partners in developing countries to help eradicate...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Middle-aged tech centimillionaire Bryan Johnson and his team of 30 doctors say they have a plan to reboot his bodymore
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will travel to Delhi, India, from February 6 to 7, to deepen bilateral ties and foster stronger partnerships.more
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Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that she will travel to Delhi, India, from February 6 to 7, to deepen bilateral ties and foster stronger partnerships.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a determination pursuant to section 1(a)(ii), 1(b), and 5 of Executive Order (E.O.) 14071 and...more
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Olympic bronze medalist Rosey Fletcher is among three former U.S. snowboarders suing their ex-coach, the U.S. Ski & Snowboard federation, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee alleging...more
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x.JT
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further sanctions in relation to Russia’s illegal invasion and attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing further sanctions in relation to Russia’s illegal invasion and attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is holding a webinar at 11am (UK time) on Tuesday 7 February on recent changes to UK sanctions...more
3 years ago
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OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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broken-OFAC (US)
On Wednesday (1 February 2023), OFAC listed 10 people and 12 entities who are alleged to make up a sanctions evasion network supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex, led by...more
3 years ago
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The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, will kick off this year’s International Development Week...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Educational institutions have not been excluded from the ransomware epidemic, and stakeholder communications are critical to an effective response. In a typical double-extortion ransomware attack, threat actors demand...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
On February 1, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it entered into a proposed order with GoodRx, a telehealth...more
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HuntonPrivacyBlog
A former Arkansas State Senator was sentenced today to 46 months in prison in the Eastern District of Arkansas for accepting multiple bribes and tax fraud in connection...more
3 years ago
On 2 February 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al‑Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
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UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
February 2, 2023 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs CanadaThe Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced the following diplomatic appointment:Tom Clark becomes Consul General in...more
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Global Affairs Canada
Tom Clark is the chair of Global Public Affairs and one of Canada’s most respected journalists.more
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Global Affairs Canada
Russian President Vladimir Putin leveraged a World War II commemoration on Thursday to whip up support for his army's intervention in Ukraine, comparing the fighting to Nazi Germany's...more
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This year's Six Nations Championship starts on Saturday -- and for officials confronting mutiple crises among Europe's elite, kick-off cannot come soon enough. The Welsh Rugby Union...more
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x.JT
A Japanese company embroiled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal said Thursday it would strengthen oversight to prevent further wrongdoing. Kadokawa “seriously betrayed public trust,” company...more
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On January 31, 2023, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations  (the “Regulations”) in response to the “ongoing repression of the people of Myanmar by...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The UK and our allies have introduced some of the broadest and most severe sanctions against Russia that any country has ever faced. In alignment with our coalition...more
3 years ago
OFSI
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lapse of authorisation license of the Company Providing Administrative Anmexis Corporate Services Ltdmore
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cysec.gov.cy
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled US Government Designates Russian Proxy Wagner Group as a Significant Transnational Criminal Organization; Sanctions Wagner Group Affiliates, Oligarch Affiliates, and...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
Effective as of 31 January 2023, Ukraine introduced a new set of personal sanctions against 182 Russian and Belarusian legal entities, mainly transport and leasing companies as well...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled OFAC Issues Amended Russia-Related General Licenses and Related FAQs on 28 January 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
“Spanish authorities must conduct a full, fair, and effective investigation into these allegations, publish the findings and stop any unlawful interference into the fundamental rights of the Catalan minority...more
3 years ago
Co-hosts New Zealand and Australia said Thursday they "urgently" want answers from FIFA over reports Saudi Arabia's tourist board will sponsor the 2023 Women's World Cup. Visit...more
3 years ago
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The South Korean coastguard has announced the arrest of an oil broker who is alleged to have organised the supply of 18,000 tonnes of diesel worth 18 billion...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 25 January 2023, Switzerland implemented the EU’s 9th sanctions package adopted on 16 December 2022, and is now again by and large in alignment with EU sanctions...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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broken-OFAC (US)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lapse of authorisation license of the Company Providing Administrative Panglobe Group Ltdmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the RAIF Refalco Investment Funds RAIF V.C.I.C. PLCmore
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cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the RAIF MALAVET FUND RAIF V.C.I.C. LTDmore
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cysec.gov.cy
Today is St Brigid's Day as we have always known it, but next Monday, depending on your line of work, you may be enjoying an extra day off...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
BOARD DECISIONS: CySEC Decision for Suspension of trading of shares of the company Ch. Charilaou Group Plcmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
  The Federal Trade Commission has taken enforcement action for the first time under its Health Breach Notification Rule against the telehealth and prescription drug discount provider...more
3 years ago
FTC
Three California companies have agreed to pay a total of $530,000 to settle allegations that they knowingly violated the False Claims Act when they received and retained more...more
3 years ago
A joint statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union, and the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, the Federated States...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement in response to a request by the United...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
To coincide with the second anniversary of the 2021 Myanmar coup, the UK, US and Canada have designated a number of people and entities under their Myanmar sanctions...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The western Canadian province of British Columbia on Tuesday began a three-year pilot program to stop prosecuting people for carrying small amounts of heroin, meth, ecstasy, or crack...more
3 years ago
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Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist have been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico movie set, according...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On January 26, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework, which provides a set of guidelines for organizations that design,...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On the eve of the second anniversary of the coup d’état by the Myanmar military, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced additional sanctions under...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals in relation to the coup perpetrated by Myanmar’s armed forces on February 1, 2021. Canada is also imposing...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On January 26, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) redesignated PMC Wagner (“Wagner Group”) a Significant Transnational Criminal Organization (“STCO”) pursuant...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
A former Jacksonville company CEO was sentenced yesterday to 32 months in prison for willfully attempting to evade the assessment of his federal income taxes. According to court...more
3 years ago
On January 27, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new enforcement sweep aimed at businesses with mobile apps and other businesses that fail to comply with...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
All countries remain "dangerously unprepared" for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters. ...more
3 years ago
x.JT
China's coast guard drove away Japanese vessels from waters around disputed East China Sea islets on Monday, according to Chinese state media. Disputed East China Sea islets...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Commercial Court in has given a detailed judgment on various aspects of the impact of Russia sanctions on ongoing litigation involving a sanctioned party. The judge gave...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Japanese government introduced further sanctions against Russia and Belarus on 27 January 2023. These include: Designations of additional Russian individuals and entities The Japanese government designated an...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
NOTIFICATIONS OF APPROVED PROSPECTUSES: Citigroup Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Funding Luxembourg S.C.A.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
Adoptees speak of frustration and delays getting their own information under the Birth Information and Tracing Actmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Today, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Logan Square Aluminum Supply Inc., resolving alleged violations of the federal Lead Renovation, Repair...more
3 years ago
Several senior Ukrainian officials, including front-line governors, lost their jobs Tuesday in a corruption scandal plaguing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's government as it...more
3 years ago
x.JT
As Joe Biden contemplated his next move in 2017 after decades in government, he considered a familiar path — creating a Washington-based think tank to focus on international...more
3 years ago
x.JT
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fired the chairman of the governing Conservative Party on Sunday for a “serious breach” of ethics rules...more
3 years ago
x.JT
His videos have been watched 11.6bn times, with Irish boys making up a portion of those views. But what influence is rape apologist Andrew Tate having in Irish...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Overlooking the tranquil meander of the Shanow River is the small, rural, North Kerry village of Kilflynn whose history is interwoven with the savage ...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
North Korea on Sunday criticized for a second day a U.S. decision to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine, calling it an "unethical...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On January 17, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) amended (i) certain Russia-related General Licenses (“GLs”) and (ii) four Russia-related Frequently...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the release of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) report on...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Behind the daily routines, Camp Shamrock is still coming to terms with the death of Private Seán Rooney, writes Neil Michaelmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today joined Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State, and Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, met in Ottawa with Jordan’s Ayman Safadi, Minister...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada has announced $28.5 million in development assistance funding for 3 projects in Jordan. It is being distributed as follows...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
“Today, 78 years after the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, we remember the millions of people who were viciously murdered in the Holocaust. We think of those...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7 million of his money has gone missing from...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The case against Gerry Hutch hinges on two critical aspects – the infamous audio tapes and the testimony of Jonathan Dowdall. Three judges have just under three months...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Canada's Supreme Court found one mandatory minimum sentence for a firearm offense unconstitutional and upheld two others in a pair of decisions published on Friday. Two of...more
3 years ago
x.JT
China and the United States exchanged sharp criticism at a World Trade Organization meeting on Friday, with Beijing calling Washington a "unilateral bully" and the U.S. accusing its...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...more
3 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
On Monday (23 January 2023), Ukraine designated 22 Russian citizens with links to the Russian Orthodox Church in response to their support of “terror and genocidal policy”. Those...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
: Russia: EU prolongs economic sanctions over Russia’s military aggression against Ukrainemore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the RAIF WeFund Capital RAIF V.C.I.C. Plcmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
NOTIFICATIONS OF APPROVED PROSPECTUSES: Fidelity Exchange Traded Products GmbHmore
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cysec.gov.cy
On 5 January 2023, President Biden signed the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act into law. This law seeks to deter the theft of US intellectual property by non-US...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
On 17 January 2023, the US Department of Justice issued a revised version of its Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). The CEP sets out the Criminal Division’s...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the US Department of State, the US Department of Commerce, and the US Department of Energy issued...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
In a complaint first announced in October 2022, the FTC said that Chegg failed to protect the personal information it collected from users and employees. For example, the...more
3 years ago
FTC
The U.S. took a big step in the development of a national artificial intelligence strategy with the release of the U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
The Philippine government said Friday it intended to appeal an International Criminal Court decision to reopen an inquiry into Manila's brutal anti-drug...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, will join United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and United States...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Against a backdrop of the highest number of violent conflicts since the Second World War and a consequent, pervasive sense of insecurity around the world, the United Nations...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday accused Sweden of being complicit in a “hate and racist crime” for failing to prevent weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam and...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On 16 January 2023, the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS2”) entered into force. NIS2 replaces the Directive on Security of Network and...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Global Magnitsky General License 5, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to Frigorifico ...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Ambassador Bush condemns Russia's attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure, and stresses Russia will not break the resolve of the Ukrainian people.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
In response to a freedom of information request by Bloomberg News, the FCDO has said that it received 37 requests from third parties (including NGOs, other entities or...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Dutch Supreme Court handed down a judgment on 10th January 2023 interpreting the Sanctions Act 1977 and Economic Offences Act which criminalise sanctions breaches in the Netherlands. The...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The fate of Meta's data transfers to the U.S. could hinge on an Article 65 dispute resolution mechanism in the EU, after Ireland's Data Protection Commission was unable...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
Statement by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada following an investigation into Home Depot of Canada Inc.’s compliance with PIPEDAmore
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While the International Criminal Court’s trial stemming from the Security Council’s first-ever referral of a situation has progressed swiftly with an intended close by February, Sudan has not...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Twelve years filled with destruction and war, corruption, sanctions and the Lebanese financial collapse, as well as the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have contributed...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The preservation of plant seeds as a genetic resource is becoming more and more important at a time when many crops are threatened by extinction or lower productive...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act into law. This law seeks to deter the theft of US intellectual property by non-US...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On Monday (23 January 2023), a 5-count indictment was unsealed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York charging former FBI agent Charles McGonigal...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Press Release – CySEC Survey on retail inverstor behaviours and habitsmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Warning regarding unregulated entitiesmore
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cysec.gov.cy
A federal court convicted a Washington state man yesterday for engaging in a child exploitation enterprise. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Christopher William Kuehner,...more
3 years ago
The Justice Department announced today that it has concluded there is reasonable cause to believe that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) routinely confines people...more
3 years ago
Despite worsening security and humanitarian crises, key developments — including the establishment of a sanctions regime and the recent signing of a national accord — can bring accountability,...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the fourth administrative reviews by the U.S....more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
OFAC today designated Lebanese national Hassan Moukalled, a money exchanger and ‘financial expert’ who is alleged to play a key role in enabling Hizballah to exploit and exacerbate...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
More landlords are taking Twitter to court over unpaid rent, this time at the social media company’s headquarters in San...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the...more
3 years ago
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“This year’s theme for the International Day of Education is ‘To Invest in People, Prioritize Education.’ Investments in quality education help people to reach their potential and build...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 14 December 2022, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2374 (2017) concerning Mali held informal consultations with the Permanent Observer of the Economic Community of...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
A spate of recent dog attacks has highlighted the dearth of laws around management of pets and the lack of knowledge among the public about what can happen....more
3 years ago
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Privacy litigation and regulatory enforcement actions are booming. There has been a sharp increase in plaintiff's firms and consumer groups scanning through company websites, mobile apps and other...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
When Kirk Nahra, CIPP/US, talks about his career, the WilmerHale partner and Cybersecurity Privacy Practice co-chair doesn’t give the impression that he is a leading voice on privacy...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
Enoch Burke could have challenged his employer properly and possibly made a splash in the courts. But no. Because he and members of his family just can't stop...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
: Iran: EU adopts further restrictive measures against human rights violationsmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
The largest companies across the technology sector have been hit by tens of thousands of layoffs in recent months. Unable to maintain major growth experienced during the height...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
With 2022 behind us, what will companies need to address for U.S. privacy laws in the first half of 2023? New regulations. The latest regulation drafts formore
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
Data anonymization is an important tool for organizations to protect the personal data of individuals, while averting the onerous requirements of the EU and U.K. General Data...more
3 years ago
IAPP Privacy Advisor
A California man was sentenced today to five years in prison for defrauding investors of more than $15 million in connection with a scheme to misappropriate investor funds...more
3 years ago
Today, the Justice Department, along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Virginia, filed a civil antitrust suit against...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Home finance companies General Commercial Group Pty Ltd (formerly known as Urban Commercial Group) and Eden Capital (Australia) Pty Ltd (formerly known as Southside Lending) have each been...more
3 years ago
xx.brokernews
On January 17, 2023, the US Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) issued a revised version of its Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement Policy (“CEP”). The CEP sets...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has claimed the disgraced late U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein was murdered in prison, in an interview with...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On Friday (20 January 2023), indictments were unsealed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia charging Russian national Vladislav Osipov and UK national Richard Masters...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (“AAG”) Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. announced significant revisions to the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, corporate...more
3 years ago
The UK and EU today designated several people and entities under their Iran sanctions regimes in response violence against Iranian citizens. These are summarised below. UK Following the...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Authors: Heidi Waem – Nicolas Becker Following a reference for a preliminary ruling by the Belgian Council of State, the Belgian Constitutional Court ruled that an interested third...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
ANNOUNCEMENTS: AuM of Collective Investments for the 3rd quarter of 2022 reached €9.9bnmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
While the Irish travel consultant languishes in the notorious Vakilabad Prison, his family fears for his life, writes Neil Michaelmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
A former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division and a former Soviet and Russian diplomat were arrested Saturday on criminal charges related to...more
3 years ago
Whether by bus, bike or train, with just two years left in this Government, Eamon Ryan is a man in a hurry more
3 years ago
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    50 Irish People Share Their Top Tip For Happiness By:  Denise O'Donoghue ...more
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Laurie O’Flynn outlines a selection of useful steps for students to take ahead of entering college for the first timemore
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Tim O’Sullivan’s remains were left undiscovered in his house in Mallow for up to two decades. ANN MURPHY looks at his and similar lonely deaths, and asks how...more
3 years ago
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Peru closed its famed tourist site Machu Picchu Saturday as authorities expelled protesters from a Lima university where they have been sheltering...more
3 years ago
x.JT
This week, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, participated in a WTO informal ministerial meeting hosted by Switzerland in...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
In small rural parishes, the loss of a priest through retirement or death is keenly felt, says Conor Capplis, with the Catholic Church slow to react to a...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Education Correspondent Jess Casey looks at schemes that improve access to college for students with disability and from disadvantaged backgroundsmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement on the announcement of a peace process aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in the...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
At least 32 United Nations peacekeeping personnel — 28 military and four police, including one woman police officer — were killed in deliberate attacks in 2022, the United...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The House of Commons cross-party International Trade Committee has called for written evidence for its enquiry into UK trade sanctions on Russia. Press Release & Call for Evidence....more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Withdrawal of Investors Compensation Fund (ICF) membershipmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
On January 4, 2023, the Irish Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) announced the conclusion...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Polish press reports on the possible 10th package of EU sanctions against Russia on 16 January 2023. Read the article...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Tender regarding the ‘Provision of services by four (4) experts for the assessment of applications for granting authorisation to CIFs, ASPs, UCITS Man Cos, AIFs, UCITS, AIFMs,...more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
Throughout 2022, there were substantial legislative developments under Canada’s unilateral sanctions regime. New sanctions regulations were implemented or amended in response to the war in Ukraine and in...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
In a judgment of 10 January 2023 (ECLI:NL:HR:2023:2), the Dutch Supreme Court confirmed that the applicable standard of proof for “intentional” violations of EU sanctions under Dutch law...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Effective as of 10 and 17 January 2023, Ukraine introduced two sets of personal sanctions targeting 317 individuals, mainly Russian public and media personalities (TV presenters, journalists, artists,...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Join us for our 20th Annual Global Trade and Supply Chain Webinar Series which includes updates across the latest international trade and supply chain compliance developments. This year,...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
Mun Chol Myong (Mun), 55, a national of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia...more
3 years ago
Medical device manufacturer DePuy Synthes, Inc. (DePuy), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, has agreed to pay $9.75 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act...more
3 years ago
Two businessmen, Vladislov Ospiov, 51, a dual Russian and Swiss national, and Richard Masters, 52, a United Kingdom national, are charged in separate indictments unsealed today in the...more
3 years ago
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Kemi Badenoch, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A federal judge has ordered Boeing Co to be arraigned on a felony charge stemming from crashes of two 737 Max jets, a ruling that threatens to unravel...more
3 years ago
x.JT
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Tao Jiang and his California-based company Broad Tech System, Inc. have pleaded guilty in US federal court to conspiracy, violation of the Export Control Act and money laundering...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
In September 1922, the IRA launched attacks on Kenmare and Killorglin, representing some of the largest Republican offences of the Civil War, writes Dr Richard McElligottmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
On 12 January 2023, the European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) delivered its judgment regarding the right of access to personal data under Article 15 GDPR. The CJEU held...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
Empire Bulkers Limited and Joanna Maritime Limited, two related companies based in Greece, were sentenced today for committing knowing and willful violations of the Act to Prevent Pollution...more
3 years ago
Throughout January and February 2023, Baker McKenzie’s Canadian international trade team is publishing a series of articles focusing on developing Canadian trade compliance issues. This article focuses on...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC yesterday issued 3 Russia-related and a Venezuela-related General Licence (GL). Notice & Notice. Russia OFAC has issued: Russia-related GL 6C, “Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, said he met for 2½ hours Tuesday with Manhattan prosecutors who have revived a years-old investigation into payments...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The U.S. government’s star witness in a big-money bribery case engulfing the world of soccer began testifying Wednesday at the trial of two former...more
3 years ago
x.JT
BOARD DECISIONS: CySEC Decision for the imposition of an administrative fine to the company Schwarzwald Capital Fund AIFLNP V.C.I.C. Limited (ex Verostar Fund AIFLNP V.C.I.C. Limited)more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
Read on OffshoreAlert / Share on Twitter Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that...more
3 years ago
OffShore Alerts
BOARD DECISIONS: CySEC Decision for Influence exercised by Petros Zachariades to the sound and prudent management of the CIF Crowd Tech Ltdmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
Remarks as Prepared for DeliveryGood afternoon.  Thank you all for being here. Today, the Department of Justice dealt a significant blow to...more
3 years ago
The founder and majority owner of a cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato Ltd. (Bitzlato), was arrested last night in Miami for his alleged operation of a...more
3 years ago
Note: The Spanish version can be found here.The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement agreement with Nederlander Marketing, Inc., dba...more
3 years ago
Four former correctional officers at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center have been sentenced for their roles in the assault of an inmate and participation...more
3 years ago
A Florida CPA pleaded guilty in the District of New Jersey today to conspiring to sell fraudulent tax deductions disguised as charitable deductions to...more
3 years ago
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 5J, "Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Right Honourable James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom will...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc resigned Tuesday, becoming the most senior member of the government to step down after a series of high-profile corruption scandals for which he...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 6C "Transactions Related to Agricultural Commodities, Medicine, Medical Devices, Replacement Parts and...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On January 3, 2023, an Illinois state court entered a preliminary approval order for a settlement of nearly...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
OFAC has issued General Licence (GL) 21B, “Authorising Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Vessels”, under its Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations. The GL authorises until 13 April...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On 5 January 2023, the US and Turkish governments imposed sanctions targeting four individuals and two entities determined to be associated with the financial facilitation network of the...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
The second act on the effective enforcement of sanctions (Sanctions Enforcement Act II) came into force on 1 January 2023. This includes not only sanctions-related measures, but also...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the RAIF PYXUS RAIF V.C.I.C. LTDmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
During the visit, the ministers will discuss ways to advance transatlantic security cooperation, particularly in the face of Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Ministers Joly and Cleverly will...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
“We are deeply concerned by the punitive measures taken against the Palestinian Authority, which were recently announced by the Government of Israel, as well as the impact of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, concluded a productive trip to Barbados and Jamaica...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A Texas military contractor pleaded guilty on Jan. 12 to rigging bids on public military contracts in the state of Texas. According to court documents, Aaron Stephens,...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a proposed consent decree with Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Centers (BDP) and American Vision...more
3 years ago
Just before the holidays, President Biden signed two bills passed in the final days of the last Congress that contain a number of provisions with implications for sanctions,...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On 16 January 2023, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Yesterday (15 January 2023), Ukrainian President Zelenskyy signed a decree to impose sanctions on 198 Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian citizens for their alleged involvement in Russia’s aggression against...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday...more
3 years ago
x.JT
In response to the execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari on Saturday (14 January 2023), the UK designated Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri pursuant to its...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the investment compartments Platform Capital Sub-Fund Two and Platform Capital Sub-Fund Threemore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of the investment compartment VF Investments Sub-Fund Threemore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
There's been an 80% drop in the number of bed & breakfasts in the last few decades but reforms in the way they are registered and supported are...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by NSO Group to block a WhatsApp lawsuit accusing the Israeli tech firm of allowing mass cyberespionage of journalists and...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Progressive tax measures, high-quality studio and stage facilities, and a strong local talent and skill pool has seen Ireland’s screen industry thrive, allowing billions of viewers to see...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s Congress, top court and presidential offices, a swift...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Cathy Casey, who works in a new menopause clinic in Nenagh, tells Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin how the hub operates and how hormone replacement therapy needs to be...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
  Irish Examiner Readers Photography Competition Winners 2022 With over 1,500 entries submitted during the course of the year, our ...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
On January 4, 2023, Taiwan announced the addition of 52 new export control entries controlling nuclear energy and other commodities, materials and chemicals, tools and machineryfor Russia and...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC has issued a Final Rule adjusting its maximum civil monetary penalty amounts for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
A New York judge on Friday fined Donald Trump's family business the maximum penalty possible of $1.6 million for committing tax fraud....more
3 years ago
x.JT
Authors: Andrew Serwin, Matt Dhaiti On December 29, 2022, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced a settlement agreement with Google to resolve allegations that Google misrepresented how it...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
As the pandemic continues to evolve, it is critical to ensure high risk populations can access vaccines. In Latin America and the Caribbean, like in other regions, health...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Behrouz Mokhtari, a naturalised US citizen, has pleaded guilty in US federal court to 2 separate schemes to evade US sanctions on Iran by engaging in business activities...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of RAIF Corinth Capital RAIF V.C.I.C. Ltdmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
Ambassador Neil Bush condemns Russia’s continued attacks against civilians and critical infrastructure in Ukraine.more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
RELATED ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CIRCULARS: Certification Examination Results for December 2022more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
During the meeting, Minister Ng and Minister Adebayo reaffirmed ongoing efforts to finalize a foreign investment promotion and protection agreement that would help grow investments and businesses and...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Minister Ng highlighted Canada’s commitment to fostering a close partnership with Kenya, especially growing our bilateral commercial ties in the clean technology, Internet and communications technology, education, services...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Counter Terrorism General License 21B "Authorizing Limited Safety and Environmental Transactions Involving Certain Vessels" and...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
More than 70,000 staff at 150 universities across the UK will strike for 18 days between February and March in disputes over...more
3 years ago
x.JT
“On January 14, our two countries will be celebrating our long-standing and special relationship. We are neighbours in the North Pacific and value a common vision of a...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending its regulations to implement for 2023 the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990,...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
On Tuesday (10 January 2023), the UK FCDO and ECJU have updated their Guidance on the arms embargoes in place on Armenia and Azerbaijan to clarify that: “Supplies...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
LOS ANGELES – A Tarzana man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running a nearly...more
3 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
OFAC has issued Venezuela-related General Licence (GL) 31B, “Certain Transactions Involving the IV Venezuelan National Assembly and Certain Other Persons”, which replaces and supersedes GL 31A in its...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Since 23-year-old Ashling Murphy was killed, on a bright afternoon in Tullamore while out for a run, 11 more women died in violent circumstances, with 2022 the worst...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The United States has filed a complaint under the National Housing Act of 1934 (NHA) against Bob Dean Jr. and several affiliated corporate entities for misappropriating and misusing...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
A federal district court in San Diego ordered today that over $17 million in restitution be distributed to approximately 800 victims from over 40 different countries due to...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today the appointment of a former career Justice Department prosecutor and former U.S. Attorney for the...more
3 years ago
Kevin Iman McCormick, 29, of Hamden, pleaded guilty today in federal court to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq...more
3 years ago
Remarks as DeliveredGood morning. I am Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. It...more
3 years ago
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement regarding the findings of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly and the Minister of National Defence Anita Anand announced that the Canadian Armed Forces have airlifted vital, Haitian-purchased armoured vehicles...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Britain's government stood accused Wednesday of actively undermining talks with union leaders in a bid to encourage strike action and depress workers' wages across the economy. The...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one new Iran-related Frequently Asked Question (FAQ 1110) and amending several Iran-related Frequently Asked Questions...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled Switzerland Implements Further EU Sanctions Measures on 9 January 2023. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
In the third and final part of a series on pornography in Ireland, Conor Capplis talks to two people from the industry and a sexologist about the healthy...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
ABC Polymer Industries LLC pleaded guilty yesterday to a willful violation of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard that caused a worker’s death. The charge involves...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
On January 9, 2023, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to those who “systematically violate human rights and spread...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On January 10, 2023, Canada enacted the Special Economic Measures (Sri Lanka) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to former state officials responsible for committing “gross and systemic violations...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Public homebirth service saw 53% increase in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic numbersmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
A court in Romania's capital Bucharest has upheld the 30-day arrest of divisive social media personality and self-described misogynist Andrew Tate on...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Allen Weisselberg, a longtime executive for Donald Trump and the star prosecution witness in the criminal trial of the former president's real...more
3 years ago
x.JT
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday wrestled with a labor dispute that could narrow federal protections for unions by making it easier for employers to sue over strikes...more
3 years ago
x.JT
3 years ago
Sanctions - Canada.ca
3 years ago
Sanctions - Canada.ca
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced Canada imposes targeted sanctions under regulations pursuant to the Special Economic Measures Act against four Sri Lankan state...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals who committed gross and systematic violations of human rights during Sri Lanka’s civil conflict, which occurred from 1983 to 2009.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled OFAC Publishes Preliminary Guidance on Implementing the Price Cap Policy for Petroleum Products of Russian Origin on 6 January 2023. Read...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced on January 4, 2023, that it has fined Meta a total of €390 million after finding that the company’s...more
3 years ago
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory move against nations imposing COVID-19 curbs...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Today, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced that Canada has committed an additional...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met with Raquel Buenrostro, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, at the North American...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Venezuela-related General License 31B, ...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Irish hierarchy’s pastoral letter of 1922 forbidding republicans from receiving the sacraments showed a partisanship not appreciated by Rome, writes Gabriel Dohertymore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
  U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, January 4, 2022 Pennsylvania-based medical...more
3 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
A US jury has ordered Bayer subsidiary Monsanto to pay $857 million (£676 million) to seven people – including former students and parent volunteers at a school in...more
3 years ago
...chemistryworld
Dry dock operator Ger Sullivan says his business is affected by the Government's decommissioning schememore
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...Irish Examiner
Bosco Mac Gearailt says his industry is at a turning pointmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
A man who was prepared to stand up to the Russian navy is now on the verge of giving up his own fight to stay in the Irish...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Concerns over loss of fishing waters and how construction and operation of windfarms may scare fish from traditional groundsmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Four California agricultural companies and their owner have agreed to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
A Romanian national was sentenced today to 89 months in prison for his role in a transnational, multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud American victims. He is the 24th member...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
The Department of Justice and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that they filed a Statement of Interest to explain the Fair Housing Act’s...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Mick Clifford tells the shameful story of the murder by Free State troops of five young men — and how a senior garda and a civil servant helped thwart...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Even staying upright is a challenge when you're being bounced around the Atlantic. NEIL MICHAEL joined the crew of a trawler out of Dingle to get a taste...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Fishers have been protesting for many years against quotas and EU measures on fishing. The 'Irish Examiner' sat down and examined the issues with Marine Minister Charlie McConaloguemore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
A wall of silence has long surrounded the scale and brutality of the violence in Kerry, not least the deaths of 173 peoplemore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
On day one of his special report, NEIL MICHAEL explains the industry's fears that a prospective EU-Norway deal could sideline Ireland's interestsmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Justice ministers from around the world will convene in London in March to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine.   more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
Canada is committed to diversifying its trade and investment ties and promoting open, inclusive, and rules-based international trade. In line with this commitment, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today announced that he will travel to Barbados...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; and the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today announced that they...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Health Correspondent Niamh Griffin explores how contraception was viewed In Ireland 50 years agomore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The Amsterdam Court of Appeal decided on 29 December 2022 that SBK Art, a Russian company sanctioned by the EU in December 2022, cannot exercise its voting rights...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport; and Ralph Goodale, High Commissioner in the United...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On December 30, 2022, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued “Preliminary Guidance on Implementation of the Price Cap Policy for Petroleum...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
HM Treasury has added publication notices to 4 General licences (GL) INT/2022/2469656, INT/2022/2470256, INT/2022/2470056 and INT/2022/2470156 (Publication Notice) and has amended GL INT/2022/2470156. The post UK Government updates...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Export Control Joint Unit of the UK Department for International Trade has changed from 40 working days (introduced during Covid-19 ) to 20 working days, i.e. the...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Given the intensity and pace of change related to sanctions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, EU Member States have been very focused on the need to move...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
On December 29, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) announced that it imposed an €8,000,000 fine on...more
3 years ago
HuntonPrivacyBlog
On 16 December 2022, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls issued a proposed rule that would treat two additional types of transactions as activities...more
3 years ago
Sanctions – Global Compliance News
The bitter conflict dragged on for months into 1923 with killings and reprisals including a number of notorious atrocities more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues, some...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The European Commission’s 2023 work programme says: The EU will “update our sanctions toolbox to include corruption” and will set a sanctions framework targeting corruption in the Q2...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Two Dubai entities and several individuals were charged in an indictment unsealed in the District of Maryland recently for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to export non-organic...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
President Joe Biden said Thursday the U.S. would immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally, his boldest move yet to...more
3 years ago
x.JT
FBI Director Christopher Wray was joined by Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Senators John Cornyn, Joe Manchin, Christopher Murphy, Shelley Capito, and Thom Tillis on a visit...more
3 years ago
National Press Releases
CIRCULARS CIF: C544 - Lapse of the extension of the transitional period regarding the obligation to produce Key Information Document for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs)...more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
This op-ed by FBI Director Christopher Wray appeared on the Fox News Digital website to call attention to the nation's violent crime problem and the need for a...more
3 years ago
National Press Releases
Having fought through Passage West and Rochestown, Emmet Dalton's troops met little resistance in Cork as the 'Irregulars' sabotaged train lines and printing presses before retreatingmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues, some...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Author: James Clark On 19 December 2022 the UK government’s first data adequacy decision of the post-Brexit era came into effect. Under the Data Protection (Adequacy) (Republic of...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
In the second of three articles, CONOR CAPPLIS hears from experts who caution parents of the effect pornography can have on children — and the likelihood that they...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues, some...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
If carbon is the head of the household when it comes to emissions, then methane is the wayward family member that brings explosive trouble on a regular basismore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Pennsylvania-based medical device distributor Jet Medical Inc. (Jet) agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve criminal allegations relating to a migraine headache treatment, and Jet and two related companies...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
The former Bolivian Minister of Government was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiracy to launder bribes he received in exchange for corruptly helping a U.S....more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Petitions for pensions or compensation tell hidden stories of the long-term suffering of people caught up in the Civil War in Kerrymore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to charges that he cheated investors and looted...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Two years on, the HSE has finally released documents detailing the fiasco around an Irish festival management company’s failed bid to source ventilators from China, writes Cianan Brennanmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
The House Jan 6 committee is shutting down, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection and sent its work to...more
3 years ago
x.JT
One hundred years ago, the Cork Examiner published a series of opinion pieces by a contributor known as 'Periscope', highlighting a range of social and political issues — some...more
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
A leap of faith that paid off — it would be a crime against our children and our grandchildren not to continue and enhance this relationshipmore
3 years ago
...Irish Examiner
Danish multinational company, Danfoss A/S has reached a civil settlement with OFAC and agreed to pay USD 4,379,810  in respect of 225 apparent violations of multiple OFAC sanctions...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The following is a statement from the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
On 28 December, OFSI designated one individual under the new The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022, which came into force on the same day (previous post). The OFSI notice...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
  U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, December 20, 2022 A federal...more
3 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
  In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice alleges that AmerisourceBergen Corporation and two of its subsidiaries, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation and Integrated...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Bladimir Moreno, 55, was sentenced for leading a federal racketeering and forced labor conspiracy that victimized Mexican H-2A agricultural workers in the United States between 2015 and 2017....more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
“We, Ministers representing Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom, have taken concrete action today to ensure that our efforts to hold Iran to account for the unlawful...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
This Convention is also known as the 1971 Montreal Convention. Canada, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Iran are all Contracting States to this Convention.more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor during three decades of overseeing numerous high-profile cases was assigned Tuesday to Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency case....more
3 years ago
x.JT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres:more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
On December 16, 2022, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued a proposed rule that would treat two additional types of transactions as...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Arizona Man for Defrauding Elderly Investorsmore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Announcement regarding the companies Cyprus Trading Corporation Plc, Woolworth (Cyprus) Properties Plc and Ermes Department Stores Plcmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of RAIF OSTREUS RAIF V.C.I.C. LTDmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Dissolution and liquidation of RAIF LORENOR RAIF V.C.I.C. LIMITEDmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
The anti-corruption unit of Peru's attorney general's office on Monday detained six generals amid an investigation into allegations the government of ousted former President Pedro Castillo illegally promoted...more
3 years ago
x.JT
South Korea's military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated...more
3 years ago
x.JT
A former Tokyo Olympics official arrested on bribery charges was granted bail on Monday. The Tokyo District court set bail for Haruyuki Takahashi at 80 million yen, NHK...more
3 years ago
x.JT
On 9 December 2022, the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo briefed the members of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Following the decision of the Luxembourg Finance Ministry in June to allow the release of funds of the Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD) frozen by EU sanctions (previous...more
3 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today issued the following statement: “Canada unequivocally condemns North Korea’s complicity in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war of choice against...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
BOARD DECISIONS: CySEC Decision for reaching a settlement with Target Wealth Opportunities Ltdmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
CIRCULARS CIF: C543 to Cyprus Investment Firms – Country Analysis Form (Form CA-CIF) – 31/12/2022 Submissionmore
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
  The Federal Trade Commission is ordering an end to illegal business tactics that Mastercard has been using to force merchants to route debit card payments through...more
3 years ago
FTC
Zyno Medical LLC (Zyno), a medical device manufacturer headquartered in Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $493,140 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by causing...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
SEC Obtains Judgment Against Individual in Multi-Million Dollar Securities Offering Fraudmore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
German authorities said on Thursday they had arrested an employee of its foreign intelligence service (BND) on suspicion of sharing state secrets with Russia this year and thereby...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The UK supports the US assessment that North Korea has completed an arms delivery to Russia for the use by the Wagner Group in Russia's illegal war in...more
3 years ago
Russian invasion of Ukraine: UK government response - Activity on GOV.UK
A former chairman and two other senior officials of major business suit retailer Aoki Holdings Inc admitted in court Thursday to having bribed a former Tokyo Olympic organizing...more
3 years ago
x.JT
Yesterday, Export Control Joint Unit of the UK Department of International Trade published guidance on controls on trade of military goods (trafficking and brokering). The guidance explains which...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
On December 20, 2022, Canada announced amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to the “acts of significant corruption that are fueling the...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Kremlin on Thursday accused Kyiv and Washington of turning a deaf ear to its concerns and charged the United States was using Ukraine as a...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the High Representative...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Individual and Entity in Multi-Million Dollar International Fraud Schememore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
The UK Government has ordered LetterOne or L1 to sell the regional broadband provider Upp Corporation pursuant to the UK National Security and Investment Act 2021 (here); LetterOne’s...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
HM Treasury has added publication notices for the following GLs: INT/2022/2469656, INT/2022/2470256, INT/2022/2470056 and INT/2022/2470156 It also updated Russian Oil Services Ban – HMT Industry Guidance and  reporting...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
Yesterday, OFSI updated its Russia sanctions guidance (on the guidance section of our website) to cover licence applications otherwise prohibited by regulation 18C (trust services) on the medical goods...more
3 years ago
.Global-Sanctions
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one Russia-related Frequently Asked Question (1109). The following additions, removals, and changes have been...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Isxis Investment Public Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Agroton Public Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Regallia Holdings & Investments Publc Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market)...more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Toxotis Investments Public Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Harvest Capital Management Public Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Karyes Investment Public Company Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to MLK Foods Public Company Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Ermes Department Stores Plc for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Triena Investments Public Company Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Woolworth (Cyprus) Properties Plc for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Cyprus Trading Corporation Plc for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to KDM Shipping Public Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
BOARD DECISIONS: Imposition of an administrative fine to Aias Investment Public Ltd for violation of the Transparency Requirements (Securities Admitted to Trading on a Regulated Market) Law.more
3 years ago
cysec.gov.cy
The Luxembourg Finance Ministry  has issued a general authorisation, allowing the release of funds of the Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD), frozen under EU sanction on 3 June...more
3 years ago
EU Sanctions
The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, today issued the following statement in response to the United States’ request for...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Security Council decided today to extend the mandate of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) — alongside its Intervention...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Ruchira Kamboj (India):more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
SEC Charges Florida Media Company and CEO in Offering Fraudmore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
SEC Charges Former Biotech CEO with Fraud, Insider Trading; Research Firm CEO Also Charged in Schememore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
On December 15, 2022, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added Public Joint Stock Company Rosbank (“Rosbank”) and 17 subsidiaries of...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Turkey on Tuesday lashed out at Sweden's refusal to extradite a top reporter that Ankara has demanded in exchange for its ratification of Stockholm's...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is amending multiple regulations to add or revise certain general licenses (GLs) across a number of OFAC...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing additional sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Haiti) Regulations in response to acts of...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
3 years ago
Sanctions - Canada.ca
Warning that the opportunity for diplomacy is waning, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today that all parties must resolve outstanding issues relating to the...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
A federal grand jury in the District of Maryland returned an indictment that was unsealed today charging two men for their roles in schemes to defraud investors in...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Advanced Bionics LLC, a Valencia, California-based manufacturer of cochlear implant system devices, has agreed to pay more than $12 million to resolve allegations that it misled federal health...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
BioTelemetry Inc. and its subsidiary CardioNet LLC, both headquartered in Pennsylvania (collectively “BioTelemetry”), have agreed to pay $44,875,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
2023 is going to bring big changes to Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act. Although the revisions to the law do not go into effect until May...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
The panel probing last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol on Monday recommended Donald Trump be charged with crimes including insurrection -- raising the stakes in an investigation...more
3 years ago
x.JT
As 2022 comes to a close, is it possible to predict a trend for corporate and white-collar enforcement by the U.S. Department of Justice in 2023? Yes: enforcement...more
3 years ago
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada will seize and pursue the forfeiture of US $26 million from Granite Capital Holdings Ltd., a...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is adding regulations to implement Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021, "Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
The FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in...more
3 years ago
National Press Releases
North Korea said Monday it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite, a key military capability coveted by...more
3 years ago
x.JT
The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a settlement that, if approved by a federal court, will require Epic Games Inc. (Epic...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
According to the company’s admissions and court documents, between 2010 and 2014, Honeywell UOP conspired to offer an approximately $4 million bribe to a then-high-ranking executive of Petróleo...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Today, at COP15, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Harjit...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
SEC Charges Houston Resident with Operating a $4 Million Forex Offering Fraudmore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
Canada has announced $255 million in new climate financing to support developing countries address the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change. The funds are distributed as...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be the guest speaker at the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations’ (CORIM) Politics Series on Monday, December 19 in...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
The EU has adopted its ninth package of sanctions against Russia. All legislation introduced by the EU in relation to the latest package of sanctions can be found here....more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The Security Council, acting under Article VII of the United Nations Charter, decided today to extend for 12 months the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against individuals...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
A federal jury in Dallas convicted Andrew Kasnetz of Dallas, Texas, of receiving and possessing images of child sexual abuse.more
3 years ago
National Press Releases
Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, chaired a virtual meeting of the Ottawa Group on WTO reform to...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Guidance on the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
3 years ago
Gov.uk
Five individuals were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Department of Education’s financial aid programs of over $12...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
“Yesterday the UN General Assembly spoke unequivocally when it voted overwhelmingly in favour of the resolution on a ‘Moratorium on the use of the death penalty’. The General...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
Forcount Trader Systems' Creator and Promoters Orchestrated $8.4 Million Fraudmore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
Ahmad Abouammo of California has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for his role in accessing, monitoring, and conveying confidential and sensitive information.more
3 years ago
National Press Releases
Alexandra Stchastlivtseva of New York has been arrested for allegedly offering and paying illegal health care kickbacks and money laundering.more
3 years ago
National Press Releases
The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Russia-related General License 8E,"Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy," General License 58, "Authorizing the Wind Down...more
3 years ago
broken-OFAC (US)
Report of the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation on the operation of the Counter Terrorism (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019more
3 years ago
Gov.uk
YP and Others Advocate General Collins: only an independent and impartial tribunal previously established by law may authorise the prosecution of a judgemore
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
On 2 November 2022, the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (“CNPD”) issued a Decision imposing a fine of € 4,300,000 (four million three hundred euros) to the National Institute...more
3 years ago
Prestige and Limousine Freedom of establishment According to Advocate General Szpunar, the limit on the number of private hire vehicle licences in the Metropolitan Area of...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
Commission v Poland Principles of Community law Advocate General Collins: Poland’s law amending rules on the organisation of its ordinary courts and on its Supreme Court...more
3 years ago
EU Court of Justice
1  New development and timing On 13th December, the European Commission published a draft adequacy decision to enhance and replace its 2016 adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Privacy...more
3 years ago
Privacy Matters
[caption id="attachment_4568" align="aligncenter" width="548"] Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani...more
3 years ago
FDA Criminal Investigations
Ocenture LLC, a privately held company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, and its subsidiary, Carelumina LLC (collectively, “Ocenture”), have agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that they...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
WASHINGTON – A California man was sentenced yesterday to 42 months in federal prison for his role in accessing, monitoring...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
The new version of the Mexican General Import and Export Duties Law, including its tariff schedule, published on June 7, 2022, became effective on December 12, 2022. Consequently, several administrative regulations...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On December 5, 2022, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) Compliance Program Guidelines (“ITAR Guidelines”). ...more
3 years ago
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Texas returned an indictment that was unsealed yesterday charging eight men with conspiracy to commit securities fraud for a...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Thrower alleged that from January 2008 through April 2017, Academy had an underwriting process that led employees to disregard FHA rules and falsely certify compliance with underwriting requirements....more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance regarding covered entities’ and business associates’ use of tracking technologies (the Guidance). As...more
3 years ago
Data Counsel
The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, today concluded his trip to the United Arab...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
SEC Charges Brokerage Firm with Anti-Money Laundering Violationsmore
3 years ago
SEC Litigation
Canada and Kuwait have enjoyed strong bilateral ties since they established diplomatic relations almost 60 years ago. The 2 countries have common global priorities, including increasing food security...more
3 years ago
Global Affairs Canada
UK financial sanctions are in place for persons involved in serious corruption or that are linked to those involved in serious corruption. This document provides a current list...more
3 years ago
Search from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
[caption id="attachment_4593" align="aligncenter" width="920"] Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and ex-girlfriend and business partner Caroline Ellison[/caption] ...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Outgoing Chairs of Security Council subsidiary bodies emphasized to the 15-member organ today the importance of listening to varied perspectives, conducting field visits and remaining free of political...more
3 years ago
UN Press - Welcome to the United Nations
Danske Bank A/S (Danske Bank), a global financial institution headquartered in Denmark, pleaded guilty today and agreed to forfeit $2 billion to resolve the United States’ investigation into...more
3 years ago
...DOJ (US)
Publicly filed court documents, including a 16-count indictment unsealed today in Brooklyn, charge five Russian nationals – including a suspected Federal Security Service (FSB) officer – and two...more
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Highlighting significant progress and tangible results in its core judicial cases, the President of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals called for the international community’s continued support...more
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The UK has introduced a sanctions regime designed to target criminal actors, gangs and their financiers whose actions are causing instability in Haiti, pursuant to The Haiti (Sanctions)...more
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
The investigation and enforcement of potential sanctions violations by crypto exchanges is an area of focus in the US at present.  The US Department of the Treasury’s Office...more
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The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program has released 2021 hate crime statistics about bias-motivated incidents throughout the nation.more
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The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada;...more
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The Security Council today decided to provide a “humanitarian carve-out” — a standing humanitarian exemption — to the asset freeze measures imposed by United Nations sanctions regimes.more
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Court Enters Final Judgment Against Microcap Company and Orders Penalty for Fraudulent Press Releasesmore
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This is why Canada, along with its G7 partners and Australia, is imposing a price cap of US$60 per barrel on Russian-origin crude oil. Effective December 7, should...more
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On December 9, 2022, Canada announced additional amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to “those complicit in gross and systematic human rights...more
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
On December 9, 2022, Canada announced further amendments to the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations (the “Regulations”) in response to those “who are complicit in gross and systematic...more
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
States must apply effective arms-control measures to prevent the diversion of weapons supplied to Ukraine, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council today, as some Council...more
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On December 3, 2022, G7 members formally set the highly anticipated price cap on Russian oil at 60 USD per barrel.  This price cap applies to crude oil,...more
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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC has updated its SDN List. Please visit the URL below to view this actionmore
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“Canada and the United States are united in condemning the Islamic Republic of Iran’s brutal acts of violence against peaceful protestors and its ongoing repression of the Iranian...more
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SEC Charges CEO and His Venture Capital Firm in $6 Million Fraudulent Offeringmore
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The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing Global Magnitsky General License 3, "Authorizing Transactions Related to Debt or Equity of Pingtan Marine...more
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Today, on the eve of Human Rights Day, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that Canada is imposing measures on those complicit in gross and...more
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Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against the following individuals and entities in relation to the coup perpetrated by Myanmar’s armed forces on February 1, 2021.more
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This guidance assists people in implementing and complying with the The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022more
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