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Finance Minister Convicted in Electoral Bribery Case, Casting Shadow Over Tonga’s Political Landscape

In a landmark ruling with far-reaching political...

FSA, SEC Hold Spring Financial Regulatory Dialogue : FSA

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA)...

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Heat at COP28 Highlights Risks to Migrant Workers

Upon the opening of the 28th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, delegates were immediately...

Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues Turner’s Trip to Los Angeles and Honolulu

Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights Issues Julie Turner will travel to Los Angeles and Honolulu from December 1-5.  During her visits, Ambassador...

HSI Douglas, multiagency case results conviction for human-smuggling foot guide after death of migrant in his care

DOUGLAS, Ariz. — On Nov. 28, a federal jury in Tucson convicted a Mexican national of multiple human smuggling offenses and found that he...

Women’s Rights Activists Under Attack in Afghanistan

Zhulia Parsi. Neda Parwani. Manizha Sediqi. Parisa Azada. These are four women’s rights activists arbitrarily detained by the Taliban right now. Remember their names. But...

EFRAG and GRI Forge Partnership for Enhanced Sustainability Reporting: Focus on Standards Development and Interoperability

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have announced a new cooperation agreement to strengthen collaboration on sustainability...

EU Members Divided Over Proposed Russia Sanctions: Concerns Raised About Economic Impact and Effectiveness

Several EU member states are reportedly seeking to dilute the twelfth sanctions package against Russia, expressing concerns about potential economic damage to their own...

OFAC Sanctions Former Guatemalan Official Luis Miguel Martinez Morales for Corruption and Bribery Schemes

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Luis Miguel Martinez Morales for his involvement in corruption in...

US Sanctions North Korean Cyber Group KIMSUKY and Agents for Espionage Activities and Violation of UN Resolutions

The United States has imposed sanctions on a North Korean cyber espionage group, KIMSUKY, and eight foreign-based agents associated with the regime. The move...

Birth and Death Intertwined in Gaza Strip

On November 9, Israeli airstrikes hit Al-Nasr Medical Center in Gaza City, cutting off the neonatal intensive care unit’s oxygen supply. The attack forced...

Russia: Supreme Court Bans “LGBT Movement” as “Extremist”

(Berlin) – Russia’s Supreme Court ruled today that the “international LGBT movement” is an “extremist organization,” jeopardizing all forms of LGBT rights activism in...

To Tackle Hate against Jews and Muslims, EU Governments Need Better Statistics

A Muslim lawmaker in Berlin has received hate-filled flyers mixed with glass and feces. A Jewish woman was stabbed in Lyon, France. Other such...

Banks to Blacklist Diamond Traders Without Owner Disclosures: GJEPC Leads Transparency Effort

Banks are set to blacklist diamond houses, jewellers, and gem stores failing to disclose the 'ultimate beneficial owners' (UBOs) of trading partners. The move...

Joint Statement on the 3rd Annual U.S.-ROK Democratic Governance Consultations    

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea on the occasion...

Man Pleads Guilty to Firebombing Madison Building

MADISON, WIS. — A Madison man pleaded guilty today to the May 2022 firebombing of a Madison office building. Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, pleaded...

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