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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three Kansas City, Mo., men have been charged in federal court for illegal firearms trafficking and straw purchases of firearms...

(Washington, DC) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and...

(Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities appear to have made opaque amnesty deals in recent years with suspected members of the Islamic State (also known...

Foris DAX MT Limited (Crypto.com) was fined for providing crypto services without the required registration until August 2, 2023. On October 2, 2023, De Nederlandsche...

(Lusaka) – Zambia’s government is delaying urgently needed action to clean up severe lead contamination in the city of Kabwe, the Alliance for Lead-Free...

Belgian politician Dries Van Langenhove was sentenced on Tuesday to a year in jail and fined heavily for inciting violence and Holocaust denial. Van Langenhove,...

Influential people in Ghana are speaking out against the country’s dangerous anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) bill. Last week, Samia Nkrumah, a former member...

The escalation of violence and organized crime activity throughout Ecuador is having a dire impact on children’s rights. A temporary switch to online learning,...

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Elias Xavier Rosario Torres, 26, of Tampa, and Veronica Estefania...

PITTSBURGH — A resident of Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, U.S. Attorney...

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) have proposed a Corporate Service Providers (CSP) Bill to strengthen regulations...

Twenty years ago today, I received a phone call in the middle of the night with the news that my friend and colleague, the...

The links between China’s rapidly expanding car industry and forced labor in the Xinjiang region demonstrate why it is vital for European Union governments...

In late February, I joined youth from 14 countries for a four-day seminar on the rising civilian toll caused by bombing and shelling with...