JPMorgan Under Fire For Allegedly Concealing Epstein-Related Transactions From V.I. Government
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] A new filing by the Government of the Virgin Islands on Monday, in its lawsuit against JPMorgan accuses the bank of…
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Myanmar junta grants partial pardon to democracy champion Suu Kyi
[Reuters] Myanmar’s ruling military pardoned on Tuesday jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on five of the 19 offences for which she was convicted…
British Man Convicted Of Killing His Ailing Wife “Out Of Love” Is Freed From Prison In Cyprus
[CBS] A Cyprus court sentenced a British man to two years in prison for killing his wife in their retirement home to spare her the…
Niger Crisis Deepens As France Plans Evacuation
[AP] France prepared to evacuate French and European nationals from Niger on Tuesday, telling them to carry no more than a small bag, after a…
Former US President Trump Has Spent $40 Million On Legal Fees
[Reuters] Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s political action committee is expected to report on Monday that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees…
US Orders Non-Emergency Personnel To Leave Violence-Hit Haiti
[Al Jazeera] The United States has ordered non-emergency government personnel to leave Haiti, as the Caribbean nation continues to reel under widespread gang violence, kidnappings…
Ousted Niger President Mohamed Bazoum Meets Chad’s leader
[BBC] Niger’s ousted president has been seen for the first time since the military detained him after staging a coup last week. Mohamed Bazoum met…
Saudi Arabia to host Ukraine peace talks, top official says
[Al Jazeera] Saudi Arabia is preparing to host a summit to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plan for peace in his country amid the ongoing Russian invasion,…
Suicide Bomber At Political Rally In Northwest Pakistan Kills At Least 44
[AP] A suicide bomber blew himself up at a political rally in a former stronghold of militants in northwest Pakistan bordering Afghanistan on Sunday, killing…
Moscow Drone Attack Briefly Shuts Vnukovo Airport
[BBC] Russia has accused Ukraine of a drone attack on Moscow that damaged two buildings and briefly shut one of the city’s airports. A drone…