Month: May 2024

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — It’s one of the stranger economic realities of the war in Ukraine: Ukraine is still earning $800 million a year shipping Russian gas to Europe, shipments that net Russia more than $6 billion a year in hard currency. With the flick of a switch, Ukraine could end that flow…

Read More Spain and France are among the most opaque when it comes to declaring who party funders are, analysis shows Only seven out of 27 EU countries require political parties to reveal the identity of all their private donors, with Spain and France among the most opaque when it comes to the influence of…

Read MoreLaw enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn.Law enforcement agencies from around the world have shut down an alleged global malware network which stole $5.9bn.

Read More Groups want big tech social media firms to pay up to £40m a year to reimburse customers after years of shouldering cost of fraud A leading City lobby group is calling on the next government to bring in scams legislation that forces big tech and social media companies to cough up to £40m…

Read More Marion Maréchal’s Reconquête received nine times more donations than Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, analysis reveals Political funding in France has swerved to the right, with private donations to the small nationalist group backed by Marine Le Pen’s niece overtaking those raised by President Emmanuel Macron’s ruling party. Reconquête received €5.5m (£4.7m) from…

Read More A Hong Kong court found 14 opposition figures guilty in the city’s largest-yet national security trial that targeted scores of pro-democracy activists. Judges in the once-freewheeling finance hub convicted the defendants of subversion charges under a 2020 national security law imposed by Beijing in the wake of mass street protests calling for greater…

Read MoreSince the introduction of a 2020 law imposed by Beijing, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.Since the introduction of a 2020 law imposed by Beijing, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.

Read MoreMove follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian wine, coal, timber and barley.Move follows lifting of restrictions on imports of Australian wine, coal, timber and barley.

Read More The area had served as a “lifeline” for Hamas, the Israeli army said The Israel Defense Forces announced that they have established complete control over the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt. The statement comes amid the growing pressure on Israel to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza, which is on track to…

Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping called for an international peace conference focused on the Israel-Hamas war and promised more humanitarian aid as he opened a summit with Arab leadersChinese President Xi Jinping called for an international peace conference focused on the Israel-Hamas war and promised more humanitarian aid as he opened a summit with Arab…

Read More Ahmed Herzallah, his wife and three children have been catapulted into the uknown after fleeing their destroyed home In the darkened backroom of an Istanbul hotel packed with refugees from Gaza, the light from Ahmed Herzallah’s phone screen illuminates a picture of his destroyed home in Gaza City. The building, with its curved…

Read MoreSouth Korea and US condemn launch and urge Pyongyang to ‘refrain from further unlawful and destabilising acts’.South Korea and US condemn launch and urge Pyongyang to ‘refrain from further unlawful and destabilising acts’.

Read More More than 300 employees of federal, state and local governments sign letter warning against Australia’s ‘complicity’ in war crimes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of public servants from across Australia and across state and federal agencies…

Read MoreUS officials say army of 19 million infected computers enabled fraud, identity theft and child exploitation.US officials say army of 19 million infected computers enabled fraud, identity theft and child exploitation.

Read More WASHINGTON — An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade, amassing at least $99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud, including pandemic relief scams.…

Read More The IDF says that it is in ‘operational’ control of the buffer zone on Egypt’s border, a move which risks complicating relations with Cairo, amid Rafah offensive See all our Middle East coverage Israel is in effective control of Gaza’s entire land border after taking control of a buffer zone along the border…

Read MoreUS Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was asked to recuse himself after political flags were seen outside his houses.US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was asked to recuse himself after political flags were seen outside his houses.

Read More Yolŋu rapper says it was ‘an honour’ to be painted by Matt Adnate, who wins category judged by Art Gallery of New South Wales staff Archibald prize 2024 finalists: Julian Assange, Tony Armstrong, Chloé Hayden and more – in picturesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email A portrait of Indigenous rapper Baker Boy…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 825th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 825th day, these are the main developments.

Read MoreAl Jazeera looks at the range of legal language used to describe aspects of the former US president’s hush-money trial.Al Jazeera looks at the range of legal language used to describe aspects of the former US president’s hush-money trial.

Read More Sixteen of the 47 pro-democracy campaigners have denied charges of subversion for organising pre-election primaries in landmark case Judges in Hong Kong are set to start delivering verdicts on Thursday in the territory’s largest national security prosecution yet, with 16 of the “Hong Kong 47” pro-democracy campaigners awaiting their fate in a landmark…

Read More Former New York mayor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December after $148m defamation verdict against him Former New York mayor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December after $148m defamation verdict against him

Read More Forensic assessments being carried out on ‘items of interest’ found in search for missing woman Victoria police have ended their search of farmland south of Ballarat amid forensic testing of “items of interest”, after finding a phone at a dam during their investigation into missing woman Samantha Murphy. Murphy, 51, was last seen…

Read More Skiboky Stora was arrested in March following an ‘unprovoked’ attack on a young woman in Manhattan Skiboky Stora was arrested in March following an ‘unprovoked’ attack on a young woman in Manhattan

Read More Billings, Mont. — A Republican lawmaker from Montana blocked a Biden administration judicial nominee who would have been the state’s first Native American federal district court judge, officials said Wednesday. Attorney Danna Jackson with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes had been nominated last month by President Joe Biden. The post requires Senate…

Read MoreThe judge was surprised when a defendant charged with driving on a suspended license appeared behind the wheel.The judge was surprised when a defendant charged with driving on a suspended license appeared behind the wheel.

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Read More Book claims to be ‘most important book on American race relations that has ever been written’ Book claims to be ‘most important book on American race relations that has ever been written’

Read More Murray Watt says Beijing has removed sanctions for five abattoirs that lost export licences in 2020 amid diplomatic spat Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast China has lifted suspensions from Australian beef exporters, removing almost all of the…

Read MoreThe city’s most prominent opposition figures will soon have their fate decided.The city’s most prominent opposition figures will soon have their fate decided.

Read More The so-called ‘Goon Squad’ came to national attention in January 2023, after deputies in Rankin County Sheriff’s Office were accused of brutally torturing two Black men The so-called ‘Goon Squad’ came to national attention in January 2023, after deputies in Rankin County Sheriff’s Office were accused of brutally torturing two Black men

Read MoreThe airline is investigating after a lawsuit was filed saying all black men were temporarily removed from a flight.The airline is investigating after a lawsuit was filed saying all black men were temporarily removed from a flight.

Read More Nicole Brown Simpson’s sisters said they had “very complicated” feelings when they learned about O.J. Simpson’s death. The three sisters—Denise Brown, Dominique Brown, and Tanya Brown—sat down with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, with Denise saying that when she heard about Simpson’s death, she felt “this sense of kind of relief in a way.”…

Read MoreUnder a Kremlin-backed scheme, comics praising the invasion of Ukraine and glorifying Russian soldiers are being distributed to schools across Russia.Under a Kremlin-backed scheme, comics praising the invasion of Ukraine and glorifying Russian soldiers are being distributed to schools across Russia.

Read MoreProsecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial have showed jurors hundreds of texts, emails and phone calls that show his girlfriend-turned-wife’s desperate financial situation before New Jersey businessmen came to the rescueProsecutors at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial have showed jurors hundreds of texts, emails and phone calls that show his girlfriend-turned-wife’s desperate financial…