International
USAID official Simeon Bakare convicted of COVID-19 relief fraud
A former U.S. Agency for International Development employee pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to charges stemming from a...
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Hillsborough Township School District business administrator Aiman Mahmoud indicted in kickback scheme
A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Friday charging the former business administrator of the Hillsborough Township School District...
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UK’s MI5 accuses Chinese spies of luring applicants with fake job offers to steal government, military secrets
The United Kingdom’s military intelligence agency, MI5, has accused Chinese spies of flooding LinkedIn, Indeed and Upwork with fake job...
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France slaps $25M fine on fast-fashion giant Shein
PARIS France has imposed a €22-million (nearly $25-million) fine on fast-fashion platform Shein over breaches of consumer protection rules, Commerce...
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Iran football team receives Mexican visas ahead of World Cup
MEXICO CITY Iran’s national football team players have received Mexican visas ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the state...
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Hormuz disruptions could raise vulnerable economies’ oil import costs by $20B per year: UN trade agency
GENEVA Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could increase the annual oil import bill of vulnerable economies by more than...
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Kremlin aide says 20,000 participants from 100 countries expected at St. Petersburg forum
MOSCOW There will be “about 20,000 people from more than 100 countries” who will attend the 2026 St. Petersburg International...
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Activist short seller Andrew Left convicted for $21 million stock market manipulation scheme
A federal jury in Los Angeles has convicted an activist short seller of securities fraud for a long-running market manipulation...
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Canadian citizen Denis Bouchard sentenced to prison for voting in U.S. presidential election
A federal judge sentenced a Canadian to two months in federal prison for making false claims of U.S. citizenship to...
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Trump orders U.S. banks to stop serving undocumented immigrants, confiscate existing accounts
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he signed an executive order authorising the seizure of funds in bank...
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