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UN establishes independent body to investigate missing persons in Syria – JURIST

The UN General Assembly formally instituted on Thursday an autonomous body tasked with conducting investigations into cases of missing persons within the territory of Syria. The body, which will be called the […]

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UN human rights office: Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis has reached ‘alarming levels’ – JURIST

Myanmar’s human rights situation has deteriorated to “alarming levels,” according to a report published by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday. The report states that, […]

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Banks

TerraPay and Attijariwafa Bank Bring Real-Time Money Transfers to Bank Accounts in Morocco

Global payments infrastructure provider TerraPay has partnered with Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank to enable real-time and seamless global money transfers directly to bank accounts in Morocco.  In an aim to foster financial empowerment, financial […]

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Red Cross facilitates release of 125 Sudanese soldiers in paramilitary custody – JURIST

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Thursday its successful facilitation of the release of 125 Sudanese soldiers, 44 of whom were wounded, who had been detained by the Rapid […]

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UK Court of Appeal finds Rwanda refugee removal plan unlawful – JURIST

The UK Court of Appeal Thursday ruled that the UK Government’s “Rwanda Plan” is unlawful. In the ruling the Lord Chief Justice Burnett reversed the High Court’s finding, writing, “Unless and until the […]

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Economy

New forms of debt restructuring reward bad behaviour

Negotiations over international debt are often headspinning. To reduce the debts of a country that can’t pay the bills, it takes referees from the imf, teams of lawyers and a contest between […]

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Economy

How Russia dodges diesel sanctions

On june 26th the Captain Paris, a Greek-owned vessel transporting 730,000 barrels of diesel from Russia, reached the Suez canal. The crew are familiar with the passage, through which they usually ferry […]

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Economy

Financial sanctions may not deter China from invading Taiwan

A few months ago the China Select Committee in America’s House of Representatives took part in a war game, complete with tabletop maps and blue and red counters. It simulated a Chinese […]

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Fintech

Lithuania’s fintech guidelines for 2023-2028 unveiled: Know more

The main institutional actors of the Fintech industry in Lithuania signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to confirm the National Fintech Guidelines for 2023-2028.  Among the signers of the MoU are the […]

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UN human rights office details widespread detention, torture, and killing of civilians by Russian armed forces – JURIST

The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine on Tuesday released a report which details the arbitrary detention, torture, and occasional killing of civilians by Russian armed forces in the context of […]

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Сryptocurrencies

UAE Crypto Investors Saw 5x More the Total Gains Than the Global Community According to Chainalysis

The crypto market boomed in 2021, with users experiencing gains of $159.7billion. However, a year later this number plummeted with losses in the range of $127.1billion. According to research from Chainalysis, the […]

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Colombia president suspends ceasefire with armed rebel group following attack on indigenous community – JURIST

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Sunday that his government suspended the ceasefire with the EMC group of rebels in the departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle del Cauca. The announcement comes a […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Bitget Wallet Launches BWB Token With Total Supply of 1 Billion

In late 2023, Bitget Exchange acquired BitKeep, the Web3 wallet, and transformed it into Bitget Wallet. Over half a year later, Bitget Wallet has launched its official ecosystem token, BWB. The Bitget […]

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Latvia security service initiates criminal proceedings against European lawmaker over suspected collusion with Russian intelligence services – JURIST

Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) was reported on Saturday to have initiated criminal proceedings against Tatjana Ždanoka, a European Parliament lawmaker (MEP) and Latvian citizen, on suspicion of cooperating with Russian intelligence […]

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