Following a major fire in the Limassol district of Cyprus, the authorities have requested firefighting assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. In response, the EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre has mobilised 2 Canadair airplanes from the EU’s joint firefighting fleet, rescEU, stationed in Spain. This wildfire season, in addition to supporting Cyprus, the EU […]
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On 13 June, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) adopted a revised travel rule for payments and value transfers – known as Recommendation 16 (R.16). This decision followed two years of intense internal discussions and two rounds of public consultations, which drew over 300 responses. Financial institutions will need to comply with the updated rule […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Scotland for a five-day visit from July 25 to 29, combining personal engagements with diplomatic meetings. The trip includes stops at his golf resorts in Turnberry and Aberdeen, as well as a preview of a new course set to open in August, named in honor of his Scottish-born […]
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A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in prison for wire fraud, impersonating a federal officer, aggravated identity theft, and making a false statement. The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: from 2018 through 2020, Santiago Garcia Gutierrez (Garcia), of Salt Lake City, defrauded a single victim out of more […]
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A new report by Human Rights Watch, in collaboration with Americans for Immigrant Justice and Sanctuary of the South, has exposed widespread abuse and neglect in three immigration detention facilities in Florida: the Krome North Service Processing Center, Broward Transitional Center, and the Federal Detention Center in Miami. The 92-page investigation, titled “You Feel Like […]
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On 25 July 2025, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) unveiled a joint publication titled Opening Doors for Children: Prevention of Childhood Statelessness. Good Practices in the OSCE Area. The launch event in Vienna brought together OSCE […]
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On July 24, 2025, the United Nations released a damning report detailing widespread human rights abuses committed by Taliban authorities against Afghan nationals who were involuntarily returned to Afghanistan from neighboring countries. The findings, compiled by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office, are based on interviews with 49 […]
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The state of press freedom in the Philippines has come under renewed scrutiny following two alarming developments: the continued detention of investigative journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and the murder of radio broadcaster Erwin Labitad Segovia. Cumpio, who has been held in Tacloban Prison for over five years, faces charges widely criticized as politically motivated. A […]
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A coalition of more than 100 prominent public figures—including celebrated football coaches Vahid Halilhodzic and Hervé Renard, Goncourt Prize-winning author Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, and acclaimed filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius—has called for the immediate release of Christophe Gleizes, a French sports journalist sentenced to seven years in prison in Algeria. Gleizes, a contributor to So Foot and […]
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Date: July 25, 2025 Business & Macro 🇧🇼 Botswana Seeks Larger Stake in De BeersBotswana is pursuing an increased ownership stake in De Beers, the diamond company majority-owned by Anglo American, according to the Financial Times. The move reflects the government’s long-term strategy to secure greater returns from its diamond resources. Climate & Energy 🇬🇭 […]
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