Office of Public Affairs | Leader of Global Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Sexually Exploit Minors

Prasan Nepal, 21, also known by the online moniker “Trippy,” of High Point, North Carolina, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit sexual exploitation of a child.  “This is the latest victory in the FBI’s work with partners to dismantle the violent 764 network,” said FBI Director Kash Patel. “Prasan Nepal, a leader of 764, […]

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Young people meet with Commissioner Hoekstra to discuss EU climate action ahead of COP31

On 1 October 2026, Wopke Hoekstra, Commissioner for Climate, Net-Zero and Clean Growth, met with 16 young people from across Europe for a Youth Policy Dialogue on COP31 to exchange views ahead of the UN climate conference taking place in Antalya, Türkiye from 9 to 20 November.   The event was organised by the European […]

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Commissioners Síkela and Lahbib visit Dublin to discuss international development and the importance of EU solidarity

Today and tomorrow, Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela and Commissioner for Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib will be in Dublin, Ireland, to participate in the informal ministerial Council on Development under the Irish Presidency of the EU that will be dedicated to discuss the future of development. They will also meet with representatives of partner […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Known Cybersecurity Expert and Owner of Florida Ransomware Remediation Company Charged with Defrauding Clients

Zohar Pinhasi, 50, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” a U.S. and Israeli national, was arraigned today in the Eastern District of New York on wire fraud charges relating to Pinhasi’s false representations that he could decrypt ransomware without paying cybercriminals. Pinhasi claimed to prospective clients that his company, MonsterCloud, offered a principled […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Heal 360 Clinics and Owner Agree to Pay $20M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations of Billing False Claims to the COVID-19 Uninsured Program for Services Not Rendered

Heal 360 Urgent Care PLLC, Heal 360 Primary Care PLLC (together “Heal 360”) and their owner, Dr. Mohammed Amer Mohiuddin (Mohiuddin), have agreed to pay the United States $20 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims to the Health Resources & Services Administration COVID-19 […]

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Preparing for a wider European Union

If more countries join the European Union, we need to be ready. This is why the European Commission has reviewed the actions needed to prepare the EU and countries seeking to join the EU for future enlargements. The new measures will prepare the European Union’s governance, policies and budget for enlargement, while strengthening the protection of […]

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Office of Public Affairs | AIDS Healthcare Foundation Agrees to Pay $1.44M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

AIDS Healthcare Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, California, has agreed to pay $1.44 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or failing to delete false or invalid diagnosis codes in order to increase payments that it received from the Medicare Advantage program. “The government relies on […]

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EASA publishes the updated Easy Access Rules for CS-MMEL (Issue 4) – Available in PDF, as online version, and in XML

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the Easy Access Rules for Master Minimum Equipment List (EAR for CS-MMEL) Issue 4. The new EAR for CS-MMEL (Issue 4) incorporate the ED Decision 2025/021/R providing a regular update of CS-MMEL and in particular introducing items covered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Policy Letters that had not yet […]

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EASA and DGCA Indonesia agree new Working Arrangement on Airworthiness Certification

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of Indonesia (DGCA Indonesia) have marked the conclusion of a new Working Arrangement on Airworthiness Certification, strengthening cooperation between the two authorities and making it easier for European aviation approvals to be validated or accepted in Indonesia. The Working Arrangement builds […]

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Office of Public Affairs | California Woman Arrested on Charges Alleging She Acted as Agent of China and Spied on Relatives of U.S. Based High-Ranking Taiwanese Government Official

Wanying Zhang, 34, also known as Heather Zhang, of Irvine, California, was arrested Sunday on a one count complaint charging her with acting in the United States as an unregistered agent of the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including by conducting surveillance on family members of a high-ranking Taiwanese government official. “The […]

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