Category: World

A reported strike near Hiram Hospital in the region around Tyre injured 10 staff members and caused structural damage – the fifth incident affecting the facility since 2 March, according to local authorities. “We remain deeply concerned by the continued impact of hostilities on healthcare and people’s access to essential services,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric […]

As a result of coordinated law enforcement actions in three states, seven men have been arrested and indicted in connection with submitting fraudulent COVID-19 relief loan applications administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, totaling $205,639 in fraudulent loan proceeds. The takedown was […]

During his regular media briefing from Headquarters, Stéphane Dujarric was asked about an announcement by Pakistan’s Prime Minister that the sides had agreed on a final text for a peace deal to end more than 100 days of war.  “We’ve seen that announcement. We saw also the announcements from the President of the United States yesterday,” he said.  “Given the sensitivity […]

An Albuquerque, New Mexico man is in custody on federal charges for allegedly damaging religious property during back-to-back attacks at two local Jewish facilities. According to court documents, on June 2, Rex Crofton, 25, targeted two Jewish community facilities in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during a series of motivated attacks. At approximately 4:31 PM, Crofton arrived […]

The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“Division”) issued the following statement today in connection with the closing of the Division’s investigation into the proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (“WBD” or “Warner Bros.”) by Paramount Skydance (“Paramount”), together (the “Parties”): The Division has completed its analysis of the proposed merger of Paramount […]

Ray Martinez, the former Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), and Jenifer O’Neal, the former Director of the Virgin Islands Office of Management and Budget (OMB), were sentenced this week for their roles in a procurement fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme. Martinez was sentenced to 10 years in prison and three years […]

Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, the former ship master of a ghost fleet tanker that historically transported Iran- and Venezuela-origin oil for the ultimate benefit of U.S. adversaries, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for refusing to obey orders from the U.S. Coast Guard during a multi-week pursuit from the Caribbean Sea through to the North […]

“There’s no question that this is the most serious disruption in the HIV response since the world came together to fight this disease,” said Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS. Every week, 3,000 adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa acquire HIV, one of the clearest signs the world is failing to reach some […]

UK sets out timeline for phasing in a full ban on diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude to cut off funding for Putin’s war in Ukraine. UK confirms the temporary licence for phasing in the ban will expire by the 1 January 2027. The Government will continue to review the licence every two […]

Following his extradition from Ireland, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 44, a Ukrainian national, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a conspiracy to deploy Conti, a ransomware variant that infected more than 1,000 computers and networks worldwide. “The defendant and his conspirators used the Conti ransomware to terrorize people and […]