Category: World

Brussels, 4 June 2025 – The European Union has announced a comprehensive plan to extend temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees until 4 March 2027, while also preparing for a gradual transition toward long-term residence or voluntary return once hostilities in Ukraine come to an end. This marks the first time the EU has outlined a […]

The United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3) will open in Nice, France, on June 9, 2025. It is the third conference of its kind, following events in New York in 2017 and Lisbon in 2022. Co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, the conference will bring together 150 countries and nearly 30,000 individuals to discuss the sustainable management of our […]

This guidance is about going to music festivals in European countries. It may also be relevant if you’re going to festivals elsewhere. Most visits to festivals are trouble-free, but incidents can happen. These range from lost passports and other valuables to arrests, assault and occasionally more serious matters, including rape, sexual assault or death. This […]

1. Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Deepens Following Deadly Attack on Aid ConvoyA deadly attack on a World Food Programme (WFP) and UNICEF convoy near El Fasher, North Darfur, has left five Sudanese aid workers dead and several others injured. The convoy, transporting life-saving nutritional supplies across over 1,800 kilometers from Port Sudan, was targeted while […]

May 30, 2025 | Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a dramatic takedown fit for a crime thriller, a 68-year-old dual U.S.-U.K. citizen was arrested at Newark International Airport just days ago, accused of orchestrating a stunning two-year embezzlement scheme that siphoned over $700,000 from a Washington, D.C.-based company. Jeffrey D’Souza, a former trusted employee […]

ST. LOUIS – The leader of a Missouri nonprofit admitted in federal court Tuesday to defrauding a state program intended to provide meals to low-income children, fraudulently claiming more than $2.3 million in reimbursements. Cymone McClellan, 32, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in U.S. District Court […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office – Middle District of FloridaTampa, Florida – June 3, 2025 – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced today that Nicki Wayne Goodman (49, of Largo) has been charged by criminal complaint with conveying false information to perpetrate a hoax. If convicted, Goodman faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal […]

SECRETARY RUBIO:  Thank you.  Thank you.  Bernie Moreno, how’s the Senate?  (Laughter.) Thank you guys for having me.  It’s an honor.  I want to thank Chris for the introduction.  Did you get my office?  He just said – I just – the one I used to have, the one in Russell?  Yeah.  Did you find […]

U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Columbia WASHINGTON – A federal court has ordered the forfeiture of approximately $2.5 million in virtual currency connected to fraudulent cryptocurrency confidence schemes, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro, John Lynch, Chief of the Department of Justice’s Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stacey […]

  The European Commission has proposed new measures to save EU companies a further €400 million in annual administrative costs. With a new category of companies – so-called small-mid caps – the measures will ease compliance obligations and free up resources for growth and investment. When small and medium enterprises (SMEs) grow beyond 250 employees, they become large […]