Office of Public Affairs | Regions Bank to Pay $4. 9 Million to Resolve Civil Liability in Connection with Ineligible Paycheck Protection Program Loan

Regions Bank, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, has agreed to pay the United States $4,919,631 to resolve allegations that Regions received payments it should not have received from the United States in connection with Regions approving forgiveness of a customer’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, despite the fact that the PPP loan was not eligible for forgiveness.  […]

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War is becoming a death sentence for women and girls

“We were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh – my uncle’s apartment,” she said. “My uncle’s wife was screaming, ‘My children! My children are gone!’ As I rushed to help her, they fired the second shell. That’s when my mother and my siblings were killed.” Mona survived the attack in Gaza, […]

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Accountability remains important to ensuring stability in Libya: UK statement at the UN Security Council

I thank the Deputy Prosecutor Khan for her briefing to the Council today and for her presentation of the Office’s latest report. As other colleagues have said, we regret that the Deputy Prosecutor was unable to brief the Council in person today, as mandated by the Council. Mr President, I will make three points. First, the […]

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Office of Public Affairs | 12 Members of Violent “Crown Hill Enterprise” in Indianapolis Indicted on Federal RICO Charges, Including Murder

A federal grand jury returned a 28‑count indictment Wednesday charging 12 alleged members of a racketeering enterprise accused of orchestrating widespread criminal activity in Indianapolis, including murder, kidnapping, assault, arson, drug trafficking, and illegal firearms crimes.The first of these defendants made their initial appearance today in the Southern District of Indiana. “The superseding indictment in […]

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European countries reach new agreement on human rights – here’s what it means for the UK’s immigration debate

The 46 countries bound by the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) have signed a new declaration on migration, setting out how they believe human rights law should apply to migration issues. With the ECHR playing a contentious role in immigration discourse in the UK, the UK government trailed this declaration as a “more modern […]

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Gaza: Life-saving medicines blocked as killing continues, disease gains ground

Recently returned from a visit to the devastated enclave, Dr. Renee Van de Weerdt, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told reporters in Geneva, “Nothing prepares you for Gaza.” “I thought going in the second time would make things easier. But it just doesn’t,” she said. Dr. Van de Weerdt […]

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ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida: list of designations and sanctions notices

Notices Sanctions Notice, Isil Da’esh and Al-Qaeda: 31 March 2026 (PDF, 128 KB, 3 pages) Sanctions Notice, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida: 27 March 2026 (PDF, 176 KB, 5 pages) Sanctions Notice, ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida: 2 March 2026 (PDF, 173 KB, 5 pages) Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office notices issued from 28 January 2026 about […]

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why are people fighting over pocket watches?

So now we know exactly what you get when you cross two distinct brands of Swiss watch-making, one affordable (Swatch) and one luxury (Audemars Piguet). You get a new model of watch that attracts massive hype, huge queues and brawling customers. For £335, you might also get your hands on a colourful pocket watch. But […]

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Ten years of the GDPR: your data, your rights

  On 24 May 2026, we mark ten years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force. This landmark law gave Europeans real control over their personal data for the first time, and changed life online forever.   A landmark for citizens’ rights  Before the GDPR, the rules protecting your personal data varied widely […]

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The Bayeux Tapestry tells only the winner’s story – but the other side can be found in old English texts

As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to London, the year 1066 and the Norman Conquest are in the spotlight. The tapestry – an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres long, created soon after the events it depicts – tells the story of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and William of Normandy’s triumphant defeat of Harold Godwinson, […]

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