Category: World

Eligibility for injury payments You can get compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) if your injury is in the list on this page and you meet all the other eligibility criteria of The Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme 2012. You may also find our guide to the Scheme helpful. If your injury […]

Haji Najibullah, 50, of Afghanistan, also known as “Najibullah Naim,” also known as “Abu Tayeb,” also known as “Atiqullah,” also known as “Nesar Ahmad Mohammad,” was sentenced to 42 years in prison and five years of supervised release for terrorism charges based on his role in the hostage taking of an American journalist and two […]

A California man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for tax evasion, operating an illegal gambling business, and money laundering. According to court documents and statements made in court, Jason Noah Feinman, of Calabasas, California, operated a Costa Rica-based business that, among other things, operated a website used by unlicensed and illegal gambling […]

An illegal alien was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a federal racketeering conspiracy that relied on fraudulent submissions to immigration authorities and used fraud and coercion to victimize Mexican H-2A workers who, between 2015 and 2017, had worked in the United States harvesting […]

The Justice Department announced that the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has released nearly $700 million in grant Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) to support law enforcement. The released NOFOs include the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) and several other grant programs that: Support the hiring and retention of sworn law enforcement officers, […]

The warning comes after overnight explosions reportedly struck the crucial Ardamata bridge in West Darfur state, as fighting continues between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and former allies the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two sides have been battling for control of the country since April 2023.  The bridge links the city of El Geneina to areas near the border with neighbouring Chad.  It is a vital route for commercial traffic and […]

As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of its adoption, the UK Government remains strongly committed to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and we continue to make progress towards implementation. At international level, as co-chair, the UK hosted the Annual General Meeting recently of the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network […]

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has issued an opinion to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) that its guidelines about disparate-impact liability under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act are unconstitutional.  The Office of Legal Counsel found that EEOC’s guidelines pressured employers to engage in racial discrimination.  Under those guidelines, employers could be […]

The assessment, conducted by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in coordination with Lebanon’s National Council for Scientific Research and other partners, also estimated that the damage generated nearly 649,000 cubic metres of debris. The findings come amid renewed concern over the mounting death toll and humanitarian suffering in Lebanon. According to media reports, Israeli air […]

We meet at a time of heightened tension in the region. As my Foreign Secretary said, the resumption of conflict between Iran and Israel is in no one’s interest. Both sides must show restraint.  For over two decades, the international community has sought clarity and assurance about the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran’s proliferation activities. […]