The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Binance Holdings was illegally used to let Russians skirt U.S. sanctions and move money through the cryptocurrency exchange, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Regulators globally have long called for tighter controls on crypto exchanges including Binance, the world’s largest, to prevent illegal […]
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PML-N MPA who slapped Pakpattan AC is behind bars
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Mian Naveed Ali was arrested by the Pakpattan police on Wednesday outside the Lahore High Court after his bail plea was dismissed in the case of slapping Assistant Commissioner (AC) Khawar Bashir. According to a report, Mian Naved’s marquee was raided by the AC on November 15 last […]
Qureshi briefs Saudi FM on latest Kashmiri situation, violations
Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral relations, discussing ways to enhance cooperation in diverse areas. Foreign Minister Qureshi is currently accompanying Prime Minister Imran Khan during his three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince […]
Panama says withdrawing flag from tanker towed to Iran, cites violations
PANAMA CITY: Panama’s maritime authority said on Saturday it had begun the process of withdrawing the registration of an oil tanker called MT Riah, which was towed to Iran after it disappeared from ship tracking maps in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14. Panama began the flag withdrawal process on Friday after an investigation […]
Myanmar blackout may be cover for gross human rights violations — UN investigator
Myanmar’s army may be committing gross human rights violations under cover of a mobile phone blackout in parts of Myanmar’s Rakhine and Chin states, UN special rapporteur Yanghee Lee said on Monday. Lee, an independent expert who reports to the UN Human Rights Council on human rights in Myanmar, said nine townships had been blacked […]
Brazil rejects UN appeal against revising history by denying 1964 military coup
The government of Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro has rejected an appeal by a United Nations expert not to revise Brazilian history by denying a military coup occurred in 1964. In a letter to the UN human rights commission in Geneva made public on Thursday, the government said it “repudiates the baseless allegations” of the […]