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US travel ban on Dominica and Antigua signals next phase of war on ‘golden passports

Bangladesh, Dec. 21 -- The United States has imposed new travel restrictions on Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda, escalating Washingtons campaign against citizenship-by-investment programs that it vie... Read More


Arrest of anti-corruption activist exposes Mauritanias growing crackdown on whistleblowers

Bangladesh, Dec. 20 -- The late-night arrest of prominent Mauritanian anti-corruption activist Mohamed Ould Ghadda has triggered widespread condemnation from opposition leaders, civil society organiza... Read More


India opens nuclear sector to private companies to achieve 100 GW by 2047

Bangladesh, Dec. 19 -- In a landmark move aimed at transforming its energy landscape, India has opened its nuclear sector to private companies, signaling a significant shift in the countrys approach t... Read More


Italy and Romania freeze €40 million in assets in major cross-border mafia probe

Bangladesh, Dec. 18 -- Italian and Romanian authorities have carried out a sweeping cross-border operation resulting in the freezing of assets worth more than €40 million, underscoring the growi... Read More


Crypto ATMs, corporate profits, and broken lives: How convenience stores became gateways for scams

Bangladesh, Dec. 18 -- On a cold December day in 2024, Steve Beckett did something millions of Americans do every week: he stopped at a convenience store. There was nothing unusual about the moment. N... Read More


EU targets Russias shadow fleet with new sanctions push

Bangladesh, Dec. 16 -- The European Union has taken another significant step to tighten the economic noose around Russias war machine, approving a new round of sanctions aimed squarely at what Brussel... Read More


Paraguay banks Green pledges undermined by loans to agribusiness linked to environmental crimes

Bangladesh, Dec. 15 -- Paraguays banking sector has spent recent years presenting itself as a responsible partner in the fight against climate change and environmental destruction. Major lenders have ... Read More


EU divisions deepen over Russian asset seizure as legal and financial risks mount

Bangladesh, Dec. 13 -- The European Unions long-running debate over whether to seize frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine has entered a more contentious and legally fraught phase. While Brussels c... Read More


Darwinian multipolarity: Why the new global order will not be equal

Bangladesh, Dec. 12 -- For years, diplomats, analysts, and global institutions have celebrated the arrival of multipolarity as if it were a political awakening-an escape from Americas imperial shadow ... Read More


Europes empty moral theatre: How the EU justifies taking Russian assets ‘for Ukraine

Bangladesh, Dec. 11 -- The European Unions leadership has developed a curious talent over the past decade: taking deeply questionable political decisions, wrapping them in the language of noble sacrif... Read More