Nicaragua continues to strip citizens of their citizenship, whether officially or in silence. Nicaraguan exiles are exploring legal avenues to stop this repressive strategy.
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On April 17, Trump Media & Technology Group warned the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its Trump Media stock (NASDAQ: DJT) might be being manipulated. The memo, sent to acting chairman of the SEC Mark Uyeda, suggests that naked short-selling — an illegal and controversial practice — is to blame.
The Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission has threatened Tulip Siddiq with an Interpol Red Notice this week if she doesn’t show her face in court: “Now, if the accused Ms. Siddiq does not turn up and surrender before the court, ACC will follow the global practice of taking assistance from Interpol through Bangladesh Police and Ministry of…
The stock market has been in a tumultuous, volatile state lately — and one U.S. politician is betting that small-cap stocks will see the best returns going forward. Finbold’s congressional trading radar recently picked up on an interesting Periodic Transaction Report. It reveals that Tim Moore, the Republican representative of North Carolina’s 14th congressional district,…
Radicalisation and violent extremism remain among the most persistent and destabilising threats to global peace and security. Despite the military defeat of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), terrorist organisations around the world continue to attract recruits and inspire attacks. According to Human Rights Watch, as of 2023, more than 40,000 foreigners accused of ISIS links […]
The Executive Chairman of the Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Onomen Briggs, has called on contractors handling school infrastructure projects to expedite construction and ensure all facilities are completed before the new school term begins.
These are the sort of stats that will definitely come looking for you. Ignorance is not an option. The post Op-Ed: Well, how DO you interpret life expectancy by country? Some nitpicking required. appeared first on Digital Journal.
Many young people who have been incarcerated later struggle to achieve the basic milestones in adulthood, such as living on their own or maintaining a long-term job. The post Crime prevention: Urgent focus on youth detention is needed appeared first on Digital Journal.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is staging a charm offensive in the region while US President Donald Trump inflicts massive tariff pain.Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia on Thursday for the last leg of his week-long tour of Southeast Asia, which included earlier stops in Vietnam and Malaysia. Although his visit was scheduled months ago, it fell at an opportune moment for Beijing, with the international trade system in disarray because of the actions of US President Donald Trump. On April 2, Trump launched his tariff onslaught, unveiling steep “reciprocal” duties on goods coming into the US from most of its trading partners, including 49% tariffs on products from Cambodia, 46% on those coming from Vietnam and between 20%-30% on most other Southeast Asian countries. The tariff turmoil has hit trade and investment flows as well as financial markets. Most countries, including in Southeast Asia, are currently predicting a major global economic downturn. Several agencies have cut their growth forecasts
The comments from the Russian Foreign Ministry come after Germany’s presumptive next Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he was open to delivering the long-range missiles to Ukraine.The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued a stark warning to Germany over the possibility of long-range Taurus missiles being deployed in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Russia would treat Taurus missile strikes on its “critical transport infrastructure” as “direct” German involvement in the Ukrainian conflict. Germany’s presumptive next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, said this past weekend that he is open to delivering the Taurus missiles to Ukraine provided it is done with coordination with European partners. European officials such as Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp and Polish Prime Minister Radoslaw Sikorski welcomed Merz’s comments on Taurus deliveries during a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. The Taurus KEPD-350 is capab