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Australia Fines Qoin Wallet Operator $14 Million for Unlicensed Activity
Australia’s Federal Court has fined crypto Qoin Wallet operator BPS Financial $14 million (US$9.9 million) after finding it misled consumers about whether its token could be spent at merchants...
Small plane crashes in rural area of Colombia, killing 15 people including congressman
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a...
Israel’s budget deadline: What happens if Knesset cannot agree in time?
By law, failure to pass the budget by March 31 leads to an automatic collapse of the government and snap elections within about 90 days.Israel’s government must pass the...
Nigeria to try military officers accused of planning coup last year
Nigerian military authorities are set to try more than a dozen officers over allegations that they planned to overthrow the government last year, capping months of concerns about security...
Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal
The Rwandan government is claiming it is owed £100m by the UK over payments due under an asylum agreement cancelled by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.Rwanda has filed an...
Herzog announces visit to Australia, will meet Australian Jews, political leaders during trip
President Isaac Herzog will be traveling to Australia from February 8 to February 12, where he will meet with Jewish leaders, victims of the Bondi Beach massacre, and Australian...
Ex-Nigeria oil minister in bribery trial spent £2m at Harrods, court hears
More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from industry figures interested in government contracts, a court in London...
Nigeria president ‘in great shape’ after falling at Turkey reception
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu is "in great shape" despite falling over at a reception ceremony in Turkey, one of his aides said.Tinubu, 73, was being welcomed by his Turkish...
Gaza’s unequal dead: 10,000 Palestinians under rubble, one Israeli captive
To retrieve one body, the Israeli military mobilised a fleet of tanks, drones, and what locals described as “explosive robots”.They turned a neighbourhood into a “kill zone”, dug up...
‘People should never forget the Holocaust’
"It wasn't until I got a lot older that I realised that most of my family had been murdered," says 90-year-old Holocaust survivor Liesel Carter.Liesel was just four years...
