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Forty-Five Nations Pledge to Coordinate Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine
Date: July 14, 2022
By Anthony Deutsch and Robin Emmott THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The United States and more 40 other countries agreed on Thursday to coordinate investigations into suspected war crimes in Ukraine, shortly after what Kyiv said was a Russian missile strike that killed civilians far from front lines. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the international conference that...
Hackers Posing as Merkel Target ECB’s Lagarde – German Source
Date: July 12, 2022
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Unidentified hackers attempted to trick European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde into letting them open a messaging app account in her name by posing as former German chancellor Angela Merkel, a German source said on Tuesday. The plot was quickly foiled without any information being compromised, an ECB spokesperson said. “We can confirm...
Abe Assassination Raises Questions About Japan’s Vip Security
Date: July 8, 2022
By Yoshifumi Takemoto and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – The fatal shooting of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe from close-range at a political rally on Friday has raised questions about protection for high-profile figures in a country where political violence and gun crimes are extremely rare. Politicians in Japan often travel with fairly light security...
Lawyers Defending Hong Kong Tycoon Say They Have Received Threats
Date: July 8, 2022
By Anne Marie Roantree and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -Barristers from a British law firm who are representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said on Thursday they had received anonymous e-mails warning them against travelling to the city to defend him. Lai is among the most prominent people in Hong...
Creating a Best-In-Class AML Programme With a Watchlist at Its Core
Date: July 5, 2022
By Garient Evans, vice-president of identity solutions, Trulioo Since Russia’s war with Ukraine, scrutiny has intensified on illicit financial activity and hidden assets. Companies around the world are facing increased pressure to ensure they are monitoring and screening new and existing customers against applicable sanctions lists. While having a comprehensive screening program is nothing new...
As Business Booms for People Smugglers Using Trucks in Texas, Risks Grow
Date: July 1, 2022
By Ted Hesson, Laura Gottesdiener and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON/MONTERREY (Reuters) – Months before dozens of migrants died inside a sweltering tractor-trailer this week that had slipped through a Border Patrol checkpoint on a Texas highway, another truck driver was making the same journey carrying 52 migrants. Roderick DeWayne Chisley was stopped on December 17, 2021,...