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US fines Bank of America $1.2bn for money laundering, sanctions violations 

14 October 2026

News|Banks The US Treasury Department has imposed more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America, the seco...

Ukrainian ex-officer goes on trial in Germany over Nord Stream blasts 

14 October 2026

News|Courts A Ukrainian former military officer is standing trial in Germany, accused of organising the secret operation...

UN official says ‘window of opportunity’ for peace in DR Congo 

14 October 2026

A senior United Nations official has told the Security Council there is a “window of opportunity” for peace in the e...

China and North Korea to open New Yalu River Bridge, state media reports 

14 October 2026

News|Infrastructure China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge to traffic on Thursday, China�...

Colombia peace tribunal charges ex-FARC members with anti-Indigenous crimes 

13 October 2026

Colombia’s transitional justice system, established to address crimes committed during the country’s decades-long ci...

Jamaica accepts first flight of third-country deportations from US 

13 October 2026

The Caribbean country of Jamaica has received its first third-country deportations from the United States, as part of an...

Namibia battles cattle disease outbreak as EU suspends several meat imports 

13 October 2026

Windhoek, Namibia – “We had to close the market for several days. It was just before the weekend and month’s end....

Ex-gang leader gets 40 years to life for rapper Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder 

13 October 2026

A former gang leader accused of masterminding the 1996 drive-by shooting of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur has been sentenced...

OpenAI engineer charged after listening device found in meeting room 

13 October 2026

A Saudi national who worked as an engineer at the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has been arrested after a listenin...

Iran war live: Saudi coalition hits Houthi sites; Aramco office hit in east 

13 October 2026

The Saudi Aramco logo is seen at an oil facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, October 12, 2019. [File: Maxim Shemetov/Reuter...