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BRUSSELS—European governments, under pressure from Washington and Riyadh, have refused to endorse a European Union list of dirty-money hotspots that includes Saudi Arabia and some U.S. territories.
Tax havens under UK jurisdiction could be forced to be more open about who owns assets held there if a group of MPs get their way next week.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The adoption of a European Union money-laundering blacklist, which includes Saudi Arabia as well as Puerto Rico and three other U.S. territories, is likely to be blocked by EU states under a procedure launched on Thursday, two EU sources said.
When news broke last week that one of Europe’s largest money-laundering scandals in history had widened, Estonia’s justice minister had to tear up a speech and start over.
Federal prosecutors accused the founder of what was once one of the most highly valued financial startups in the U.S. of criminal fraud and money laundering, the latest sign of a crackdown on the activities of privately held technology companies.
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sounded an optimistic note at the start of their second set of face-to-face meetings, as the U.S. leader sought to advance nuclear talks that have largely stalled since their first summit in June.
In recent days, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, has revealed certain key aspects of the long-touted White House Israeli-Palestinian peace plan that he and other senior administration officials say they will launch sometime after the April 9 elections in Israel.
For decades, American presidents have sought a deal to disarm North Korea, only to be frustrated at every turn.