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The European Union is putting pressure on Danske Bank A/S to drop a non-disclosure agreement with the whistleblower behind money laundering allegations that have engulfed the lender.
Two former executives of oil and gas company Afren PLC were guilty of fraud and money laundering that involved personal gains of more than $17 million for the pair, a jury found on Wednesday.
A group of former officials at the U.S. Treasury Department launched a firm that uses research and data analytics to help companies and banks with sanctions-related risk
TODAY: Pence convenes a meeting of the National Space Council — James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, speaks at NDIA
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Bankers kept their name tags obscured behind ties. Many tried to keep a low profile and avoided talking to the news media.
How did government respond to the recent scientific conclusion that only “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” can deliver the globally agreed target for stopping climate breakdown?
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish bank Swedbank (SWEDa.ST) reported a higher than expected net profit for the third quarter on Tuesday and downplayed concerns its Baltic operations could be hit by similar money-laundering issues as seen among some of its peers.
The Trump administration on Tuesday levied sanctions against Taliban and Iranian agents in a joint action with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf governments, some of which have political ties to Tehran, in a move U.S. officials argue underscores Riyadh’s strategic value to the U.S.
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President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton is in Moscow today. He reiterated the administration's announcement from this weekend that the U.S. does intend to withdraw from a 30-year-old nuclear non-proliferation treaty signed by Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. Today in Moscow, Bolton said the treaty has outlived its purpose.
DUBAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia and Bahrain have added Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) and Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani to their lists of people and organisations suspected of involvement in funding terrorism, the Saudi state news agency SPA said on Tuesday, quoting a statement from the security services. (Reporting By Tuqa Khalid; editing by John Stonestreet)