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Ukrainian fintech executive Alyona Shevtsova – sanctioned in her own country and connected by investigators to a financial scheme involving over $110 million – managed to appear as a speaker and her company as a sponsor at a major UK compliance event, highlighting a discrepancy between formal regulatory standards and their actual enforcement in practice.

The ceasefire announced Tuesday night by President Donald Trump and confirmed by Iranian officials is barely holding on. If Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has his way, it may soon be over.

The day Operation Epic Fury commenced in Iran, FBI Director Kash Patel declared that he was placing the bureau’s counterterrorism and intelligence teams on “high alert” due to concerns about potential terror attacks from Tehran or its proxies.

Kharg Island – through which 90% of Iran’s oil exports are channeled – is arguably the country’s most sensitive economic target, yet the export terminal has so far remained untouched during the US-Israel bombing campaign.

Experts believe that a struggle for power between Kim Jong Un’s sister and daughter to lead North Korea could result in a family member facing execution.

Sometimes numbers and birth-related karmic stories can tell more about a person than hundreds of photographs.

In May, Department of Justice pardon attorney Ed Martin declared “no MAGA left behind.”

Governor Gavin Newsom will soon almost certainly be celebrating the passage of Proposition 50, a referendum to cast aside the state’s “independent” congressional map in favor of one drawn by Democrats, for Democrats.

The head of JP Morgan has told the BBC that there is a higher risk of a serious fall in US stocks than is currently being reflected in the market.

No guns. No midnight ambush. Just a phone call. That’s all it took for thieves to hijack two truckloads carrying $1 million worth of Guy Fieri and Sammy Hagar’s tequila.

As the government shutdown continues, the media seem fixated on one Republican talking point: that the Democrats want health care benefits for illegal immigrants. Of course they do.

The US president’s recent behavior is strange to many, from reposting a false AI video of himself to confusing comments during press conferences

Today, a split verdict would result in a mistrial. However, in 1980s Louisiana, when nonunanimous juries were still permitted, 19-year-old Lloyd Gray, a Black man, was sentenced to life in prison — even though the only two Black jurors had voted not guilty.

Democratic leaders have objected to President Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to reestablish order in Los Angeles and combat crime in the District of Columbia, but legal experts state that the Insurrection Act of 1807 grants him the authority to do so.

The winds of change could soon blow on Iran, according to a new report.

The Sinaloa cartel leader’s revelations will put pressure on Claudia Sheinbaum to act.

One "big problem" with the executive order aiming to protect the American flag is that "flag burning is clearly protected by the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court has twice affirmed that this is so," writes Robby Soave.

Each week, The Post will share our selections of the top one-liners and stories from the satirical site the Babylon Bee to help ease the midweek slump

On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order ending cashless bail nationwide and creating rapid-response National Guard units that can be deployed to any city in need.

So today’s males I asked, “What female turn-on do you specially dig?”

A charming smile can paper over a lot of faults — and Zohran Mamdani oozes charm. But is the threadbare vapidity of his campaign starting to show?

Jimmy Lai, China's most famous political prisoner, faces sentencing this week — and the future of Hong Kong's civil liberties is on trial along with him.

Governor Kathy Hochul took a moment to celebrate at her desk this week, patting herself on the back for figuring out how to curb retail theft. Who would have thought? By arresting shoplifters and proceeding with prosecutions, theft is discouraged!

President Trump needs to exert significant pressure on Russia's main income stream, its oil revenues, while avoiding disruption of the global energy market

The shift began at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, when the city forced restaurants and bars to close. Nearly 1,000 never reopened, and five years after the pandemic’s inception, many that did survive have not returned to their old hours.