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Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

Lebanon’s Central Bank Chief Appears Before Corruption Hearing

European investigators on Thursday questioned Riad Salameh, the Governor of Lebanon's Central Bank [BDL], probing his personal wealth and allegedly suspicious financial transfers abroad. Salameh has held his post for three decades, making him one of the world's longest-serving central bank govern...

Lebanon’s Currency Plunges to 100K Against US Dollar

Lebanon’s Currency Plunges to 100K Against US Dollar

Lebanon's currency, the Lebanese pound (LBP), reached a new low on Tuesday, hitting 100K LBP to the US dollar on the parallel market, which operates outside of the official bank rates....

South Africa: Pres. Ramaphosa Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Energy Crisis

South Africa: Pres. Ramaphosa Reshuffles Cabinet Amid Energy Crisis

On Monday, South African Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa reshuffled his cabinet and created two new positions in an apparent bid to address the country's severe energy crisis....

Trump Delivers CPAC Speech

Trump Delivers CPAC Speech

Former Pres. Donald Trump on Saturday served as the closing speaker at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), which featured speeches from several ardent Trump supporters and cheering crowds in Washington....

Bankman-Fried Charged With Making Hundreds of Illegal Campaign Donations

Bankman-Fried Charged With Making Hundreds of Illegal Campaign Donations

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, Thursday was charged with four new criminal counts, including conspiring to make illegal campaign contributions. This brings his total criminal charges to 12 — four for fraud and eight for conspiracy....

Report: Sex-Trafficking Charges Against Matt Gaetz Dropped

Report: Sex-Trafficking Charges Against Matt Gaetz Dropped

According to a source familiar with the matter, after a multi-year probe into House Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), US Dept. of Justice (DOJ) officials have said they will not seek sex trafficking charges against the Florida Republican....

House GOP Requests Documents in Biden Family Probe

House GOP Requests Documents in Biden Family Probe

House Republicans, via the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, have made the first official requests for documents from Hunter and James Biden — the family of the US President — concerning foreign business dealings, specifically related to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)....