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The PMLA — a law that has lost its way

The raison d’etre of the PMLA is the crime of the laundering of a huge volume of black money generated from the international drug trade and the spectre of destabilisation of the world economy

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2024

A speech that put India on the global stage

Newly decolonised India, with all the problems of nation-building and none of the traditional markers of international power such as military and economic might — or even nuclear weapons to disarm — was an unlikely candidate for this leadership role; yet such was Nehru’s belief in India’s global standing that…

The Hindu · Apr 1, 2024

‘It’s a siege, it’s a war’: Haiti’s gangs tighten violent grip in lethal insurrection

Port-au-Prince, the capital, has plunged into chaos, and gangs have shifted their offensive to places once considered safe

The Guardian - US · Apr 1, 2024

Are Sudan’s civil society activists being targeted by both warring sides?

Sudan’s warring parties are using food as a weapon and targeting local activists for feeding their communities.

Al Jazeera · Apr 1, 2024

Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu

Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October.

WEKU · Apr 1, 2024

Londoners are lonelier than rest of country, survey finds

Founder of the Belonging Forum says poll suggests there are ‘real issues’ in London with social connection

Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2024

Monday briefing: The truth about claims people ‘use’ their mental health to avoid work

In today’s newsletter: Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride claims 94% of those going to the doctors feeling ‘bluesy’ will be signed off work. What’s the evidence for this claim?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024

🔴Live: Two senior commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards killed in Israeli strike on Damascus

Seven members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps including two high-ranking generals were killed in an Israeli attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, the Guards said in a statement Monday. Earlier in the day, Israel’s military confirmed it had withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital, Al Shifa. The health ministry…

France 24 · Apr 1, 2024

BoM says March was second-warmest on record; Easter campers rescued from Queensland flood waters – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 31, 2024

Israel lodges proposal with UN for dismantling of Palestinian relief agency

Exclusive: Aid officials warn that transferring Unrwa’s functions to other bodies with famine looming would be disastrous

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31, 2024