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Orbán Associates Have Won €28bn in Hungarian Public Contracts Since 2010

Companies owned by 13 men close to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán won more than €28 billion in public contracts from 2010 to late 2025, according to a Financial Times investigation based on an analysis of nearly 350,000 state procurement contracts.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro giving the peace sign on a visit to Washington, D.C.

DEA Deems Colombia’s President Petro a ‘Priority Target’ in Drug Probe

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as federal prosecutors in New York examine his alleged ties to drug traffickers.

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Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Bar Sports Bets on Prediction Markets

Two U.S. senators are set to introduce bipartisan legislation that would prohibit Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated prediction-market platforms from offering contracts tied to sporting events.

Ex-SEC Enforcer Resigned Amid Clashes Over Trump-Linked Rulings

Margaret Ryan, the former head of enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), resigned last week after clashing with agency leaders over the direction of the watchdog’s oversight, including cases tied to President Donald Trump, his family, and his administration.

Official portrait of US Rep David Rivera

Trial Begins for Ex-U.S. Lawmaker Accused of Lobbying for Venezuela

The trial of former U.S. Congressman David Rivera started Monday in Miami as the Florida Republican faces charges that he illegally lobbied American officials on behalf of Venezuelan interests without registering as a foreign agent.

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U.S. Judge Strikes Down FinCEN Rule on Cash Real-Estate Purchases

A U.S. judge has struck down a Treasury Department rule that required disclosure of the beneficial owners of companies making all-cash real estate purchases, dealing a setback to a Biden-era effort to curb money laundering through the property market.

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FCA to Investigate MFS Collapse Amid Fraud Allegations

Britain’s financial regulator has opened an investigation into collapsed mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions, marking the first formal regulatory probe into the Mayfair-based group after its failure amid fraud allegations.

A smiling Scott Bessent sitting between a frowning Marco Rubio and Pete Hegseth.

U.S. Mulls Lifting Some Iran Sanctions to Mitigate Oil-Price Surge

The United States may remove sanctions in the coming days on about 140 million barrels of Iranian oil stranded aboard tankers at sea, according to The Guardian, which cited recent comments by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

A photograph of a Hezbollah flag flying between two missiles.

U.S. Blacklists Network Accused of Diverting Over $100 Million to Hezbollah

The U.S. Treasury Department said on Friday it had imposed sanctions on an international network of 16 people and companies that allegedly diverted more than $100 million to Hezbollah since 2020.

A photo of the Bundeshaus in Bern, Switzerland, where the Federal Council convenes.

Switzerland Approves Strategy to Fight Dirty Money and Terror Finance

Switzerland has approved its first comprehensive national strategy for fighting money laundering and terrorist financing, the country’s Federal Council announced Friday.