As a new session of Congress begins Tuesday, Republicans have already unveiled plans to change how Capitol ethics complaints can be independently investigated. One measure tucked into House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s, R-Calif., proposed House Rules package would impose limits on the non-partisan Office of Congressional Ethics. The proposal comes as the Office of Congressional … Read more
Britain subjected its multi-billion-pound aid programs to US military goals and got mired in corruption and criminality, a report claims Despite spending almost £3.5 billion ($4.23 bn) in aid over two decades on building a functional state in Afghanistan, Britain mostly failed to achieve its goals, a government watchdog said in a damning report. A … Read more
CNN — Iran has begun producing uranium enriched up to 60% in its underground Fordow nuclear facility, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi said on Tuesday, bringing the country closer to weapons grade material. “Iran had started producing high enriched uranium – UF6 enriched up to 60% – using the existing … Read more
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Enrichment of uranium at Fordow site has been boosted, Iranian media have reported Tehran has for the first time started enriching uranium to 60% fissile purity at the Fordow facility, Iranian media reported on Tuesday. The claimed ramp-up is thought to be in response to a critical resolution adopted by the UN’s nuclear watchdog last … Read more
The UK’s financial watchdog has warned against the use of “game-like elements” in trading apps, saying that they risk leading consumers to take actions against their own interests. The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday said share trading apps were giving their customers “in-app points, badges and celebratory messages for making trades”, and that people using … Read more
The head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organization has criticized the agency’s “wrong measure” The International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) draft resolution censuring Iran will not stop the country from pursuing its nuclear goals, Mohammad Eslami, the head of the nation’s Atomic Energy Organization, has declared. The official commented on the matter on Sunday, referring … Read more
CNN — The Taliban likely gained access to tens of millions of dollars the US transferred to the Afghan government before it collapsed, a US government watchdog found. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which monitored US projects and spending during America’s longest war, said in its latest report that the Taliban likely … Read more
A long-standing call for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to face impeachment proceedings was renewed Monday after the right-wing judge indicated in an unsigned dissent that he would have blocked enforcement of the House January 6 panel’s subpoena for the communications records of Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward. The House committee investigating the deadly … Read more
The Home Office does not know what fraud is costing the UK economy or what is being spent to tackle it, the independent public spending watchdog has found. In a critical report, the National Audit Office on Tuesday said the department, which leads the government’s response to fraud, had no clear sense of the cost … Read more