The beat UK’s first unexplained wealth target released on bail Zamira Hajiveya, the first target of the UK’s unexplained wealth orders, has been released on bail while she awaits an extradition hearing over embezzlement charges …
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Sea state The chief of the Royal Australian Navy has confirmed that the first of the submarines being built by French contractor Naval Group may not become fully operational until 2035. Vice Admiral Mike Noonan …
The beat Restoring voting rights in Florida An estimated 1.5 million Floridians will be eligible to vote again after the state’s legislature passed Amendment 4, changing the felon voting laws. Florida was one of three …
The UN debates women, peace and security The month of October marked 18 years since the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on the women, peace and security agenda. At the annual Security Council …
Sea state The British ministry of defence has released a detailed report and footage of last month’s dangerous ‘interaction’ between the USS Decatur and a Chinese Luoyang-class destroyer near the Spratly Islands. In response, US …
The beat Minister arrested amid constitutional crisis in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan police have arrested the country’s sacked petroleum minister Arjuna Ranatunga over allegations that he ordered a bodyguard to fire shots into a crowd that …
Sea state The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned an experimental squadron called 822X to test the use of unmanned aircraft at sea. The Schiebel Camcopter S-100 and the Insitu ScanEagle are being trialled for use …
The beat Losing the war on drugs Ten years after it was adopted, the United Nations Political Declaration and Plan of Action on illicit drugs has failed to reduce demand and production despite global efforts …
Sea state The European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) and the People’s Liberation Army Navy conducted the first joint exercise at China’s base in Djibouti. The medical evacuation exercise followed EU NAVFOR’s operational commander’s visit …
The beat Compromised cases The Massachusetts Supreme Court has dismissed thousands of drug convictions because of misconduct by a state chemist and two assistant attorneys-general. In 2014, Sonja Farak, a chemist at the Massachusetts State …
Sea state A Moroccan navy ship fired at a migrant boat headed to Spain, injuring one person on board. The incident occurred as the boat allegedly performed hostile manoeuvres and attempted to collide with the …
The beat US state finds thousands of untested sexual assault kits Officials in Washington state have identified a backlog of more than 6,000 untested sexual assault kits, the oldest dating back to 1982. The state-wide …