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POLITICSMIDDLE EAST Migrant smugglers: Who are they? Jennifer Holleis 06/29/2023June 29, 2023 Around 90% of those who cross the EU's external borders illegally use migrant smugglers. How do they operate and why do migrants turn to them despite horrific accidents? https://p.dw.com/p/4TDhc Migrants from Sub-Saharan countries on a boat after they were rescued. Migrants turn to human smugglers, despite the risk of drowning, as they fear they...

LIVE CONFLICTSUKRAINE Ukraine: US says counteroffensive 'advancing steadily' Published 1 hour agoPublished 1 hour agolast updated 19 minutes agolast updated 19 minutes ago "War on paper and real war are different," said Mark Milley, the most senior US military officer. Meanwhile, Ukraine's top general has urged faster deliveries of promised weapons. Follow DW for more. https://p.dw.com/p/4TITg A Ukrainian serviceman of 68th Oleksa Dovbush hunting brigade...

POLITICSBRAZIL Brazil: Judges vote to bar Bolsonaro from office for 8 years Published 12 hours agoPublished 12 hours agolast updated 9 hours agolast updated 9 hours ago Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro was accused of abusing his political power and misusing the media. The far-right politician says he plans to appeal the court's decision, calling the ruling a "stab in the back." https://p.dw.com/p/4THis Jair Bolsonaro The case...

POLITICSRUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian ex-PM: Wagner destroyed 'myth' of Putin 'stability' Mark Hallam 6 hours ago6 hours ago Russian former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov told DW he believed that Wagner and Yevgeny Prigozhin's mutiny had weakened President Vladimir Putin, and would have even left "the ruling elite" with tough questions. https://p.dw.com/p/4TI3H Russian opposition figure, former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov speaks during a news conference in...

POLITICSUNITED STATES OF AMERICA Report criticizes US withdrawal from Afghanistan 17 minutes ago17 minutes ago A US State Department report, critical of President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump, has pointed to the inadequate preparedness for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2021. https://p.dw.com/p/4TIUV US soldiers board an US Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul The report said the decision...

Live TV Latest audio Latest videos LIVE POLITICSFRANCE France riots: 45,000 police deployed to restore order Published 21 hours agoPublished 21 hours agolast updated 4 minutes agolast updated 4 minutes ago The French government has boosted nationwide police deployment to 45,000 in an attempt to quell unrest. Meanwhile, President Macron has urged parents to keep young rioters off the streets. DW has the latest. https://p.dw.com/p/4TFsz Riot police stand...

Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Cheer Cayman Islands Court Ruling BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | Silicon Valley Bank customers with accounts in the Cayman Islands may be getting their money back. A Cayman Islands court approved a petition Thursday (June 29) that will dissolve the local branch of Silicon Valley Bank and that the depositors...

Report: Citigroup Reviews Deal With Metaco to Develop Digital Asset Custody BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | Citi Citigroup is reportedly reviewing its year-old partnership with Swiss digital asset custodian Metaco. The bank has also been talking with other, similar companies, Bloomberg reported Friday (June 30), citing unnamed sources. Reached by PYMNTS, a Citi spokesperson declined to...

Amazon Taps Cloud Dominance for Edge in AI Arms Race BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | AWS, Amazon Web Services Technology drives growth, and the pace of change is accelerating. That’s why, despite no clear regulatory framework, the world’s biggest tech firms aren’t about to stop their breakneck race to win the artificial intelligence era. In fact,...

Retailers May Face Pinch as Millennials Must Use 6.5% of Income to Repay Student Loans BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | Student Loan Forbearance to Expire in August There’ll be no loan forgiveness, it seems… …and the pinch to retailers’ top lines — and profits — may be unforgiving. Friday (June 30th), the Supreme Court struck...

UK Antitrust Watchdog Says Adobe Acquisition of Figma Threatens Innovation BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | Katapult, Adobe, eCommerce, leasing, digital payments, BNPL The United Kingdom’s antitrust regulator has found that Adobe’s planned acquisition of Figma could reduce innovation. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a Friday (June 30) press release that Adobe has...

US Personal Income Rises as Consumer Spending Slows BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | PYMNTS details how customizable payments orchestration can enable diverse payment methods and help aggregators improve merchant retention. Consumer spending continued to drop in May as U.S. households curtailed spending and boosted their savings. Data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released...

European Executives Say Proposed AI Rules Could Stifle Opportunities BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | European Parliament Executives of European companies say regulation could stifle the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence (AI). Leaders from engineering firm Siemens, brewer Heineken, carmaker Renault and dozens of other large European companies from a broad range of industries said in...

Data Shows Take-Home Pay Is Dropping and so Are Consumers’ Work Days BY PYMNTS | JUNE 30, 2023 | Three key government-released metrics may together explain why consumers’ financial struggles may be more significant now than in previous economic downturns. The most headline-garnering is the weekly jobless claims numbers, furnished by the Department of Labor. The...