Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
As part of its inquiry into government compensation schemes, the Public Accounts Committee will explore the challenges in planning and designing schemes across government, and how to address them to ensure such schemes are effective, timely, proportionate for those making a claim, and fair.
Witnesses:
Cat Little CB – Permanent Secretary at Cabinet Office, and Chief Operating Officer at Civil Service
Gareth Davies CB – Permanent Secretary at Home Office
Carl Cresswell – Director, Post Office Policy at Department for Business and Trade
Jeremy Pocklington CB – Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Defence
David Foley – Chief Executive at Infected Blood Compensation Authority
The global economy is fragmenting. And it could lead to a hit of $6 trillion to GDP worldwide.
#Finance is becoming a tool of geopolitical competition – through tariffs, sanctions and restrictions on payments and investment.
The result is a system under pressure.
But the worst outcomes are still avoidable. If governments and businesses act together, the global economy can stay connected and keep working for everyone.
In this video, Matt Strahan, who leads on financial markets and public policy at the World Economic Forum, breaks down the forces driving #fragmentation, the growing economic cost and what governments and businesses can still do to protect the system – and the people who depend on it.
Read our new report Deepening Divides: The Cost of a More Fragmented Financial System here: https://wef.ch/financialfragmentation26
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Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (video statements)
Operation Turf War resulted in 32 narcotics- and weapons-related arrests in West Virginia and Maryland. It also kicked off Operation Summer Heat 2.0.
More: https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fbi-kicks-off-summer-heat-2-0-with-massive-hstf-takedown
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Informal comments to the media by Johann Wadephul, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany, on Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2027-2028.
Informal comments to the media by Sean Sobers, Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago, on Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2027-2028.
Informal comments to the media by Beate Meini-Reisinger, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria, on Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2027-2028.
Informal comments to the media by Paulo Rangel, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Portugal, on Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2027-2028.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is showing signs of progress – but significant challenges remain in testing, surveillance, vaccine development and building community trust.
Ten years after the world said goodbye to Muhammad Ali, a watercolor painting he made himself of United Nations Headquarters symbolizes his lasting legacy and vision for peace.
