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Focus on bank supervision, not just bank regulation (Peter Conti-Brown and Sean Vanatta, Brookings)

Last month, the Biden administration made headlines nominating Cornell Law School Professor Saule Omarova to serve as Comptroller of the Currency, a position from...

EU legislators make historic visit to Taiwan amid China concerns (Erin Hale, Al Jazeera)

A European Parliament delegation has arrived in Taiwan to discuss the self-ruled island’s experience in fighting disinformation and foreign interference in its democracy, media,...

Abdullah Hammoud: Michigan city elects its first Arab mayor (Ali Harb, Al Jazeera)

Hundreds erupted in cheers at a community centre in Dearborn as Abdullah Hammoud’s name with a checkmark next to it appeared on a giant screen, confirming...

India ramps up Himalayan border security after clashes with China (Al Jazeera)

On the winding road up to India’s Himalayan frontier is a postcard view of gushing streams and tranquil lakes, punctuated occasionally by the sight...

Uncertainty for Syrians in Turkey as opposition warms to Assad (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

Taha Elgazi says he is on a mission to meet anyone who hates refugees. The 37-year-old fled the war in Syria in 2013 for Turkey,...

Iran says foiled US navy’s attempt to seize tanker in Sea of Oman (Al Jazeera)

Iran says it has thwarted an attempt by the US navy to seize a tanker in the Sea of Oman carrying its oil, state...

The Sudan Coup | Start Here (Al Jazeera)

General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has seized control in Sudan and imposed a state of emergency. For many Sudanese, it feels like 2019 all over...

Plight of Iranian environmentalists raised at Glasgow summit (Al Monitor)

As world leaders convened in the Scottish city of Glasgow to discuss challenges and solutions on climate change, an Iranian rights group attempted to...

Militants get death sentences for killing two Iraqi journalists (Hassan Ali Ahmed, Al Monitor)

Iraq’s Basra Criminal Court sentenced a second man to death on Nov. 1 for involvement in a death squad that killed multiple Iraqi journalists...

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