The CFTC asked a court to dismiss CME’s lawsuit, arguing that the exchange lacks standing to pursue its competitive-injury claims. The agency said CME is free to list perpetual futures as a designated contract market.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he believes the Ukraine conflict can still be resolved. He thanked everyone trying to help address the issue and said, in his view, a settlement remains possible.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine must reach an agreement first, while other countries can only support and assist. He added that China consistently follows the issue and works to resolve it, chiefly through peaceful means, with President Xi Jinping regularly raising it in meetings.

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Yorgen Fenech, the last person prosecuted over the 2017 car-bomb killing of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has been acquitted. He had denied masterminding the murder. The killing triggered protests that forced Malta’s prime minister to resign.

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A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the 2017 car-bomb killing of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Her family and press-freedom advocates condemned the verdict, with her son calling it a “terrible decision.”

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Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was acquitted by an 8-1 jury verdict of commissioning investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 car-bomb killing and of criminal association to commit murder. Her family said the institutional failures that led to her death remain unaddressed and unreformed.

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A Maltese court acquitted tycoon Yorgen Fenech on Wednesday of orchestrating the car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia. The ruling prompted anger from her family and media freedom advocates. The 2017 assassination triggered unprecedented protests in Malta and brought down a government.

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A Maltese jury has cleared businessman Yorgen Fenech in the murder case involving journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. His 2019 arrest while sailing away from Malta on his yacht triggered mass protests that eventually led to Prime Minister Muscat’s resignation.

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A Maltese court acquitted businessman Yorgen Fenech of masterminding the murder of anticorruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The jury cleared him of both charges by an 8-1 margin. Her family said the institutional failures that enabled the killing remain unaddressed.

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China’s Commerce Ministry says Beijing strongly opposes repeated U.S. sanctions on Chinese companies and citizens over alleged links to Iran. Spokesperson Huang Ling called sanctions lacking a basis in international law or U.N. Security Council authorization disruptive to normal trade and global energy security, and urged Washington to withdraw them.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Thursday that there was no “solid proof” Morocco orchestrated the migrant rush into Ceuta in July, despite a police report pointing to multiple failings by Moroccan security forces.

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The prime minister explains to parliament how he is handling the migration crisis as opposition criticism grows and tensions mount over the situation in the autonomous city.

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Tens of thousands rallied across Spain in support of Ceuta, protesting the government’s handling of the migrant crisis and accusing Morocco of involvement in the surge at the border.

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