The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has today (3 June 2026) authorised the medicine resmetirom (Rezdiffra) to treat adult patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). MASH is a liver disease where fat builds up in the liver, which can result in inflammation and damage to the liver cells. It is a result of the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease […]

Today the UK launched the Multi-Hazard Research Network (MHRN). Led by the Institute of Development Studies, it brings together experts from the UK and international partners to strengthen prevention, preparedness and response to emerging infectious disease outbreaks and other crises, including the current Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda. The network will give decision-makers rapid […]

Speaking in New York at the Global Anti-Corruption, Ethics and Compliance Conference on 3 June 2026, Director of the Serious Fraud Office Graham McNulty set out the organisation’s priorities and ambitions. These focuses across three areas, the SFO’s commitment to working with responsible corporates, its plans to become a more active enforcer, and its role […]

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged a detainer asking sanctuary politicians in Prince William County, Virginia to not release from jail an illegal alien who has been charged with raping a girl under the age of 15. On May 26, 2026, police […]

The Justice Department today announced the Model Cities Initiative (MCI), a whole-of-city approach directing nearly $300 million in federal funding to transform public safety in America’s cities. Through this initiative, two to four cities will be selected to receive awards supporting the implementation of comprehensive and innovative strategies to reduce crime, restore law and order, […]

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Nobitex, Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, along with three other Iranian digital asset exchanges, as part of Economic Fury and the Trump Administration’s efforts to eliminate the threat posed by the Iranian regime. “While Iran’s economy is in free fall, the regime […]

On June 2, the United States is taking further action to address threats to stability and prosperity in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by sanctioning senior commanders of two armed groups the United States previously designated, the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), and the Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23). We […]