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A US-Iranian dual citizen has been detained in Iran and is facing multiple security-related charges, according to her son, who says authorities are using his mother to pressure him.
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The government is easing the terms of one aspect of its tax crackdown announced earlier this fall — the legislation that would force small businesses to pay 22% VAT after their revenue passes 10 million rubles (about $125,000). Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the easing of the reforms at a government meeting, but did not go as far as a complete U-turn. Instead, the annual revenue threshold will be reduced gradually. First to 20 million rubles in 2026, then 15 million in 2027 and 10 million in 2028. There was no discussion of the initial reform within the business community, which greeted it…
Yevgeny Serebryakov fled the country after the July 2024 attack but was later arrested in Turkey and extradited to Russia within days. Source link
COP30 negotiations drag on in Brazil amid divisions over draft proposal that does not include fossil fuel phase-out. Source link