Global Roundup: Dam Payouts, Fraud Sentence, UK Budget, Ukraine Drones
Brazil expands dam payout, fashion CEO sentenced, UK budget warning, Ukraine seeks Starlink drones.
A Brazilian court announced on Thursday that 19 additional municipalities, including the city at the epicenter of the 2015 Mariana dam disaster, have joined a compensation agreement with mining firms BHP, Vale, and Samarco. The expansion broadens the reach of the payout scheme to more affected communities.
In the United States, fashion technology entrepreneur Christine Hunsicker was sentenced to five years in prison. Hunsicker had argued that a mirror falling on her head contributed to her committing a fraud worth nearly $300 million.
In the United Kingdom, Chancellor John Healey is facing pressure from investors and analysts to maintain efforts to reduce the fiscal deficit in his upcoming Budget. The warnings come amid growing turbulence in global bond markets.
Meanwhile, Ukraine is seeking approval to deploy Starlink-equipped drones to target ballistic missile launchers located up to 200 kilometers inside Russian territory. This request comes as Kyiv confronts a severe shortage of air-defense interceptors.