Ruta Deshpande

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Ruta Deshpande is the Co-founder of Regtechtimes and covers the global desk. She specialise in the Department of Justice, SEC and EU Actions.

130,000 Western cars flood Russia through China, exposing sanctions loophole in global auto trade

Tens of thousands of Western cars are finding their way into Russia through China, despite sanctions and automakers’ promises to stop sales after Russia’s...

Trump administration faces more than 600 lawsuits as courts test legality of second-term policies

Since January 2025, over 600 lawsuits have challenged President Trump’s policies, affecting immigration, education, government spending, and press access. Immigrants, states, schools, and media...

Philippine economy stumbles — growth crashes to 4%, corruption scandal deepens slowdown

The Philippine economy faced a serious economy slowdown in the third quarter, growing only 4.0 percent compared to the same period last year. This...

SBI Crypto confirms $21 million devastating theft as attackers target mining infrastructure tied to North Korea

In September 2025, attackers carried out a major cyber heist that drained around $21 million from SBI Crypto, the mining-pool division of Japan’s SBI...

Post-Sanctions Gold Rush: Turkish Companies Flood Syria Amid Fragile Peace and Trillion-Dollar Rebuild

After years of being shut out due to international sanctions, Syria is now open for business. The lifting of U.S. sanctions has allowed Turkish...

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Los Cabos tourism tax rising to $28 in 2026 as Mexico faces security tensions

A favorite Mexican escape for many Californians is raising...

$1 billion trade gap at center of Ecuador-Colombia clash over Tariffs

Ecuador hikes tariffs on Colombian imports to 50 percent...

Telemedicine owner Reinaldo Wilson sentenced to 7 years in prison for $56 million Medicare fraud scheme

A telemedicine company owner has been sentenced to seven...

Supreme Court lawyer and SCOTUSBlog Co-founder Thomas Goldstein convicted of tax and mortgage fraud

A federal jury in Greenbelt, Maryland has found Thomas...