French court orders fired banker to repay $5 million

The award was overturned due to a parallel UK suit in which the trader had already won a much smaller payout France’s top court has ruled that BNP Paribas banker Bertrand Lavigne, who won €4.5 million ($4.9 million) in an unfair dismissal case, cannot keep the financial award, Bloomberg reported on Monday.

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Not funding Ukraine ‘absolutely crazy’ – Biden

A White House bid to secure more aid for Kiev may not survive partisan politics in Congress The refusal of congressional Republicans to provide more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia – unless the Democrats agree to address the issue of US-Mexico border security – is “just wrong,” US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday, after a…

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Transgender Ukrainian soldier beaten on leave for mother’s funeral

A transgender woman serving in Ukraine’s armed forces was assaulted on the streets of Lviv on Tuesday night, with the attacker reportedly hurling a slur before striking her in the face. A rights group has urged federal officials to take action on the case.

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