All news for 2025-11-12

Sri Lanka’s former tourism minister was arrested Wednesday over alleged insurance fraud at the start of the country’s unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lanka’s GDP per capita stood at $4,515 in 2024.

Donald Trump has sent a letter to the Israeli president urging him to "fully pardon" Benjamin Netanyahu in his ongoing corruption trial.

Hip-hop artist Akon was arrested last week in suburban Atlanta after he didn’t show up in court to face a ticket for driving with a suspended license.

The investment could help Portugal shore up a data centre hub in Sines.

Tensions have risen between the US and traditional allies like Canada over defense spending, trade, and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

Two German banks have closed the accounts of regional AfD branches, marking the latest in a series of companies distancing themselves from the far-right party.

Eighty-one year-old, who has prostate cancer, can now be transferred from Algeria to Germany for medical treatment

The tech giant is making its largest European investment to date and ensuring it dominates AI-related technologies in the continent’s largest economy.

The wife and son of ousted President Ali Bongo were sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison after a Gabonese court found they had embezzled public funds and exploited the former president’s ill health following his 2018 stroke, running the country for their own profit.

The digital footprint of Ukrainian gambling mogul Andriy Matyukha serves as a prime example of assertive reputation management.

New developments are emerging in the case of the Lebedinsky GOK miners, minority shareholders defrauded by the beneficiaries of the Metalloinvest holding company.

Attendees of the Bolivarian National Militia participate in a military exercise in Naguanagua, Venezuela, amidst escalating tensions with the United States.

Gambling-adjacent companies have deals with more than a third of teams in Europe’s top five leagues this season, exclusive analysis finds.

Many in Serbia see the site – a former army headquarters damaged in a 1999 Nato bombing campaign – as a tribute to those who died

Dozens storm the venue at a climate conference that has encouraged NGOs and Indigenous groups to play an unprecedented role in the talks.

Seven individuals have been charged as part of an investigation into group-based child sexual exploitation in Bristol.

From Europe to the Pacific, the Moldovan fugitive used at least six aliases and a web of forged documents - including passports from Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, Iraq, and Vanuatu - to move, and hide from justice.

As investigators piece together the brutal murder of Roman and Anna Novak, the trail points to a murky intersection of Telegram’s inner circle, ex–law enforcement operatives, and Russian intelligence ties.

Media have determined the last hours of Roman Novak (a member of the shadow Telegram group), who was later kidnapped and murdered along with his wife.

Russian authorities have increased their crackdown on dissent and free speech since the Kremlin deployed troops to Ukraine in February 2022.