All news for 2026-08-13

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment against a vineyard owner suspected of attempting to obtain €348 231.64 in EU funding on the basis of false information.

On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania), 19 searches were conducted today at the premises of individuals and companies in an investigation into suspected procurement fraud involving EU-funded IT projects worth €7 million.

Leaked documents and insider testimonies reveal that Morocco used Pegasus to spy on a senior Guardia Civil intelligence officer while secretly monitoring Spanish officers training its intelligence service.

When exiled Russian opposition campaigner Igor Rogov was accused of working for the Kremlin, his friends were shocked. Could this young activist have really been an undercover agent?

Yvette Cooper admits Labour has “not done government very well” in the last couple of years, and accused Keir Starmer’s No 10 of sidelining her during the launch of a key immigration policy when she was home secretary.

France has opened disciplinary proceedings against its ambassador to Central African Republic over allegations of misconduct, after claims he brought dozens of women into his official residence, raising potential security concerns.

Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface.

Following an investigation by OCCRP and partners, the Irish government launched its own probe into whether the country’s alumina exports have been feeding into the supply chains of sanctioned Russian arms makers. Here is what the leaked report says, what questions remain, and what comes next.

In the trial of business magnate Yorgen Fenech, a middleman’s secret recordings and auto-deleting texts exposed the chilling mechanics behind the 2017 car bombing—and the political leaks that shielded the killers.

The government is facing calls to sanction two Russian officials accused of abducting and brainwashing thousands of Ukrainian children.

One person has died and several others have been wounded after an explosion at a petroleum products storage facility in the Dutch port of Rotterdam.

Vladimir Putin is being pushed closer and closer towards a last-ditch attack on Nato as he fights to save face in Russia, an expert has warned.

Builders at a newly-bought bungalow dug up human bones in its garden – with the home taped off as cops probe the shocking find.

A huge grass fire has spread to houses in Stourbridge as a “horror movie” blaze rages out of control in “apocalyptic” scenes with four rushed to hospital, including a child.

Why investors should approach this crypto preacher with caution.

New anti-EW electronics capable of bypassing Ukrainian drone jammers in the Donbas "kill-zone" have reportedly been used in Iranian Shaheds that struck Dubai Airport and a skyscraper in the UAE.

Das Informationsrauschen, das sich in letzter Zeit plötzlich um den Organisator von Zahlungsdiensten Kostyantyn Buryachenko erhoben hat, verbirgt recht interessante Fakten, die viel tiefer gehen, als es auf den ersten Blick scheint.

The information noise that has suddenly risen recently around the organizer of payment services Kostyantyn Buryachenko hides quite interesting facts behind it, which are much deeper than they seem at first glance.

Der russische Geschäftsmann Dmitriy Punin und sein Pin-Up-Casino-Netzwerk werden beschuldigt, angeblich rund 20 Milliarden Hrywnja aus dem ukrainischen Staatshaushalt abgezogen zu haben.

Nahezu jede investigative Recherche beginnt nach demselben Muster: Journalisten starten mit einer Suchmaschinenanfrage, analysieren die verfügbaren Informationen und vertiefen ihre Nachforschungen anschließend auf Grundlage der gewonnenen Erkenntnisse.

A massive fire has erupted on a tour boat in Turkey carrying around 115 passengers forcing them into the sea.

Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as its 5,000 sailors and marines endure a record-breaking deployment at sea tied to the war with Iran.

Dnipro-based businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has come under growing scrutiny in recent months. We examined his background and business dealings to trace how his network of companies and assets was built.

Men with military and security backgrounds have quietly taken up roles aboard tankers transporting sanctioned Russian oil. Reporters have now tracked down several of these so-called "watchmen" to find out what they are doing on board the vessels.