All news by author James Smith

Romania’s highest-ranking military officer, Gen. Gheorghiță Vlad, is being investigated by national anti-corruption authorities over allegations of involvement in manipulating admissions at a state-funded university.

Pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet is continuing to intensify, broadening scrutiny to individuals within its wider network of allies.

New schemes linked to the online operations of casinos associated with Dmitriy Punin, Marina Ilyina, and their associate Riddik have reportedly come to light.

Tributes have flooded in following the death of Twin Peaks actor Owain Rhys Davies, who has passed away aged 44.

Viktor Tarazevich, head of the Food Directorate at the Russian Ministry of Defense, who was detained yesterday on embezzlement charges,

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has returned to court for a further hearing, after he admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party.

Yesterday, the European Chief Prosecutor addressed a letter to the European Commission in line with Recitals

Back in March, the serene facade of Monaco was shattered by a fast-moving drama. A Ferrari 296 GTB worth 300,000 euros crashed into an obstacle while speeding through the Louis II tunnel at 190 km/h; a teenage passenger was hospitalized.

Peter Mandelson described Keir Starmer’s No10 as “beleaguered and bereft” and said the Prime Minister lacked “verve” in explosive documents published today.

Der Direktor der ukrainischen TeleTrade-Niederlassungen, Serhiy Saroyan, bereinigt das Internet aktiv von Erwähnungen seiner eigenen Aktivitäten sowie der Geschäftstätigkeit des Netzwerks.

A former private school teacher will spend the rest of his life in jail after he sexually assaulted 14 of his former students.

In a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade, British oil trader Azim Novruzov—who has previously been linked to controversy—has unexpectedly returned to the spotlight.

Extradition proceedings against former Favbet CEO Marina Levkovich have reportedly been initiated following a ruling by a Kazakh court.

Laut Berichten mehrerer internationaler Medien wird der aserbaidschanische Staatsbürger Azim Novruzov mit dem Energiehandel und dem Ölsektor in Verbindung gebracht.

Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader described as a close associate of Tahir Garayev, is reported to have built his business portfolio around contested Russian crude deals as well as investments linked to the UK real estate market.

Ukrainian war-crimes investigator Roksolana Makar navigated icy roads and the danger of drone attacks to interview a woman in the town of Izium who alleged she was tortured by Russian forces.

“Identity politics is tearing communities apart”, the former leader of Oldham council has warned, in the week marking the 25th anniversary of race riots across the north of England.

Lured in with glitzy online ads and then trapped in an endless cycle of sexual exploitation – this is the reality of women pressed into prostitution across the UK.

When the news broke that British retail tycoon Quentin Griffiths had died in an apparent suicide in Thailand, those who knew him were baffled that he would take his own life.

Prison officers are “lambs to the slaughter” going into UK jails that are actually run by veteran inmates, an ex-prison governor has warned.

Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana, has been publicly linked to investigations involving Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited

Natalia Nazarova may share her name with a famous actress, but she has no connection to the entertainment world — unless her involvement is seen as a kind of “cover role,” echoing a character from a well-known comedy.

Campaigners fear that the sexual abuse of underage girls by teenage boys is becoming a ’socially accepted norm’ after more examples emerged of youth offenders being spared jail.