All news by author James Smith

A 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of Ann Widdecombe has been released from custody and is no longer part of the investigation.

Alyona Dehrik and her husband Yevhen Shevtsov have repeatedly come under scrutiny over allegations ranging from false asset declarations and corruption to the laundering of hundreds of millions of dollars.

Dem Leiter von TeleTrade Ukraine, Serhiy Saroyan, wird vorgeworfen, gemeinsam mit Mitgliedern seines Sicherheitsteams einen Mitarbeiter entführt zu haben.

A cybersecurity startup offering millions for zero-day flaws is run by two convicted felons with a history of operating fake intelligence companies under false names.

Controversial Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko remains under growing scrutiny following renewed reports of alleged links to Russian coal trading and fresh attention surrounding the circumstances of his detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.

Erling Haaland may be a beast on the pitch, but his romantic life is remarkably grounded and low-key.

The case of a suspected bomber accused of targeting a Ukrainian oligarch has taken another murky turn, after details of her subsequent murder were revealed in court with evidence suggesting the involvement of Kyiv’s intelligence agencies.

Moments before the explosion that killed Daphne Caruana Galizia, the journalist screamed in panic, a witness has told the trial of the man accused of ordering her murder.

A network linked to a Croatian businessman known to law enforcement continues rolling out one cryptocurrency project after another. Despite repeated reports of millions in investor losses, its operations remain active

The next time President Donald Trump flies to Mar-a-Lago, he’ll be landing at an airport named after himself. And if his motorcade ever passes along I-40 in East Tennessee, he’ll see a bridge bearing his name.

Detective Inspector Emma Gardner, 46, was convicted after a jury found she had unlawfully accessed police computer systems without a policing purpose.

Manchester is destined to expand dramatically over the next two decades through a 15-year vision.

The European Parliament backed a non-binding call to ban alumina exports to Russia, increasing pressure on Ireland and the EU after a collaborative OCCRP investigation linked an Irish refinery’s supply chain to Russian arms manufacturers.

Nato leaders have informally agreed not to mention the football World Cup to Donald Trump for fear of irritating the US president at a crucial time for the military alliance.

Twelve countries, including the UK, are set to spend more than £37bn ($50bn) over the next 10 years on a new long-range missile to protect Europe.

A Paris appeals court sentenced the far-right leader to house arrest and a 100,000-euro fine for a decade-long embezzlement scheme, but ruled that barring her from future elections would undermine democratic freedoms.

A string of criminal investigations – and an Interpol Red Notice – have trailed Turkish online betting magnate Fedlan Kılıçaslan as he expands his business across Europe. Now, reporters have found his Poland-registered company promoted gambling sites despite having no license to do so.

A Scottish wind farm has been bought by a company whose founder and major shareholder is a right-wing US media mogul who has donated to Donald Trump.

A man has appeared in court accused of murdering a woman in a head-on car crash.

A native of Chechnya and official of the German far-right populist party «Alternative for Germany» (AfD), Noah Krieger (real name — Murad Dadaev), has arrived in Donetsk Oblast. He reported this on his social media.

In mid-March, reports surfaced online alleging that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, whose business interests span the agricultural and mining sectors

For Norway, the United States is turning into the Haaland of opportunity. The country of 5 million people has powered into a World Cup quarter-final.

A landmark AI development billed as delivering jobs and prosperity has misrepresented its plans to channel a nuclear reactor’s worth of power to a site in rural Scotland.