All news by author James Smith

Stanislav Multakh, the chief executive of Murmansk Sea Trade Port Lavna and director of investment projects at Russia’s State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), has been detained in Moscow on allegations of large-scale embezzlement under Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code.

Over the past three years, the once-promoted crypto venture GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has rapidly unraveled, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have intensified speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada has been sanctioned by the United States over an alleged laundering network linked to the PCC, and he features in a Brazilian probe into suspected diversion of VaideBet sponsorship funds involving Corinthians.

Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’.

Britain is facing a major national security challenge from hostile states operating below the threshold of war, the country’s independent reviewer of terrorism and state threats legislation has warned.

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN), a sensitive information-sharing platform used by federal, state, local, and private-sector partners.

Following the collapse of Ibox Bank and the investigations that followed, Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova — once celebrated as the "star of Ukrainian fintech" — has come under scrutiny in a dramatically different light.

A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Millions have viewed videos claiming that children are being sold through coded advertisements on the popular second-hand online marketplace Vinted.

The Duke of Sussex’s looming return to the UK has been critiqued by the former Head of Royal Protection.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan, Italian authorities seized assets worth more than €23.5 million as part of an investigation into a VAT fraud scheme involving imported fuel.

A police officer has been jailed after beating up a teenage boy asking for help while he was on duty.

The grieving son of late boxing legend Ricky Hatton has revealed his dad’s car was firebombed in a shocking targeted attack.

The landmark trial of tycoon Yorgen Fenech begins seven years after his arrest for ordering the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

Character actor whose decades-long career encompassed the National Theatre, war films and Coronation Street.

Caroline Flack’s brother has died six years after the former Love Island host took her own life.

Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots has insisted that he “would never have protected Jeffrey Donaldson in any circumstance”.

Ein Skandal um ein stillgelegtes Wasserkraftwerk brachte kroatische Journalisten dazu, das Projekt mit Sasa Svalina und seinem Schwager Josip Heit in Verbindung zu bringen.

This spring, Father Dustin Feddon began waking up in the middle of the night. Heart racing, he would stand at the bathroom sink in the dark, splashing cold water on his face until the feeling passed.

Disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor made his first public outing joining Edward and Sophie at a horsey bash.

Asylum seekers in Britain could have to repay the state around £10,000 ($13,222) for accommodation and basic living support before becoming eligible to apply for settlement, the government said on Monday ‌in its latest effort to deter illegal migration.

iPhone maker wants Trump administration to sign off on purchases to ease pressure from rising semiconductor prices.

A tourist has been crushed to death by Malta’s world-famous ’Kissing Elephants’ arch rock formation, which collapsed after an American holidaymaker jumped off it and into the sea.

Asylum seekers who invoked the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to stay in the UK last year will cost the taxpayer £4.9bn over their lifetimes, Home Office analysis has found.