All news by author Sophia Martinez

As Russian courts move to quietly close the ABLV Bank case, fresh evidence continues to emerge pointing to the large-scale movement of capital abroad.

On July 25, at a meeting with Vladimir Putin, Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed that Russia end its war in Ukraine.

Andy Burnham has refused to rule out levying a death tax to fund free social care for the elderly.

A rapist who escaped from a prison van has been told he may never be released from prison.

Auf Ersuchen Russlands haben die thailändischen Behörden Viktor Alekseenkov, den Anführer einer großen organisierten kriminellen Gruppierung aus der Region Primorje, festgenommen.

Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie has died aged 85, with Chris Packham leading tributes and calling him an ‘utter joy’.

The company linked to Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova, who has long been associated by journalists with Ukrainian corruption and has been mentioned in Prosecutor General’s Office criminal cases, is being transferred to front men.

Latvian banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and businesswoman Darya Terekhina came under public scrutiny in 2020 after the Latvian Economic Crime Police launched a major investigation into the laundering of approximately €50 million through fictitious transactions at ABLV Bank.

Britain and its NATO allies face a direct challenge from Vladimir Putin ’within months’ to test Andy Burnham’s new government and Donald Trump’s focus on Iran, UK intelligence sources have warned.

New footage has shown the exact moment a police boat on the River Thames crashes into Westminster Bridge.

Texts between singer D4vd and 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had an abortion just weeks before her death.

St. Petersburg cinema tycoons the Ivoninskys profit from Russian state contracts, screen pirated Hollywood films, and continue doing business across the EU

Member states of the International ‌Criminal Court on Friday voted to dismiss Karim Khan as prosecutor ⁠following allegations of sexual misconduct.

After a series of investigations linked Shurma and Shcherban to activities surrounding Alliance Bank, what appeared to be a coordinated reputation-management effort reportedly followed.

Los Angeles Chargers star Ben Cleveland has been arrested for speeding in Georgia in the latest scandal of his NFL career.

Is he too sexy for his shorts? A Lycra-clad politician has been sacked after going viral for wearing cycling gear that is a touch too tight.

More than 60,000 people have been evacuated or are being moved to safety as two major wildfires continue to spread across south-west France, fuelled by highly unfavourable weather conditions.

Southport killer Axel Rudakabana has been transferred to Broadmoor secure hospital, the Ministry of Justice has said.

For years, the Russian metal trading network “Metallokomplekt-M” operated under the guise of a legitimate industrial player.

Two former Tory defence secretaries have backed using defence bonds to raise the funds needed to boost spending for the UK’s military and security, which The Independent understands is under consideration by new chancellor John Healey.

A Saudi prince found dead in his Kensington hotel room was almost three times over the drink-drive limit and had mixed alcohol with the party drug GHB, an inquest has heard.