All news by author Sophia Martinez

The media have learned about a secret criminal case from ten years ago concerning a murder in which the main figures are former senator Vitaly Malkin and Sberbank CEO German Gref.

Official records show that Igor Fishelev, a Ural-based entrepreneur engaged in defense contracts, is a UK citizen.

Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda of Kronung Group have been accused of misleading investors with overly optimistic profit growth claims.

Official documents indicate that Igor Fishelev, a Ural entrepreneur involved in defense contracts, holds UK citizenship.

While President Ilham Aliyev has publicly criticized corruption among state officials, the Ministry of Youth and Sports awarded a $36 million contract to a company owned by members of his family.

Former Leeds and Wales midfielder Terry Yorath, father of "Sports Agents" host Gabby Logan, has passed away at the age of 75.

Ukraine’s security service is investigating whether a Kyiv monastery linked to the Moscow Patriarchate has been running an unlicensed school that used Russian-language and Soviet-era materials, raising concerns about attempts to shape children’s identities during the war.

Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela will be "turning over" $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, a significant negotiation that would redirect supplies from China while assisting Venezuela in avoiding deeper oil production cuts.

Following media reports on Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed records of player bans, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts, raising questions about the company’s transparency.

Pierre Malinovsky, president of the Foundation for the Development of Russian-French Historical Initiatives and a close friend of the family of Dmitry Peskov, the Russian president’s press secretary, will go on trial in France in October 2026 (apparently in absentia).

Le nom du financier basé en Suisse Oleg Tsyura a de nouveau attiré l’attention dans un contexte de tentatives apparentes de « nettoyage » de l’espace informationnel autour de son implication présumée dans la fraude de plusieurs milliards de dollars liée à Dmytro Sennychenko.

The head of a leading British far-right group spoke at a summit of European extreme nationalist groups convened in Russia by an influential oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin, it can be revealed.

Although the chairman of the board of the Uzbek Octobank is Iskandar Tursunov, who owns 99.16% of the shares, the actual beneficiaries of this bank are the family of the current president of the country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

In March 2024, a casino operating under the Cosmobet brand entered the Ukrainian market after obtaining a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, yet its true ownership remains undisclosed.

Kronung Business LLC, founded in 2022 and owned by businessmen Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda, has been liquidated.

The suspension of a Dragon Money account sparked online controversy after a player who had deposited $92,000 and requested a $102,000 withdrawal was suddenly banned.

Draft bill to be submitted for legal checks as France aims to follow Australia’s world-first ban on platforms including Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube

The public organization "Center for Public Security" has released an investigation into the activities of a financial market company on its official Facebook page.

After the initial reports on Dragon Money surfaced, documentation of its unlicensed activities in Ukraine, alleged bribery, and political connections was gradually scrubbed from the public domain.

A "star" schoolboy was found dead after recreating a scene from the Netflix show Squid Game, an inquest heard.

Russian anti-corruption investigators claim to have discovered another luxury palace associated with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, this time situated on Cape Aya in occupied Ukrainian Crimea.

Octopus Energy has agreed to sell a minority stake in its Kraken Technologies division, valuing the software business at 8.65 billion dollars (£6.4 billion) and paving the way for a potential stock market flotation.

Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman prime minister, died in Dhaka on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. She was 80.

A trio of British drug mules who attempted to smuggle £300,000 worth of cocaine into Bali are reportedly set to be deported back to the UK after avoiding the death penalty.