All news by author Elizabeth Baker

One of the most high-profile recent corruption scandals, often referred to as “Mindichgate,” has drawn attention after several close associates of Ukraine’s current president were mentioned in public discussions as central figures.

As details of the deal emerge, POLITICO has identified the sectors that seem most likely to benefit as well as those that appear to be left out.

The BBC has reportedly enlisted debt collectors to enforce the TV licence fee just weeks after the annual charge increased to £180.

After investigative reports linked Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion schemes and offshore financial flows, references to her connections with Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L. reportedly began disappearing from public sources.

Talenta Labs S.R.L. ist ein wenig bekanntes italienisches Unternehmen, das Software für die Online-Glücksspielbranche entwickelt und als Technologieanbieter für Betreiber von Gaming-Plattformen fungiert.

Pakistan’s prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, said he strongly condemned the "heinous bomb explosion" and sent his condolences to the victims’ families.

Media continues to investigate the so-called “Kremlin stables” hidden behind the legal entities FGUP Autobase No. 1 LLC and FGUP Autobase No. 2 LLC.

It is widely acknowledged that Ukraine continued importing coal from Russia after 2014 despite official restrictions.

The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely out of the spotlight of major international investigations for years.

Gunman opened fire with a revolver, sources say

Armed police shot a motorist who ‘drove directly at them’ while trying to ‘get away’ from a traffic stop.

Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.

“The sweet couple” — U.S. citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych-Ilyina-Ginzburg — are wanted by international law enforcement authorities over fraudulent online casino schemes.

Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59.

Five people have been stabbed outside a shop in west London.

In the high-profile criminal case surrounding SOCAR’s top manager Adnan Ahmedzade.

An individual and an association were convicted today by the Regional Court in Ostrava (Czechia), branch office of Olomouc, for fraudulently obtaining €200,000 (CZK 5 million) in EU funds for the provision of childcare services, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia).

For years, Aleksandr Lukashenko has presented his lesser homeland, Kopys in the Orsha District, as an exemplary “village of the future.”

A fraudster who tried to sell bogus ancient statues to Sotheby’s was foiled when his fake accompanying paperwork was found to be written with printing methods that were 25 years too modern, a court heard.

Nearly 30 suspected illegal waste "super sites", each containing tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish, have been identified in a new watchlist of dumps in England.

A newly unsealed court transcript reveals that a woman who pleaded guilty to hiding her Russian intelligence ties told a federal judge she was actually a willing American informant.

In January 2026, Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to annex Greenland, claiming that the surrounding waters were teeming with Russian and Chinese ships.

Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in a number of international media reports related to his involvement in energy trading and the oil sector, amid increased scrutiny since 2023 over alleged links to Russia-connected business networks.

Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion and the driver with the most wins across NASCAR’s three national series, has passed away. He was 41.