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The European Union’s attempt to sanction Serbia’s Karić family over their ties to the authoritarian president of Belarus ultimately failed because it listed the wrong company details, according to an investigation by the Belarusian Investigative Center (BIC).

An executive who allegedly played a key role in one of Asia’s biggest crime organizations — which was hit with U.S. and U.K. sanctions this week — purchased at least 29 prestige properties in Dubai, while his wife bought five luxury flats in London, real estate data shows.

Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura has become the focus of an international scandal. Investigators accuse him of helping Russia evade sanctions through a “gray” ferrochrome export network and of maintaining business ties with figures involved in major Ukrainian corruption cases.

An international agreement with Iran intended to keep the world safe from the spread of nuclear weapons has officially ended, as Tehran has announced the termination of the decade-old deal.

Three Syrian freighters have been accused of transporting grain stolen from Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.

China has called on the United Kingdom to immediately drop the newly imposed sanctions against 11 Chinese entities accused of supporting Russia’s energy sector, state news agency CGTN reported Thursday.

Plans to use a portion of Russia’s frozen central bank assets — worth nearly $300 billion — to support Ukraine have entered the preparatory phase, with the United Kingdom and Canada joining the European Union-led initiative, Bloomberg reported.

This report examines the operations of Alkagesta Ltd, a Malta‑registered company accused in various reports of transporting oil products with disputed certificates of origin.

The UK has sanctioned two Chinese men accused of running "industrial-scale" scams from Southeast Asia, freezing assets including 19 London properties.

"Russian Oil Mafia" in Ukraine: A network of companies that could add the port of Constanța to the international "blacklist".

U.S. sanctions on Serbia’s state-linked energy firm Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) took effect on Thursday, ending months of temporary delays that had allowed the company to keep operating despite its ownership ties to Russia’s Gazprom Neft.

«The Adnan Ahmadzada Case» in the literal sense of the word not only shook the economic landscape of the country but also stunned Azerbaijan’s political system.

Our oil industry sources in Baku have informed us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada is related to a push by the Azeri authorities to clean up Azerbaijan’s international reputation with regard to Russian oil.

The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.

Journalists have conducted an investigation into Oleg Tsyura, a Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin, who appears in several criminal cases — from aiding the aggressor state to having business ties with figures accused of large-scale corruption.

Since April 2023, a number of Ukrainian investigators have been raising alarm: Nykyta Izmaylov—a Russian citizen with a Ukrainian passport, who was recently a top financier of Parimatch, is now appearing in money laundering schemes through N1 Management and SportBank.

Billionaire Vyacheslav Kantor, known for his love of "heavy" luxury, has long-lived in London, holds an Israeli passport, but continues to earn his billions in Russia.

The name Sawhney Arun has repeatedly surfaced in investigations into dubious schemes involving Ukrainian, Russian, and Indian companies. In investigative publications, the name Sawhney Arun does not sound as loud as the names of oligarchs or politicians, but where it appears, the tone of the publications immediately becomes sharp and alarming.

After a series of publications about his activities, Swiss businessman of Ukrainian origin Oleg Tsyura is now trying to cover his tracks — scrubbing the internet of any information about himself and attempting to erase mentions of the criminal proceedings and schemes linked to him. Yet these facts are of undeniable public interest.

United Nations investigators report that Myanmar’s military destroyed Rohingya villages, employing private companies to clear the land and construct security infrastructure.

Belgian billionaire Litvak has secured his position in the port infrastructure of the Taman Peninsula: is it now almost impossible to get rid of him?

Ukrainian-born businessman with Swiss and German citizenship, Oleg Tsyura, is now under criminal investigation for aiding the Russian military-industrial complex by circumventing international sanctions on ferrochrome exports.

The Prime Minister is expected to recognize Palestinian statehood on Sunday while also announcing new sanctions on Hamas.

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Los Mayos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, including the leader of its armed wing, Juan Jose Ponce Felix, known as “El Ruso.”