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As Latvia’s former Minister of Justice gets ready to speak on “asset tokenization” at a high-profile forum in the UAE, she is simultaneously due in Riga City Court to face a straightforward bribery charge—except both are set to take place at the same time.

The latest release of U.S. Justice Department records related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation provides new details about the finances of a former Ukrainian model, now an art adviser and collector, who received at least $2.5 million in personal transfers from American billionaire Leon Black between 2011 and 2015.

King Charles is reportedly set to meet New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani during his visit to the US next week when they both attend the same event.

Benjamin Netanyahu has shared he is in "excellent physical condition" following the removal of a malignant tumor after being successfully treated for prostate cancer.

An NHS doctor charged with posting on social media in support of Hamas wore a ‘celebratory’ number 7 necklace in court today as she faces a trial next year.

Monte dei Paschi di Siena chief Luigi Lovaglio is considering selling a €7.4bn stake in Generali to help fund an acquisition of Banco BPM.

On Wednesday, journalist Amal Khalil and photographer Zeinab Faraj were reporting from southern Lebanon when an Israeli airstrike reportedly hit a car in front of them.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) has filed an indictment at Cluj Court against four individuals for suspected fraud involving funds for young farmers.

Downing Street said the UK ’couldn’t be clearer’ about Britain’s sovereignty over the Falkland Islands after leaked messages suggested the US might order a review in retaliation over Iran.

Donald Trump is the only billionaire ever to occupy the Oval Office, and since returning to the presidency in January 2025, his family’s wealth has grown noticeably.

Russia has extended the length of the launch rails at one of its drone bases to support the newer, jet-powered aircraft that it uses to attack Ukraine, satellite imagery obtained by Business Insider shows.

This is the jaw-dropping moment a woman in a three-ton pickup truck accidentally runs over a £250,000 Lamborghini – with the driver still inside.

Argentine President Javier Milei has openly supported his government’s bold attempt to reclaim the Falkland Islands from their British residents.

The European Union has imposed direct restrictions on the Central Asian nation for the first time, accusing it of serving as a conduit for technology used in Russian missiles and drones.

A major figure in Cambodia’s ruling party and business sector has been sanctioned by the U.S.

Solomon Islands has appointed a new national police chief, elevating a top commander just weeks after it was revealed that prosecutors.

Federal prosecutors have charged Gannon Ken Van Dyke, an active-duty U.S. Army soldier who the indictment says has served as a U.S. Army Special Forces master sergeant, with allegedly using classified information about a military operation to make more than $400,000 in prediction-market profits.

Boozy house parties are a rite of passage for young political staffers grinding through the final stretch of a campaign.

Putin’s scientists are developing the ‘world’s first drug’ to delay ageing, it has been revealed, months after the Russian dictator, 73, told an AI conference: ‘It is probably possible to reach 150.’

The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint this week to seize Kurdish general Mansour Barzani’s Beverly Hills mansion, alleging he bought and renovated it with $30 million in proceeds from a scheme that defrauded the U.S. Department of Defense during its fight against the Islamic State.

Meta has announced plans to cut nearly 8,000 jobs, telling workers it’s looking to be more efficient.

A woman who initially claimed she was gang raped outside a church has admitted to hitting her head and giving a confused report.

Tesla’s quarterly profit rose 17 per cent as the electric-vehicle maker rebounded from a weak quarter last year and boosted income from its services division.

France’s weather forecasting service has filed a police complaint after detecting anomalies in its temperature gauges at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.