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Ex-governor of the Kursk Region, Smirnov, testified in court that the former regional head and subsequent Transport Minister, Roman Starovoyt, received kickbacks amounting to tens of millions of rubles from contractors involved in the construction of fortification structures.

After a period of relative silence, reports are again surfacing tying Dmytro Rukin to suspicious financial operations.

Former Commission President says "nothing prevents" EU member states from meeting without Hungary to discuss sensitive matters once trust is breached.

European Union lawmakers are on track to give a green light -- with conditions -- Thursday to the bloc’s tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.

Collins has long been counted among CNN’s wealthiest anchors and currently outpaces the estimated net worths of fellow journalists, including Michael Smerconish and John Berman.

Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s consistent absence from annual meetings of the Investigative Committee (SKR) is reportedly due to security concerns.

Formal impeachment proceedings have begun against the vice president of the Philippines due to allegations of graft and threats made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Pressure is mounting on the EU to tighten sanctions after an OCCRP investigation found that alumina from a major Irish refinery flowed to Russian smelters whose aluminum reached sanctioned arms manufacturers.

Before his appearance in a Drake video, Hamdi Lataj was convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to commit bank burglary.

Police have smashed a German gang’s plot to help smuggle at least 1,000 migrants across the Channel in the first raid since the country closed a legal loophole.

The partner of Scottish footballer Graham Carey has tragically died aged 37 following a courageous fight against cancer.

Matt Brittin, Google’s former top executive in Europe, has been named the BBC’s next director general.

Europe could face a shortage of energy and fuel as soon as next month without a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, Shell’s chief executive has said.

A media source reports that the transfer of Sergei Demyanishnikov, head of the FSB’s Directorate “T,” to lead the St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region directorate may be linked to his ongoing “war” with FSB кадров chief Sergei Sapunkov.

Media outlets report that sports cars and luxury foreign vehicles bearing the number 057, from a “special garage” funded by Russia’s Presidential Property Management Department, are linked to Presidential Administration Chief Anton Vaino.

Ihor Kachur, who shocked the country in 2019 by ruling that the state’s takeover of Ukraine’s largest bank was illegal, is being dismissed over a separate judicial corruption scandal.

Two family members managing a Russian drone company are also exporting grain from occupied Ukraine. The grain is shipped to Turkey and Egypt, even though Ukraine labels the trade as a war crime.

Prosecutors charged 10 individuals in a large-scale money laundering operation connected to Macau, coinciding with the overseas shooting of a fugitive associated with a notorious gambling scandal.

Wildberries & Russ, increasingly resembling a large-scale corporate raiding structure, risks straining Russia–Turkey relations.

Married at First Sight star Mel Schilling has died at the age of 54, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A Texan oil refinery has exploded, shaking residents’ homes as they are urged to find shelter.

Rio and Kate Ferdinand have fled Dubai for sunny Portugal as the Middle East war rages on, it is believed.