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Portuguese police searched the premises of Novo Banco, the country’s fourth-largest bank, as well as the local unit of auditing firm KPMG on Wednesday as part of an investigation into suspected corruption linked to the sale of the lender’s assets, prosecutors said.

The Criminal Court has sentenced two employees of the Public Authority for Civil Information and an expatriate representative to five years in prison.

Polish prosecutors are seeking to charge Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro with misusing public funds and purchasing Israeli spyware Pegasus, allegedly to target opposition politicians.

British tourists have been advised to remain indoors after Storm Melissa completely submerged towns in Jamaica.

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday, after devastating western Jamaica on Tuesday.

Before Thursday’s long-awaited first meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping since the US president’s return to office, officials from both sides have been working hard to shape the framework of a potential trade deal between Washington and Beijing, an agreement that could end months of global economic turmoil caused by the US-China trade war.

Voting is currently underway in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, and polls suggest that Geert Wilders’s anti-immigration Freedom Party (PVV) could again be the frontrunner, although there’s little likelihood of it being part of the next government.

Elon Musk launched Grokipedia – his version of Wikipedia – on Monday, as the richest man in the world further seeks to create an alternative information and media ecosystem molded to his views.

A doctor prohibited from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom for malpractice and sexual misconduct has been suspended in Spain following revelations from a joint investigation by Spanish outlet infoLibre and the OCCRP-led “Bad Practice” project.

The Hong Kong Customs Service seized over 150 tonnes of donkey skins in a major operation, intercepting two shipments, according to a statement released by the customs office late Monday.

Brigitte Macron’s daughter has informed a Paris court that false online claims stating the French first lady was born a man have negatively impacted her mother’s quality of life, making her constantly concerned about the clothes she wears and her posture.

A Kyrgyz court has labeled three independent news outlets as "extremist" organizations and banned their publications, marking the latest escalation in a crackdown on media outlets investigating corruption and criticizing the government.

A group of Pakistani farmers whose livelihoods were devastated by floods three years ago has initiated legal action against two of Germany’s most polluting companies.

A new United Nations force has begun operating in Haiti amid a flurry of media messaging about its mandate to “neutralize” heavily-armed criminal gangs, which have seized control of much of the Caribbean nation in a murderous rampage.

Democrats have labeled the Trump administration’s decision to remove export restrictions on American-made firearms as “a gift to violent cartels and drug traffickers.”

An alleged anarchist with prior arrests has been taken into custody for supposedly placing a hit on Attorney General Pam Bondi on TikTok, according to the FBI.

Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness has confirmed three storm-related deaths as the island braces for the full impact of an approaching hurricane.

Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has vowed to realize a “golden age” in her country’s relations with the US at the start of a meeting with Donald Trump in Tokyo.

British military equipment has been found on battlefields in Sudan, used by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group accused of genocide, according to documents seen by the UN security council.

The caregivers of the dogs that have settled at the Chernobyl site have observed some canines with blue fur, a first occurrence in the disaster zone.

Israel will not accept the presence of Turkish armed forces in Gaza under a US plan to permanently end the conflict in the Palestinian territory, Israeli foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Monday.