Fiji Criticized in U.S. Trafficking Report Over Failure to Tackle Grace Road Cult
A new U.S. State Department report says Fiji has failed to adequately tackle human trafficking, including allegations involving the Grace Road Group. The country…
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Hungarian Ad Agency Got Millions From Firm Owned by Orban’s Billionaire Friend
The Hungarian political advertising agency Megafon received about $12 million from a construction company owned by a friend of former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. After…
Deloitte’s Cyprus Office Helped Abramovich Firms Relocate Billions in Assets in Apparent Bid to Sidestep Tax and Transparency
A trove of emails shows that Deloitte Cyprus helped firms beneficially owned by Roman Abramovich attempt to skirt tax and disclosure obligations by retroactively…
Montenegro Arrests then Expels Russian 'Rybar' Network Leader, Associates
Montenegrin authorities crack down on the pro-war Telegram channel over "hybrid warfare" fears, confiscating drones and digital equipment while ordering the deportation…
Kidnappings and Home Invasions Soar as French Syndicates Extort Crypto
French authorities have recorded 77 violent incidents targeting cryptocurrency holders so far in 2026, surpassing the total for all of last year. Prosecutors say…
Lithuanian Minister Condemns Intimidation Campaign against Investigative Reporters
After news outlet 15min exposed how Bankera’s co-founders allegedly siphoned tens of millions in investor funds into an offshore bank, reporters faced physical tracking…
IKEA Stopped Selling in Russia. But its Former Belarusian Supplier Filled the Gap — With Strikingly Similar Furniture
Following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, IKEA pulled out of Russia, as well as Belarus where it had sourced some furniture. The Belarusian factory stopped supplying IKEA…
Nearly 50 Arrested as Police Target Western Balkan Drug Network
European authorities have dismantled an international drug ring that hid contraband inside commercial freight and allegedly used grenade attacks and homicides to settle…
Georgia Scraps Offshore Intermediary in Azerbaijani Power Imports
Tbilisi eliminates secretive offshore intermediaries in power imports from Azerbaijan following years of reporting on inflated costs and connected businessmen.
Police Say Scam Center Busted in PNG Had Moved from Cambodia
Local police believe a suspected cyber fraud ring dismantled in Papua New Guinea last month relocated to the Pacific nation to evade an ongoing crackdown in Cambodia.
U.S. Designates China-Born Businessman in Fiji for "Significant Corruption"
Washington barred the suspected organized crime figure and his family from entering the U.S., alleging he acted as a corrupt proxy to advance Beijing's geopolitical…
Azerbaijan Denies Link to Espionage Case Involving Former German Spy Chief
Baku rejects claims that former BND chief August Hanning leaked classified secrets to its intelligence services, alleging a “smear campaign” aimed at undermining…