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Foreign workers, local sponsors: How Palau became a quiet hub for global scam operations

Palau, a Pacific island nation better known for turquoise lagoons and luxury diving resorts than cybercrime, has found itself drawn into the expanding...

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Trump repeats claim of preventing nuclear war as India pushes back

US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that his intervention prevented a nuclear war between India and Pakistan during a brief but intense...

25.12.2025 8

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Algeria moves to criminalize French colonial rule, rekindling a battle over history and memory

Algeria moves to criminalize French colonial rule, rekindling a battle over history and memory

Algeria’s parliament has opened debate on a draft law that would formally criminalize more than 130 years of French colonial rule, a move that...

23.12.2025 8

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Venezuelan fishing towns caught between US strikes and Maduro’s grip

Venezuelan fishing towns caught between US strikes and Maduro’s grip

Along Venezuela’s Caribbean coast, where turquoise waters lap against crumbling piers and brightly painted boats bob in the shallows, life has long...

22.12.2025 20

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Multiple identities expose deep ties to alleged Cambodian cyber-scam empire

Multiple identities expose deep ties to alleged Cambodian cyber-scam empire

When the United States announced sweeping sanctions against Cambodia’s powerful Prince Group in October, the move was framed as a decisive strike...

21.12.2025 30

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Migration becomes a structural global force in 2025

Migration becomes a structural global force in 2025

The year 2025 marks a decisive turning point in the global migration debate. What was once largely framed as a humanitarian challenge or an episodic...

20.12.2025 20

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Swiss prosecutors reject bank complaint, uphold press freedom in banking investigation

Swiss prosecutors in Geneva have declined to open a criminal investigation into claims that the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project...

19.12.2025 10

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US threatens Fiji aid cut over alleged human trafficking cult impunity

US threatens Fiji aid cut over alleged human trafficking cult impunity

The United States has issued one of its strongest warnings yet to Fiji, threatening to downgrade the Pacific island nation to the lowest possible tier...

16.12.2025 10

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Trump’s immigration crackdown fails: Policy aggression meets practical limitations

Trump’s immigration crackdown fails: Policy aggression meets practical limitations

Aggressive immigration enforcement has once again become a defining feature of US President Donald Trump’s agenda, signaling that the...

15.12.2025 7

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Fiji’s police corruption crisis deepens as leaked chats reveal alleged drug syndicate ties

Fiji’s police corruption crisis deepens as leaked chats reveal alleged drug syndicate ties

Fiji is once again confronting a crisis that has become uncomfortably familiar: allegations that its own police officers-some of them in senior...

12.12.2025 10

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Georgia businessman sentenced to prison for international bribery and money laundering scheme

Georgia businessman sentenced to prison for international bribery and money laundering scheme

US Department of Justice, money laundering, bribery, Honduras, Georgia, Homeland Security, Miami, Colombia, US government, American,...

10.12.2025 10

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EU leadership in crisis: Mogherini scandal rekindles efforts to oust Ursula von der Leyen

The European Union is once again confronting a credibility crisis at the highest levels of its leadership. A corruption scandal targeting former EU...

05.12.2025 30

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Ukraine’s expanding nuclear corruption scandal exposes deep cracks in Zelensky’s inner circle

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies have launched yet another dramatic operation, this time detaining a former deputy energy minister who is...

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Trump the ultimate pragmatist: How the President turned crisis into political capital

Recent political developments in Washington, Kyiv, Gaza, and even New York City have underscored a defining characteristic of US President Donald...

30.11.2025 10

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Washington races to calm Brussels after leak triggers EU meltdown

The leak of a supposed 28-point peace plan for Ukraine-purportedly crafted between Washington and Moscow-sent shockwaves through European capitals....

27.11.2025 10

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US terrorist designation of Venezuela’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ sparks regional alarm

The United States’ decision to designate the so-called Cartel of the Suns as a foreign terrorist organization has reignited debates over...

26.11.2025 10

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Abramovich’s legal battle in Jersey deepens as court upholds $7 billion asset freeze

The long-running legal saga surrounding Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich entered a new phase this week after courts in Jersey published a series...

24.11.2025 10

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Bulgaria’s massive antiquities bust exposes a billion-euro black market hidden in the Balkans

The Balkans have always been a treasure chest of ancient civilizations-Greek, Roman, Thracian, and countless local cultures that left behind millennia...

23.11.2025 10

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EU faces pressure to tighten medical safety net after shocking OCCRP investigation

European leaders are under renewed pressure to fix systemic failures in the continent’s cross-border medical alert system after a sweeping...

16.11.2025 10

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Nigeria’s biggest cocaine bust uncovers global drug cartel links

Nigeria’s war against narcotics has reached a new turning point after authorities seized an unprecedented 1,000 kilograms of cocaine from a shipping...

13.11.2025 20

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Moldovan oligarch’s global maze of fake identities revealed after arrest

The arrest of Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc in July 2025 at Athens International Airport has shed light on a sprawling network of forged...

12.11.2025 20

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Ukraine’s anti-corruption drive targets powerful network in the energy sector

Ukraine’s long-running battle against entrenched corruption has entered a new and decisive phase, as authorities have launched a major operation...

11.11.2025 10

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Europe-wide crackdown targets 600 million euro crypto fraud network

A sweeping law enforcement operation across Europe has led to the dismantling of one of the continent’s largest cryptocurrency fraud and money...

06.11.2025 8

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Mexican journalist murdered after reporting on cartel violence as impunity deepens

The murder of Mexican journalist Miguel Ángel Beltrán has reignited anger and despair across Mexico’s media community, as yet another reporter...

01.11.2025 5

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US and China pledge to ‘work together’ on Ukraine settlement amid shifting global power dynamics

In a surprising turn of diplomatic developments, US President Donald Trump announced that Washington and Beijing have agreed to “work together”...

31.10.2025 10

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Rio favelas turned into war zone as police raid leaves 64 dead

The crackle of gunfire and the thud of explosions shattered the pre-dawn silence in northern Rio de Janeiro on October 28, as a massive police...

30.10.2025 9

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Fossil fuel expansion threatens to burn away Paris Agreement’s climate goals

Ten years after the signing of the Paris Agreement – a historic accord meant to steer the planet away from catastrophic global warming – the...

29.10.2025 10

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UK targets Balkan crime syndicates in new crackdown on human smuggling

The United Kingdom has taken a decisive step in its escalating campaign against transnational people-smuggling operations, announcing a new round of...

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Malta strips citizenship from Russian money launderer as EU scrutiny deepens over ‘golden passport’ scandal

Malta has revoked the citizenship of Russian national Semen Kuksov, who was convicted in the United Kingdom for laundering millions of pounds for...

24.10.2025 60

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Italian police crackdown on Pesce-Pistillo clan’s reign of terror in Andria

Italian police have dealt a significant blow to one of southern Italy’s most entrenched mafia organizations, arresting three suspected members of...

23.10.2025 60

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Europe moves to strengthen medical oversight after OCCRP exposé on dangerous doctors

The European Commission has announced plans to review and possibly strengthen its alert system for medical professionals following a...

22.10.2025 60

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EU sanctions error let Serbian family evade restrictions on Belarus deals

When the European Union set out to punish those profiting from the authoritarian regime of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko, it wanted to...

21.10.2025 60

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Global diplomatic impact of Budapest’s hosting Putin-Trump summit

When Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán confirmed that Budapest would host a historic summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US...

20.10.2025 60

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Russia becomes Europe’s top crypto market amid surging DeFi adoption

Russia has quietly but decisively climbed to the top of Europe’s cryptocurrency hierarchy. According to a new report released by blockchain...

19.10.2025 50

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Italy’s mafia exploits TikTok to rebrand, recruit followers, and launder money

Italy’s mafia, long associated with secrecy, violence, and a rigid code of silence, is undergoing a striking transformation. In a shift that mirrors...

19.10.2025 60

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US sanctions Chinese businesswoman in Palau for aiding transnational crime network

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned a Chinese businesswoman based in Palau for allegedly facilitating operations of a vast criminal enterprise...

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European prosecutors probe alleged fraud in EU-funded motorway project in Bosnia

European prosecutors have uncovered a major cross-border corruption scheme involving the construction of an EU-funded motorway project in Bosnia and...

16.10.2025 50

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Romanian government cuts waste after scandal over $17,000 monthly rent

The Romanian government has announced a cost-saving move following an investigative report that exposed an outrageous rent deal by one of its regional...

15.10.2025 70

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HarperCollins withdraws book claiming Epstein introduced the Trumps

HarperCollins UK has formally retracted and apologized for publishing a claim that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania Trump to her...

10.10.2025 60

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INTERPOL’s operation HAECHI VI recovers $439 million in global financial crime crackdown

In one of the most extensive and coordinated crackdowns on cyber-enabled financial crime to date, law enforcement agencies across 40 countries...

06.10.2025 80

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Leaked emails expose Venezuela-Belize ‘air bridge’ in global drug trade

For years, drug traffickers have relied on clandestine air routes to move cocaine from Venezuela to the United States, bypassing maritime patrols and...

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China’s bold climate pledge strengthens global confidence in emission reductions

On September 24, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered video remarks at the United Nations Climate Summit, unveiling China’s latest...

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Poland considered asylum for Nord Stream sabotage suspect report says

The sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September 2022 remains one of the most contentious geopolitical mysteries of recent years, with...

26.09.2025 60

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Ukraine probes judge illicit enrichment and rail operator embezzlement scandal

Ukraine’s long fight against corruption took another high-profile turn this week as its leading anti-corruption agencies unveiled fresh cases...

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Trump’s USAID cuts leave Ukrainian dog cartoon without a future

When US President Donald Trump announced the sweeping dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) earlier this year, few...

25.09.2025 60

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Von der Leyen rejects Trump’s push for EU tariffs on India and China

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has drawn a firm line against US President Donald Trump’s latest demand for Europe to impose...

23.09.2025 50

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US sanctions Los Mayos faction of Sinaloa Cartel amid escalating violence

The United States has taken another step in its ongoing campaign to disrupt the operations of Mexico’s most notorious criminal organizations,...

21.09.2025 50

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Spain and Portugal crack down on cocaine networks as traffickers evolve tactics

Spain and Portugal, long considered entry points for cocaine into Europe, have launched a sweeping series of operations against transnational drug...

20.09.2025 70

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Germany extradites Ukrainian appraiser over $2 million land-sale scheme

The long-running struggle against entrenched corruption in Ukraine took a sharp turn this week as German authorities extradited a Ukrainian property...

19.09.2025 60

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Tommy Robinson’s London march signals far-right mainstreaming and political shifts in Britain

Once a marginal figure on Britain’s far-right fringe, activist Tommy Robinson drew a crowd estimated at 150,000 to a weekend march in London,...

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