Security experts and Democratic National Committee (DNC) members said that cybercriminals broke into the DNC network last summer and tracked communications, while another group infiltrated the network in April and downloaded opposition research files on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported.

The Constitutional Court (CCR) is expected to rule Wednesday on decriminalizing the offense of abuse of office. The National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) has warned that if this happens, it will seriously weaken the country’s fight against corruption.

Freedom House, a watchdog organization dedicated to expanding freedom and democracy around the world, awarded Montenegro the unenviable “downward trend arrow” for 2016.

Former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said he did not knock down a rival’s building as he testified in court Friday on charges of abuse of office during his time in office.

For the ninth year running, a group of organizations coordinated by Interpol has shut down nearly 5,000 websites illegally selling drugs and medicines worldwide.

The US Department of Justice said Friday that Amin Yu pled guilty to acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government and conspiring to commit money laundering in a case where submarine technology was stolen and sent to a state-run Chinese university.

Turmoil continues to roil Croatia’s coalition government, as Vice Prime Minister Tomislav Karamarko said Wednesday that he, fellow Vice Prime Minister Bozo Petrov and Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic should all step down because the interests of the country are more important than those of any individual, Balkan Insight reported.

Loyal Bank, a small Caribbean financial company with close ties to Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at center of the Panama Papers scandal, is owned by a Hungarian businessman, OCCRP partner Direkt36 reported based on leaked documents.

The Italian government Thursday urged Azerbaijani authorities to revoke the travel ban placed on investigative reporter Khadija Ismayilova, an OCCRP partner.

The Italian Carabinieri, in cooperation with Europol, arrested two leading members of the "Ceusi" crime gang for international military weapons trafficking. According to Europol, the gang has links to the Cosa Nostra crime group.