U.S. Treasury Sanctions Kremlin Political Assets in Moldova
The United States sanctioned Wednesday almost two dozen individuals and entities, including two influential government...
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As Russia Condemned the West, Putin’s Daughter — And an Army of Bodyguards — Made Dozens of Trips to Europe
Putin’s daughter, Katerina Tikhonova, traveled frequently to Germany to visit her romantic partner, a ballet dancer. She...
No Justice for Victims a Year After Beirut Blast
Michelle Remlaoui, 28, was taking a shower when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions the world has ever seen wiped out...
The Pegasus Project
Trust No One: Top Kazakh Oligarchs And Dozens of Government Officials May Have Been Spied On With Pegasus
Among the apparent targets of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware was the biggest nemesis of “Leader of the Nation” Nursultan...
The Pegasus Project
World Leaders on Pegasus List Include France’s President Macron, Morocco’s King Mohammed, Kazakhstan’s President
While they were in office, 14 world leaders from Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East appear to have been selected for...
Paramilitary Group Wagner Sued in Russia for War Crimes in Syria
Three non-governmental organizations announced on Monday that they have helped a Syrian man sue in Moscow members of the...
Marlboro’s Man: Philip Morris’ Representative in Burkina Faso is a Known Cigarette Smuggler
For years Apollinaire Compaoré, one of the country’s richest men, has been trafficking cigarettes across West Africa.
Accountability Debate Continues As Violence in Myanmar Escalates
Myanmar’s military has used rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons and recently live ammunition against anti-coup...
HRW Slams Lebanon’s Probe into Beirut Blast
NGO Human Rights Watch on Wednesday called for an international investigation into the port explosion that devastated the...
Biometric Bribery: Inside Semlex’s Global Playbook
How Semlex and Gunvor Armed the Ivorian Civil War
As Ivory Coast descended into a violent political crisis, Semlex and Gunvor tried to help its pariah regime buy weapons in...
The Quiet Man in Stockholm Who Laundered China’s Oil Money for Iran
With attention focused on Zarrab and his Turkish co-conspirators, another network — operated by a man living in Stockholm —...
Belarus Arrests Russian Mercenaries
Authorities in Belarus detained on Wednesday more than 30 men suspected of being Russian mercenaries who were preparing mass...