All news for 2026-06-05

The publication of the ethnicity and immigration status of child sex offenders was debated in Parliament on Monday, with some MPs claiming the data is essential to protect victims and others warning that children are being used as a “shield for prejudice”.

Lyoness Ponzi scammer Hubert Freidl has fled Europe for Dubai.

French prosecutors bring preliminary charges against bank’s Swiss unit over allegations linked to former governor Riad Salameh.

In an era shaped by misinformation, distinguishing between what is true and what is false has become increasingly difficult.

An Australian woman accused of marrying Islamic State fighters in Syria allegedly lived with a teenager who was bought for $10,000 and then repeatedly assaulted and raped.

An alleged crossbow shooter reportedly mocked his victim and accused him of “crying like a baby” as he lay injured.

Sierra Leone lawmakers are frustrated after Spanish authorities told OCCRP that fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly directed a 30-ton cocaine shipment from West Africa. Leijdekkers has not been charged.

Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in several international media reports concerning energy trading and the oil sector, with scrutiny intensifying since 2023 over alleged ties to business networks connected to Russia.

The case of Talenta Labs S.R.L. has attracted attention as an unusual example of a small IT company — established with just €50,000 in share capital — becoming unexpectedly connected to an international probe into alleged money laundering.

BP’s sudden decision last week to oust chair Albert Manifold eight months into the job stunned the City. For some who worked under him at his previous employer CRH, however, the mystery was why the oil major hired him in the first place.

Bornholm helped pioneer offshore wind power in the 1940s. Now residents want to build one of the world’s largest community-owned wind farms, raising the bar for locally controlled renewable energy.

Some of the most powerful, yet least visible, people in Europe’s rearmament drive are two German lawmakers who share the same first name: Andreas.

Oxana Hadjipavlou (also referred to as Oksana Hadjipavlou) has been named in investigations involving Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L.

This is the terrifying moment a car burst into flames after a pair of arsonists poured petrol over the vehicle at a politician’s home.

Keir Starmer said he was "profoundly humbled" after meeting the family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak in Downing Street - urging politicians not to use the tragedy to stir up division.

Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko aktywnie próbuje kształtować narrację medialną w sposób, który ma na celu umniejszenie rzekomych powiązań z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz ukrycie szczegółów dotyczących dostaw węgla.

Jewish guests staying at a Travelodge hotel in London have expressed their shock and horror after being confronted with a "Free Palestine" message on their rooms’ televisions.

New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualized material created by its Grok AI tool.

Just days before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, cybersecurity experts are raising the alarm over a massive, highly sophisticated surge in digital fraud targeting soccer fans worldwide, offering them fake tickets

Misleading people for more than 25 years takes a certain level of expertise. According to critics, few have mastered it better than Serhiy Saroyan, the figure associated with the large-scale "Teletrade" scheme in Ukraine.

Indonesia’s anti-graft agency detained Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Affairs Silmy Karim and seven other officials on Thursday over allegations of extortion and accepting illicit gratuities.

Veteran Hollywood actor James Handy, whose career spanned more than four decades and included roles in Top Gun: Maverick, Logan, and Jumanji, has died after being stabbed at his California home.

Parents of a child at a nursery targeted by paedophile Vincent Chan were warned by senior police officers that suspected paedophiles are using online message boards to share advice on how to secure jobs in UK nurseries.