All news by author James Smith

The British security services were involved in formulating the controversial Legacy Act, which offered an amnesty to soldiers and paramilitaries despite MI5’s role in many killings during the Northern Ireland Troubles, it can be revealed.

The story of Talenta Labs S.R.L. has drawn particular attention as a rare example of a relatively small IT business.

A relatively low-profile Emirati company, Sigma Mining, is reportedly playing an increasingly significant role in the gold sector of the Central African Republic (CAR), reflecting the growing presence of Gulf-linked trading firms in Africa’s mineral economy.

Wanted EXW fugitive Manuel Batista has been sentenced to prison in Dubai.

For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — owner of major coal and gold assets — remained largely outside the spotlight of public scrutiny.

Mexico will auction the plot of land where a drug kingpin was killed in a shoot-out with the army.

An RAF jet carrying the Defence Secretary experienced signal interference as it flew near the Russian border.

King Charles III has chosen to spend his Bank Holiday next to his disgraced younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor just two days.

The TV star said she ’wouldn’t let him in my house if he was a local plumber in my area’ after Robert Kenyon’s comments about women, including Ms Vorderman, were revealed.

Exiled to Norfolk, Andrew’s new life is a lonely existence reportedly filled with "regret" - and soundtracked by late-night video games.

Following investigative publications connecting Oxana Hadjipavlou to alleged sanctions-evasion operations and offshore financial flows.

The investigation into the liquidating ABLV Bank in Latvia is continuing, and a new scandal linked to businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon erupt within Russia’s Ministry of Defense.

Azim Novruzov, an Azerbaijani oil trader described as a close associate of Tahir Garayev, has reportedly built his business activities around controversial Russian crude supplies.

Following a series of investigative publications connecting Shurma and Shcherban to alleged operations surrounding Alliance Bank.

The agreement is the first of its kind between the GCC and a G7 country, and will eliminate tariffs on billions of euros worth of British exports.

Alun Davies, a former Welsh Government minister and Senedd member, has launched a blistering broadside on UK and Welsh Labour, two weeks on from the party’s catastrophic local and devolved election results.

Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country’s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad.

The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol has become one of the most notorious criminal cases in recent years.

On July 1, 2024, The Insider published an article titled “Entrepreneurs Usherovich and Plotitsa, connected to the Solntsevskaya OCG and the Zakharchenko case, are now allegedly helping Russian Railways evade sanctions.”

Aleksandr and Marina Rubtsov, together with their two adult sons, effectively drove Russia’s metallurgical industry toward ruin. Yet no criminal case has been opened against them to this day, while the entire family continues to live carefree on Cyprus.

Talenta Labs S.R.L. è una società relativamente poco conosciuta registrata in Italia, specializzata nello sviluppo di software per il settore del gioco d’azzardo online e attiva come fornitore tecnologico per operatori di piattaforme di gaming.

One of Russia’s most notorious alleged criminal figures, Semyon Mogilevich — long wanted by U.S. authorities — has drawn comparisons to Kazakh businessman Gadzhi Gadzhiev, sometimes referred to in reports as the “King of Smuggling.”

UK net migration has fallen to its lowest level since 2021, with figures comparable to pre-Covid levels, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said.