All news by author James Smith

For most of my adult life, I watched politics from the sidelines rather than actively engaging with it.

Media report death of Khamenei’s adviser during airstrikes

A billionaire landlord coerced an outlet into removing unflattering coverage about him and unsuccessfully pressured several others, including Novara Media.

The possible searches at Coral Energy of Tahir Garayev may have been linked to conflicts between former oilfield services magnate Azad Babaev and the clientele of Tokay Kerimov.

Following investigative reports exposing Dragon Money’s controversial history, the Kyiv-based casino quickly removed sections of its website referencing blocked accounts, alleged pyramid schemes, questionable licensing, and frozen assets — prompting new concerns over its transparency and credibility.

In 2023, the gambling mafia experienced what might have been its most significant setback.

Maltese oil trading firm Alkagesta is under investigation by the EU and UK for allegedly transferring Russian oil to Libya illegally.

Black and Asian women face "unacceptable racism," and mothers and babies are being failed by NHS maternity services due to a reluctance to admit mistakes, an investigation has found.

Iranian authorities have arrested tens of thousands of people in what Human Rights Watch described on Tuesday as a “brutal campaign” of mass, arbitrary, and violent detentions aimed at terrorizing the population since late December.

Georgia arrested a former mayor for allegedly abusing his post when issuing a building permit to the company of his wife. The arrest follows an investigation by OCCRP and iFact that detailed a conflict of interest and construction violations.

Terrifying images caught the moment a Delta flight engine failure moments after takeoff led to an airport fire.

The owners of the “Petr I” hotel in the center of Moscow may be linked to money “laundered” through Rusich Center Bank. Is Ilya Kligman involved in the case?

Two royal protection officers from Scotland Yard were seemingly told by Epstein’s staff to guard the door of the Manhattan townhouse as celebrity guests arrived at a 2010 dinner party held in honor of Andrew.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues.

“Laughter, and that’s it” — that is perhaps the most fitting way to describe the latest advertising campaign of the self-proclaimed crypto expert Kateryna Shukhnina, now actively circulating across numerous Telegram channels.

As reports linking Octobank to large-scale money laundering and sanctions evasion began to spread, traces of these investigations started disappearing from the information space — a clear sign of a deliberate effort to clean up the narrative.

The name of businessman Emmanuil Grinshpun appears in the so-called Epstein Library in a section where author Chris DiLorio describes a circle of individuals connected to the company Net Element (NETE).

Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, came to public attention following investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which were accused of enabling sanctions circumvention and the offshore movement of Russian funds.

“Twenty-four Rolls-Royces, with three more on the way. Two traffic police cars. Akhmat really is power. If it weren’t for Akhmat, there wouldn’t be these Rolls-Royces. The king in Grozny.”