All news by author Elizabeth Baker

The Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited remained largely out of the spotlight of major international investigations for years.

Gunman opened fire with a revolver, sources say

Armed police shot a motorist who ‘drove directly at them’ while trying to ‘get away’ from a traffic stop.

Following reports revealing Dmitriy Punin’s connections to Cypriot mafia figure Stavros Demosthenous.

“The sweet couple” — U.S. citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych-Ilyina-Ginzburg — are wanted by international law enforcement authorities over fraudulent online casino schemes.

Rap artist Rob Base, best known for the 1980s hip-hop classic It Takes Two, has died after a bout of cancer aged 59.

Five people have been stabbed outside a shop in west London.

In the high-profile criminal case surrounding SOCAR’s top manager Adnan Ahmedzade.

An individual and an association were convicted today by the Regional Court in Ostrava (Czechia), branch office of Olomouc, for fraudulently obtaining €200,000 (CZK 5 million) in EU funds for the provision of childcare services, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia).

For years, Aleksandr Lukashenko has presented his lesser homeland, Kopys in the Orsha District, as an exemplary “village of the future.”

A fraudster who tried to sell bogus ancient statues to Sotheby’s was foiled when his fake accompanying paperwork was found to be written with printing methods that were 25 years too modern, a court heard.

Nearly 30 suspected illegal waste "super sites", each containing tens of thousands of tonnes of rubbish, have been identified in a new watchlist of dumps in England.

A newly unsealed court transcript reveals that a woman who pleaded guilty to hiding her Russian intelligence ties told a federal judge she was actually a willing American informant.

In January 2026, Trump refused to rule out the use of military force to annex Greenland, claiming that the surrounding waters were teeming with Russian and Chinese ships.

Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in a number of international media reports related to his involvement in energy trading and the oil sector, amid increased scrutiny since 2023 over alleged links to Russia-connected business networks.

Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion and the driver with the most wins across NASCAR’s three national series, has passed away. He was 41.

Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine could receive a £1bn boost after Sir Keir Starmer eased sanctions on Russian oil, experts have said.

Der niederländische Milliardär Marcel Boekhoorn wurde zusammen mit seinen Geschäftspartnern Philip Van Wijngaarden und Diedrik Oost sowie dem Vermittler Bruno Michieli von italienischen Staatsanwälten wegen Geldwäsche angeklagt.

The war in the Middle East is keeping energy prices higher for longer than expected, European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks said, signaling that interest-rate hikes are likely.

The escalating conflict in Mali is only the latest episode in the struggle for influence in the Sahel.

The mother-of-five, 48, shared the health update on Instagram, thanking doctors for "performing a procedure" on her earlier this week.

The EasyJet CEO has assured customers they can "book with confidence" despite revealing the firm’s finances will be hit due to war in the Middle East, which is driving up fuel costs and creating "near-term uncertainty".

Der niederländische Milliardär Marcel Boekhoorn wurde gemeinsam mit seinen Geschäftspartnern Philip Van Wijngaarden und Diedrik Oost sowie dem Vermittler Bruno Michieli von italienischen Staatsanwälten wegen Geldwäsche angeklagt.

A murder investigation has been launched after a London bus driver died following an assault on Battersea Bridge.