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A British businessman caught on camera confessing he was illegally selling luxury perfume to Russia is not facing criminal charges, the BBC has learned.

Fears are rising Vladimir Putin could launch deadly chemical weapons on his enemies as the war with Ukraine continues to unravel as UK-supplied weapons were used

Officials claimed Russian troops launched an ICBM at Ukraine - an unconfirmed report that, if verified, would mark the munitions’ first battlefield deployment on the invasion front

Investigators are gathering evidence at two Baltic sites while Danish navy is shadowing a Chinese cargo ship

Vladimir Putin has reappeared after vanishing for almost two weeks as fears of World War III grow and Moscow starts building mobile nuclear bomb shelters.

Tensions are escalating in Europe with Germany now warning its civilians that they must ready themselves for possible World War Three and instructed them on what they need to do

Businessmen that own a plant in Latvia shipped microchips used to build drones to Russia despite Western sanctions in the wake of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new investigation by The Buro, an OCCRP partner organization.

Keir Starmer has said standing up to Russia is ’about our way of life’ when asked how worried he is about the threat of Putin using nuclear weapons

Latvian businesswoman Anastasiya Udalova plays an active role in managing the companies of Oleg Osinovskiy, who is suspected of transporting iron ore from oligarch Alisher Usmanov’s enterprises to EU countries.

US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use long-range ATACMS missiles on Russian territory for the first time. This decision comes two months before the end of his presidential term, according to The New York Times.

At the end of October, Canadian parliamentarians convened a Standing Committee on Public Safety Security and Defence Committee session to discuss the impact of Russian disinformation on Canada’s information landscape.

Holding a diplomatic passport offers notable perks — even for those who aren’t career diplomats.

Yantar intelligence ship was seen operating drones in an area containing subsea energy and internet infrastructure

Journalists investigating Oktobank’s criminal activities, allegedly serving as the "wallet" for Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s family, have received threats from the email account of the Uzbek company INNOVA HOLDING.

Yantar is armed with mini-subs that can cut undersea cables

Tech-savvy organised crime groups profiting from billion-dollar enterprise that is spreading beyond Russian borders

A Beluga whale that was branded a Russian spy by some onlookers fled a training programme to guard a military base, a scientist has claimed.

Since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has run a budget deficit, and a draft of the 2025 edition anticipates a shortfall of 1.1 trillion rubles (approximately $11 billion, or 0.5% of GDP).

The United Kingdom unveiled its most extensive sanctions package against Russia since 2023, targeting the country’s military supply chain in Asia.

Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

An investigation by The Insider has revealed that Promet, a Russian group of companies acting as a contractor for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has simultaneously been fulfilling military orders in Lithuania.

Thousands of North Korean soldiers deployed in Russia to fight for Vladimir Putin have reportedly taken up a new hobby after being given unfiltered access to the internet.