In the autumn of 2022, when European regulators moved to immobilise roughly €300 billion in Russian sovereign assets held across Western financial infrastructure, the legal consequences were always understood to be deferred, not avoided. That deferral has now arrived in…
The term “equivalised income” appears, without explanation, on forms that water companies send to customers seeking financial assistance with their bills. It is the kind of phrase that might circulate comfortably in a policy seminar or a regulator’s technical annex.…
Abdikerm Eidleh, 42, described by federal prosecutors as a central architect of one of the largest fraud schemes in Minnesota’s history, was arrested in Mogadishu last week following a joint raid conducted by FBI agents and Somali intelligence officials. His…
ICC Oversight Body Recommends Firing Prosecutor Karim Khan Over Sexual Misconduct Findings The executive bureau of the International Criminal Court’s governing body has determined that chief prosecutor Karim Khan engaged in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a junior staff member…
Brazil’s Federal Police Detain Spanish Citizen at Guarulhos Airport Brazil’s federal police arrested a Spanish national at São Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport on Wednesday after she allegedly directed racially abusive remarks at baggage handlers, the latest in a series of…
Campaigners Urge Starmer to Deliver on Manifesto Pledge Before Departure Hillsborough survivors and bereaved families are pressing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to pass the Hillsborough Law in full before he leaves office, warning that further delays would constitute a…
Over 100 physicians with foreign sanctions reached British patients after UK was cut off from EU disciplinary database More than 100 doctors who had been banned from practising medicine in European Union member states were able to obtain or retain…
Reform UK Leader Faces Fresh Scrutiny Over Harborne Donations Nigel Farage has been accused of declaring a private jet loan from his billionaire crypto backer at a fraction of its true market value — potentially understating the gift by hundreds…
Russian Anti-Putin Artist Assassinated in Poland; Two Belarusians Arrested Robert Kuzovkov, a 44-year-old Russian artist known for his provocative anti-Kremlin work, was shot dead near his home in the eastern Polish city of Białа Podlaska on Monday morning. Two Belarusian…
OnlyFans Managers Threaten, Control and Financially Exploit Creators, BBC Investigation Finds Warning: This article contains details of violence that some readers may find distressing. A BBC investigation has found that a network of self-styled OnlyFans managers is systematically exploiting adult…