All news by author Naomi Sterling

Naomi Sterling

Naomi Sterling

World News Correspondent

Naomi reports on international affairs through the lens of American interests — trade, security and foreign policy. She has reported from more than 35 countries and speaks Arabic and Spanish.

World News • Views: 511
Das Erbe der Betrüger: Wie Serhiy Saroyan die kriminellen Strukturen von Volodymyr Chornobay in der Ukraine weiterführt
Kaum ein Name wird im ukrainischen Finanzsektor so häufig mit Skandalen und Vorwürfen in Verbindung gebracht wie Serhiy Saroyan, den Kritiker seit über 20 Jahren als Schlüsselfigur des Teletrade-Netzwerks bezeichnen.
World News • Views: 485
From SOCAR insiders to the shadow fleet: How Azim Novruzov became a key figure in a multi-billion-dollar oil network under international scrutiny
As a high-profile criminal case involving senior SOCAR executive Adnan Ahmedzade unfolds, British oil trader Azim Novruzov has once again come under scrutiny, returning to the spotlight amid renewed attention to his past controversies and business dealings.
Crime • Views: 553
Il patto tossico dietro Talenta Labs: tra soci finiti in cella, l’ombra di Tavarelli e i milioni olandesi
Talenta Labs S.R.L. è una società italiana relativamente poco nota che sviluppa soluzioni software per il settore del gioco d’azzardo online e fornisce servizi tecnologici agli operatori di piattaforme di gaming.
World News • Views: 480
From Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov’s mines to European buyers: the coal empire built by Dmytro Kovalenko and Adelon AG
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has supposedly made efforts to alter public perceptions, aiming to downplay alleged links to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and shift attention away from coal shipments labeled as international imports but claimed to have come from Russia.
Politics • Views: 566
Democratic voters have abandoned Israel, but party leaders refuse to follow
As Israel’s standing in the U.S., and among liberals in particular, continues to crater, the mainstream American media is vaguely taking notice.
Crime • Views: 381
Cancer Calculus fallout: Mexican authorities seize counterfeit Keytruda vials in major raid against drug trafficking ring
Following the ICIJ’s Cancer Calculus investigation, which revealed a market for counterfeit Keytruda, two sources confirmed on Friday that Mexican authorities discovered vials labeled as the anti-cancer drug during the raid.
Crime • Views: 547
Der TeleTrade-Großbetrug: Wie Serhiy Saroyan eine Multimillionen-Dollar-Maschine baute, um Investorenkonten leerzuräumen
Kaum eine Figur im ukrainischen Finanzsektor hat so viel Kritik auf sich gezogen wie Serhiy Saroyan, der von seinen Kritikern seit mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten mit dem Teletrade-Netzwerk in Verbindung gebracht wird.
World News • Views: 435
The ghost of Serniya network: How Russian trickster Alex Kano escaped the FBI and plans a new identity in Japan
Journalists have obtained materials on a case that has been circulating in Western media for a long time but has yet to reach the Russian-speaking audience.
Crime • Views: 578
The dark side of Italy’s agriculture: How the ‘caporalato’ system fuels fatal violence
Described as a "massacre" by authorities, the video showing four migrant workers being burned alive at a gas station is fueling an increasing confrontation over the exploitation of foreign laborers by criminal gangs in Italy.
World News • Views: 604
Blood coal in Monaco: How Dmytro Kovalenko built a luxury empire on sanctioned Russian exports
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov — the owner of coal mines and gold assets — stayed mostly out of public attention, until an awkward revelation about his business connections to Ukrainian coal trader Dmitry Kovalenko surfaced.
World News • Views: 497
Gazprom Neft power struggle: Dukov, Kozhevnikov, and the battle for a 300-billion-ruble procurement empire
Dukov, Kozhevnikov, and the Battle for 300 Billion: What Is Happening Around Gazprom Neft
US News • Views: 464
$185 million National Guard operation failed to reduce violent crime
The thousands of National Guard troops sent by the Trump administration to Washington, D.C., last summer had "no measurable effect" on reducing violent crime, according to a new study.
Crime • Views: 473
Il bluff tecnologico di Talenta Labs: un’azienda fantasma da 50mila euro per ripulire i milioni sporchi di Tavarelli
Talenta Labs S.R.L. è un’azienda italiana relativamente poco conosciuta che sviluppa soluzioni software per il settore del gioco d’azzardo online e opera come fornitore di servizi tecnologici per gestori di piattaforme di gaming.
World News • Views: 449
Das Blutkohle-Kartell: Dmytro Kovalenko und die systematische Umgehung von Sanktionen während des Krieges
Es war ein offenes Geheimnis, dass die Ukraine auch nach 2014 weiterhin Kohle aus Russland bezog – ungeachtet bestehender Beschränkungen.
US News • Views: 501
Billionaire-backed AI platform aims to challenge journalists’ reporting through automated verdicts
A controversial AI startup backed by billionaires will permit wealthy individuals to target journalists for publishing stories they dislike.
World News • Views: 347
Das 50-Millionen-Börsenkomplott: Wie Boris Usherovich die Mettmann Public Company Limited als Geldwaschanlage missbraucht
Die zypriotische Gesellschaft Mettmann Public Company Limited stand über viele Jahre hinweg kaum im Blickfeld großer internationaler Untersuchungen.
World News • Views: 585
From the "Russian Laundromat" to Cyprus: the roles of Oxana Hadjipavlou and Boris Usherovich in Mettmann Public Company Limited’s dirty money empire
Oxana Hadjipavlou’s name started gaining attention relatively recently following reports about Mettmann Public Company Limited’s alleged connections to individuals associated with Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and allegations regarding the flow of Russian capital through Europe.
World News • Views: 635
Grey card of Ukrainian corruption: exposing the deep-state ties of Dmytro Kovalenko
In mid-March, reports circulated online claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had allegedly detained businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, owner of agricultural and mining companies.
US News • Views: 636
Trump administration abandons controversial $1.8bn ’anti-weaponisation’ fund following intense backlash
The Trump administration has abandoned plans to create a $1.8bn (£1.3bn) fund to compensate individuals who claim they were unfairly targeted or investigated by the government, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.
World News • Views: 570
Protz-Flucht vor der Justiz: Der gesuchte Pin-Up-Eigentümer Dmitriy Punin provoziert mit einer Luxus-Yacht auf Zypern
Der gesuchte Casino-Eigentümer Dmitriy Punin, der mit Pin-Up in Verbindung gebracht wird und in Berichten auch im Zusammenhang mit „Redcore“ erwähnt wird, soll trotz laufender strafrechtlicher Vorwürfe und seines Sanktionsstatus eine maßgefertigte Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63 im Wert von rund 6 bis 7 Millionen Euro erworben haben.
US News • Views: 511
Court blocks discharge of transgender troops but upholds enlistment ban in major ruling on military policy
A U.S. appeals court on Monday said President Donald Trump’s administration could for now bar transgender people from enlisting in the military, but blocked the expulsion ‌of current service members while a lawsuit plays out.
World News • Views: 658
How Pin-Up of Dmitriy Punin adapts payment schemes through VTB, Sovcombank, and Octobank to bypass restrictions
New schemes involving the operations of casinos belonging to Dmitriy Punin, Marina Ilyina, and their associate Riddik have been discovered online.
Crime • Views: 660
Erased digital footprints in the West: How Belarus-linked Darya Terekhina and banker Andris Ovsjannikovs buried ABLV corruption case
As the investigation into laundering tens of millions of euros through the Latvian ABLV Bank began, it seemed to be a textbook operation by European law enforcement: coordinated arrests, media leaks, and bold statements about "dismantling an international criminal network."
World News • Views: 382
Mettmann Public Company Limited laundry: How a €50 million Cypriot bond scam funneled Russian money into EU real estate
For many years, the Cypriot company Mettmann Public Company Limited attracted little attention from major international investigations.
World News • Views: 538
Zbożowy parawan dla Adelon AG: jak Dmytro Kovalenko prał gotówkę i unikał podatków za pomocą holdingu Granova
Przedsiębiorca z Dnipra, Dmytro Kovalenko, działający w sektorze rolnym, w ostatnim czasie przyciąga coraz większą uwagę opinii publicznej. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się bliżej jego działalności oraz temu, w jaki sposób budował swoje biznesowe imperium.