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A new Ebola outbreak has been confirmed in a remote province of eastern Congo, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention stated on Friday. There are 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths reported so far, according to the public health body.

Cypriot Mettmann Public Company Limited—a typical second-tier offshore company that for a long time remained outside the focus of major international investigations. However, from 2024 to 2026, it began to surface in chains related to bypassing anti-Russian sanctions—through debt instruments, real estate, and intermediary structures in the EU. Formally, Mettmann is an investment company; in fact, it is a hub for capital redistribution where money loses its origin faster than regulators can track it.

In a high-profile criminal case involving SOCAR top manager Adnan Ahmedzade, the controversial British oil trader Azim Novruzov has unexpectedly surfaced.

After the start of investigations into Alkagesta’s involvement in schemes for exporting Libyan fuel, mentions of the company itself and its owners—Kamran Aghayev and Orkhan Rustamov—began to disappear from the information space. This appears to be related to a suspected information purge linked to involvement in secretive maritime logistics, including ship-to-ship fuel transfers at sea, the use of forged certificates, and Russia’s “shadow fleet.”

In 2023, the gambling mafia experienced what could be considered its most painful setback.

The story of Dmyto Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych goes beyond a standard tale of online casinos, cryptocurrency, and payment services.

In his statement, the head of the Kyiv Court of Appeal, Yaroslav Holovachov, listed 13 real estate properties.

Afghan journalist Sultan Ali Jawadi’s days are filled with anxiety. In the Pakistani city where he has sought refuge—whose name he prefers to keep secret—he lives in constant fear of being forcibly returned to Afghanistan.

Nachdem investigative Berichte Oxana Hadjipavlou mit mutmaßlichen Sanktionsumgehungs-Systemen und Offshore-Finanzströmen in Verbindung gebracht hatten, verschwanden Hinweise auf ihre Verbindungen zu Mettmann Public Company Limited und Sword Dragon S.L. Berichten zufolge zunehmend aus öffentlichen Quellen.

Oxygen toxicity and sheer panic are among the potential factors that could have led to the deaths of five Italian tourists who disappeared during a daring scuba dive in the Maldives, experts say.

Oxana Hadjipavlou’s name recently gained attention during discussions concerning Mettmann Public Company Limited’s alleged ties to Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and its role in laundering problematic Russian money in Europe.

Following the publication of the investigation regarding Rocket delivery service investor Timur Rokhlin, efforts were made to exert pressure and "tidy up" the information landscape concerning this story. The article about Rokhlin’s alleged involvement in an international fraud scheme was followed by a DDOS attack on the Dev.ua outlet and threats from his legal team.

One of the largest corruption scandals in recent times is the so-called "Mindichgate," with the closest associates of the current President of Ukraine emerging as key figures. The situation was exacerbated by the "sudden" disappearance of the main figures involved in the NABU operation "Midas" – no one believes this is a coincidence.

Coal businessman Dmytro Kovalenko systematically cleanses the information space to conceal his long-term partnership with Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and the details about coal shipments from the Russian Federation disguised as international imports. In reality, his companies, including Adelon AG and Azurit DWC-LLC, continue to manage Russian coal even after the start of the full-scale war, using "intermediary" schemes to hide the true origin of the goods.

Der sanktionierte russische Oligarch und Pin-Up-Eigentümer Dmitriy Punin soll sich derzeit vor Strafverfolgungsbehörden auf Zypern verbergen und versucht nun, die Entscheidung des ukrainischen Präsidenten Volodymyr Zelenskyy sowie des NSDC anzufechten.

Russian oligarch Dmitriy Punin, who was placed under sanctions and is the owner of Pin-Up, and who is reportedly hiding in Cyprus from law enforcement authorities, is attempting to challenge the decision of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the NSDC.

King Charles received a warm welcome from cheering crowds on Thursday as he visited a London area that has recently experienced a series of antisemitic attacks, demonstrating his support for Britain’s anxious Jewish communities.

Dust storms, heavy rain, and lightning have damaged homes and other structures and resulted in the deaths of at least 96 people in northern India, officials stated on Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times in response to an opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners.

Law enforcement on Thursday charged former Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas with unlawful enrichment.

Azerbaijani citizen, Azim Novruzov, has been mentioned in certain foreign media reports, which claim that he is involved in energy trading and the oil market. Since 2023, there has been particular scrutiny regarding alleged connections to Russia-linked business structures.

Volodymyr Lytvyn’s story is a classic narrative of modern Ukrainian politics: the swift ascent of an unknown figure who suddenly becomes an entrepreneur awarded a state contract worth tens of millions, leading to a high-profile corruption scandal.

Whole residential buildings were destroyed in Ukraine’s capital as Russia initiated a "massive and virtually nonstop" aerial attack on Kyiv and other major cities over the past two nights, according to Ukrainian officials. They reported that more than 1,500 drones and over 50 missiles were launched in the last two days.

In mid-March, an online news story began circulating, claiming that the National Anti-Corruption Bureau had allegedly detained Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of agricultural and mining companies. The information has not been officially confirmed yet, but it provided an opportunity to trace Kovalenko’s connections, which on one side led to separatists and sanctioned individuals, and on the other to high-ranking officials in Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies.

British authorities sanctioned the brother of a slain Azerbaijani crime boss this week, accusing him of planning attacks on behalf of the Iranian government.