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Zelenskyy’s chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home

KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S, after...

UK MPs call for govt adoption of new Islamophobia definition after hate crime surge

Letter: ‘In 2025, 45 percent of religious hate crimes were directed towards Muslims’ MP Afzal Khan: ‘We urgently need a robust definition that protects people while preserving...

Morocco–Spain Joint Operation Dismantles Major Hashish Trafficking Networks

Rabat — The Spanish National Police announced on Wednesday the successful dismantling of two international criminal organizations engaged in large-scale hashish trafficking, following a joint operation with Morocco’s General Directorate of National...

Sri Lanka politician shot dead inside office

A Sri Lankan opposition politician was shot dead in his office on Wednesday, police said, the latest in a wave of assassinations and the first to target a political figure

US charges Cambodian executive in massive crypto scam and seizes more than $14 billion...

NEW YORK - The U.S. government has seized more than $14 billion in bitcoin and charged the founder of a Cambodian conglomerate in a massive cryptocurrency scam, accusing him and unnamed co-conspirators...

German police arrest Syrian man suspected of crimes against humanity

Some protesters were handed over to police and intelligence authorities and, while detained, subjected to severe abuse, said the prosecutors, adding in once case, a protester died

Cyberattack causes disruption at European airports including Heathrow, Brussels

Cyberattack causes disruption at several major European airports BRUSSELS : A cyberattack targeting a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at...

FIA Nabs Alleged Human Trafficker Behind ‘Fake Football Team’ Scam to Japan

Gujranwala – In a dramatic crackdown on human trafficking networks, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Gujranwala Zone has arrested a suspected agent accused of orchestrating elaborate schemes to smuggle people into Japan...

Turkiye orders detention of Istanbul district mayor, others in corruption probe, state media says

ISTANBUL : A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 48 suspects, including the mayor of Istanbul’s opposition-run Bayrampasa district, as part of a corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Saturday.

Israeli rights group accuses general of war crimes in West Bank

Accusation comes days after Major General Avi Bluth, head of the Israeli military in the West Bank, appeared in a video in which he called for curfews and encirclements of...