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Image for Brazil police foil bomb plot targeting packed Lady Gaga concert in RioHeadlines

Brazil Police Foil Bomb Plot Targeting Packed Lady Gaga Concert in Rio

Image for Israeli private investigator loses extradition fight over US 'hack and leak' chargesHeadlines

Israeli Private Investigator Loses Extradition Fight Over US 'hack and Leak' Charges

Image for At US request, India arrests crypto administrator accused of money launderingHeadlines

At US Request, India Arrests Crypto Administrator Accused of Money Laundering

Image for Poland charges Belarusian with arson on behalf of Russian intelligenceHeadlines

Poland Charges Belarusian With Arson on Behalf of Russian Intelligence

Image for UK raises threat of law enforcement over Abramovich's $3.2 billion Chelsea sale

UK Raises Threat of Law Enforcement Over Abramovich's $3.2 Billion Chelsea Sale

Date: March 11, 2025

By Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has indicated that a prosecution or other legal action could be brought over the frozen 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) from...

Image for Poland arrests Ukrainian woman convicted of selling 56 human kidneys

Poland Arrests Ukrainian Woman Convicted of Selling 56 Human Kidneys

Date: March 11, 2025

WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish border guards detained a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced in Kazakhstan to 12 years in prison for participating in an organised criminal group trading in human organs and...

Image for Russian Garantex cryptocurrency exchange targeted in international operation, US says

Russian Garantex Cryptocurrency Exchange Targeted in International Operation, US Says

Date: March 7, 2025

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States, Germany and Finland have taken down the online infrastructure used by the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday...

Image for Bulgarians convicted in UK of being Russian spies working for Wirecard fugitive

Bulgarians Convicted in UK of Being Russian Spies Working for Wirecard Fugitive

Date: March 7, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) - Three Bulgarians were found guilty in a London court on Friday of being part of a Russian spy unit run by Wirecard fugitive Jan Marsalek to carry out surveillance for the Kremlin on...

Image for Ex-aide to Georgia's Ivanishvili flees country to escape embezzlement trial

Ex-Aide to Georgia's Ivanishvili Flees Country to Escape Embezzlement Trial

Date: March 7, 2025

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - A former aide to Georgia's most powerful man has fled the country in the middle of his trial on charges of embezzling cryptocurrency worth more than $700 million...

Image for France's former spy chief found guilty of using public resources to aid LVMH

France's Former Spy Chief Found Guilty of Using Public Resources to Aid Lvmh

Date: March 7, 2025

By Juliette Jabkhiro PARIS (Reuters) - A Paris court on Friday found the former head of France's domestic security services, Bernard Squarcini, guilty of using public resources to benefit LVMH, in a...