financial-crime
What Are the Charges Against Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro?
Shackled and Defiant, Maduro Pleads Not Guilty to US Narcotics Charges
HeadlinesItaly Arrests Nine Over Alleged Hamas Funding Through Charities
HeadlinesSix British Men Charged With Over 60 Sexual Offences Against Woman
South Africans Dragged Into Russia's War in Ukraine Dig Trenches, Dodge Bullets
Date: December 22, 2025
By Tim Cocks DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 22 (Reuters) - South African father-of-three Dubandlela was overcome with pride when his 20-year-old son signed up in July to receive elite training as a VIP...

Germany Charges Suspected Former Syrian Intelligence Agent With Murder in Assad Jail
Date: December 22, 2025
Dec 22 (Reuters) - German prosecutors have charged a suspected former member of Syrian intelligence with crimes against humanity and the torture and murder of dozens of prisoners held in a Damascus...
French Presidential Silverware Keeper Faces Trial Over Suspected Porcelain Theft
Date: December 20, 2025
By Tassilo Hummel PARIS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - France's presidential silverware keeper and two other men are set to stand trial over the suspected theft of porcelain and other precious tableware, the...
Searches Under Way in New Corruption Probe Involving French Minister Dati
Date: December 18, 2025
PARIS, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Searches were under way on Thursday at the office of the mayor of the 7th district of Paris, the French Culture Ministry and private homes as part of a corruption probe...

Italy Raids Illegal Tobacco Factory, Seizes 27 Tonnes of Cigarettes
Date: December 18, 2025
ROME, Dec 18 (Reuters) - An illegal tobacco factory that produced four million counterfeit cigarettes per day, evading millions of euros in taxes and duties, has been uncovered and seized near Rome,...
Albanian Parliament Erupts Over Corruption Allegations Against Deputy PM
Date: December 18, 2025
TIRANA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers scuffled with police inside the Albanian parliament on Thursday, following weeks of tensions over corruption allegations against the deputy of Prime...
