Finnish Court Jails Businessman Over Exports to Russia
A Finnish court sentenced the chief executive of a transport company to three years and eight months in prison for exporting trucks and trailers to…
Society
If You Want to Save a Whale, Don’t Call a Millionaire
On March 23, 2026, a whale was beached.
Liberian Senate Grills Police About $19M Airport Cocaine Bust
Authorities in Liberia face pressure over lack of apparent progress in an investigation following the confiscation of more than 200 kg of cocaine at the…
Most-Wanted Southern Cone Drug Trafficking Suspect Gets Trial Date in the US
A federal judge has scheduled a January 2027 trial date for accused Uruguayan drug lord Sebastián Marset, rebuffing prosecutors’ attempts to further delay a logistically…
EU Prosecutor Raids Far-Right European Parliament Group Over Alleged Fraud
European investigators launched coordinated searches across four countries, including France, targeting a defunct far-right parliamentary group over the suspected misuse of EU funds.
Bulgaria Detains 8 in EU Subsidy Fraud Probe
Bulgarian authorities have detained eight suspects, including a public official, following an investigation into an organized crime group accused of fraudulently securing nearly 1 million…
Malta Tycoon Stands Trial For Journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 2017 Assassination
The landmark trial of tycoon Yorgen Fenech begins seven years after his arrest for ordering the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
Expanding areas under Israeli control in Gaza increase risks to civilians, UN warns
The continued expansion of areas under Israeli control in Gaza since October’s ceasefire agreement is placing civilians at greater risk and severely constraining humanitarian operations,…
‘Everything blew up’: A baseball stadium becomes a refuge in Venezuela
Where children once trained as baseball players, families now sleep under tarpaulins. The stadium at Playa Grande, on Venezuela’s central coast, has become an emergency…
Venezuela earthquake disaster: needs ‘skyrocketing’, say relief agencies
In Venezuela, a rescue operation in La Guaira has succeeded in getting a toddler out alive from under the rubble, six days since the double-earthquake…