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Russian Woman with FSB Ties Claims CIA Cooperation
10+ hour, 59+ min ago (563+ words) A newly unsealed court transcript reveals that a woman who pleaded guilty to hiding her Russian intelligence ties told a federal judge she was actually a willing American informant. Nomma Zarubina pleaded guilty to hiding her Russian intelligence ties but…...
Leaked Documents Reveal Russian "Cognitive Strikes" Against the West " Including Islamophobic "Pig Head" Attacks in Paris
17+ hour, 19+ min ago (1680+ words) Leaked chats and documents showcase the Russian presidential administration's role in false-flag vandalism attacks and election interference campaigns in Europe and beyond. In September 2025, nine mosques and cultural centers in and around Paris were targeted with a grotesque Islamophobic stunt:…...
Serbian Police Chief Implicated in Deadly Mob Hit Cover-Up
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (650+ words) Belgrade's top police official is among 10 suspects facing charges in connection with a restaurant shootout. Authorities are launching a massive forensic sweep following the discovery of a body amid wild media speculation. View of police car in Belgrade, Serbia. The…...
Serb Separatists Paid Millions in Lobbying Campaign that Targeted Diplomat Tasked with Protecting Peace in Bosnia
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (1661+ words) German diplomat Christian Schmidt announced his resignation this week from a role created to ensure peace in Bosnia. His decision comes after a lobbying campaign by Bosnian Serb separatists in which he was a target. Milorad Dodik speaks to journalists…...
A UK Lawmaker Urges Investigation After Sierra Leone's First Lady Admits Continued Use of Subsidized Housing
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (630+ words) Sierra Leone's first lady is again under fire as she holds onto her subsidized flat more than a year after OCCRP and The Times exposed her tenancy at the property. Fatima Jabbe-Bio speaks on the second day of the Future…...
Syrian Authorities Seize 25 Million Captagon Pills in Major Port Bust
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (127+ words) Syrian authorities have thwarted a massive drug smuggling operation, intercepting a shipment of nearly 25 million Captagon pills. According to state-run Syria TV, the illicit drugs were discovered on Tuesday concealed inside a shipment of clay pots at an undisclosed Syrian…...
Paraguay Jails Ex-Senator Over Ties to Drug Kingpin Marset
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (347+ words) The former lawmaker was stripped of his immunity and jailed to serve a 13-year sentence for criminal association and money laundering. Erico Galeano enters the Asunci'n prison on May 20, in the Paraguayan capital. He is serving a sentence for having…...
UK Eases Sanctions on Russian Oil and LNG Imports | OCCRP
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (144+ words) The U. K. government has rolled back some of its restrictions on Russian energy, issuing new licenses that permit the import of certain refined oil products and the maritime transport of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Effective Wednesday, a new license allows the…...
EU Eases Sanctions on Syrian State Institutions but Keeps Squeeze on Assad-Era Tycoons
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (394+ words) In a bid to support the country's transitional government, the European Council lifted restrictions on key ministries while extending penalties against the financial architects of the former regime. The E. U. on Monday removed seven Syrian entities from its blacklist, including the…...
Colombia Seizes Belgian Aristocrat's Hotel Empire
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (331+ words) The enforcement action directly targets a $16 million real estate portfolio first exposed in a 2022 investigation by OCCRP and Colombian media outlet 070. Henri De Cro" pictured in 2022" at Casa C'rdoba Estrella, one of his boutique hotels in Cartagena, Colombia. Colombian authorities…...