US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has been named as the worst offender in a list of Western companies still operating in Russia. Banks HSBC and Goldman Sachs come next followed by consumer goods giant Unilever and its US rival Procter & Gamble, on a list compiled by the Moral Rating Agency (MRA). Moscow’s invasion…
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan’s home was raided by Romanian authorities, specifically the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism, on the morning of 29 December, reports Romanian media and the two have reportedly been taken into custody. A December 29 report, initially from Romanian outlet Libertatea claimed that Andrew Tate’s home…
The Mossad under current Director David Barnea has ratcheted up its technology revolution, with flashes of his new style even appearing in some operations he helped manage as deputy director, the Jerusalem Post has learned. Shortly after Barnea took over he replaced a number of top Mossad officials and reorganized certain departments to more significantly…
Iron pellet producer Ferrexpo Plc FXPO.L said on Thursday its controlling shareholder, Kostyantyn Zhevago, will leave the board with immediate effect, following the billionaire’s detention by French authorities. Earlier in the day, Ferrexpo said Zhevago’s detention was unrelated to matters at the London-listed firm and the board was seeking to clarify the situation. Zhevago holds a 50.3% stake in…
The Dubai Court of Appeal has issued a ruling to extradite Sanjay Shah, a British citizen, to Denmark. Danish authorities want the suspect for alleged fraud and money laundering. The ruling follows the hearing of an appeal by Chancellor Essam Issa Al Humaidan, Attorney General of Dubai, to the Dubai Court of Cassation against a…
ATHENS — Greek authorities have asked Panama for information regarding possible money transfers from Qatar to accounts belonging to MEP Eva Kaili, who’s currently detained in Brussels pending trial over corruption allegations. The chairman of Greece’s anti-money laundering authority, Charalampos Vourliotis, sent an urgent request to authorities in Panama — a well-known tax haven with…
Two senior Democrats in the United States Congress, on Thursday called for an investigation into the purchase and use of spyware made by two Israeli firms, in an attempt to curb the use of hacking tools in the country. Congressman Adam Schiff, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee turned to the Drug Enforcement Administration…
The former Recorder of Redbridge, Judge Martyn Zeidman KC, has accepted an offer from the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations (UOHC) to lead an inquiry into allegations of improper sexual behaviour by Golders Green rabbi Chaim Halpern. The move comes after a controversial TV programme in Israel in November in which a 21-year-old London woman…
Eva Kaili and her partner are at the heart of a bribery scandal that has rocked the European Parliament. Once dubbed the ‘Brangelina of Brussles’, this high-flying couple is now linked to the ‘Qatargate’ scandal that has sent shockwaves across the world. Eva Kaili, the Greek Member of the European Parliament, was arrested by Belgian…
The attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands is accusing JPMorgan Chase of helping Jeffrey Epstein illegally exploit women and girls, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. The suit says JPMorgan provided banking services to Mr. Epstein after he had been convicted of sex charges and failed to report his…