By Agence France-Presse Ahead of the Paris Olympics in July and August, French prosecutors are working on four enquiries into possible wrongdoing, but are the investigations a sign of problems or of genuine efforts to tackle graft? Andy Spalding, an academic and author who studies corruption in sporting “mega-events” such as the Olympics or the […]
By Agence France-Presse An international operation led by U.K. and U.S. law enforcement has severely disrupted “the world’s most harmful cybercrime group”, the Russian-linked ransomware specialist LockBit, officials announced Tuesday. LockBit and its affiliates have targeted governments, major companies, schools and hospitals, causing billions of dollars of damage and extracting tens of millions in ransoms […]
By Agence France-Presse A Moscow court on Tuesday said jailed US journalist Evan Gershkovich would remain in pre-trial detention until at least March 30, ensuring he will spend at least a year behind bars, as Russia separately slapped a ban on a US-funded broadcaster. Russian prosecutors have charged Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich with espionage […]