A seven-year-long international operation, spanning 133 countries, culminated in the recovery of 2,114 turtle eggs, birds, and primates, as well as several tons of plants, timber, and ivory, Interpol reported Tuesday.

The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday imposed sanctions on two Afghan former lawmakers and 44 companies linked to them in connection to the alleged siphoning of millions in U.S. government funds designated for Afghan security forces.

The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) expressed dismay over reports indicating that Greek tax authorities have imposed an "exorbitant" fine on the weekly newspaper Documento News. The paper alleges that the tax audit was fabricated and accuses Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis of being behind the harassment.

The United States has banned two prominent Marshall Islands politicians from entering the country for receiving bribes from two Chinese-born scammers who were at the center of a major October investigation by OCCRP.

Acting on an international warrant, police in Bosnia and Herzegovina arrested a man wanted in Slovenia for trafficking drugs throughout Europe. Slovenian authorities described him as “dangerous.”

The European Parliament adopted legislation on Thursday aimed at enhancing the European Union's ability to combat the growing number of cyber attacks, which now cost the world's economy trillions of dollars.

Human Rights Watch criticized the release of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, the first Latin American president to end up in prison for human rights violations, saying the move was an erosion of the rule of law in Peru.

With the help of Europol, Italian police have dismantled an organized crime syndicate and arrested four individuals accused of counterfeiting euro coins.

Law enforcement of Colombia and Brazil teamed up against illegal mining in the Amazon, targeting 19 illegal gold mines – 12 in Colombia and seven in Brazil, the authorities of the two Latin America countries stated Wednesday.

Two weeks after authorities launched a crackdown against independent media, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev announced on Thursday snap presidential elections for February, triggering speculation that he was eliminating critical voices ahead of the vote.