Putin’s Daughter in Relationship with Ex-Head of Bavarian State Ballet, New Investigation Reveals
During his more than 20 years in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has kept his family a closely guarded secret....
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Kyrgyzstan: Confidential Documents Show Authorities Covered Up Destruction of Hundreds of Historical Artifacts in Bishkek Museum Fire
Initially, museum administrators said that only a few worthless objects had been lost. Then, in an earlier investigation,...
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‘Smoke-Free’ Cities and Islands — Sponsored by Philip Morris
Municipalities from the Czech Republic to Greece are signing partnership agreements with tobacco giant Philip Morris...
A Most Reliable Ally: How Corruption in the Russian Military Could Save Ukraine
The Russian army, considered one of the strongest in the world, has suddenly found itself bogged down in Ukraine. How can...
Putin’s Two Biggest Secrets: What’s Known About His Sanctioned Daughters
For 20 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been hiding his daughters from his marriage to Lyudmila Putina. They...
‘We Ask God for Peace’: Western Sanctions on Russia Strike Central Asian Labor Migrants
For years, Russia’s big cities have been a source of employment and income for the people of Central Asia and the Caucasus....
The Battle for Ukrainian Culture
As war rages around the country, cultural centers and arthouses are scrambling to save priceless objects from destruction...
The Lithuanian Gang that Took Over Ireland’s Heroin Trade Using Baltic Slaves
The inside story of a gang known as “the Russians” who transformed Ireland's heroin trade by forcing trafficked Lithuanians...
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Banking Secrecy is the Superpower of Kleptocracy
Big banks play a major role in helping criminals and crooked politicians move their money out of poor countries, and keep it...
Suisse Secrets
‘They’re on Their Own’: Azerbaijan’s Totalitarian Fortress
In the autonomous Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, Vasif Talibov’s word is law. He has ruled over the isolated territory...
Serbian Investigative Journalists Are Fighting to Stay Alive. Will Europe Hear Them?
The European Union has praised Serbia for its commitment to “fundamental reforms,” and the country’s drive for membership is...
How Syria’s Embassies in Europe Help Fund the War Back Home
Large fees to avoid military conscription have helped turn Syria’s diaspora into a major source of revenue for the...