How Le Penโs far right blew it
Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.
investigative journalism
Three men convicted of murdering Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries
Shooter, getaway driver and organiser sentenced to 26-28 years for murder on busy Amsterdam street in 2021A Dutch court has convicted three men of murder for their roles in the 2021 shooting of an investigative reporter, Peter de Vries, on a busy Amste…
Free media face crackdown from Croatiaโs new leaders
Nationalists joining PM Andrej Plenkovic’s new coalition have demanded cuts to funding for an independent newspaper.
โHavana syndromeโ under spotlight after journalistic investigation
The Kremlin on Monday (1 April) dismissed a report that Russian military intelligence may be behind the mysterious “Havana syndrome” ailment that has afflicted US diplomats and spies globally.
Croatian journos decry โcatastrophicโ anti-leaks bill
Head of local journalism association says Zagreb is trying to protect Prime Minister Andrej Plenkoviฤโs image in a year featuring multiple key elections.
Probe opened into Latvian MEP accused of spying for Russia
Tatjana ลฝdanoka denies the allegations, saying she has never been associated with the Russian Security Service.
Israel advocacy groups outspend pro-Palestinian groups on social media
Organizations including AIPAC have vastly outspent pro-Palestinian groups on Facebook and Instagram even as young Americans grow more critical of Israel.
Cyprus says US experts to help probe Russia sanction busters
Experts from the United States have arrived in Cyprus to help police investigate cases where Russian oligarchs were allegedly enabled to bypass sanctions, a Cypriot official said Monday (4 November).
EBU investigation uncovers aggressive ‘Russification’ in occupied Ukraine
The European Broadcasting Union Investigative Journalism Network says Moscow has been systematically eradicating Ukrainian identity in illegally annexed eastern territories. Its report said ”breaking or ignoring Russia’s rules can make it hard to surv…
Cyprus pledges to probe Russia sanction busting allegations
Cyprus vowed Tuesday (14 November) to investigate new allegations by a group of international journalists that it was a hub for Russian money-laundering enabling oligarchs to bypass sanctions.
Russia withdraws from CFE, NATO countries suspend adherence
SNEAK PEEK โ Russia withdrew from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe: NATO announced the suspension of the agreement in response. โ Britain and Canada push back against a bill to fund the U.S. government next year, saying it would seriously harm maritime defense cooperation between the three allies. โ Europe undermined hopes [โฆ]
AI and the end of photographic truth
Who you gonna believe? Me or your own lying AIs?
To ban or not to ban: Fixing the EUโs global plastic waste mess
Legal loopholes and a lack of transparency facilitate the flow of illegal exports to countries like Myanmar.
Westminsterโs conflict of interest conundrum
How close is too close? When journalists’ contacts become pals.
Investigation: Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin
Drunk recruits, insubordinate soldiers, convicts are among hundreds of military and civilian offenders who’ve been pressed into Russian penal units known as “Storm-Z” squads and sent to the frontlines in Ukraine this year, an investigation reveals.