British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has arrived in Beijing for a four-day official visit to China — the first visit by a British prime minister to the country since 2018, when Theresa May visited China. Starmer landed in the Chinese capital on 28 January, where he was met by Chinese...
Red notices: how Russia is trying to turn Interpol into a tool for political persecution
International police cooperation, carried out within the framework of Interpol, the largest international intergovernmental organisation, has fallen victim to dangerous political games. Thousands of documents obtained by the BBC and the French investigative agency Disclose from an informant within the International Criminal Police Organisation have revealed Russia's constant and systematic...
In Paris, unknown individuals vandalised a gallery where Putin’s alleged daughter works
In Paris, unknown vandals defaced the façade of the L Galerie art gallery (also known as part of the L Association), were, according to media reports, Vladimir Putin's alleged illegitimate daughter, Elizaveta Krivonogikh (also known as Louise Rozova / Lisa Rudnova). The incident occurred on the night of 27 January...
Scandal in Prague: Czech president accuses foreign minister of attempted extortion
A fierce political scandal has erupted in the Czech Republic between President Petr Pavel and Foreign Minister Petr Macinka, leader of the Motoristé sobě party. The conflict reached its peak on 27 January 2026, when the head of state publicly accused the foreign minister of attempted extortion over his refusal...
Level of ‘extreme poverty’ in the UK reaches 30-year high
According to a new report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), the level of ‘extreme poverty’ in the UK has reached its highest level in three decades. Around 6.8 million people — almost half of all those living in poverty — have incomes significantly below the poverty line,...
Chinese hackers hacked into British government officials’ mobile phones for years
Chinese state hackers gained access to the mobile phones of senior officials in the British Prime Minister's office in Downing Street over a period of several years, The Telegraph reports, citing intelligence sources. According to the publication, the attacks began at least in 2021 and continued until 2024. Close aides...
Moscow Transforms Oil Tankers into Platforms for Espionage and Infrastructure Attacks
As “Maririme News” reported, Russia’s global “shadow fleet” entered a consolidation phase last month after months of expansion. The operational fleet carrying Russian oil grew by 16 vessels in a month and moved 337 million barrels of oil and petroleum products in October, with China and India remaining key demand...
Inside Alabuga: How Russia recruits women from the Global South for weapons production
In early 2026, the American think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) published a report that sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Russian military economy. It concerns the large-scale and systematic recruitment of young women from Africa, South and Central America to work in the Alabuga special...
The UK government has announced the creation of a National Police Service
The UK government has officially announced the launch of the National Police Service (NPS), a new national police force that has already been dubbed the ‘British FBI’. According to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, the NPS will bring together under one command key national capabilities for tackling serious crime, which are...
61% of Germans consider Donald Trump a threat to Germany
The majority of Germans perceive US President Donald Trump as a threat to their country. This is evidenced by recent survey data conducted by the INSA institute on behalf of Bild. According to the survey results, 61% of Germans polled said they were more likely to see Trump as a...