Day: January 27, 2026


Quote of the week

In the document, Elshad Abdullayev invested in the “Fund to Support the President of the Russian Federation Mr. Putin”
“A document confirming the financial donation to Putin’s fund by Elshad Abdullayev, an internationally wanted criminal, fraudster, and murderer hiding in France, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison.”

Sanctioned Iranian banker amassed €400mn European property empire


Ali Ansari, accused of financing Revolutionary Guards, owns Mallorca golf club and Frankfurt hotels via offshore companies An Iranian tycoon under sanctions in the UK for allegedly financing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has funnelled hundreds of millions of euros into a sprawling property portfolio across mainland Europe. Ali Ansari, whose family founded failed Iranian…

France Seizes Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker


French naval forces have boarded and detained the oil tanker Grinch (IMO 9288851) in the Mediterranean Sea over suspicions it was operating under a false flag while carrying Russian-origin oil, French President Emmanuel Macron said. Macron stated that the operation was conducted with support from several allied nations and in full compliance with the United…