Financial crime

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UK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training

LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British police said on Tuesday they had charged two men with belonging to...

16th December, 2025

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Polish student detained over suspected Christmas market attack plot

WARSAW, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Polish security services have detained a student suspected of preparing a...

16th December, 2025

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German far-right lawmaker charged with making Nazi salute

BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Berlin have filed charges against the far-right Alternativ...

15th December, 2025

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ECB: Payment fraud rises to 4.2 billion eur in 2024, strong authentication remains effective

BERLIN, Dec 15 (Reuters) - The total value of payment fraud in the European Economic Area rose to 4....

15th December, 2025

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Greece arrests five over cocaine trafficking on ship from Venezuela to Europe

ATHENS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Greek police have arrested five suspected members of an international cri...

15th December, 2025

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Slovak lawmakers scuffle as parliament revises laws on whistleblowers, witnesses

Dec 12 (Reuters) - Slovakia's parliament passed legislation on whistleblowers and crown witnesses la...

12th December, 2025

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UK's Nationwide fined $59 million over financial crime control failings

By Lawrence White and Yadarisa Shabong LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog has f...

12th December, 2025

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Florence cathedral managers fall prey to 1.5-million-euro email fraud

ROME, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Italian police said on Thursday they had broken up an international crimina...

11th December, 2025

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Slovak president vetoes bill weakening whistleblower protection that raises EU concerns

Dec 11 (Reuters) - President Peter Pellegrini  on Thursday vetoed a law aiming to revamp Slovakia's...

11th December, 2025

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Amnesty says Hamas attacks and Gaza hostage treatment amount to crimes against humanity

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A new report by Amnesty International has found that Palestinian milit...

11th December, 2025

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Trial of Chinese crime gangs in Italian fashion stalls amid sabotage fears

By Silvia Ognibene and Emilio Parodi PRATO, Italy, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A landmark trial in Italy of C...

11th December, 2025

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Austrian ex-tycoon Benko found guilty of hiding luxury watches from creditors

INNSBRUCK, Austria, Dec 10 (Reuters) - A second trial of Austrian former property billionaire Rene B...

10th December, 2025