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EXCLUSIVE: Ads for global snack giant appeared on UK-sanctioned Georgian TV months after designation
read this article: EXCLUSIVE: Ads for global snack giant appeared on UK-sanctioned Georgian TV months after designationPepsico, which has a large subsidiary in the UK, said the ads do not breach the sanctions rules, as lawyers warned of potential risks to the firm. CITY OF LONDON—The UK sanctioned a pro-Russian Georgian TV channel in February this year but ads for products owned by global snack and fizzy drink giant Pepsico, which…
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EXCLUSIVE: UK helped detect Russian tycoon’s $107M crypto war chest linked to Moldovan election interference
read this article: EXCLUSIVE: UK helped detect Russian tycoon’s $107M crypto war chest linked to Moldovan election interferenceThe move helped Moldova’s pro-EU side stem election interference by the Kremlin and the research obtained is being used in at least four ongoing prosecutions, reporter.london and partners can reveal. CITY OF LONDON–A discreet Moldovan-British government operation exposed and disrupted a $107 million stablecoin slush fund used for election interference ahead of Moldova’s make-or-break 2025…
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DRONE DISPATCH: civil unrest puts painter Edi Rama’s Albanian canvas in perspective
read this article: DRONE DISPATCH: civil unrest puts painter Edi Rama’s Albanian canvas in perspectiveProtests in Tirana over offshore-financed development deal reveal an Albania that the longstanding leader’s foreign admirers won’t see. DALAN BEACH–The video is only a few seconds long. A protester confronts private security at a 30 May demonstration against a controversial tourism development at Zvërnec on the Albanian coast, connected to the Trump family. A guard…
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Stalled UAE recovery of $45M resurfaces in Parliament amid diplomatic tensions
read this article: Stalled UAE recovery of $45M resurfaces in Parliament amid diplomatic tensionsCITY OF LONDON—With Iranian drones and missiles targeting the skyscrapers of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates has been pushing for closer ties with the United Kingdom. But there is growing unease that the UK is giving more than it gets. City insiders point to an Emirati judge’s refusal to recognise a $40…
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reporter.london and DfS: prominent Ukrainians slam British think tank for alleged pro-Russian bias, Moscow links
read this article: reporter.london and DfS: prominent Ukrainians slam British think tank for alleged pro-Russian bias, Moscow linksreporter.london teamed up with DfS (not the sofa company, but you might still want to sit down for this) on an exclusive story analysing allegations of Russian influence at a leading energy policy think tank in Oxford. CITY OF LONDON–reporter.london and Democracy for Sale, a highly popular Substack ran by top journalist Peter Geoghegan, documented…
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Experts question Bahamas bank Deltec’s treatment of Cambodian fraud account amid ongoing US probe
read this article: Experts question Bahamas bank Deltec’s treatment of Cambodian fraud account amid ongoing US probeThe timeline of events around an account cited by US law enforcement as processing scam funds by a Cambodian company at Deltec Bank, indicates the lender’s compliance team may have missed opportunities to act, according to money laundering experts. CITY OF LONDON–The US and UK governments in October 2025 sanctioned the Prince Group of Cambodia…
