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Shafaq News
23-05-2025
- Shafaq News
Global cybercrime sweep seizes €3M, nets 20 suspects
Shafaq News/ International law enforcement agencies dismantled several of the world's most dangerous malware operations in a coordinated crackdown conducted between May 19 and 22. According to a report from the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), authorities from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada collaborated under Operation Endgame 2.0—an extension of a similar 2024 campaign targeting cybercriminal botnets. In total, 37 suspects were identified in the latest phase. German authorities also announced that 18 of the most prominent individuals involved will be listed on the EU's Most Wanted website beginning May 23, as part of ongoing public appeals. Since the launch of Operation Endgame in 2024, a total of €21.2M in cryptocurrency has been seized. The operation took down more than 300 servers and neutralized 650 domains linked to major malware variants including Bumblebee, Qakbot, Trickbot, HijackLoader, and WarmCookie. 🌐 Operation Endgame 2.0 🌐Eurojust & @Europol supported coordinated actions by authorities around the globe to target some of the most dangerous malware variants.🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇳🇱 🇩🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇨🇦Full story 👉 — Eurojust (@Eurojust) May 23, 2025
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Italian police target Mafia and drugs trade in major raids
Italian police have carried out two large-scale raids against organized crime, investigators said on Wednesday. As part of an operation called Millennium, the Carabinieri targeted a total of 97 suspects who are members of important 'Ndrangheta clans. The suspects are accused of controlling illegal drug imports from South America via the Italian port of Gioia Tauro, with the help of harbour employees. In addition to drug trafficking, the accusations against them include extortion, kidnapping, election manipulation and arms trafficking. Two companies - a catering business and a construction company - were seized as a precautionary measure, as they were allegedly used for illegal Mafia business. The raids took place in Milan, Rome and Bologna, among other places. Albania link At the same time, Italian and Albanian investigators carried out a separate operation targeting large-scale trafficking of cocaine and heroin as well as money laundering and abuse of office. According to the authorities, the investigation revealed evidence of drug shipments and cash flows totalling over €4.5 million (%5.1 million), which were smuggled from Italy to Albania by long-distance coach. The centre of the group's activities is said to have been the city of Durrës on the Albanian coast. A total of 52 suspects were targeted in the raids, including two police officers and a lawyer, said Albanian public prosecutor Vladimir Mara. One of the police officers is suspected of being part of the smuggling network, while the other is accused of corruption. The lawyer is suspected of having exerted illegal influence on various public officials, Mara said. Assets worth several million euros were seized in Albania and Italy, including real estate, a television station and four luxury restaurants. The operation was led by Italy's anti-Mafia and anti-terrorism police in cooperation with the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust). Interpol also took part in the cross-border crackdown.
See - Sada Elbalad
14-04-2025
- Politics
- See - Sada Elbalad
Egypt, Cyprus Lead Regional Effort to Combat Cultural Heritage Trafficking
Ahmed Emam Egypt and Cyprus have taken the lead in tackling the illicit trafficking of cultural heritage, co-hosting a high-level conference under the Euromed Justice Project, with support from Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation. According to a statement from the Cyprus Police, the conference aimed to shed light on the persistent threat of cultural heritage trafficking and to strengthen international judicial collaboration to counter it. The event brought together legal and cultural heritage experts from across the Mediterranean and Europe, including representatives from Greece, Algeria, Belgium, France, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. International bodies such as UNESCO, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and the Council of Europe were also present. Participants shared best practices and examined the current international legal framework addressing cultural property crimes. A key feature of the conference was a presentation by Eurojust, outlining its tools and capabilities to enhance cross-border judicial cooperation. Cyprus was represented by officials from the Police, the Legal Service, the Department of Antiquities, and the Department of Customs, underscoring the country's active role in preserving cultural heritage. read more Gold prices rise, 21 Karat at EGP 3685 NATO's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict US Expresses 'Strong Opposition' to New Turkish Military Operation in Syria Shoukry Meets Director-General of FAO Lavrov: confrontation bet. nuclear powers must be avoided News Iran Summons French Ambassador over Foreign Minister Remarks News Aboul Gheit Condemns Israeli Escalation in West Bank News Greek PM: Athens Plays Key Role in Improving Energy Security in Region News One Person Injured in Explosion at Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Arts & Culture Arwa Gouda Gets Married (Photos)
Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US to withdraw from group investigating Russian leadership for crimes against Ukraine, NYT reports
The U.S. has privately told European officials that it is pulling back from an international group investigating Russian leaders for the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine, the New York Times reported on March 17, citing undisclosed sources. The move underscores the foreign policy shift in Washington as the Trump administration seeks to restore ties with Moscow while pushing for a swift peace deal in Ukraine. The decision is expected to be announced on March 17 in an email to the group's parent organization, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), the New York Times wrote. The Hague-based International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is a judicial hub supporting national investigations into the crime of aggression committed by the Russian leadership, including President Vladimir Putin, and Moscow's allies against Ukraine. While the group is made up of specialists from Ukraine, Poland, Romania, and the Baltic countries, the Biden administration appointed a special prosecutor to support the hub's activities in 2023. The Trump administration will also reduce the work of the U.S. Justice Department's War Crimes Accountability Team, which was launched in 2022 to investigate Russia for the atrocities it had committed during the full-scale invasion. Ukraine is investigating more than 150,000 possible war crimes committed by Russia as part of its all-out war, including the summary execution of prisoners and targeted aerial strikes against civilians. U.S. President Donald Trump has sought to mend the ties with Moscow in an effort to bring a swift end to the war while adopting a more antagonistic stance toward Ukraine and other partners. The U.S. has briefly halted military and intelligence support for Kyiv while also cutting key foreign aid supporting programs aimed at the prosecution of Russian war crimes and the restoration of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. On the international scene, the U.S. has sought to water down joint statements labeling Russia as the aggressor and the "sole obstacle" to peace. Read also: Trump-Putin phone call expected this week, US hopes for ceasefire within weeks, envoy says We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
Boston Globe
17-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
US to withdraw from group investigating responsibility for Ukraine invasion
Advertisement The decision, the people familiar with the situation said, is expected to be announced Monday in an email to the staff and membership of the group's parent organization, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, better known as Eurojust. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up The United States was the only country outside Europe to cooperate with the group, sending a senior Justice Department prosecutor to The Hague to work with investigators from Ukraine, the Baltic States and Romania. A department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Sunday night. The Trump administration is also reducing work done by the department's War Crimes Accountability Team, created in 2022 by the attorney general at the time, Merrick Garland, and staffed by experienced prosecutors. It was intended to coordinate Justice Department efforts to hold Russians accountable who are responsible for atrocities committed in the aftermath of the full invasion three years ago. 'There is no hiding place for war criminals,' Garland said in announcing the organization of the unit. The department, he added, 'will pursue every avenue of accountability for those who commit war crimes and other atrocities in Ukraine.' During the Biden administration, the team, known as WarCAT, focused on an important supporting role: providing Ukraine's overburdened prosecutors and law enforcement with logistical help, training and direct assistance in bringing charges of war crimes committed by Russians to Ukraine's courts. Advertisement The team did bring one significant case. In December 2023, U.S. prosecutors used a war crimes statute for the first time since it was enacted nearly three decades ago to charge four Russian soldiers in absentia with torturing an American who was living in the Kherson region of Ukraine. In recent comments, President Donald Trump has moved closer to Putin while clashing with Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- going so far as to falsely suggest that Ukraine played a role in provoking Russia's brutal and illegal military incursion. 'You should have never started it,' Trump said in February, referring to Ukraine's leaders. 'You could have made a deal.' He followed up in a post on social media, calling Zelenskyy a 'Dictator without Elections' and saying he had 'done a terrible job' in office. The Trump administration gave no reason for withdrawing from the investigative group other than the same explanation for other personnel and policy moves: the need to redeploy resources, according to the people familiar with the situation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the moves publicly. This article originally appeared in
