SHADOW DIPLOMATS 14 HONORARY CONSULS EMBROILED IN CONTROVERSY ICIJ and ProPublica identified at least 500 current or former honorary consuls publicly accused of wrongdoing or embroiled in controversy. Here are snapshots of some of those cases. Ali Koleilat Liberia  Brazil Read more Ali Myree South Sudan  Lebanon Read more Ali Saade Guinea  Lebanon Read more Aziz Nassour Lebanon  Angola... Continue Reading →

Accused terror financiers, arms traffickers and drug runners among hundreds of rogue diplomats, global investigation reveals (courtesy: ICIJ Newsletter) Investigations Shadow Diplomats SHADOW DIPLOMATS Accused terror financiers, arms traffickers and drug runners among hundreds of rogue diplomats, global investigation reveals Honorary consuls are meant to foster ties between countries. But criminals and others accused of... Continue Reading →

US SANCTIONS FINANCIAL NETWORK AND LUXURY PLANES LINKED TO RUSSIAN OLIGARCH SULEIMAN KERIMOV An ICIJ investigation detailed how Swiss businessman Alexander Studhalter was at the center of a vast web of shell companies tied to Kerimov that moved billions via American banks. By Spencer Woodman Image: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images November 16, 2022 facebooktwitterlinkedinemail Russian... Continue Reading →

COURTESY: ICIJ Newsletter A cache of documents reveals how Christopher Kinahan Sr. masqueraded as a relief flight consultant before the bid was put to four high-ranking Egyptian military officers. By Fergus Shiel and Golden Matonga November 12, 2022 facebooktwitterlinkedinemail International drug lord Christopher Kinahan Sr. was involved in an audacious bid to purchase a fleet of Egyptian military... Continue Reading →

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Press Information BureauGovernment of India Dear Dhananjaya Parkhe This email has been sent by PIB on your request to subscribe PIB releases. Requested Ministry-wise PIB releases. •Duties on 100 percent tariff lines to be eliminated by Australia under the landmark India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA): Shri Piyush Goyal •English rendering of PM’s address... Continue Reading →