Brazil takes a major step towards international cooperation against sports manipulation, giving law enforcement authorities improved access to intelligence, evidence and information on suspicious betting activities worldwide. Brazil has formally joined the international effort to combat match-fixing by signing the Council of Europe's Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, commonly known as the Macolin Convention. The move, formalised on October 30, 2026, in

Greater energy efficiency, expanding renewable power, government investment and the global artificial intelligence boom have helped the euro area maintain economic growth despite renewed geopolitical tensions and rising energy costs. However, the European Central Bank warns that the factors supporting the economy may not last, calling for deeper structural reforms to strengthen Europe's resilience. The euro area economy has demonstrated greater resilience than anticipated i

Confidential whistleblower reports have raised allegations that four major pharmaceutical companies paid substantial bonuses to Russian distributors involved in government medicine procurement, potentially creating financial incentives for corruption and contributing to higher prices for cancer treatments. The reports concern Merck, Eli Lilly, Novartis and AstraZeneca, which allegedly paid bonuses and rebates ranging from 15% to 35% to Russian distributors and sub-distributor

The dispute concerned a payment instruction issued in July 2022 by Damir Garifullin, who asked Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development (UBRiR), a Russian bank, to transfer US$1,345 from his Russian account to an account held with Trustbank in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. To execute the payment, UBRiR routed the funds through its US dollar correspondent account at The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon). BNY Mellon subsequently transferred the money to Standard Chartered Bank i