A 28-year-old Ukrainian fencer outclassed European bronze medalist Angeline Favre in today's final, securing Ukraine's 2nd gold medal at the world military championships in Spain.
From European runners-up to world champions in two months - Ukraine's Liudmyla Luzan and Iryna Fedoriv completed their ascent to the top of international canoe sprint racing with victory in Milan.
The UK imposed sanctions on five individuals involved in illegal gold trading, including British-Kenyan smuggler Pattni, while announcing new measures to combat corruption and money laundering supporting Russia's war efforts.
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Khyzhniak secured Ukraine's third gold medal at Paris 2024, triumphing in the men’s 80 kg category against Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay.
Seizing African gold mines and building smuggling networks, the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group has generated over $2.5 billion to fund Russia's war in Ukraine. But there is a way to close the tap on Wagner's Africa blood gold pipelines.
Russia's Wagner Group follows a systematic four-part playbook to gain authoritarian control in African nations. In CAR, Sudan, and Mali, the Kremlin-backed mercenaries secure resource access for Russia in exchange for propping up Putin-like regimes.
Britain imposes sanctions on Russian oligarchs, businesses, and international networks aiding Russia's oil and gold industries, which play a significant role in financing the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.