• Reuters

    Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports

    Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in California, has pleaded partially guilty, TASS news agency cited his lawyer as saying on Saturday. The lawyer, Arkady Bukh, said that as a result of the plea bargain he now expected Vinnik to get a prison term of less than 10 years. "He pleaded guilty on a restricted number of charges," TASS quoted Bukh as saying, adding that Vinnik had faced life imprisonment.

  • France 24

    Rap music in Iran: Crossing the red line into politics makes you a target

    Dozens of rappers have been arrested in Iran since the rise of hip-hop in the country in the early 2000s. But the death sentence pronounced on April 24 against the rapper Toomaj Salehi marks a turning point in the Iranian regime’s intolerance of artists with a political message. Exiled rap artists Justina and Ghogha told FRANCE 24 of their admiration for Salehi, "who scares the powers that be". The last time Justina spoke to Toomaj Salehi was in November 2023. The dissident rapper had just been

  • Evening Standard

    London mayoral election result: When will winner be announced?

    Londoners voted on May 2 for the Mayor of London, London Assembly Constituency member and London Assembly London-wide member contests