Netflix offices raided in Paris and Amsterdam over tax probe

Cash-handout influencer admits impeding scam probe

The Instagrammer admits obstructing a police investigation into an alleged £3.5m fraud.

AstraZeneca shares fall as China probe intensifies

Investigation of group’s China chief Leon Wang comes after several employees were found guilty of fraud

World - Financial Times - 8 hours ago

France league, CVC probed for alleged corruption

French investigators raided offices of the French football league and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners on Tuesday as part of an investigation into possible corruption and embezzlement ...

Sports - ESPN - 6 hours ago

Netflix Adds 5 Million Subscriptions in Quarter

The additions helped lift revenue to $9.8 billion during the period, a 15 percent increase from the same period last year.

Business - The New York Times - October 17

Netflix raises prices as boost from password crackdown fades

The streaming giant will charge subscribers more in some countries to fuel growth.

Martha Stewart Gives Netflix’s ‘Martha’ a Scalding Review

When a reporter phoned about her new documentary, the lifestyle star didn’t hold back: “I hate those last scenes. Hate them.”

Business - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Almost Every Interactive Title Is Leaving Netflix

For years, Netflix has tried to extend its dominance in the streaming realm to the gaming industry with interactive TV shows and movies, as well as actual video games. But following Netflix's ...

Tech - GameSpot - 8 hours ago

Goodbye to low-tax Britain

One does not need to subscribe to hyperbolic Tory rhetoric to recognise that this Budget heralded a major shift

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

FirstFT: China launches large military exercises near Taiwan

Also in today’s newsletter, Trump backs strong dollar, says adviser, and EY delays start dates for recruits

World - Financial Times - October 14

Ivory Coast dissolves student unions after deaths and a police raid

The government of Ivory Coast has announced a ban on all student union associations following the death of two students and the arrest of 17 suspects

World - ABC News - October 18

Somali security agents arrest journalist in night-time raid

Abduqadir Mohamed Nur’s reported abduction from home and detention is latest attack on press freedom for critical writing on regime, media union says. A Somali journalist was abducted from his home ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Side of cocaine with that? German police raid pizzeria after finding secret ingredient

Authorities smash drugs gang in North Rhine-Westphalia after learning Düsseldorf pizzeria was delivering narcotics. Pizza No 40 was long one of the best-selling dishes at a restaurant in the German ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

German police raid pizzeria serving side order of cocaine

The number 40 pizza was one of the Düsseldorf restaurant's most popular pizzas, police said.

Rocket attack forces Antony Blinken to seek cover in Israeli air raid shelter

A Hezbollah rocket briefly forced Secretary of State Antony Blinken to go to an Israel air raid shelter in the city of Tel Aviv, an administration official said.

Turkish raids kill dozens in Syria and Iraq after Ankara attack

Kurdish group says civilians among dead in wave of retaliation for Wednesday’s assault on state aerospace company

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Georgian government officials raid American think tank staff members' homes

Georgian government officials raided the homes of local staff of an American think tank who work on tracking Russian disinformation, raising alarm among prodemocracy activists, civil society groups ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

UK hits wealthy with raids on non-doms, private equity and estates

Chancellor pressed ahead with contentious changes to offshore trusts used by rich foreigners

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

3 Pakistani soldiers and 8 militants killed during a raid on insurgents' hideout

Pakistani authorities say three soldiers and eight militants were killed after security forces backed by military helicopters raided a hideout in a former stronghold of insurgents in a restive ...

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Brazilian police raid criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the US

Brazil’s Federal Police have conducted raids in six states targeting a criminal group suspected of smuggling migrants to the United States

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Destructive Israeli Raid in West Bank Kills 5, Palestinians Say

The Israeli military said its soldiers had engaged in close combat in the Nur Shams area of the occupied territory.

World - The New York Times - 4 days ago

WATCH: Social media-famous pet squirrel seized in ‘raid’

P'Nut was seized by wildlife authorities from Mark Longo’s New York home.

Israel abducts alleged Hezbollah official in unprecedented sea raid

Commandos land in northern Lebanon in highly unusual operation to capture supposed militant group member. Middle East crisis – live updates The Israeli military abducted who it said was a ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Israel Says Commandos Capture Hezbollah Operative in Rare Raid by Sea

The abduction of the Lebanese national involved Israel’s version of the Navy SEALs working deep in Lebanese territory.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 3 days ago

Ex-detective found guilty of excessive force in deadly Breonna Taylor raid

A federal jury found former Kentucky police detective Brett Hankison guilty of using excessive force in the 2020 Kentucky raid which killed Breonna Taylor. Her death sparked police reform and ...

Israel announces ground raid in Syria was conducted 'in recent months'

Israel announced Sunday that it carried out a special ground operation in Syria "in recent months," the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

Israel Strikes Syria for Second Day, Targeting Hezbollah Weapons Facilities

The military said the attacks were meant to reduce the transfer of weapons and intelligence from Iran through Syria to Hezbollah, the armed group in Lebanon.

World - The New York Times - 5 hours ago

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