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  INTERPOL meeting gathers law enforcement leaders to identify areas for enhanced cooperation

  Interpol

  September 2, 2026

  CAIRO, Egypt – Police leaders from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region gathered in Cairo for high-level discussions focused on strengthening international police cooperation and coordinating responses to the region's most pressing security challenges. Key agenda issues included the disruption of illicit supply chains, specifically those behind drug trafficking, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, as well as the combatting of money laundering and illicit finance.

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  Update to UK Sanctions List: Russia Regime

  UK Government

  September 2, 2026

  Today, Wednesday 2^nd September, the UK Government has amended the designations of 1 individual and 3 entities sanctioned under the Russia Sanctions Regime. Amended Individual:

  Name:	Unique ID:
  Stanislav Bronislavovich KLEVITSKIY	RUS2711

    Amended Entities:

  Name:	Unique ID:
  GLENBROOK CORPORATION LIMITED	RUS3245
  JOINT STOCK COMPANY TELEPORT BANK	RUS3714
  JSC ALTAY INSTRUMENT-MAKING PLANT ROTOR	RUS3490

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  France: Five convicted in fraud case involving EU-funded waste treatment project

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  September 2, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 2 September 2026) – Today, based on an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), the Paris Criminal Court convicted three French companies and their two executives for fraud involving €275 800 in EU funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The two executives were sentenced to suspended prison sentences of eleven and ten months respectively. They were also fined €20 000 each, with €10 000 suspended, and barred from holding elected public office for eight months. The three companies were sentenced to confiscation penalties totalling €275 800.