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Cartel King Kinahan’s Google Reviews Expose Travel Partners

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Strike That Killed World Central Kitchen Workers Bears Hallmarks of Israeli Precision Strike

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Kinahan Cartel: Wanted Narco Boss Exposes Whereabouts by Posting Google Reviews

Fugitive US Militant Ammon Bundy Geolocated to Utah

Fugitive US Militant Ammon Bundy Geolocated to Utah

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Israel

Gaza’s Trees Disappear, Showing a Humanitarian Crisis

Gaza’s Trees Disappear, Showing a Humanitarian Crisis

In Gaza, deforestation is a sign of Palestinian civilians’ desperation and Israeli soldiers’ destructive tactics

Social Media Posts Show Off Blindfolded and Bound Palestinian Detainees

Social Media Posts Show Off Blindfolded and Bound Palestinian Detainees

Images of Syrian Civil War Take on a Second Life in Gaza Conflict

Images of Syrian Civil War Take on a Second Life in Gaza Conflict

Using Livestreams to Monitor Crises in Gaza and Beyond

Using Livestreams to Monitor Crises in Gaza and Beyond

Finance

How to Get Started: Investigating Payment Gateways Online

How to Get Started: Investigating Payment Gateways Online

Investigating the financial transactions of an organisation can reveal details about its connections and funding. Here's a quick guide on how to do it.

Tobago Oil Spill Tug “Solo Creed” Belonged to Panamanian Firm With History of Moving Venezuelan Oil

Tobago Oil Spill Tug “Solo Creed” Belonged to Panamanian Fir...

Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography

Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography

New Tools Dig Deeper Into Hard-to-Aggregate US Corporate Data

New Tools Dig Deeper Into Hard-to-Aggregate US Corporate Data

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Gaza’s Trees Disappear, Showing a Humanitarian Crisis

Gaza’s Trees Disappear, Showing a Humanitarian Crisis

Footage Captures Moment that 12-year-old Palestinian is Fatally Shot in Shuafat Refugee Camp

Footage Captures Moment that 12-year-old Palestinian is Fatally Shot in Shuafat Refugee Camp

Social Media Posts Show Off Blindfolded and Bound Palestinian Detainees

Social Media Posts Show Off Blindfolded and Bound Palestinian Detainees

Tobago Oil Spill Tug “Solo Creed” Belonged to Panamanian Firm With History of Moving Venezuelan Oil

Tobago Oil Spill Tug “Solo Creed” Belonged to Panamanian Firm With History of Moving Venezuelan Oil

Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography

Behind a Secretive Global Network of Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography

How a Leaking Barge Became an Oil Spill Disaster Off the Tobago Coast

How a Leaking Barge Became an Oil Spill Disaster Off the Tobago Coast

Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials

Texas Active Club Leader Blurred His Face But Forgot to Scrub His Socials

Identifying the Mystery Vessel at the Site of Trinidad & Tobago’s National Emergency Oil Spill

Identifying the Mystery Vessel at the Site of Trinidad & Tobago’s National Emergency Oil Spill

How A Sailboat Exposed a Dutch Cell of the White Supremacist Active Club Movement

How A Sailboat Exposed a Dutch Cell of the White Supremacist Active Club Movement

The Man in the Matching Uniform: Investigating a Rusich Atrocity in Syria

The Man in the Matching Uniform: Investigating a Rusich Atrocity in Syria

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