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Jaf is suspected of being a key player in an Iraqi Kurdish network that has controlled the majority of illegal cross-Channel journeys in recent years.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Politicians are concerned that inverters could be controlled remotely, creating new vulnerabilities in the region’s power system.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

OpenAI later turned its for-profit business into a public-benefit corporation, known as a B Corp, controlled by its nonprofit arm.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

The pair were ultimately accused of transferring $350 million out of Venezuela either to the US or through the US to foreign accounts they owned or controlled.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The Soviet Union controlled East Germany, where it installed a Communist government under a dictatorship.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti