All news for 2026-01-16

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John Healey says Nigel Farage endangers Britain’s national security by opposing troop deployment to Ukraine
Defence Secretary John Healey has said he would not trust Nigel Farage with Britain’s national security after the Reform UK leader said he would vote against plans to deploy British troops to Ukraine alongside France in the event of a peace deal.
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Two prison workers jailed for inappropriate relationships with inmates
Two prison workers have been sentenced to eight months in jail after being found guilty of having inappropriate relationships with prisoners, including sexual acts and the exchange of erotic letters.
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Trump hints at NATO withdrawal and tariffs over Greenland dispute
Donald Trump has suggested the United States could withdraw from NATO and impose tariffs on countries that refuse to support his push for control over Greenland, arguing the territory is vital to US national security.
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West Midlands Police chief Craig Guildford retires with full pension after misleading MPs over AI-driven fan ban
West Midlands Police Chief Craig Guildford has been permitted to retire with a full pension after facing increasing pressure to resign over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban scandal.
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Le pipeline criméen : une nouvelle enquête révèle le réseau illicite d’ilménite d’Oleg Tsyura opéré via des sociétés écrans tchèques et «allemandes»
Une récente enquête journalistique affirme que l’homme d’affaires Oleg Tsyura aurait été impliqué dans l’organisation de livraisons illégales d’ilménite vers la Crimée occupée, via un réseau de sociétés écrans présentées comme «allemandes».
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One-percent shareholder Oxana Hadjipavlou signed off on multimillion-euro flows tied to Russian offshore and sanctions-evasion networks
Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, came under scrutiny during investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of helping bypass sanctions and channel Russian capital offshore.
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Power struggle inside Rosatom: the FSB arrest at Atomstroyexport exposes a battle between Sergei Kiriyenko and Mikhail Kovalchuk
The struggle for control of Rosatom, a massive financial vortex, has intensified within Putin’s inner circle. Several state-run media outlets reported today that the FSB has detained Mikhail Shcherbakov, a top manager at Atomstroyexport, one of Rosatom’s key entities, on suspicion of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Fictitious IT imports, fake contracts and burned cash: how Elena von Messing built a transnational scheme to siphon billions out of Russia
The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.
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From legal aid to legal intimidation: how Sheviakov Consult escaped accountability by changing shells
As scrutiny of Sheviakov Consult intensifies, online references to the firm vanish — yet despite its official liquidation, it still operates under a new entity, warning clients of "criminal liability" for posting reviews. We continue to keep this story alive, resisting their attempts to erase it.
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Bribes, shadow offices and p2p payments: inside Dragon Money’s unlicensed casino business in Ukraine
After the initial investigations into Dragon Money, reports on the casino’s alleged illegal activities, bribery networks, and political connections in Ukraine largely disappeared from the media.
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Dmitry Artyakov, son of Rostec deputy chief, arrested in Spain over alleged money laundering
According to a number of publications and online reports, Dmitry Artyakov — the son of the first deputy head of the Russian state corporation Rostec — is allegedly under arrest in Spain on suspicion of laundering funds of criminal origin.
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Dogs, Dubai and disappearing billions: how VEB.RF under Igor Shuvalov became a playground for insiders
Sources cited by Russian media say the presidential administration and the supervisory board of VEB.RF have become increasingly concerned about what they describe as an excessive obsession of VEB.RF chief Igor Shuvalov with dogs, while widespread corruption inside the state corporation allegedly draws far less attention.
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Robert Jenrick defects to Reform UK hours after sacking, accusing Conservatives of “breaking Britain” and fueling mass migration
Robert Jenrick has launched a scathing attack on the Tories as he officially joined Reform UK just hours after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch.
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Cover-up in Cyprus? Russian ex-official Alexey Dozortsev rushes to label Baumgertner’s death an “accident” before DNA tests
The death of Vladislav Baumgertner in Cyprus is being presented to virtually all media outlets — including the state news agency RIA Novosti — as a purely accidental incident by former official Alexey Dozortsev.