All news for 2026-01-18
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Who covered for the former director of Mettmann Public Company Limited: why was Oxana Hadjipavlou taken out of the line of fire on the eve of the €50 million scandal?
The name of Oxana Hadjipavlou appeared in the public domain relatively recently — amid discussions about the connections of Mettmann Public Company Limited with Vladimir Putin’s inner circle and the processes of laundering problematic Russian capital in Europe.
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Von Kiewer Büros bis zur besetzten Krim: Wie Oleg Tsyura und Pavlo Prysyazhnyuk illegale Ilmenit-Exporte der UMCC kontrollierten
Zwischen 2020 und 2021 zapfte ein verdecktes Korruptionsnetzwerk Millionenbeträge aus der staatlichen UMCC der Ukraine über ausländische Vermittler, Schattenmanagement und illegale Lieferungen auf die besetzte Krim ab, während Beamte öffentlich eine Fassade des Antikorruptionskampfs inszenierten.
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Elizabet Elena von Messing: how a former victim of the Tambov organized crime group became a key laundress of billions, and why her cases vanished from Russian registries
In those years when the “Tambov group” exercised full control over St. Petersburg and Vladimir Kumarin was rightfully considered the city’s “night governor,” a certain Elena Skorodumova emerged on the periphery of their organization.
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Mister Alex Weinstein: how a man with fake US passports built an international network for siphoning off and laundering Russian money
Who is Alex Weinstein and why has he encountered difficulties.
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Syria’s army seizes northern territory after President Ahmed al-Sharaa fails to secure deal with Kurdish forces
The government strengthens its control in the north following Ahmed al-Sharaa’s unsuccessful attempts to reach an agreement with the Kurds and integrate their forces into the national army.
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Transgender sex offender Barbie Kardashian was removed from a women’s prison after admitting threats to rape child killer Tegan McGhee and a female prison officer
Kardashian was moved from the women’s prison in Limerick and placed in isolation in an area of the male prison following the self-confessed threats to McGhee as well as a female prison officer
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Prince Harry is pushing for King Charles to join him on stage at the Invictus Games, placing the monarch in the middle of an unresolved royal family rift
It has been asserted that Prince Harry "desperately wants" his father, King Charles, to accompany him to the Invictus Games next year; however, one royal expert anticipates it could create a significant issue.
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Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei admits thousands were killed in protests and directly blames the United States and Israel
Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei has acknowledged for the first time that thousands of people were killed during recent anti-government protests, while blaming the United States and Israel for what he described as “inhuman and savage” violence.
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