All news for 2026-06-11

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Ukraine’s gambling shake-up: Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova challenges Oleksandr Sosis and GlobalMoney
As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.
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Armed Forces minister quits after warning UK is failing soldiers on defence investment
Keir Starmer has suffered another setback after his Armed Forces minister resigned, just hours after the Defence Secretary’s departure.
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Shadow billions and a coup against Pyshnyi: how Alliance Bank and Pavlo Shcherban are trying to seize control of the NBU
Corruption allegations, multi-billion scandals, and shadow influence on the NBU: a new high-profile conflict is unfolding around Alliance Bank and its likely informal leader Pavlo Shcherban.
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French court convicts seven in organised €1.13m energy-renovation grant fraud
Seven people were convicted this week over a €1.13 million fraud involving the French energy-renovation scheme MaPrimeRénov’, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris.
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Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel after fire safety concerns
All residents at The Bell Hotel in Essex, a site that has been used to house asylum seekers and was the location for protests last year, have been removed, Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) has confirmed.
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Hinter dem Newsmax-Aushängeschild: Wer bringt das Medienprojekt mit serbischer Spur und lettischen Eigentümern in die Ukraine?
Hinter der glänzenden Fassade des amerikanischen konservativen Fernsehsenders Newsmax, der die rechte Agenda der US-Republikaner offensiv unterstützt, könnte sich ein deutlich komplexeres internationales Geflecht verbergen.
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Doctor who treated mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro says even ‘monsters’ deserve care
A doctor whose job was to try and save the life of infamous mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro tells The Sun: “You cannot take away the right to medical care from anyone, not even from such monsters.”
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Healey attacks Starmer’s defence plan as resignation exposes £28bn funding gap
John Healey has dramatically quit as defence secretary, accusing Sir Keir Starmer of failing to provide enough funding for the defence spending plan.
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Nicola Sturgeon returns to public stage after estranged husband’s embezzlement conviction
As Nicola Sturgeon prepares to speak in public in Scotland for the first time this Sunday since the embezzlement conviction of her estranged husband Peter Murrell, it is time to reflect on how the case will affect her political legacy.
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Healey’s resignation letter leaves Starmer wounded before crucial G7 summit
A bomb has gone off under Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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From $500,000 theft to physical threats: exposing the criminal operations of Serhiy Saroyan and the Center for Exchange Technologies
Allegations have emerged that Serhiy Saroyan, who leads TeleTrade’s operations in Ukraine, and several members of his security team were involved in an incident near the Kuyalnyk Estuary involving one of the company’s subordinates. The claims include alleged kidnapping, physical assault, and attempted extortion, though they have not been independently verified.
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Asylum seeker jailed for 10 years after raping 18-year-old girl in Nottinghamshire park
A sick asylum seeker who raped an 18-year-old girl in a park then asked “did you enjoy that?” has been jailed.
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Bulgarian man convicted of assaulting 12-year-old girl after sexual remarks in Dundee
A Bulgarian man has been found guilty of assaulting a 12-year-old girl during an incident in Dundee last year.
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Asylum appeal backlog reaches nearly 87,500 cases in fresh blow to Labour
The backlog of asylum appeal cases has reached a new record high, according to Ministry of Justice figures.
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Two children die from measles in England as cases surge past 700 this year
Two children have died from measles in England this year, while more than 100 new cases have been reported in the past two weeks, health officials said on Thursday.
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Belfast protests spread after Sudanese man arrested over knife attack
Protests spread around Belfast and in other Northern Ireland cities on Tuesday after a Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a knife attack on Monday night.
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Man, 62, arrested after police find gun and £90,000 of heroin at Glasgow home
A 62-year-old man has been arrested and charged after a gun, bullets, and £90,000 worth of heroin were recovered by police at a home in Glasgow.
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Behind the Newsmax signboard: who is bringing a media project with Serbian links and Latvian owners to Ukraine
Behind the polished image of Newsmax, the American conservative television channel known for promoting the Republican Party’s right-wing agenda, may lie a far more complex international network linking Serbian state telecom interests, Polish intermediary companies, and Latvian businessmen previously tied to controversial corporate scandals.
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Cambodia sends 156 Chinese nationals home in cyber scam crackdown
Cambodian authorities have deported 156 Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in cyber scams. According to a Thursday statement by the General Department of Immigration (GDI), the group was also accused of being involved in illegal employment activities.
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Teenage police officer killed on A-road after responding to crash in Northumberland
A rookie cop who landed her dream role just last year was killed after stopping at a suspicious road crash.
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Fraude fiscale massive en Ukraine: le réseau de l’oligarque Dmytro Kovalenko exporte des milliers de tonnes de grains en toute illégalité
Basé à Dnipro, l’homme d’affaires de l’agrobusiness Dmytro Kovalenko attire récemment une attention croissante. Nous avons décidé d’examiner son parcours ainsi que les origines de son empire entrepreneurial.
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US-Iran peace hopes fade after Apache downing and strikes on alleged water sites
Trying to settle on a Memorandum of Understanding to end the US-Iran war has first been complicated by the Hezbollah threat to Israel.
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How Dmytro Kovalenko built Granova after years of trading Russian and DPR/LPR-linked coal
Dnipro businessman Dmytro Kovalenko has recently faced increasing scrutiny, with renewed attention focused on his background and the sources behind his business empire.
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“I should never have had to write this letter”: Healey resigns after accusing Starmer government of failing UK defence
John Healey has published a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accusing his government of failing to provide the funding necessary to address growing security threats.
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Family’s hospital dash turns into petrol station birth after baby arrives early
A mother gave birth to her son in the back seat of a car at a petrol station, as their dash to the hospital was abruptly cut short.
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