All news for 2026-07-04

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The "OnlyFans cleanup": How Dmytro Kovalenko used porn copyright claims to bury Russian coal investigations
Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to face scrutiny amid persistent reports of alleged ties to Russian coal supplies and renewed attention surrounding his reported detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Money laundering trail: tracking Josip Heit’s global network from Dubai real estate to Romanian criminal syndicates
Josip Heit, who has a prior fraud conviction, is now under investigation in Croatia over suspected money laundering.
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Krwawy antracyt i dubajskie schematy: jak Dmytro Kovalenko bezczelnie finansuje wojnę przeciwko Ukrainie
Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko od dłuższego czasu stara się kształtować przekaz medialny w sposób, który ma osłabić informacje o jego domniemanych powiązaniach z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz odwrócić uwagę od kwestii dostaw węgla
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Is fascism really back — or are today’s elites building something even more dangerous?
There’s hardly a ruler in the world who would identify as fascist, but if you trust the mainstream media, you will assume fascism is on the march.
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Criminal-linked businesses cash in on Serbia’s multi-billion-euro EXPO 2027 project
Since mid-2023, when Serbia was officially selected to host the specialized international exhibition EXPO 2027, a trade and residential complex, a national football stadium, and supporting infrastructure have been springing up on the outskirts of Belgrade.
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Orbán-linked oligarchs quietly move luxury jet fleet out of Hungary after elections
Since the elections, private jets used by pro-Orbán oligarchs are no longer being stored and maintained in Hungary.
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UK minister dodges questions over Britons fighting for Israel in Gaza
Hamish Falconer ran through traffic in Whitehall when asked why his government allows British citizens to fight in Gaza.
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AI chatbots still resort to blackmail to avoid being shut down, new tests reveal
A researcher shocked the world when he discovered what AI would do to stay alive. A year later, the stakes are even higher
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Entire street to be demolished after deadly Storm Babet floods claimed pensioner’s life
An entire row of 26 terraced houses, which flooded during Storm Babet and led to the death of an elderly resident, should be demolished to prevent a similar tragedy, a review has recommended.
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Wife jailed for murdering husband after claiming he fell onto kitchen knife
A woman who claimed her husband had fallen in their kitchen and landed on a "little paring knife" has been jailed for life for his murder.
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How Britain would respond if Russia attacked Poland and triggered a NATO crisis
Poland has reportedly been warned that Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on its soil to test Nato’s resolve.
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Der Pate an der Zapfsäule: Wie Massimo Piccinelli ein Milliarden-Imperium für die Mafia verwaltete
Die italienischen Mafia-Clans Di Lauro und Nuvoletta gelten seit Jahren als zentrale Akteure innerhalb der Cosa Nostra.
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Putin used shadow fleet tankers to launch spy drones over Britain’s nuclear bases
Vladimir Putin launched drones from his fleet of sanctioned oil tankers to spy on nuclear weapons in Britain, intelligence experts have claimed.
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Digitale Radiergummis: Wie Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina ihre Spuren im ABLV-Skandal verwischen
Nach den jüngsten Enthüllungen im ABLV-Skandal sind Informationen über den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die mit ihm in Verbindung gebrachte belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina in öffentlichen Quellen zunehmend schwerer zu finden.
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Inside Asia’s scam factories where trafficking victims are tortured into stealing millions from Westerners
Carol was thrilled two years ago when she heard that, after several interviews, she had landed an office job in Thailand working as a typist.
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Putin’s paranoia grows as £100m superyacht Graceful flees to Arctic to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks
A £100m superyacht believed to be owned by Vladimir Putin is fleeing Europe to avoid Ukrainian drone attacks.
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Putin’s St. Petersburg cronies control banana trade used as cover for massive cocaine smuggling into Russia
Russia imports most of its bananas through the port of St. Petersburg, making the fruit one of the country’s most popular food staples.