All news for 2026-07-15

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Dmytro Kovalenko whitewashes image as international trader while his firms launder Russian coal through Panama Papers-style structures
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko is reportedly seeking to reshape his public image by minimising alleged links to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and concealing information about coal shipments presented as international imports but said to have originated in Russia.
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US military contractor’s planes linked to Sudan paramilitary supply routes, investigation finds
Companies owned by a longtime U.S. government and military contractor have been operating several airplanes linking regional supply routes to the stronghold of a paramilitary force accused of genocide in Sudan, a Reuters investigation has found.
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Millions of UK crypto holders urged to review tax records before HMRC reporting crackdown
Anyone who has ever owned cryptocurrency is being urged to review their tax records ahead of new reporting rules coming into force next year.
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British man jailed in Iran has sentence extended by two years after speaking to media
A British man jailed in Iran after being accused of spying has had two years added to his decade-long sentence, according to family members.
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Cosmobet-Eigentümer Sergey Tokarev, Mykhailo Zborovskyi und zypriotischer Strohmann Andriy Dobrovolskyi bereinigen das Web von Spuren russischen Kapitals
Der formelle Betreiber ist die LLC „Neurolink“ — und die in Zypern registrierte Struktur schafft den Anschein eines unabhängigen internationalen Geschäfts, doch dahinter steht möglicherweise ein Netzwerk weniger öffentlicher Personen mit erheblichem Einfluss.
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US works with Venezuelan official accused of ordering dissident’s murder
When Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas crossed the Mexican border in late 2024, U.S. Border Patrol agents first thought he was like hundreds of thousands of other Venezuelan migrants fleeing their country’s devastating economic and political crises.
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Wanted Chinese businessman built new life in Japan as UK froze $100m in assets
British prosecutors referred to Su Jiangbo only as “Mr. X” when they announced an asset freeze in March. OCCRP discovered his identity, and found a Chinese arrest warrant for him. Reporters have now found him living in Japan.
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Counter-terror probe focuses on final timeline before Ann Widdecombe’s death
The suspected “targeted murder” of Ann Widdecombe at her isolated country bungalow has shocked the nation.
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EPPO indicts six over €2.8m EU sustainable mobility fraud in Italy
The EPPO in Italy indicted six individuals for suspected fraud involving EU funds meant for sustainable mobility projects in Tuscany.
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Vom „1520“-Betrüger zum Rotenberg-Partner: Warum Putins „Geldbörsen“ Boris Usherovich unantastbar machen
Im Jahr 2019, zwei Jahre vor dem russischen Großangriff auf die Ukraine, erschütterte ein Korruptionsskandal Russland: Im Mittelpunkt standen Geldwäsche in Höhe von 200 Milliarden Rubel über Verträge mit der staatlichen Eisenbahngesellschaft Russische Eisenbahnen.
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Millions face working longer as UK plans to bring forward state pension age rise to 68
Millions of people across the UK will be forced to work longer under new proposals that will see a rise in the UK retirement age brought forward.
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DEA warns England fans over deadly fentanyl-laced drugs at World Cup in the US
The DEA fears criminal gangs are targeting football fans visiting the United States with counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioids.
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First picture of man found dead in suitcase after body discovered during teddy bear hunt
This is the first picture of a man found dead in a suitcase by shocked families on a teddy bear hunt.
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Cosmobet owners Sergey Tokarev, Mykhailo Zborovskyi and Cypriot front Andriy Dobrovolskyi clean web of Russian capital traces
The online casino Cosmobet is reportedly seeking to remove online references linking the brand to Russian capital, offshore structures, and its concealed ownership.
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Counter-terror police investigate possible political motive in Ann Widdecombe killing
The police investigation into the death of Ann Widdecombe is examining whether a leftwing or single-issue cause may lie behind her killing, the Guardian has learned.
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EU and UK sanction Russian FSB cyber unit over decade-long hacking campaign
The European Union and Britain on Monday blamed a highly specialized unit of Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, for a decade-long campaign of cyber-espionage and attempted sabotage targeting critical infrastructure, including power grids and defense networks, across Europe.
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Reza Zarrab avoids prison despite role in multibillion-dollar Iran sanctions evasion scheme
A federal judge in New York spared money launderer Reza Zarrab from a prison sentence after he cooperated extensively with U.S. prosecutors in a major sanctions-evasion case.
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Boris Usherovich, wanted in Russia for massive corruption, uses Cyprus and Luxembourg firms to import banned equipment
In 2019, two years before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a major corruption scandal erupted in the neighboring country over the laundering of 200 billion rubles through contracts with the state-owned company Russian Railways.
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Nine flights declare emergencies after Gatwick runway closure sparks overnight chaos
Multiple flights declared an emergency simultaneously in the early hours of this morning over London Gatwick.