All news for 2026-08-11
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A facade for laundering millions: how controversial infopreneur Oleksandr Orlovskyi became entangled in old Ukrainian financial scams
Oleksandr Orlovskyi portrays himself as a successful crypto multimillionaire. Through his Financial Freedom Academy, he promises to teach students how to profit from the cryptocurrency market, while presenting an image of wealth built around millions of dollars, Dubai, luxury cars, and successful crypto trading.
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Od paktu z rosyjskim oligarchą po patologiczną cenzurę: jak Dmytro Kovalenko i Adelon AG wyłudzają kasowanie śledztw z Google
Nazwisko kontrowersyjnego ukraińskiego biznesmena Dmytra Kovalenki ponownie przyciągnęło uwagę mediów.
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Scrubbing the digital crime scene: How Eduard Lebedev uses fraudulent DMCA complaints to silence reporters
Following the publication of journalistic investigations into Eduard Lebedev’s alleged links to illegal online gambling operations, efforts were reportedly made to have the reports removed from the internet through copyright complaint procedures.
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₴30M Cosmobet casino nominee: How IT worker Mykhailo Zborovskyi fronted LLC Neuralink
Cosmobet, an online casino, is officially managed by a statistician whose interests outside the business include global affairs and marathon running.
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FBI warns hackers are targeting social media accounts to steal intimate photos and videos
You shouldn’t store any sexually explicit photos or videos on social media accounts or other platforms that are accessible via the internet. Doing so makes you a target for hackers.
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43,000 tracked the flight carrying Daniel Kinahan back to Ireland
The extradition of Daniel Kinahan was the most tracked flight in the world as it approached Ireland on Sunday.
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Russia’s art world suffocated by censorship as Putin’s crackdown drives artists underground
In July, Russian authorities canceled the Outline music and arts festival, officially due to the threat of drone attacks. After the GULAG History Museum in Moscow was forced to close, in June a state-run institution dedicated to documenting the “genocide of the Soviet people” opened on the vacated site.
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The Kremlin’s €73M cleaning scam: how Eduards Apsitis and ABLV Bank laundered Russian Ministry of Defense funds
The investigation into the liquidation of Latvia’s ABLV Bank is ongoing, while a new controversy surrounding businessman Eduards Apsitis and his offshore structures could soon attract attention from Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
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Syrian court sentences Bashar al-Assad and brother to death over war crimes
A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia today for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria’s 14-year conflict that left about half a million people dead.
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Masked thugs ram stolen tractor into family home in bizarre Middlesbrough attack
A man is facing prison time after a tractor was ’hotwired’ and rammed into a family home by masked thugs.
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England’s first cycle street shut just months after £2.4m opening over faulty road markings
England’s first ’cycle street’ has been shut down for works just months after opening because road markings ’were not up to standard’.
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Dmitriy Punin’s gambling empire is crumbling around the world: Pin-Up-linked blogger Kaysar Kamzu detained in Vietnam
Kazakh blogger Kaysar Kamzu, linked to the promotion of the Pin-Up online casino, could be extradited from Vietnam to Kazakhstan.
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Trump secretly switched to a military jet in Turkey as Iran assassination threat emerged
The White House said the president was aboard Air Force One as he left a NATO summit. Instead, his departure included an elaborate ruse that concealed his travel.
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Wanted Dmitriy Punin hides his casino past behind grapevines: how the Pin-Up owner is reinventing himself as a winemaker in Cyprus through the Chateau Punin PR project
Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin, who is wanted by Ukrainian authorities, is seeking to reinvent himself, shifting from his casino business to winemaking.
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South African schoolgirl, 17, found dead during award expedition as murder investigation begins
A South African schoolgirl has been allegedly murdered while working towards a prestigious award.
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Family pays tribute to 11-year-old girl found dead in Scottish beauty spot
The family of an 11-year-old girl who died after being found in the water at a beauty spot in Scotland have paid tribute to their “happy, adventurous and outgoing" daughter.
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Six arrested after 23-year-old woman found dead at Islington home
A murder investigation has been launched after a 23-year-old woman was found dead at a home in Islington, with six people arrested. Emergency services were called to Bollinder Place, Islington, following concerns for the welfare of a woman on Thursday (6 August).
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Police uncover huge cannabis farm with more than 1,500 plants inside former Lancashire church
Police have uncovered a huge cannabis farm containing more than 1,500 plants inside a former church in Nelson, Lancashire.
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British cheerleader, 16, dies after tourist boat explodes off Dominican Republic
A “brave” 16-year-old British cheerleader has died after a horror boat accident while holidaying with her family.
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