All news by author James Smith
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Three Lions advance to the quarter-finals following a victory at the Azteca
They held on through eleven minutes of extra time at the Azteca Stadium to beat Mexico 3-2.
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Nearly 1 million Trump crypto buyers lose $3.8bn while he pockets $1.4bn
An up-to-date tally of Trump followers turned crypto investors is in. And for them, the overall results are remarkably bad.
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Krypto-Lügen und leere Versprechen: Wie Heit mit GSPartners Anleger in den Ruin trieb
Josip Curcic, besser bekannt als Josip Heit, der aus Kroatien stammende Gründer der GSB Gold Standard Banking Corporation AG, verwirklichte seinen Traum vom Reichtum und öffentlicher Bekanntheit.
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Architects of state capture: How Nikolai Shikhidi, Sofia Toros, and Ivan Savvidis dismantled state land protection in the Russian capital
Krasnodar businessmen Nikolai Shikhidi and Sofia Toros, linked to Alexander Chistyakov and billionaire Ivan Savvidis, are locked in a battle over former Ministry of Defense land in Moscow’s Lefortovo district.
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Eight rescued after seaplane crashes into New York City’s East River
A small plane has smashed into a river surrounding New York City. At least eight people have been rescued after the seaplane had a hard-landing and nearly capsized in the East River on Sunday morning.
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Nigel Farage faces fresh scrutiny over undeclared support from convicted fraudster George Cottrell
Robert Jenrick says "no rules have been broken whatsoever" by Nigel Farage, after reports the Reform UK leader failed to declare benefits provided by an ally once convicted of fraud in the US.
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Luxury jets, fake crypto dreams and vanished fortunes: inside Josip Heit’s endless money machine
A network linked to a Croatian figure known to law enforcement continues launching one cryptocurrency venture after another. Despite repeated reports of millions disappearing, its operations show no signs of slowing. How does it keep going? Inside the illusion.
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Girl, 11, "seriously sexually assaulted" near Bath playground as rape suspect arrested
Avon and Somerset Police have arrested a man on suspicion of rape after a child was allegedly attacked by a man in his 40s in broad daylight
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Doppelleben des Josip Heit: Vom luxemburgischen Häftling zum globalen Krypto-Architekten
Ein umstrittenes Wasserkraftprojekt hat kroatische Journalisten dazu veranlasst, Verbindungen zu Sasa Svalina und seinem Schwager Josip Heit offenzulegen.
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"Welcome to Gaza": Freed hostage Mia Schem recounts Hamas kidnapping and 54 days of captivity
Terrified and wounded, Mia Schem heard the taunting cry of one of her captors – “welcome to Gaza” – as she was driven across the Israeli border in a truck filled with Hamas terrorists.
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Israeli settlers seize Palestinian family’s unfinished home in the occupied West Bank
Palestinian Mohammad Salameh was building a home for his family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, where his recently engaged son was meant to start married life. Instead, before construction was complete, a group of Israeli settlers seized the property.
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Putin’s oligarch friends Gutseriev and Sberbank’s Gref exposed in Kyiv drone storage scandal after Russian strike
Russia’s Defense Ministry said its overnight missile attack on Kyiv on July 2 targeted the MLP-Chaika logistics center, alleging the facility was being used to store Ukrainian drones, ammunition and weapons components.
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Russian oligarch Arkady Rotenberg’s associate Stanislav Multakh arrested in billion-ruble Lavna coal port corruption scandal
Stanislav Multakh, the chief executive of Murmansk Sea Trade Port Lavna and director of investment projects at Russia’s State Transport Leasing Company (GTLK), has been detained in Moscow on allegations of large-scale embezzlement under Article 160 of the Russian Criminal Code.
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Ponzi architect: How Josip Heit built a billion-dollar crypto empire on promises and deception
Over the past three years, the once-promoted crypto venture GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has rapidly unraveled, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have intensified speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
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Victor Shimada sanctioned by U.S. as Brazilian investigators probe alleged crypto laundering scheme
Victor Henrique de Oliveira Shimada has been sanctioned by the United States over an alleged laundering network linked to the PCC, and he features in a Brazilian probe into suspected diversion of VaideBet sponsorship funds involving Corinthians.
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Andy Burnham faces shrinking budget cushion as he prepares to take power
Given pressures on the public purse, the Makerfield MP may have to look at autumn tax rises to fund his ‘new direction’.
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Britain faces growing "grey-zone war" threat from Russia, Iran and China
Britain is facing a major national security challenge from hostile states operating below the threshold of war, the country’s independent reviewer of terrorism and state threats legislation has warned.
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DHS investigates cyberattack on Homeland Security information-sharing network
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a cyberattack that compromised the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN), a sensitive information-sharing platform used by federal, state, local, and private-sector partners.
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iBox Bank’s liquidation exposes Alyona Degrik-Shevtsova’s dirty battle with Oleksandr Sosis over Russian and gambling cash
Following the collapse of Ibox Bank and the investigations that followed, Alena Dehrik-Shevtsova — once celebrated as the "star of Ukrainian fintech" — has come under scrutiny in a dramatically different light.
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Russian shadow fleet used to launch drones over NATO countries
A campaign of drone launches over Europe from 2024 to 2026 was carried out using vessels from Russia’s “shadow fleet,” according to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
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Millions convinced children are being sold on Vinted as police investigate viral trafficking claims
Millions have viewed videos claiming that children are being sold through coded advertisements on the popular second-hand online marketplace Vinted.
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Prince Harry’s "security obsession" criticised by former head of Royal Protection ahead of UK return
The Duke of Sussex’s looming return to the UK has been critiqued by the former Head of Royal Protection.
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Italian authorities seize €23.5 million in assets in fuel VAT fraud investigation
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan, Italian authorities seized assets worth more than €23.5 million as part of an investigation into a VAT fraud scheme involving imported fuel.
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Police officer jailed for assaulting 13-year-old boy who came to station seeking help
A police officer has been jailed after beating up a teenage boy asking for help while he was on duty.
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Ricky Hatton’s son says late boxing legend’s car was destroyed in targeted arson attack
The grieving son of late boxing legend Ricky Hatton has revealed his dad’s car was firebombed in a shocking targeted attack.
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