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A series of complaints has reportedly exposed troubling conditions inside the Alexandrov Ensemble — the Russian Defense Ministry’s flagship military music and dance group — including alleged abuse, corruption, and favoritism under its leadership.

Azerbaijan’s State Security Service (State Security Service of Azerbaijan) has detained Adnan Ahmadzada, a former senior official at the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, as part of an ongoing probe into a complex oil trading network.

While Sarah Ferguson’s life looks to be in complete ’chaos’ from the outside, it would appear that the former Duchess of York has a ’calculated survival strategy’ in mind.

The U.K. today announced a new round of sanctions targeting individuals and entities linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which is widely alleged to have operated a network of scam centers built on forced labor and human trafficking.

Food delivery giant Just Eat and motoring site Autotrader are among five firms being investigated as part of a probe into fake and misleading online reviews by the UK’s competition watchdog.

Hundreds of former members of the Afghan special forces can stay in Britain after a Government review of previously rejected cases.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he expects Angela Rayner to play a “leading role in this Labour Government” despite his former deputy’s criticism over the direction of the party.

Sarah Ferguson has lost her honorary Freedom of the City of York over her links to Jeffrey Epstein.

There are concerns that hundreds more inmates and staff may have been exposed to hazardous levels of cancer-causing gas, with the Ministry of Justice now investigating 42 prison and probation sites, The Independent can reveal.

In the Mediterranean port city of Marseille three youths aged 15 to 17 were killed in 2025 in cases linked to drug trafficking.

Ex-governor of the Kursk Region, Smirnov, testified in court that the former regional head and subsequent Transport Minister, Roman Starovoyt, received kickbacks amounting to tens of millions of rubles from contractors involved in the construction of fortification structures.

The boss of National Savings and Investments has been dismissed over a series of errors regarding payouts and its bereavement services.

Former Commission President says "nothing prevents" EU member states from meeting without Hungary to discuss sensitive matters once trust is breached.

The curtain on NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere has been lifted, exposing the unsettling strategies he employed to manipulate his followers, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

A British woman who was imprisoned in Iran with her husband on "falsified" spying charges says she has "made peace" with the idea of dying in a US-Israeli missile strike.

Two men who were arrested in connection with the Golders Green ambulance attack have been released on bail.

British officials had at least five meetings with a former Iranian army Colonel who sought to overthrow the regime in Tehran and promote a “military government”, declassified files show.

The first trailer for the upcoming HBO Max Harry Potter series has arrived, with the new season set to come out this Christmas.

Today, Alyona Shevtsova (née Dehrik) is not just an entrepreneur, but also a figure in high-profile financial investigations involving the banking sector and payment business.

In a highly unusual move, the Metropolitan Police have released the full transcript of a call made by the Prime Minister’s then chief of staff.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced a temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties following a government review into political interference, in a major blow to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.