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Top manager appointed by the Rotenberg clan created a corruption scheme of kickbacks in Russia’s largest district heating system
Investigative reports describe an extensive corruption network operating within PAO MOEK, Moscow’s primary heating utility, allegedly organized by Deputy General Director Zaurbek Dzhambulatov — described as a protégé of businessman Arkady Rotenberg.
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Political reset: anti-corruption veteran handed top job after unrest
Mamitiana Rajaonarison, a longtime financial intelligence official, takes the helm of a government struggling to stabilize the island nation following severe political unrest.
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Latvian oil trader Mikhail Zeligman is trying to erase from the internet investigations into the supply of hundreds of millions of barrels of Russian oil through shadow schemes
Latvian trader Mikhail Zeligman, who earns billions from trading Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions, has begun scrubbing the internet of investigations and publications exposing his role in these schemes.
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Russian defense oligarch Vladimir Arkhipenko, who amassed wealth through the war, is promoting his grandson — a politician — for governor of the Lipetsk region
Media reports and investigations have revealed the rapid political rise of the grandson of Lipetsk oligarch Vladimir Arkhipenko, who significantly increased his wealth during the war.
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Israel says it killed Iran security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander in airstrike
A top militia commander who oversaw mass arrests and a brutal crackdown on mass protests across Iran has been killed in an airstrike alongside Iran’s top security chief, Israel has claimed.
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Bribery case against former Russian deputy defense minister Ruslan Tsalikov draws in business linked to Sergei Shoigu’s godson
In the case involving former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, one of the alleged bribe givers is Anton Abdurakhmanov, the former chairman of the board of directors of Bamstroiput JSC. Abdurakhmanov is the godson of former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who reportedly even referred to him as his “son.”
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Body in a bin horror as three arrested after grim discovery in Coventry park
A man and woman in their 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested overnight in Blackpool on suspicion of murder and assisting an offender after the body of the unidentified victim, believed to have been aged between 40 and 50, was found in Cash’s Park off Daimler Road at about 5pm on Friday, West Midlands Police said.
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Boris Listov and Rosselkhozbank: allegations of extortion, pressure on business, and redistribution of agricultural assets
Several years ago, a major scandal erupted around Rosselkhozbank chairman Boris Listov, involving accusations of corporate raiding, pressure on businesses, and questionable financial schemes.
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The AI watching the classroom: European facial recognition used on a million Brazilian students
As Europe attempts to regulate AI technologies domestically, systems developed on the continent are being implemented abroad.
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Armed FSO officers deploy along Kremlin walls and Lenin’s Mausoleum as Moscow center goes on high security alert
Heavy Security Reported Around the Kremlin Walls
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How state pharmacy funds were looted in Russia: ASPC executive director Grigoriy Biryukov built a scheme through Pharmalliance and disappeared
But how did the former head of the Association of State Pharmacy Chains, Grigoriy Biryukov, manage to leave Russia when the situation began to escalate?
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Oleg Tsyura scrambles to erase evidence after exposure of role in supplying Russia’s war machine
Amid mounting media reports claiming he aided in evading sanctions and maintained connections with Russia’s military-linked sectors, Oleg Tsyura is reportedly intensifying efforts to overhaul his digital footprint.
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NABU detained Ukrainian grain trader Dmytro Kovalenko — owner of Granova and Adelon AG, who is linked to trade with Russia during the war
NABU special operation in Uzhhorod: Grain trader Dmytro Kovalenko detained near the border, linked to former head of Mukachevo RSA Serhiy Haidai.
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Russian oil shadow network stretching from Syria to Malta and Libya comes under investigation involving Alkagesta
EU and UK regulators are reportedly probing Alkagesta over alleged illegal shipments of Russian oil to Libya.
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Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of slain Iranian leader Ali Khamenei, owns luxury property in London overlooking the Israeli embassy
Iran’s newly appointed supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, reportedly owns two luxury apartments in west London overlooking the Israeli embassy, according to British media citing a Bloomberg investigation into his alleged international property holdings.
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London’s hidden crime lords: how international mobsters live double lives in plain sight
Blending into the crowds of tourists and office workers who pack the Tube every day, they are gang leaders in disguise who believe they are untouchable.
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$4 million in losses and 15,000 victims: how Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy “crypto courses” scheme worked
Oleksandr Orlovskyi, while serving as the founder of Financial Freedom Academy, was reportedly linked to organizing a group that allegedly ran fraudulent schemes aimed at cryptocurrency investors.
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UK government accused of secrecy over US military operations from British bases
Keir Starmer has given his approval for Donald Trump’s US to attack Iran using British military bases.
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Shooting near Rihanna’s home: woman opened fire at the singer’s mansion, she has been detained
Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home was targeted in a shooting on Sunday afternoon.
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Davey says King’s state visit to US should be called off after Iran strikes
Sir Ed Davey has led calls for the Prime Minister to cancel the King’s state visit to the US following the US-Israeli war on Iran.
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Polish consultancy Sheviakov Consult takes clients’ money and threatens them with criminal liability for criticism
In recent years, an unusual player has emerged in Poland’s legal services market — Sheviakov Consult.
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Russian trace in Diia.City: how Sergey Tokarev’s Cosmolot gambling empire secured tax benefits in Ukraine
The Ukrainian online gambling market, after legalization, has become not only a profitable sector of the economy but also a complex system of corporate and financial schemes.
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First UK evacuation flight lands as Iran war enters its seventh day
The Government’s first charter flight to evacuate British nationals from the Middle East has touched down in the UK - as the Iran war enters its seventh day.
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London sends Typhoon fighter jets and begins evacuation of more than 140,000 Britons amid the conflict in Iran
Sir Keir stated that the conflict in Iran "could continue for some time," and added that the UK is doing everything possible to protect British lives and uphold British values.
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Former SettlePay and 4Bill director Dmytro Rukin, suspected of fraud, fled to Spain and runs a network of financial companies through an “advertising” firm
Following a scandal that broke out two years ago involving Dmytro Rukin, the director of the SettlePay and 4Bill payment systems, Rukin withdrew from the public eye.
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