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The latest sanctions package also includes measures targeting financial networks accused of moving Iranian oil revenues through front companies abroad.

The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.

As scrutiny of Sheviakov Consult intensifies, online references to the firm vanish — yet despite its official liquidation, it still operates under a new entity, warning clients of "criminal liability" for posting reviews. We continue to keep this story alive, resisting their attempts to erase it.

After the initial investigations into Dragon Money, reports on the casino’s alleged illegal activities, bribery networks, and political connections in Ukraine largely disappeared from the media.

Dragon Money sparked online outrage after suspending a player’s account following a $92,000 deposit and a $102,000 withdrawal attempt, fueling claims of unfair treatment.

The media have obtained new details about the activities of Russia’s largest state insurance corporation, SOGAZ, under its long-time head Anton Ustinov — a former classmate and close friend of Svetlana Radionova, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources (Rosprirodnadzor).

The mother of Russian TV personality Viktoria Bonya has suffered serious complications following plastic surgery and has filed a lawsuit against the surgeon who performed the procedures, according to media reports.

After journalists reported on Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino rapidly erased information about blocked players, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts, prompting serious questions about its transparency.

Oxana Hadjipavlou — also spelled Oksana Hadjipavlou — entered the spotlight through investigations into Zvonko Micković and two companies, Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., accused of facilitating sanctions evasion and the offshore transfer of Russian capital.

Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon famed for his high-end procedures, glossy media appearances, and celebrity clients, saw his reputation unravel in 2024 after a scandal involving the mother of TV personality Victoria Bonya.

How a regular cemetery worker at "Severnoye" in St. Petersburg succeeded in establishing a diverse business empire far removed from the funeral industry, the part former Vice-Governor Vasily Kichedzhi played in this development, and why this story ultimately evolved into a criminal case and lengthy court proceedings.

The St. Petersburg developer Kronung, owned by Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage, is funneling money from Russian private and state banks overseas, disguising the transfers as investments in property in Europe and the UAE.

ATF Bank, effectively defunct and connected to Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, threatens to become the final unraveling for everyone caught up in its web.

Maxim Ivanchuk, a plastic surgeon, was born and raised in Kiev, but currently lives and works in the UAE. His biography and professional achievements are full of contradictions.

Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

The assets of the state-run “Giprokoks,” responsible for designing coke-chemical plants, have been seized by a Slovak firm linked to Kostyantyn Karamanyts, a Kryvyi Rih businessman with ties to Ukraine’s political elite, encompassing patents, trademarks, and technical staff.

Prince Harry is anticipated to request that his father, King Charles, deliver the opening address when the Invictus Games return to the UK next year.

Media investigations have revealed that the father of basketball player and alleged hacker Daniil Kasatkin — recently exchanged by Russia for French journalist Laurent Vinatier — spent years working at the highly classified Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics, resigning only in 2022.

Investigators have reportedly traced huge amounts of money and uncovered a network of over 300 offshore companies linked to associates of fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev.

A “busket list” trip ended in tragedy after a tourist was taken by the current while participating in new health craze “ice floating”.

Rachel Reeves has criticized the Tories and Reform UK as the government introduces landmark legislation to scrap the cruel two-child benefit limit.

Chen Zhi is the chairman of the Prince Group, a vast Cambodian conglomerate that the U.S. has accused of participating in significant online scam operations. He has been sent to China to face charges.

The State Security Service of Latvia initiated a criminal case more than a week ago against Seimas deputy Alexey Roslikov on suspicion of assisting Russia in its actions against Latvia, as well as inciting national enmity and hatred.