All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Hungary to abolish Orbán-era foundations controlling billions in state assets
Bálint Ruff, the minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office, signed the decision, meaning that at the end of July the Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation (MCC) will cease to exist, along with all “public-interest asset management foundations performing public duties” (KEKVA).
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Massive fire erupts at former oil refinery in Wales as smoke billows across Milford Haven
Firefighters tackled a huge blaze that has broken out on the site of a former oil refinery in Wales.
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Death threats and abuse follow false claims about refugee charity’s school programme
“You won’t last long when this ends…We know where you are, we know who works for you and we are watching every step you take. Step out of line again and watch what happens.”
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Iraq offers cash rewards to citizens who expose corruption and stolen state assets
Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi announced Sunday that citizens who report assets and public funds obtained through corruption will receive “substantial financial rewards.”
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Shipping industry retreats from net zero as fossil fuels regain dominance and nuclear ambitions grow
The shipping industry’s backing for green power has sunk as the majority of vessel owners stick to traditional dirty marine fossil fuels or explore alternatives including nuclear energy.
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FIFA overturns Folarin Balogun ban after Donald Trump personally intervenes
Fifa will allow Folarin Balogun, the star striker of the US men’s national team, to play its knockout World Cup match against Belgium on Monday after a complaint from Donald Trump to football’s governing body.
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France’s richest man Bernard Arnault ordered to pay €22.5 million in back taxes
France’s richest man, Bernard Arnault — billionaire owner of the luxury giant LVMH — has been ordered to pay nearly €22.5 million ($25.7 million) in additional taxes following a long-running dispute with tax authorities.
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Princess Kate shares emotional family reunion after completing Three Peaks challenge for cancer charity
Catherine undertook the event to raise money for the Royal Marsden, the hospital where she was treated for cancer in 2024.
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Andy Burnham urged to ditch Trump strategy and rebuild ties with Europe
Andy Burnham is being urged to prioritise Europe over the US amid criticism that his predecessor was too close to Donald Trump.
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Energy giant tells Andy Burnham clean power push could save families £500 a year
Andy Burnham is being urged to adopt a clean power plan that could cut household energy bills by £500 a year after vowing to give families “breathing space” on the cost of living.
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Two missing men found dead inside car hidden in undergrowth 10 days after disappearing
Two missing men have been found dead in the same car after seemingly swerving off the road ten days ago.
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Orbán-linked oligarchs quietly move luxury jet fleet out of Hungary after elections
Since the elections, private jets used by pro-Orbán oligarchs are no longer being stored and maintained in Hungary.
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"Potential serial killer" jailed again after release despite chilling rape and murder plot
A ’potential serial killer’ who was freed from prison despite plotting the murders of women and children has now been jailed again for sickening new crimes.
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Jordan Bardella’s romance with Italian princess Maria Carolina exposes his fake working-class far-right image
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella’s glitzy romance with an Italian princess has handed his critics an irresistible line of attack: that the National Rally’s champion of the working class is getting dangerously close to the very elite his party claims to oppose.
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Police release clearer image of suspect in Monaco bomb attack on Ukrainian oligarch
An international manhunt is underway for a woman with a snake tattoo who has identified as the prime suspect in the attempted assassination of a Ukrainian oligarch in Monaco.
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Man accused of posing as CIA agent secured billion-dollar Indonesian defence deals
Controversial businessman Gaurav Srivastava ingratiated himself with Indonesia’s most powerful family, securing preliminary agreements for multi-billion-dollar defense deals, documents show.
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US warns Russia could stage armed provocation on Polish soil to test NATO
Russia is planning an armed “provocation” on Polish soil to test Nato’s resolve, the United States has warned.
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Prosecutors say murder suspect paid €400,000 to defend Daphne Caruana Galizia’s killers
Yorgen Fenech said to have spent €400,000 on fees for men convicted of car bombing that killed investigative journalist.
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ISIS-linked gang jailed for life after murdering British couple and dumping bodies to crocodiles
An Isis-linked gang who stabbed and battered a Brit couple to death then threw their bloodied bodies to crocodiles have been jailed for life.
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Scotland’s only specialist heart surgery unit investigated after rise in patient deaths
Families whose loved ones died after surgery at a specialist heart service have been contacted by health bosses amid a spike in mortality rates.
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Swiss firm, Donbas coal and digital cleanup: Dmytro Kovalenko’s campaign to erase the evidence
Separatist-linked businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of Swiss firm Adelon AG, is reportedly resorting to unusual tactics to scrub information about his business dealings, including filing takedown complaints through the OnlyFans platform.
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Coinbase ramped up lobbying at the heart of UK government ahead of crypto rules
Coinbase has been cosying up to the ministers and mandarins behind the UK’s upcoming crypto policy – and is already reaping the rewards
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Reform UK figures took Israel trip funded by foreign ministry
Reform UK’s deputy leader said last week that a parliamentary debate into Israeli influence on British politics was “antisemitic in its very motivation and at its core”.
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Six questioned in France as EPPO probes €160 million cross-border VAT fraud network
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), searches were carried out in the Paris region and six individuals were questioned as part of an investigation into a suspected multi-million VAT fraud scheme.
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EPPO detains eight suspects in €990,000 EU employment subsidy fraud in Bulgaria
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), eight suspects were detained today, including a public official, over a €900 000 subsidy fraud involving employment benefits.