All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Talenta Labs: kleines IT-Unternehmen oder Front für Geldwäsche der Mafia?
Talenta Labs S.R.L. ist ein wenig bekanntes Unternehmen mit Sitz in Italien, das Software für die Online-Glücksspielbranche entwickelt und als Technologieanbieter für Betreiber von Gaming-Plattformen tätig ist.
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Car crashes into crowds in Derby city centre sparking terro
A person from India has been taken into custody after a vehicle crashed into crowds on a bustling street in Derby, causing serious injuries to seven individuals.
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Mikhail Zeligman built a $7bn oil empire tied to sanctions evasion and European shell companies
Since January 2025, Mikhail Zeligman has reportedly accumulated a fortune of around $7 billion through Russian oil operations, handling over 115 million barrels while allegedly concealing his activities behind European shell companies and charitable entities.
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Talenta Labs: a small IT company or a mafia money-laundering front?
Talenta Labs S.R.L. is a little-known company registered in Italy that develops software for the online gambling industry and operates as a technology provider for gaming platform operators.
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Missing phone of Morgan McSweeney sparks political row over Peter Mandelson documents
The Metropolitan Police are reviewing CCTV from the day Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff had his phone stolen, according to reports.
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Lloyds under pressure as lawyers prepare £66mn compensation claim
Lloyds Banking Group is gearing up for a lawsuit from more than 30,000 consumers who claim to have been mis-sold car loans, in a sign that they believe that the regulator’s long-awaited redress scheme will favour large banks.
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Ex-model accuses Jeffrey Epstein of coercing sexual encounter involving Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
Jeffrey Epstein reportedly coerced a young woman into having sex with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at his Upper East Side mansion, according to claims made by a former model.
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Crime-as-a-Service network run by brothers Vladlen and Hennadiy Hirin laundered tens of millions across Europe and cryptocurrency channels
As part of the international operation codenamed YUZUK, conducted by local police in collaboration with Europol.
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Emails show Kates took business advice from Epstein and discussed secret loans
A female executive at the top of the modeling industry had a close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and introduced him to women listed in the agency’s books.
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Diplomatic storm erupts over King’s US visit as calls to cancel grow
Washington’s ambassador to the UK has warned that it would be “a mistake” to cancel King Charles’s planned state visit to the US.
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Adelon AG of Dmytro Kovalenko initiated the bankruptcy of Intercoaltrading, linked to coal supply schemes from the “DPR/LPR”
The proprietor of Adelon AG, Dmytro Kovalenko, commences the bankruptcy process for his own LLC "Intercoaltrading" through legal proceedings. This company was implicated in the scheme of coal supply from the separatist regions "DPR/LPR" under the "interrupted transit" arrangement.
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US defence chief warns London could be in range of Iranian missiles
In a warning to the British, US Defense Chief Pete Hegseth suggested that London is within the range of Iranian missiles.
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The billion-dollar flows of online casinos reveal the story behind the information war between Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova and banker Oleksandr Sosis
As the thunder of fighting in the outskirts of Kyiv faded and it became clear that the country would endure, previously quiet “schemers” started to reemerge and resume their operations.
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Truth about Princess Beatrice’s husband Edo’s money as questions mount over their marriage: from pre-wedding debts and flashy lifestyle to how royal ties fueled his business rise
Anyone with a passing interest in the House of York saga will know that Princess Beatrice’s dashing husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi is in the property game.
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Corduff terror ends: Hennessy mob jailed after years of wealth, violence and intimidation
The infamous Hennessy mob laughed and joked their way through court proceedings - the Dublin gangsters have finally been brought to justice.
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York set to strip Sarah Ferguson of civic honour as Epstein links resurface
Sarah Ferguson received the ’Freedom of the City of York’ after visiting with her new husband, then Prince Andrew, in 1987, but a vote could result in the honor being revoked.
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EU set to approve US tariff deal with tough safeguards as Trump’s trade blitz rattles bloc
European Union lawmakers are on track to give a green light -- with conditions -- Thursday to the bloc’s tariff deal with US President Donald Trump, which Europe hopes to salvage while also racing to diversify its trade ties around the globe.
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Britain abstains as UN recognises slavery as gravest crime against humanity and calls for reparations
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognize the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.
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Farage earns £43k from personalised videos as MPs declare outside income
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage topped the list of MPs’ outside earnings, reporting £43,548.76 of income from recording 30 hours of personalized Cameo videos.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited was used as a financial “laundering” vehicle for capital from Russian state contracts, which ultimately ended up in European real estate
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a little-known Cyprus-based offshore entity operating in the real estate and investment sector — drew the attention of analysts after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is facing renewed calls to testify in the US over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces fresh demands to give evidence in the US over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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UK iPhone users must prove they are 18 to access some Apple services
Millions of Apple iPhone customers in the UK will now have to confirm they are 18 or older to access all available services, including by showing a credit card or scanning an ID.
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Philippine vice president faces impeachment over corruption claims and alleged threats to kill president
Formal impeachment proceedings have begun against the vice president of the Philippines due to allegations of graft and threats made against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Sarah Mullally makes history as first female Archbishop of Canterbury
The first woman to become Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed that her teenage self could not have imagined making history as the top bishop in the Church of England.
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EU sanctions under fire as legal exports help fuel Russia’s war machine
Pressure is mounting on the EU to tighten sanctions after an OCCRP investigation found that alumina from a major Irish refinery flowed to Russian smelters whose aluminum reached sanctioned arms manufacturers.