All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Unnoticed evil: how a British teenage girl became a neo-Nazi under the nose of intelligence services
In the autumn of 2020, Rhianan Rudd gouged a swastika into her forehead in a declaration of her love for Adolf Hitler.
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“You’re a fraud”: Musk’s conflict with the U.S. Treasury Secretary escalated into a fight at the White House
Elon Musk aggressively body-checked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in the White House after being called a fraud – igniting a fiery clash that sparked the billionaire’s messy falling-out with President Trump, a new report claims.
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Israel retrieves body of Thai hostage from Gaza — majority of captives now confirmed dead
The Israeli military states it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage who was taken into Gaza during the attack on October 7.
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Germany prepares for war: plans shelters for one million people amid threat from Russia
Civil protection agency chief says country is ill-prepared for conflict and calls for urgent upgrades to cold war shelters
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Russia uses animal carcasses to booby-trap the front in Ukraine — a new tactic of deadly deception
Explosives concealed in the carcasses of animals are being employed as a tactic by Russia in the war in Ukraine, it has been alleged.
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The "rising star" of billion-dollar schemes: Vadim Panin and offshore networks as VEB’s money laundering tool
In the famous movie "The Devil’s Advocate," one of the main characters, law firm owner John Milton, advises his young colleague, "Learn to profit from everything, and then forget about it"... "You have to play the cards you’re dealt."
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Planned attack on the King’s Guard: terrorism suspect arrested in Berkshire
After the man’s arrest, military personnel at a barracks near Windsor Castle in Windsor, Berkshire were reportedly advised not to leave the premises in uniform.
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Repressive campaign against independent press continues in Azerbaijan: 28 journalists behind bars
A relentless crackdown over the past 18 months has eradicated any semblance of independent media from authoritarian Azerbaijan.
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Billions for tank cannons ended up in London: trail of Igor Fishelev’s “Unimatic” leads to offshores and the FSB
Funds from the defense contracts of the "Unimatic" division may have ended up in the accounts of newly-minted UK citizen Igor Fishelev and family partners in countries unfriendly to Russia, such as Austria and Latvia.
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Political earthquake in Scotland: Labour snatch seat from SNP, Reform on the rise
Labour has recorded a shock victory in the Holyrood by-election, seizing the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse seat from the SNP.
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Shadow schemes in the heart of Ukraine: how Ukrzaliznytsia overpaid $290,000 for coal to “insiders”
Two executives of Ukraine’s railway company are accused of rigging a coal procurement tender, resulting in an overpayment of $290,000.
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"Footballer who lost it all": ex-Arsenal youth captain jailed for cannabis smuggling
A professional footballer who brought £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand into the UK has been sentenced to four years in prison.
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Prince William vows to tackle military housing issues — and treats troops to bacon
The Prince of Wales has promised to address the housing concerns of soldiers as he distributed bacon and sausage rolls to their families.
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Israel threatens action against ship carrying Greta Thunberg en route to Gaza on humanitarian mission
Israel has warned that it would ’act accordingly’ against a ship carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, which is heading towards Gaza.
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4-year-old Peter dies in crash: two men charged with murder after head-on pickup collision
Two individuals have been charged with murder following the death of a four-year-old boy in a collision between two pickup trucks.
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Cyberattacks on Cartier and The North Face: customer data leaked, but no financial information exposed
Fashion brand The North Face and luxury jeweler Cartier are the latest retailers to report the theft of customer data in cyber attacks.
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UK may review hundreds of closed child sex abuse cases — police identify 287 potential incidents
Hundreds of historic child sex abuse cases could be re-opened after police forces carried out reviews ordered by the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to tackle grooming gangs.
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30 million for truth: Bengio creates AI to expose deception in algorithms
Yoshua Bengio’s organisation plans to create system to act as guardrail against AI agents trying to deceive humans
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Number of injured in Liverpool parade crash rises to 109
Four people remain in hospital a week after the incident in the city’s Water Street
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Paris in flames after PSG triumph: fans set fire to bins and clash with police
In central Paris, tensions are escalating following Paris Saint-Germain’s historic victory against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League.
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Tragic day for Inter: legendary president Ernesto Pellegrini dies just hours before PSG final
Inter Milan are gearing up for one of the biggest games in their recent history against PSG tonight, but the club have been hit by tragic news before kick-off after the death of Ernesto Pellegrini
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“I love Diddy”: Trump comments on possible pardon for rapper facing sex crime charges
President Donald Trump addressed for the first time whether he would consider pardoning his former friend Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs if convicted of sex trafficking.
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Sir Tom Moore’s daughter doubled her income despite £117,000 losses at family company
The daughter of lockdown hero Sir Tom Moore and her husband paid themselves double what they received the previous year from the family firm - despite it being £117,000 in the red.
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Russian captain denies guilt in fatal tanker crash in the North Sea
The Russian captain of a ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea in March has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
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Pentagon employee arrested for attempting to pass classified information to foreign government
A tech specialist working for the U.S. Department of Defense’s intelligence agency was arrested on May 29 for attempting to pass national defense information to a foreign government agent.