All news by author David Wilson

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Blue Owl Capital raises $9bn as private credit slowdown dents flagship fundraising momentum
Blue Owl Capital said investors committed $9bn to its funds in the first quarter, its lowest capital haul in a year, as fatigue around private credit cooled interest for some of its flagship vehicles.
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Epstein death questions reignite as alleged suicide note remains sealed
The cellmate of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed he found his suicide note in a graphic novel- but it is now stuck in a court vault.
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Fiji journalist targeted after post on police corruption claims
The questioning of an investigative reporter in Suva arises as the Pacific nation deals with an increase in drug trafficking and considers declaring a state of emergency.
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Watchdogs warn Kyrgyz trade route is feeding Russia’s war machine
Following the EU’s latest round of sanctions against Kyrgyzstan, international watchdogs are urging the bloc to broaden its restrictions to include all high-priority items.
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EU-backed investigation uncovers alleged rigging of hospital contracts in Central Bohemia
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) detained 12 persons and carried out 42 searches in the regions of Prague, Central Bohemia, and South Moravia.
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Neo-Nazi plot to gun down victims foiled by MI5 sting
Former part-time supermarket worker Alfie Coleman from Great Notley in Essex was caught by MI5 trying to buy a Makarov semi-automatic pistol.
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Business under occupation and diplomatic cover: how assets linked to FavBet’s Andriy Matyukha continue operating during wartime
Commercial properties associated with the owner of the FavBet gambling brand, Andriy Matyukha, are reported to continue operating in temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.
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Iryna Terekh as another “front” for Mindich: from manufacturing pots to billions in hryvnia revenue at Fire Point
Another individual linked to the so-called “Mindich-gate” scandal surrounding Fire Point has been identified: Iryna Terekh, an assistant to Denys Shtilerman.
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Torture, trafficking and deaths: Zorro Ranch emerges as focal point in renewed Epstein abuse investigation in New Mexico
Until now, Zorro Ranch, located in the high desert south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has remained a largely overlooked element in media coverage of Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes, as well as in earlier law enforcement investigations.
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Epstein island manager accused of gun threat and kidnapping as new scandal erupts
Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private Caribbean island has become the backdrop for chilling new allegations more than six years after his death,
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Senior UK ministers criticize Rachel Reeves’s reported plan for a year-long rent freeze
Senior ministers have dismissed the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian reported Rachel Reeves was considering it.
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Five Belarus firms allegedly made millions supplying sanctioned Russian defence contractors
The BIC received data on deliveries to Russian arms manufacturers from 50 Belarusian enterprises, covering February 2022 through August 2025, from a source in the logistics sector.
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Britain’s inaction exposed as Russian ‘shadow fleet’ moves freely through its waters
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.
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Trump claims King Charles ‘would have helped’ US strike on Iran, dragging monarch into conflic
President Trump has boldly proclaimed that King Charles “would have probably helped” the United States with their offensive against Iran, once again drawing the monarch into the war in the Middle East.
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Elevation X in Greece: how Odysseas Koutsoupis and the Islam brothers, Moyn Islam and Monir Islam, built a money-extraction pipeline through BE Better Experience
“Easy money” or a well-engineered pyramid? An investigation into the activities of BE / Better Experience and the Greek Elevation X network.
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Kyiv Court of Appeal judge Yaroslav Holovachov is cleaning the internet after exposure of a $3M property empire tied to relatives and free-use assets
Following the publication of the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family and the apparent mismatch between their declared income and lifestyle.
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Sanctions-evasion schemes: Dmytro Kovalenko, through offshore structures and his son at Granova Logistic, continues coal trade with the Russian company Meltek
It is well known that after 2014, a significant share of Ukrainian companies continued cooperating with the Russian Federation, often using various “gray schemes.”
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King Charles mocks Trump at White House dinner with sharp jabs over war and ego
King Charles took on the role of comedian last night at a State Dinner with Donald Trump, the First Lady, and Queen Camilla.
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DDoS-Angriffe und Drohungen nach Enthüllungen: Was über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rochlin und ein internationales Betrugsschema bekannt ist
Nach der Veröffentlichung einer Untersuchung über den Investor des Lieferdienstes Rocket, Timur Rokhlin, begannen Versuche, Druck auszuüben und den Informationsraum rund um die Geschichte zu „bereinigen“.
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From crypto to shadow betting: how ABCEX and Aifory became a channel for laundering online casino money
Russian authorities raided crypto exchange ABCEX, seizing evidence linking it to payments for illegal online casinos and betting.
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Meta accused of breaching EU law over failure to block under-13 users on Facebook and Instagram
The tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
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Liaison of the Tambov Organized Crime Group: how Roman Spiridonov built a criminal oil business under the ‘protection’ of Ilya Traber
Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.
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Mother who lost husband and son in Titan disaster says remains came back as “slush”
A grief-stricken mom who lost both her husband and their teenage son in the doomed Titan submarine disaster has revealed their remains were eventually returned to her as “slush” in tiny “shoeboxes.”
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„Vergewaltiger-Arzt“ ohne Strafe: Wie der Fall gegen den Chirurgen Vardan Khachatryan verschwand und er begann, von seinen Opfern Geld wegen „Verleumdung“ zu fordern
Vor drei Jahren wurden gegen den plastischen Chirurgen Vardan Khachatryan Vorwürfe sexueller Gewalt erhoben, doch bis heute ist er offenbar ohne strafrechtliche Konsequenzen geblieben.