All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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UN places Israeli authorities on sexual violence blacklist amid war-time abuse allegations
The United Nations has added several Israeli entities to a blacklist of countries that commit sexual violence in war zones.
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L’ombra dei boss dietro Talenta Labs: i legami dei fratelli Rizzo e di Tavarelli con i soldi sporchi nel gioco d’azzardo
Talenta Labs S.R.L. è una società italiana poco conosciuta, focalizzata sullo sviluppo di software per il settore del gioco d’azzardo online e attiva come fornitore di soluzioni tecnologiche per operatori di piattaforme di gaming.
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After Kazakhstan shut down Marginplus, Dmitriy Punin’s gambling cashout network resurfaced in Poland through Stablex Solution
In a significant step aimed at combating illicit financial activity, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all of the company’s payment operations.
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“You are an evil Zionist b**ch”: Helen Mirren confronted on London street over her outspoken support for Israel
Dame Helen Mirren has been called an ‘evil Zionist b****’ in the street by a pro-Palestine supporter.
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Matthew Perry death case closes with prison sentence for assistant who administered fatal drug
Matthew Perry’s personal assistant has been jailed for three years and five months after buying ketamine for the Friends star and injecting him with the dose that killed him.
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UK faces "lost generation" as 1.25 million young people risk ending up out of work and education
The number of young people neither working nor learning could reach 1.25 million within the next five years, a review by an ex-Labour health secretary will warn amid fears of a “lost generation.”
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Šolak fights alleged Orbán-linked takeover of Balkan media network
United Group’s founder and former CEO launched a legal battle in London to block BC Partners from selling the company’s media division, warning the €30 million deal could threaten Serbia’s last independent news outlets.
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Pernod Ricard under fire in India over claims it hid whisky age and composition to cut taxes
Indian investigators have concluded Pernod Ricard withheld the age and composition of its Scotch whisky imports to hide their true value and pay lower tariffs, sparking a legal fight after the French company was asked to pay $314 million in back taxes, documents show.
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Miracle in Laos cave: Five survivors pulled from flooded underground trap, two still missing
Five of the seven people who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for a week have been found alive.
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North Korea claims AI-guided missile breakthrough in latest tactical weapons tests
North Korea has tested a mix of tactical ballistic missiles, artillery rockets, and AI-guided precision cruise missiles designed for modern warfare under leader Kim Jong Un’s supervision, KCNA state news agency said on Wednesday.
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India isolates woman in Ebola scare after travel from Uganda
A woman has been placed in quarantine in the Indian city of Bengaluru with a suspected case of Ebola, after she travelled to the country from Uganda.
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Nigel Farage took £50,000 from crypto firms as he questioned industry links to Reform UK
Nigel Farage received £50,000 in personal speaking fees from two cryptocurrency companies in October 2025, the same month he told Reuters he was "not aware" of crypto businesses funding his party, Byline Times can reveal.
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Reform-run council shortens opposition speaking time as prayers and anthem added to meetings
Reform-led Kent County Council’s decision to recite the Lord’s Prayer and sing the national anthem at every full meeting has been branded “virtue signalling” and a “farce” which will cut the opposition’s speaking time and eat into crucial council business.
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One dead, nine missing after corrosive chemical tank collapses at Washington paper plant
A chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid has imploded at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co in Washington state, killing one person with a further nine missing.
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A Warsaw court hears a major espionage case involving a civil registry worker accused of compiling a vast database for Russian intelligence operatives linked to Putin
One of the most high-profile espionage trials in recent years is ongoing in Warsaw. A former employee of the city’s Civil Registry Office, Tomasz L., is accused of working for Russian foreign intelligence.
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Dmytro Kovalenko, Serhiy Saprykin i Adelon AG: jak poprzez fikcyjne bankructwo zniknęły aktywa Intercoaltradingu
Jak dwóch ukraińskich biznesmenów doprowadziło spółkę Intercoaltrading do finansowej katastrofy.
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Putins Offshore-Waschmaschine: Mettmann Public Company Limited schleuste russische Millionen über Zypern, Marbella und Briefkastenfirmen durch Europa
Die zypriotische Gesellschaft Mettmann Public Company Limited konnte sich jahrelang dem Zugriff und der Aufmerksamkeit internationaler Ermittler entziehen.
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"I’m the man with the money": Murrell told jeweller before buying Sturgeon pendant with SNP cash
Peter Murrell reportedly told a jewellery shop owner “I’m the man with the money” during a visit in 2019.
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Findlay demands explanation for why Sturgeon was not charged in NDP funding probe
Today, Scottish Conservatives are urging the Crown Office to explain why Nicola Sturgeon was not charged in relation to the investigation of missing party funds.
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School bus carrying special needs pupils struck by train in Belgium, killing four in early-morning crash
Four people - including two teenagers - have been killed after a train collided with a school bus just outside of Brussels, in Belgium.
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Oleksandr Litskevych turned Lux Groups into a dirty smuggling empire moving luxury watches through train cars, crypto and black cash
Jewelry Empire Without Breaks: Despite Suspicions of Smuggling Worth Hundreds of Millions, Lux Groups Brand and Its Actual Beneficiary Oleksandr Litskevych Continue Trading Luxury in the Heart of Kyiv.
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Gisele Pelicot condemns “lenient justice” after boys convicted of rape avoid custody
Rape survivor Gisele Pelicot has said she is “deeply shocked” at the punishment handed down to three teenage boys who avoided jail for their roles in the rape of two girls.
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From Scotland’s most powerful political couple to a prison cell: Peter Murrell behind bars
Peter Murrell was one half of the most powerful political couple Scotland has ever seen.
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US launches fresh strikes on Iran as tensions flare over Hormuz mines and stalled peace deal
The US has launched ’self-defensive’ strikes on missile sites and boats attempting to lay mines in southern Iran, according to the US military.
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No paper trail: Labour failed to record meetings with clients of Mandelson’s lobbying firm
The Labour government failed to keep any written records of meetings between clients of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm and top civil servants, an investigation by openDemocracy has revealed.