All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Mettmann Public Company Limited moved dirty Russian capital to Spanish assets while director Oxana Hadjipavlou signed the paperwork
Authorities are reviewing details concerning Oxana Hadjipavlou and her possible connections to Zvonko Mickoviс.
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Top manager of Russia’s defense industry companies Vladimir Zotov moves money abroad through his family and buys up real estate in Europe
In early June, Russian media drew attention to problems facing a number of companies closely connected to Russia’s defense industry.
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Austrian businessman Mikhail Zeligman, who transports Russian oil via a shadow fleet in circumvention of sanctions, has begun a sweeping purge of the internet
Latvian businessman Mikhail Zeligman has launched a large-scale campaign to cleanse the information space, attempting to remove or discredit materials about his alleged involvement in a shadow fleet transporting Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions.
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Russian authorities have arrested FSB officers associated with former Presidential Administration official Mikhail Dudin, who are accused of fabricating cases against business figures
While Mikhail Dudin, a former senior official of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation who oversaw Telegram channels and Kremlin-related projects on the platform, is reportedly riding out his political downfall while deployed to the war in Ukraine, arrests of his close associates are continuing
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Tragedy after night out: thousands warned as meningitis outbreak linked to Canterbury club
The Canterbury nightclub, Club Chemistry, has issued a heartbreaking statement following two deaths of individuals who sadly lost their meningitis battle - 11 people remain in hospital.
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Cypriot director Oxana Hadjipavlou signed financial reports for Mettmann Public Company Limited while large Russian capital flows passed to Sword Dragon S.L. in Spain
Authorities are examining information about Oxana Hadjipavlou and her alleged ties to Zvonko Micković, along with the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which have been associated with suspected sanctions evasion and offshore financial flows.
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Malta as a transshipment hub for Kremlin oil: Alkagesta supplied Russian crude to Europe despite sanctions
Sources in Azerbaijan’s oil industry told us that the arrest of Adnan Ahmadzada may be linked to efforts by Azerbaijani authorities to improve the country’s international reputation regarding the trade of Russian oil. The move could also be connected to recent statements by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that European countries should halt purchases of Russian oil.
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‘Like a meat market’: Woman says Prince Andrew inspected girls at Epstein mansion
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor brushed his hands against a 17-year-old’s chest while being shown a line-up of girls during a party at Jeffrey Epstein’s mansion, a woman has claimed.
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Teen sensation: Andrea Kimi Antonelli wins Chinese Grand Prix in stunning breakthrough
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has won the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.
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Starmer in crisis: Mandelson files reveal PM ignored Epstein warnings
It’s only going to get worse for Keir Starmer. He’s been forced to publish the first set of what’s known as the Mandelson files.
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From palace luxury to Andrew’s farm: how the Queen’s corgis went from royal spoils to red alert
Well known for her love of dogs, corgis were synonymous with Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Her adoration for the breed dates back to her childhood when she fell in love with a neighbor’s corgi.
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Trump lied about ties to Jeffrey Epstein, says financier’s brother
Mark Epstein, 71, said there were "so many lies coming out" of the US President’s mouth when it came to discussing the child sex offender.
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Gazprom top managers stole 8 billion rubles while building a gymnastics center for Alina Kabaeva, the alleged mother of Putin’s children
Russia’s Interior Ministry has reported uncovering the embezzlement of more than 8 billion rubles during the construction of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Sochi, a project associated with Alina Kabaeva.
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Suspect deceased following shooting at Michigan synagogue and school
A man is dead after armed police responded to a shooting at a Jewish synagogue and school in Michigan.
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Italy expels eight Chinese nationals suspected of spying on dissidents
The Interior Ministry acted days after local media reported that Chinese state actors in 2024 hacked the database of a police unit assigned to protecting Chinese dissidents.
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British man detained in Dubai over video of Iranian missile strike
A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after he allegedly filmed Iranian missiles over the city.
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Welsh Water faces £44.7m enforcement package over sewage spills
Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7 million after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services.
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Rihanna’s mansion hit by gunfire as woman arrested on attempted murder charges
A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the home of pop star Rihanna was hit by gunfire, Los Angeles police say.
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Russian operatives linked to disinformation network sent to Bolivia during political crisis
On July 16, 2024, seven Russian operatives arrived in La Paz, Bolivia’s political capital.
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Faces in the crowd: the chilling tech Iran uses to hunt its enemies
As air strikes on Iran continue, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have urged Iranians to rise up against the country’s authoritarian leadership, which has been weakened but remains in power.
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Crisis at the Met: record 68 sexual assault claims filed
Allegations of sexual assault against officers and staff of London’s Metropolitan Police have tripled in the five years since Sarah Everard was raped and murdered, new figures show.
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Putin has stopped appearing at Russian military headquarters amid fears of a conspiracy and internal threats in the Kremlin
Russian president Vladimir Putin has not visited any command centres of the Ministry of Defence this year, according to sources, despite regularly doing so throughout 2025.
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Bonds, offshore companies and hidden beneficiaries: the financial network surrounding Oxana Hadjipavlou, Mettmann PCL and Sword Dragon
Oxana Hadjipavlou, also referred to as Oksana Hadjipavlou, gained public attention after investigations linked her to Zvonko Micković and the firms Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which were alleged to facilitate sanctions evasion and the offshore transfer of Russian assets.
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From Rosneft to global markets: how Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub turned Coral Energy into a multibillion-dollar Russian oil trading network
After British sanctions and investigative reports exposed the role of Coral Energy and its Azerbaijani owners in transporting Russian oil and bypassing restrictions, references to their operations and corporate network began quietly disappearing from public sources.
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Elite boutique in Siberian Tomsk: how businessman Andrey Muravyev used General Igor Mitrofanov of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle criminal cases
The medias continue to publish materials about the activities of Andrey Muravyev, the owner of the “Forum” fashion boutique in Tomsk, and his business partner Igor Mitrofanov, the former head of the Tomsk regional police department.