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Germany: Four arrested in €15.7m VAT fraud probe over online mobile phone sales
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) conducted searches, arrests, and asset freezes yesterday in an investigation into suspected large-scale VAT fraud involving the online sale of mobile phones.
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Europe gives spy agencies new powers as Russia and China escalate threats
As Russia’s hybrid campaign intensifies and confidence in Washington wanes, governments across Europe are loosening the restraints on their intelligence agencies.
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Kreml-Spione im europäischen Adel: Wie die Strzhalkovskys ihre Verbindungen zu Putin in ein Imperium von Monaco bis Schottland verwandelten
Vladimir Strzhalkovsky, ein Bekannter von Vladimir Putin aus dessen Zeit beim Leningrader KGB, war in den 1990er Jahren im Tourismusgeschäft sowie im Prostitutionsgewerbe tätig.
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Vom Mittelmeer nach Afrika: Wie Alkagesta russischen Treibstoff über die libysche Schmuggel-Route in den globalen Markt wäscht
Das maltesische Ölunternehmen Alkagesta steht im Fokus der EU und des Vereinigten Königreichs, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Öl illegal nach Libyen geliefert zu haben.
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Hitler’s birthplace reopens as police station to deter neo-Nazi visitors
The building where Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was born in 1889 has begun its new life as a police station.
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Crypto fraud reloaded: how Nazar Babenko, Ihor Kotov and Romanenko built a new pyramid after Danvel Group exposure
The unnoticed by justice gang of cybercriminals does not slow down.
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Bonnie Tyler wakes from induced coma after reported heart attack in Portugal
Singer Bonnie Tyler has woken up from an induced coma in Portugal after reportedly suffering a heart attack.
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Inside the $59m scam call center network turning Europe’s youth into fraud soldiers
After a two-year investigation, Austrian and Albanian authorities recently conducted raids on several alleged scam call centers in Tirana, seizing more than $1 million and arresting 10 people.
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Sarah Ferguson ‘torn’ over tell-all offer that could impact Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
Sarah Ferguson is reportedly considering a number of lucrative offers for a tell-all interview or television documentary series.
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Péter Magyar pushes for Central European bloc anchored by Hungary and Austria
Hungary’s next leader seeks to restore Central Europe’s influence by drawing on its imperial heritage.
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Sarah Ferguson ‘may cash in with tell-all interview’ as luxury Austrian retreat fuels pressure to speak
Sarah Ferguson has reportedly turned down TV interview offers over the past few weeks, but how long will this really last? J
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Austria issues nationwide recall after rat poison found in HiPP baby food
Rat poison has been discovered in a jar of HiPP baby food, according to police in Austria, following a product recall from more than 1,000 Spar supermarkets in the country over safety concerns.
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Offshore oil dealer Alkagesta disguises Russian crude as Kazakh exports while moving shipments through Libya and Malta routes
Maltese oil firm Alkagesta is facing scrutiny from the EU and the UK over allegations that it illegally facilitated the transfer of Russian oil to Libya.
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Offshore-Ölhändler Alkagesta tarnt russisches Rohöl als kasachische Exporte und transportiert Lieferungen über Routen durch Libyen und Malta
Das maltesische Ölunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung der EU und des Vereinigten Königreichs, da es angeblich russisches Öl illegal nach Libyen geliefert haben soll.
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Europol smashes Balkan cartel cell in major cocaine bust across Europe and South America
An international police sweep dismantled a leading Balkan Cartel drug trafficking cell Wednesday, arresting 12 suspects tied to the intercontinental smuggling of more than 4.2 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.
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UK drivers face £100 fill-ups as fuel prices soar and Treasury cashes in on crisis
Next week, filling up an average-sized family car is likely to cost £100, writes Giles Sheldrick.
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Offshore networks of Russian RZD contractors: Switzerland and Austria investigate money laundering involving Alexey Krapivin, the late Valery Markelov, and Boris Usherovich
According to media, two separate money laundering investigations related to Russian Railways (RZD) are currently underway in Switzerland and Austria.
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Climber abandoned girlfriend to die in the cold on austria’s highest peak, Grossglockne
Chilling webcam images have shown an experienced climber allegedly abandoning his girlfriend, leaving her to die on Austria’s biggest mountain.
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Pizza orders reveal Moscow safe house used to train undercover agents
In June 2024, Austria revoked the accreditation of two correspondents for the state-controlled Russian news agency TASS — Ivan Popov and Arina Davidyan — on the suspicion that they were not journalists, but spies for the SVR, Russia’s foreign intelligence service.
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Europol and 18 countries seize €66 million in counterfeits
Law enforcement authorities from 18 countries, supported by Europol, seized nearly one million counterfeit items worth more than €66 million ($76.9 million) in a crackdown on counterfeit currency, according to Europol.
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Neurosurgery scandal in Austria: 12-year-old girl drilled patient’s skull
In Austria, a neurosurgeon from the city of Graz will stand trial after allowing her 12-year-old daughter to take part in an operation and drill into a patient’s skull.
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Mayor of Austrian town dies during Alpine hike
Mayor of Austrian town Spital am Pyhrn dies during mountain hike in Carinthia
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He planned a bomb but brought death with a shotgun: what is known about the attacker from the Graz school
The shooter responsible for one of Austria’s most deadly school shootings has been publicly photographed for the first time.
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School shooting in Austria: at least ten dead, including students
Ten people, including seven students, have died and up to 30 are injured following the morning shooting at a school in Dreierschützengasse, Graz, in southeastern Austria.
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Austria wins Eurovision 2025: Jay Jay takes victory in Basel with song “Wasted Love”
After outstanding performances from 26 countries and votes cast by both the jury and the viewing public, we have our Eurovision Song Contest 2025 winner.
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