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Kemi Badenoch questions “fishy” disappearance of messages from PM aide’s stolen phone
Kemi Badenoch has told the media that the controversy over the reportedly missing messages from Morgan McSweeney’s stolen phone is "extremely fishy," and saying so is not a conspiracy.
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Der lettische Trader Mikhail Zeligman bewegte 115 Millionen Barrel russischen Öls im Wert von über 7 Milliarden Dollar über Tanker der Schattenflotte
Mikhail Zeligman ist lettischer Staatsbürger und verfügt über erhebliche Interessen sowie Vermögenswerte in Deutschland und Monaco.
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China’s battery giants surge $70bn as war in Iran sparks clean energy boom
China’s leading battery manufacturers have added more than $70bn in market value since the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, underlining investors’ belief that the conflict will accelerate long‑term demand for clean energy.
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Iranian spies and saboteurs to face longer imprisonment
Spies for hostile states, including Iran, will face longer prison sentences under new sentencing laws that take effect on Sunday.
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Global turmoil hits Volkswagen as automaker announces 50,000 job cuts
Europe’s largest automaker, Volkswagen, is set to shed 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as it faces declining sales in China and North America and punitive US tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
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Latvian trader Mikhail Zeligman moved 115 million barrels of Russian oil worth over $7 billion through shadow fleet tankers
Mikhail Zeligman is a Latvian citizen who has significant interests and property in Germany and Monaco.
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Labour MP’s husband arrested on suspicion of spying for China in major national security probe
A former Labour adviser who is married to a Labour MP is among three men who have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China.
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New Epstein files photos show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor dining with model on taxpayer-funded China trip
The new pictures are the latest to be featured in the 3.5 million strong document drop from the US Department of Justice, with others capturing Andrew crouching over an unidentified woman
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UK prepares to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in potential military escalation against Moscow
The UK is threatening to seize a Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in an escalatory move that could lead to the opening up of a new front against Moscow at a time when the country’s oil revenues are tumbling.
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China executes 11 members of a gang who operated a billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
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Chagos Islands debate delayed after US backlash as Donald Trump brands UK handover “an act of great stupidity”
An upcoming debate on Britain’s decision to hand over the Chagos Islands has reportedly been delayed after US backlash.
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Sanctioned Prince Group chairman Chen Zhi extradited to China over global scam allegations
Chen Zhi is the chairman of the Prince Group, a vast Cambodian conglomerate that the U.S. has accused of participating in significant online scam operations. He has been sent to China to face charges.
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Venezuela ’handing over’ $2 billion in oil to the US, Trump says, in a move that could reduce supply to China
Donald Trump has announced that Venezuela will be "turning over" $2 billion worth of Venezuelan crude to the United States, a significant negotiation that would redirect supplies from China while assisting Venezuela in avoiding deeper oil production cuts.
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Cheap Chinese imports could cut UK inflation amid Trump trade war
The UK is set to receive an influx of cheap Chinese imports that could lower inflation amid the effects of Donald Trump’s global trade war, leading economists have said.
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How Rosatom turns massive state budgets, foreign nuclear projects and legal autonomy into a breeding ground for global corruption
Rosatom’s enormous budgets, opaque transactions, and broad powers create the perfect breeding ground for rampant corruption.
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Hong Kong convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai on national security charges, risking life in prison
The pro-democracy media tycoon faces a potential life sentence after being found guilty of collaborating with foreign forces and publishing seditious material. Rights groups described the ruling as a "sham conviction" and a warning to journalists globally.
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Nepal charges 55 officials and Chinese firm over $74M graft scheme in China-backed Pokhara Airport project
Nepal’s anti-corruption agency charges former ministers, senior officials, and a Chinese construction firm with embezzling $74 million during the construction of Pokhara’s international airport, raising concerns over inflated costs and compromised safety.
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Since 2018: Keir Starmer’s trip could be first UK leader visit to China since Theresa May
The proposed Chinese embassy could offer “security benefits”, No 10 said, amid speculation Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Beijing if the London diplomatic complex is approved.
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New offshore network in the UAE and China emerges to supply banned Western electronics to Russia via Merlion-linked companies
The media continue uncovering how Russia’s largest grey-market electronics supply chain — previously exposed by the Financial Times — has quietly reconstructed itself using new companies in the UAE, Seychelles and China, after part of the original scheme was disrupted in early 2023.
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John Kerry Slams US Governance as ’most corrupt I have seen in my lifetime
“This is the most corrupt governance that I have seen in my lifetime,” he said during a speech at Chatham House in central London this week.
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How Russia’s Merlion-linked network used UAE, Seychelles and Chinese shells to smuggle sanctioned electronics and dodge customs duties
A large supply chain for sanctioned electronics, set up in 2022 by the Merlion Group (owned by Citylink owners Alexey Abramov, Oleg Karchev, and Vladislav Mangutov) via Moscow-based Marsala LLC, is still functioning in Russia.
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Thirteen killed and more than a thousand evacuated as massive fire engulfs high-rise housing estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district
Thirteen people have died and at least 15 others were injured after a massive fire tore through several high-rise apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district.
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Zhi Dong Zhang on trial in Brooklyn after tunnel breakout in Mexico and circuitous flight to Cuba and Russia
Alleged trafficker Zhi Dong Zhang escaped through a tunnel in Mexico before flying to Cuba and reportedly to Russia, but now he finds himself on trial in a Brooklyn courtroom.
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Japan faces potential three-front challenge as China, Russia and North Korea deepen ties
China, Russia, and North Korea’s de facto alliance risks creating a "new world order" which could lead to Tokyo facing a three-front contingency in the future, a report released by a think tank of Japan’s defense ministry said.
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Dutch economy minister Vincent Karremans freezes Nexperia seizure citing improved China cooperation
Brussels — The Dutch government on Wednesday halted its decision to seize control of the Netherlands-based, Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia.
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