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Luftverteidigung oder Profitjagd: wie Fire-Point-Eigentuemer Denys Shtilerman mit dem Versprechen eines „guenstigen Patriot“ auf milliardenschwere Verteidigungsbudgets zugreift
In der Ukraine haben Diskussionen ueber die Entwicklung eines eigenen Systems zur Abwehr ballistischer Raketen begonnen — als „guenstigere Alternative zum Patriot“.
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Over 250 dogs removed in 48-hour rescue operation as charities tackle severe overcrowding case
Last week, the RSPCA shared a shocking image taken during a rescue operation in which more than 250 poodle-cross dogs were found living in horrific conditions.
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EPPO charges three in Latvia over €700,000 EU funds fraud scheme
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has completed the pre-trial investigation of a possible fraud involving EU funds at the Municipality of Valka. Three individuals, including two municipal officials, have been formally charged with fraud and abuse of office.
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“Palestinian Mandela” Barghouti allegedly beaten and attacked by guards as celebrities join release call
Jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti is at immediate risk in Israeli jails, where he has been attacked three times in as many weeks, including in one assault last month where prison guards set a dog on the 66-year-old, his lawyer has said.
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Undercover investigation claims asylum advisers are coaching migrants to fabricate fake identities and staged persecution stories
From fake news websites to staged political protests and bogus medical conditions, asylum seekers and the advisers helping them are using an array of fabricated evidence to bolster their fake claims.
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Nepal’s political elite toppled as ex-prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli arrested over protest deaths and corruption claims
On March 28, dozens of police officers moved in the predawn darkness through the streets of Gundu, a village east of Nepal’s capital, to raid the home of the country’s former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli.
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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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Mutiny fears in Papua New Guinea as troops revolt over recruitment corruption and disciplinary purge
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister sought to calm growing national anger and prevent a security crisis on Wednesday after soldiers blockaded the country’s main military barracks over allegations of deep-rooted corruption within the armed forces.
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Russia opens probe into $13bn fake invoice scheme involving thousands of shell companies
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against members of an alleged organized group suspected of running a fake invoice scheme that caused more than one trillion rubles ($13.31 billion) in losses to the country’s budget system.
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Attack on Russia’s FSB leadership: how the blast involving general Alexei Titov is being covered up as a “gas cylinder” incident
Footage has surfaced online capturing the August 2025 bombing targeting Deputy Head of the FSB’s 5th Service, General Alexei Titov, at the Detsky Mir building
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Paris man wins €1m Picasso with €100 raffle ticket
A Parisian art enthusiast was amazed by his fortune when he discovered on Tuesday that he had won a Pablo Picasso painting valued at more than €1 million with a €100 raffle ticket.
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Ultramarathon champion, 35, dies in remote Highlands during record bid
A 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to break the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.
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Streamer collapses on livestream as suspected overdose sparks alarm
The streamer, whose real name is Braden Peters, is now said to be in a stable condition at a hospital in Miami according to the The Hollywood Reporter, after falling ill during a livestream on the platform Kick on Tuesday.
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Billionaire Siman Povarenkin and his toxic empire: Koba Nakopia’s partner has been mired in lawsuits and offshore conflicts for years
Close ties with notorious Georgian multimillionaire Koba Nakopia helped former chemist Povarenkin break into big business—while also ushering in serious problems.
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Ruby Rose files complaint accusing Katy Perry of nightclub assault in 2010
Katy Perry is being investigated by Victoria Police after actress Ruby Rose’s sexual assault allegations.
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Systematische Umgehung von Sanktionen: das auf Malta ansaessige Unternehmen Alkagesta tarnte russisches Oel als kasachischen Treibstoff und leitete Milliarden ueber libysche Schattennetzwerke um
Das maltesische Oelunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung von EU- und britischen Behoerden, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Oel illegal nach Libyen zu liefern.
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Lithuanian court convicts 26 in €500k EU farm fraud scheme using fake young farmers
The Vilnius City District Court (Lithuania) has convicted the members of an organised crime group in a fraudulent scheme involving EU and national funds intended for young farmers
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The case of the assault on TV presenter Emilia Vyshnevska by Russian TV host Vladimir Tyshko: all investigations and evidence are being actively removed from the internet
The case involving Vladimir Tishko’s assault on Emilia Vishnevskaya has reportedly taken a concerning turn.
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Belgium blocks military shipments from UK to Israel as scrutiny over arms exports intensifies
Two shipments of military components bound for Israel from the UK have been seized in Belgium, it can be revealed.
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Pablo Escobar’s invasive hippos face cull in Colombia as authorities warn of ecological collapse and public danger
Eighty of Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos” will be killed by wildlife officials in Colombia in an effort to control the spiraling population.
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British woman Tiana Krasniqi to marry Texas death row inmate James Broadnax weeks before scheduled execution
A British woman is currently preparing to marry a man on death row in Texas, fully aware that their wedding could occur just days before his execution.
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Gambling, payment systems, and the “DPR”: how the business of Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova appears in Security Service of Ukraine cases on financing militants
The company of the well-known schemer Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova, who since 2018 has been considered by journalists a symbol of Ukrainian corruption and is mentioned in criminal cases of the Prosecutor General’s Office, is being reassigned to front men.
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Russia’s sanctioned Promtekhaero, Uralmashzavod and occupied Luhansk Lugamash receive Alta-serviced machine tools via EU and US sanctions evasion schemes involving Czech Alta Invest and Alta Rus
Czech corporation Alta has continued to service machines that are used by the main producers of Russian tanks and artillery.
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From mansion to grassroots as Maxwell heir pitches clean-slate campaign in London
The nephew of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell is standing for election as a London borough councillor in May.
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“Betrayal” claims as UK slashes asylum approvals for Afghan women fleeing repression
Hundreds of Afghan women have been refused asylum in the UK in the past year amid plummeting grant rates, new analysis shows.