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Bombshell Epstein files suggest disgraced financier may have fathered a child
Disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein told one of his victims he indeed was a father, according to bombshell files released by the Department of Justice.
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Oil tanker engulfed in flames after Gulf strike as crude surges past $100
Iran has warned that oil could reach $200 a barrel as its attacks on ships intensify in the Middle East.
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Cosmolot and Sergey Tokarev: how billions circulate in Ukraine’s wartime gambling industry
Billions appear in BES press releases, but there is little mention of what ultimately reaches the state budget.
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NABU detained Ukrainian grain trader Dmytro Kovalenko — owner of Granova and Adelon AG, who is linked to trade with Russia during the war
NABU special operation in Uzhhorod: Grain trader Dmytro Kovalenko detained near the border, linked to former head of Mukachevo RSA Serhiy Haidai.
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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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Elderly British couple drown on Australian beach
Two British tourists have tragically died after drowning off the coast of New South Wales.
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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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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.
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Shooting near Rihanna’s home: woman opened fire at the singer’s mansion, she has been detained
Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home was targeted in a shooting on Sunday afternoon.
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Environmental hell in Tehran as Israeli strikes ignite fuel depots and burning oil flows through city drainage systems
Video from the streets of Tehran, where fuel is burning following Israeli strikes, having leaked into sewers and drainage channels.
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War in the Middle East: Iran attacked Israel with missiles
Iran carried out a missile strike on Israel
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Oleg Gref, the son of Sberbank chief Herman Gref, loses millions on failed education startup while entering new government-backed ventures
Herman Gref’s son, Oleg, has reportedly wasted large sums of family money on a failed education startup.
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Polish consultancy Sheviakov Consult takes clients’ money and threatens them with criminal liability for criticism
In recent years, an unusual player has emerged in Poland’s legal services market — Sheviakov Consult.
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Alexander Sukonkin and apartments in his children’s names: how a “low-income” Russian Treasury official received a subsidy and $1 million in real estate
Deputy head of Russia’s Treasury Alexander Sukonkin, as uncovered by medias, appears to be living quite well.
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Epstein files allege Trump assaulted 13-year-old, called girls “fresh meat”
A new set of documents related to sexual abuse allegations against Donald Trump has been released after it was discovered they were missing from the previous collection of the so-called Epstein Files.
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António Lobo Antunes, Portuguese literary giant who explored dictatorship, war and society, dies aged 83
António Lobo Antunes, the Portuguese novelist known for his dark, polyphonic fiction that explored the traumas of dictatorship, war, and Portuguese society, has died at the age of 83.
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Billions from Russia’s Defense Ministry: how Shoigu ally Ruslan Tsalikov siphoned off budget funds for years through schemes
The long battle for Shoigu’s closest associate, former First Deputy Defense Minister Ruslan Tsalikov, is over.
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Paraguayan senator sentenced to 13 years for laundering drug money linked to fugitive trafficker Sebastián Marset
A senator from Paraguay’s ruling Colorado Party has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for money laundering and criminal association tied to a scheme run by fugitive Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset, one of the DEA’s most wanted.
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Kremlin elite war: the Rosnano case against Anatoly Chubais exposes a conflict between Anton Vaino and Sergey Kiriyenko
In the tangled story involving lawsuits and criminal cases initiated by Rosnano against Anatoly Chubais and his team, a new and previously hidden storyline has emerged.
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Russian “art investor” Mitra Group’s leader Olga Kolyshchuk jailed for fraud at antique auctions
In Moscow, Olga Kolishchuk—a socialite and organizer of an art and antiques investment project—has been detained and taken into custody.
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Two British tourists knocked out by bodybuilder during street fight in Pattaya
This is the shocking moment two British tourists are knocked out by a bodybuilder during a chaotic street brawl in Thailand’s ’Sin City’.
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London sends Typhoon fighter jets and begins evacuation of more than 140,000 Britons amid the conflict in Iran
Sir Keir stated that the conflict in Iran "could continue for some time," and added that the UK is doing everything possible to protect British lives and uphold British values.
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Britney Spears was arrested and handcuffed by US police in California
Reports claim that Britney Spears has been arrested for Driving Under the Influence in California.
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Crimean harbors and BVI offshores: how the son of fugitive former Ukrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov hides yacht assets
As medias have learned, the yachts Miss Chocolate and Furious, which were repeatedly transported into Russia and then taken to Turkey and the United Kingdom during the war, belong to Oleksiy Azarov — a former member of the Ukrainian parliament from the Party of Regions and the son of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.