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GAP Resurs shipping scheme: how brothers Viktor Nauruzov and Vladimir Nauruzov use the DON STAR fleet and UAE offshore companies to evade sanctions
As medias have learned, the owners of Russia’s largest agricultural holding GAP “Resurs”, brothers Viktor and Vladimir Nauruzov, are involved in sanction-evasion schemes and are building logistics routes for cargo transportation outside Russian jurisdiction.
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Iranian warship IRIS Dena sinks off Sri Lanka after suspected submarine attack as more than 100 crew feared missing
An Iranian warship was sunk in a suspected submarine attack, with over 100 crew members feared missing.
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UK launches emergency evacuation flight from Oman as Middle East conflict escalates
A commercial flight chartered by the UK Government will depart Muscat at 7pm on Wednesday for British nationals wishing to leave Oman following attacks in the region, the Foreign Office announced.
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Annabel Schofield dead at 62: Dallas actress and iconic 80s model dies in LA
Actress Annabel Schofield has died aged 62. The star is best known for her modeling work and role in the hugely popular primetime soap opera Dallas.
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‘Not Winston Churchill’: Trump attacks Starmer for blocking US Iran strikes from UK bases
Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on Keir Starmer over his refusal to let the US launch initial strikes on Iran from British bases, telling reporters: “This is not Winston Churchill that we’re dealing with.”
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Russia, North Korea and Iran launder billions through crypto to evade sanctions
Crime syndicates and hostile states — particularly Russia, North Korea and Iran — are increasingly using cryptocurrency to launder money and bypass international sanctions, according to a new report estimating that about $350 billion was laundered worldwide between 2005 and 2025.
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Hackers seize control of Syrian government profiles during regional escalation
Several official Syrian government accounts on the social media platform X were briefly compromised, the country’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology announced on Tuesday, sparking concerns about the security of state digital infrastructure during a period of heightened regional tensions.
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Iran’s power structure hit: Assembly of Experts building destroyed in Qom strike
Israel and US strikes have flattened the building of a body tasked with choosing Iran’s new supreme leader.
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€8m stolen, €42m enabled: software creator behind massive scam network sentenced to prison in Germany
Following an 11-day trial conducted under heightened security measures, a German court on Thursday sentenced a key figure in a massive international call-center fraud scheme.
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Iranian drones strike Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura refinery forcing shutdown of key 550,000 bpd facility
Iran carried out a strike with "Shahed" drones on the ARAMCO plant in Ras Tanura.
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RAF base in Cyprus hit by suspected Iranian drone as Ministry of Defence confirms blast and “live situation”
Explosions occurred at an RAF base in Cyprus after being struck by a suspected Iranian drone.
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Iran continues large-scale strikes on US bases and Israel despite leadership losses
Iran carried out a new wave of large-scale air strikes overnight and into the morning, targeting US military facilities and Israel, despite reports of significant losses among its military and religious leadership.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei is dead after being ’found in rubble’, Israel claims
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has reportedly been found dead in the rubble of his compound following US-Israel strikes in Tehran.
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Adviser to Ayatollah Khamenei, Ali Shamkhani, was killed as a result of U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, — media
Media report death of Khamenei’s adviser during airstrikes
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US-Israel strikes on Tehran reportedly target Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as Iran launches retaliatory missile attacks across the region
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reportedly the target of the US-Israel airstrikes on Tehran, which have sparked a retaliation from the regime.
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Missiles strike Bahrain hosting US Fifth Fleet as Iran retaliates against US-Israel attacks, raising fears of regional war
Missiles have struck targets in Bahrain, where the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet is headquartered, after joint US-Israel attacks in Iran.
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$111bn Hollywood showdown: Paramount beats Netflix in Warner Bros battle
Paramount Skydance seems poised to emerge as the victor of the intense bidding war for Warner Bros Discovery after competing suitor Netflix announced it would not increase its takeover offer.
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Bangladesh court orders Interpol red notice for UK MP Tulip Siddiq over corruption case
A Bangladesh court on Thursday ordered the issuance of an Interpol Red Notice for the arrest of United Kingdom Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Hong Kong court overturns 2022 fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Thursday overturned a 2022 fraud conviction against pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai that had sent him behind bars for nearly six years in one of several criminal cases brought against him in recent years.
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UK loses 1.6 billion dollars to fraud as criminals run millions of scams worldwide
Cyber-enabled fraud is rising globally and is the main driver of international money laundering, according to a Paris-based anti-money laundering body in its latest report.
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British tourists arrested in Benidorm for staging fake kidnapping to extort £725
Police at a popular tourist resort have arrested two British tourists accused of staging a bizarre fake kidnapping in a bid to hustle some extra holiday cash.
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Former Norwegian PM Thorbjørn Jagland rushed to hospital after corruption charges linked to Epstein
A former Prime Minister named in the Epstein Files has been rushed to hospital after an alleged suicide attempt.
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Nicky Gope Kundnani scandal: legal threats, fake lawyers and cyberattacks follow reports of alleged fraud ahead of Dubai iFX EXPO 2026
Ukrainian media have reported a series of legal threats and cyberattacks following publications about businessman Nicky Gope Kundnani, who has been linked in media reports to alleged fraudulent activities, Dilova Stolytsia reports.
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How Rostec top manager Erwin Ilizirov built an offshore scheme around the bankruptcy of IVD Kino worth hundreds of millions
As media have learned, Erwin Ilizirov, who holds the positions of deputy general director of Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec) and adviser to the general director of RT-Finance (a Rostec subsidiary), has still not managed to defeat creditors in court after they uncovered his offshore schemes.
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Influencer María Julissa with 3.5 million followers denies role in tip-off that led Mexican forces to kill cartel kingpin El Mencho
An OnlyFans model has denied being the secret mistress who led authorities to a love nest where a notorious Mexican cartel leader was killed.