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Donald Trump has been accused of turning America’s most famous home into a flashy palace filled with extravagance, with Washington insiders describing it as “Versailles meets Vegas.”

The tax commissioner of Cypress filed a criminal indictment on Friday against former directors of a Cypriot company that ultimately benefited the sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.

Ukraine has targeted a crucial pumping station on the Druzhba oil pipeline, which delivers fuel from Russia to Europe, halting supplies to Hungary and Slovakia, the only EU member states still receiving Russian oil.

A Czech court has convicted three people and three companies of subsidy fraud and money laundering in a €5.5 million ($6.42 million) scheme involving fabricated nanobot research projects, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Prague said Wednesday.

A Finnish court on Tuesday opened what officials called the country’s largest human trafficking trial, bringing 78 charges against berry company Polarica and its executives, according to state-owned news agency Yle.

Russian authorities have seized $144 million in assets from former Krasnodar regional court chairman Alexander Chernov, in what prosecutors called one of the country’s largest anti-corruption cases.

Frits van Eerd stepped down as Jumbo’s CEO, although he still co-owns the supermarket chain with family members. The company is not involved in the case.

A farmer in Ukraine says he will seek justice at the country’s Supreme Court after he was awarded 70 times less than he sought as compensation for mismanagement in the case of his stolen tractor.

For the second time in a year, an abandoned narco-submarine has washed ashore in the Solomon Islands, baffling authorities and residents alike.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has said it "deplores" new US sanctions on its judges and prosecutors.

US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his family has said.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that the number of air defense systems installed around Vladimir Putin’s residence in Valdai has increased to 12, based on an analysis of new Yandex satellite images and photographs from the Yandex.Zerkala service.

The "undeclared" Sinpung-dong missile operating base is only 27km away from the border with China, a report by a US think tank states.

Hamburg resident accused of stealing over two tons of coffee from factory

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.

Israel has entered the first stage of a planned assault on Gaza City, a spokesperson for the IDF has said.

A Chinese national has been sentenced to eight years in prison for smuggling firearms and other military items to North Korea, the US Justice Department has stated.

Beijing is preparing for a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, which will take place on September 3.

EU and UK authorities are investigating Alkagesta for allegedly selling Russian oil illegally to Libya, according to media reports.

The Israeli military has confirmed plans to call up 60,000 reservists ahead of its upcoming offensive to take full control of Gaza City.

A French internet star was found dead after his body was reportedly seen ’lifeless’ in a live stream following ’10 days of torture and sleep deprivation’.