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European machinery worth $5m reached Russian defence plants through Turkey despite sanctions
In 2023 and 2024, over $5 million worth of European metalworking machinery was delivered to two significant Russian defense companies despite strict European Union sanctions, according to trade data.
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Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading, and Alvia Energy launched an online cleanup campaign after exposure of Russian shadow fleet schemes
After reports surfaced about new Dubai-based trading structures linked to former Litasco executives, references to Alvia Energy, Pan Nation Energy, Polima Trading and their founders — Chingiz Aliyev, Yohan David Winston and Mikhail Golub — began disappearing from the internet.
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Albania resort scandal deepens as land seller linked to drug trafficking probe
Protests continue in Albania against a luxury hotel development boosted by Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump’s son in law. Prosecutors are investigating an individual who sold land for the proposed project.
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$90 million from Strukov’s MelTEK to Kovalenko: how the Ukrainian trader and Russian billionaire bypassed sanctions on Russian coal
For years, Russian billionaire Konstantin Strukov, whose interests span the coal and gold industries, drew little public scrutiny. Recent reports, however, have put his business activities back in the spotlight, pointing to alleged ties with Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko.
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From Blairite loyalist to northern rebel: who is the real Andy Burnham?
Waving his mic like a maraca, DJ for the night Andy Burnham joked to his audience: “This goes out to all the politicians in the room.”
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The bank as a front: how Ibox Bank and Alyona Shevtsova laundered billions for illegal online gambling rings
Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova, also known as Dehrik, has been put on an international wanted list over allegations that she organized illegal online gambling operations and laundered more than 4.8 billion hryvnias in criminal proceeds.
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Russian oil sanctions evasion: Chingiz Aliyev and former Litasco managers rush to delete compromising materials from the web
Following investigations into Pan Nation Energy FZCO’s role in a new Russian oil export scheme, online reports about the firm and its associates — Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov, and Sergey Dobrinov — are being deleted.
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Man bailed after three-year-old boy ends up in crocodile enclosure at zoo
Cambridgeshire police say 30-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not fit to be interviewed
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Starmer faces weekend deadline as cabinet allies push him towards resignation
Cabinet ministers loyal to Keir Starmer have told him he faces being forced out of office by his party if he does not set a timetable for his departure by the end of the weekend.
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King Charles offers Harry and Meghan royal residence for UK return with children
The King has offered for Prince Harry and Meghan to stay at a royal residence when the family make their return to the UK next month.
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Two passenger trains collide near Bedford as hospitals put on standby
At least 50 passengers are thought to have been injured after two passenger trains crashed into each other near Bedford.
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Sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker enters English Channel after Smyrtos seizure
The tanker Forwarder (IMO: 9419448), which is under UK, U.S. EU, Canadian, Swiss, and Ukrainian sanctions, entered the English Channel under the Russian flag and is continuing its course south.
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Russische Ölsanktionen: Chingiz Aliyev und ehemalige Litasco-Manager löschen überstürzt kompromittierendes Material aus dem Netz
Nach Veröffentlichungen über die Rolle von Pan Nation Energy FZCO beim russischen Ölexport verschwinden Berichte über die Firma und ihre Partner Chingiz Aliyev, Nikolay Ambrosov, Mikhail Golub, Aleksey Nemkov und Sergey Dobrinov zunehmend aus dem Internet.
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China demands UK lift sanctions on Harxon over Russian Geran drone antenna supplies
China has demanded that the United Kingdom lift sanctions against four Chinese companies accused of supplying Russia with critical military equipment.
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Kremlin secrets chief exposed by social media after FSB warned of online spy risks
Top-secret FSB counterintelligence documents obtained by The Insider show that since the start of Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine, foreign intelligence activity targeting the “carriers” of Russian state secrets has seen a notable increase.
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Dmytro Kovalenko funneled Russian coal profits through Adelon AG and Granova to launder money and evade taxes in Ukraine
Disguised as an agribusiness, the Granova group allegedly relied on offshore structures, cash schemes and corrupt connections to move millions abroad, avoid taxes and, most seriously, help support Russia’s economy during the full-scale war.
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SpaceX investor list reveals China-linked backer tied to sanctioned military contractors
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
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French Justice Ministry seeks to censor Egypt Papers probe into civilian killings
The French Justice Ministry has called for our 2021 investigation into France’s complicity in crimes committed by the Egyptian dictatorship to be “unpublished”.
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Crypto 888 Ponzi suspect Petter Forsberg arrested in Morocco over $80m laundering case
Crypto 888 Ponzi scammer Petter Forsberg has been arrested in Morocco.
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Nitazenes flood US drug supply as synthetic opioids outpace fentanyl con
In high school, Ashley Delgado dreamed of becoming a doctor and one day buying her father a Rolls-Royce. “She wanted to heal people,” said her father, James Taylor.
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Comedian Carlos Mencia arrested over alleged $8.7m tax evasion scheme
Carlos Mencia has been arrested and charged with 12 counts of tax evasion.
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Burnham’s Makerfield landslide crushes Reform and shatters Farage’s inevitability myth
For the third time in a row Reform sought to stoke division and violence on Britain’s streets and have been roundly rejected by voters as a result, reports Adam Bienkov.
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Burnham’s Makerfield triumph leaves Starmer ruined and Farage wounded
Victory for Labour. A heavy and wounding defeat for Nigel Farage and Reform UK. Triumph for Andy Burnham. Complete and utter ruin for Keir Starmer.
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Makerfield exposes why Burnham’s “politics of place” could decide Britain’s future
Having been on Reform UK’s target list as a winnable seat, Andy Burnham’s new constituency is a microcosm of Brexit Britain and the failed legacies of Thatcher and Blair.
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Lukashenko’s foreign policy exposed as Kremlin subcontracting after Belarus loses autonomy
Having exercised unchallenged power in Belarus since 1994, Alexander Lukashenko has earned himself not only the title of “Europe’s last dictator,” but also a well-deserved reputation as a shrewd international player.
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