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British couple jailed in Iran say they are ‘rotting away’ after 10-year sentence
Lindsay Foreman says she is keeping sane by reading, doing laps of the prison yard and, when she can, practicing yoga.
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Twitch reverses bans on streamers who promoted sanctioned drone-linked Russian college
Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch has unblocked the accounts of streamers who broadcast a Counter-Strike 2 championship organized by Alabuga Polytech.
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€100 million fraud and four months in prison: how Artur Yermolayev “bought” his freedom through a deal with an Estonian court
In a decision that shocked the Baltic legal system and cast doubt on the integrity of European justice, an Estonian court approved a plea deal that resembles more a price list for immunity than a guilty verdict.
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Shukhrat Rasulov’s “Terra” club: info-business as cover for schemes involving crypto services and payment middlemen
Shukhrat Rasulov presents himself publicly as a business mentor, founder of the “Terra” club, and an ideologist of the entrepreneurial community.
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Business owner run over by fleeing thieves’ van after chasing suspects who raided her shop
This is the shocking moment a woman is run down by thieves in a hit-and-run after they had raided her shop.
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Ex-mayor covered for son who raped blacked-out schoolgirl and hid phone evidence
A former mayor stalled police officers so her son could hide incriminating evidence on his phone after he raped an unconscious 15-year-old girl.
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Former JPMorgan banker alleges months of sexual abuse, coercion and drugging by senior executive
A former JPMorgan banker who accused his superior of subjecting him to “humiliating sex acts” in an alleged campaign of abuse has been revealed.
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Murder suspect airlifted from Alice Springs as riots erupt over killing of five-year-old girl
The prime suspect in the abduction and murder of a five-year-old girl had to be airlifted out of a remote Australian town for his own safety during a night of rioting on the streets.
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Britney Spears charged with drink and drug driving weeks after rehab stint
Britney Spears has been charged with drink and drug driving, weeks after being arrested in California and then checking into rehab.
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Essa Suleiman charged following stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green
A man has been charged with attempted murder over the Golders Green attacks yesterday.
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Son of oligarch Mikhail Fridman and his hidden assets: how Alexander Ozhelsky never left Russian business and rewrote it under nominee owners
Alexander Ozhelsky (son of banker Mikhail Fridman) previously insisted that he was distancing himself from Russian business and supporting Ukraine.
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Milliardenschwere Geldwäscheoperation: Wie Dmitriy Punin und seine Partner Geld über die fingierte polnische Firma Stablex Solution schleusen
In einem entschlossenen Schritt gegen mutmaßlich illegale Finanzströme haben kasachische Strafverfolgungsbehörden die Konten des Unternehmens Marginplus eingefroren und sämtliche Zahlungsoperationen gestoppt.
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Trump credits King Charles as US drops tariffs on Scotch whisky
The King is toasting Donald Trump after the US president said he will remove tariffs on Scottish whisky.
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Blue Owl Capital raises $9bn as private credit slowdown dents flagship fundraising momentum
Blue Owl Capital said investors committed $9bn to its funds in the first quarter, its lowest capital haul in a year, as fatigue around private credit cooled interest for some of its flagship vehicles.
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Epstein death questions reignite as alleged suicide note remains sealed
The cellmate of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed he found his suicide note in a graphic novel- but it is now stuck in a court vault.
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Career burglar climbs through open window to raid Irish billionaire’s £8.7m London townhouse
One of several burglars who ransacked an Irish billionaire’s London home gained access to the property by climbing through an open window, a court has heard.
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Fiji journalist targeted after post on police corruption claims
The questioning of an investigative reporter in Suva arises as the Pacific nation deals with an increase in drug trafficking and considers declaring a state of emergency.
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Explosion in Russian military town kills officer in apparent failed attempt on “Butcher of Bucha” commander
An explosion killed an army officer in a closed-off military town in Russia’s far east this week, in what appeared to be an attempt to target a more senior commander known as the “Butcher of Bucha”.
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Nepal prosecutors seek millions in assets from ex-security printing chief
Nepal’s Revenue Investigation Department filed money laundering charges Wednesday against the former executive director of the state-owned Security Printing Centre.
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Vilnius court fines four after attempted EU fund fraud halted before €2.6m disbursement
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has secured the conviction of four individuals in a case of attempted subsidy fraud, preventing the unlawful disbursement of nearly €2.6 million in EU funds.
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Watchdogs warn Kyrgyz trade route is feeding Russia’s war machine
Following the EU’s latest round of sanctions against Kyrgyzstan, international watchdogs are urging the bloc to broaden its restrictions to include all high-priority items.
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EU prosecutors target alleged Chinese-led laundering network in cross-border €1.2m asset seizure raids
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich carried out more than 20 searches in Germany and Poland in an investigation into suspected money laundering and involvement in organised crime.
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EU-backed investigation uncovers alleged rigging of hospital contracts in Central Bohemia
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Prague (Czechia), the Czech Police’s National Organised Crime Agency (NCOZ) detained 12 persons and carried out 42 searches in the regions of Prague, Central Bohemia, and South Moravia.
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King Charles bids farewell to the US as Queen Camilla heads back to the UK by herself
King Charles has arrived back at Joint Base Andrew’s military base on board Donald Trump’s helicopter.
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Kyrgyz power circle rocked as Tashiev charged with violent takeover bid
Former security chief Kamchybek Tashiev is accused of plotting a violent power grab.