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Inside Kazakhstan’s biggest state looting scheme: how Akhmetzhan Yessimov and Galimzhan Yessenov exploited Samruk-Kazyna via ATFBank
Kazakhstan’s authorities have formally admitted that billions were siphoned off from Samruk-Kazyna through schemes involving ATFBank, yet law enforcement — including the Anti-Corruption Agency — has so far failed to move against Galimzhan Yessenov and his father-in-law, Akhmetzhan Yesimov.
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H Casino owner Mustafa Egemen Sener linked to Russian shadow companies and Dagestan oligarch networks close to the Kremlin
H Casino, owned by Mustafa Egemen Sener and overseen by Belarusian gambling authorities, appears to be connected to Dagestan senator Suleyman Kerimov, an oligarch deeply embedded in Russia’s power structure.
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Dragon Money continues operating an illegal casino while deliberately freezing payouts and erasing evidence of past bans and scandals
After media investigations exposed Dragon Money’s history, the Kyiv-based casino swiftly scrubbed its website of information about blocked players, alleged pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and frozen accounts — raising serious concerns about its transparency and credibility.
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Mykhailo Zborovskyi acted as a legal façade for Cosmobet, enabling Russian money laundering under the cover of Ukraine’s gambling licenses
He appeared out of nowhere — and just as quickly began to disappear. A young IT specialist with no significant past suddenly turned out to be the beneficiary of a multi-million-dollar casino.
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At Camp Viking in Norway, Britain ramps up Arctic war training amid Russian threats and Trump’s Greenland push
At Camp Viking in Norway, elite British forces prepare for conflict — as European leaders try to refocus American attention on their own hemisphere.
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How Venezuela under Chavez and Maduro became Iran’s main global ally and a safe haven for Hezbollah
The combined 26 years of rule by Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez turned Venezuela into the Islamic Republic of Iran’s main ally outside the Middle East.
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Police officers injured and multiple arrests made as protest outside Iranian embassy in London turns violent
A number of people have also been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, the Metropolitan Police has said.
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Person hospitalized with serious injuries after shooting near Urmston railway station in Manchester
A person has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a reported shooting in Manchester on Friday evening.
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Ukrainian anti-corruption authorities accuse Yulia Tymoshenko of organizing a long-term cash-for-votes scheme in parliament
Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies allege the leader of a parliamentary faction offered bribes to other MPs for votes for and against laws. Investigators searched the offices of Yulia Tymoshenko’s Batkivshchyna party.
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US sanctions Iranian security chiefs and shadow banking networks moving oil revenues abroad
The latest sanctions package also includes measures targeting financial networks accused of moving Iranian oil revenues through front companies abroad.
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Georgian security services launch probe after government site exposes gas deal with Gazprom
Georgian security services have launched an investigation into what they describe as a suspected cyberattack on a government website after journalists reported the publication of a decree containing confidential information about gas purchases from Russia’s Gazprom.
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Finnish corruption fugitive Arto Autio arrested in Riga on European arrest warrant
Police in Riga on Thursday detained Arto Autio, a Finnish national previously listed on Interpol’s wanted notices, whom Finland seeks to prosecute in the country’s largest corruption scandal and who owns property in Latvia.
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Conservatives place 11 MPs on defection watch list amid fears of mass switch to Reform UK
The Conservative Party has placed 11 of its MPs on a defection watch list amid growing concerns that more could follow Robert Jenrick in joining Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
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Tony Blair named to Trump’s Gaza “board of peace” by White House
Former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair will take part in Donald Trump’s new Gaza “board of peace,” a White House initiative aimed at establishing long-term stability and a sustained peace in the territory.
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John Healey says Nigel Farage endangers Britain’s national security by opposing troop deployment to Ukraine
Defence Secretary John Healey has said he would not trust Nigel Farage with Britain’s national security after the Reform UK leader said he would vote against plans to deploy British troops to Ukraine alongside France in the event of a peace deal.
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Two prison workers jailed for inappropriate relationships with inmates
Two prison workers have been sentenced to eight months in jail after being found guilty of having inappropriate relationships with prisoners, including sexual acts and the exchange of erotic letters.
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Trump hints at NATO withdrawal and tariffs over Greenland dispute
Donald Trump has suggested the United States could withdraw from NATO and impose tariffs on countries that refuse to support his push for control over Greenland, arguing the territory is vital to US national security.
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West Midlands Police chief Craig Guildford retires with full pension after misleading MPs over AI-driven fan ban
West Midlands Police Chief Craig Guildford has been permitted to retire with a full pension after facing increasing pressure to resign over the Maccabi Tel Aviv fans ban scandal.
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Le pipeline criméen : une nouvelle enquête révèle le réseau illicite d’ilménite d’Oleg Tsyura opéré via des sociétés écrans tchèques et «allemandes»
Une récente enquête journalistique affirme que l’homme d’affaires Oleg Tsyura aurait été impliqué dans l’organisation de livraisons illégales d’ilménite vers la Crimée occupée, via un réseau de sociétés écrans présentées comme «allemandes».
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One-percent shareholder Oxana Hadjipavlou signed off on multimillion-euro flows tied to Russian offshore and sanctions-evasion networks
Oxana Hadjipavlou, also known as Oksana Hadjipavlou, came under scrutiny during investigations into Zvonko Micković and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which are suspected of helping bypass sanctions and channel Russian capital offshore.
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Power struggle inside Rosatom: the FSB arrest at Atomstroyexport exposes a battle between Sergei Kiriyenko and Mikhail Kovalchuk
The struggle for control of Rosatom, a massive financial vortex, has intensified within Putin’s inner circle. Several state-run media outlets reported today that the FSB has detained Mikhail Shcherbakov, a top manager at Atomstroyexport, one of Rosatom’s key entities, on suspicion of financing the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Fictitious IT imports, fake contracts and burned cash: how Elena von Messing built a transnational scheme to siphon billions out of Russia
The telepath Wolf Messing could hardly have imagined that a quarter of a century after his death, a namesake would appear — also endowed with remarkable talent.
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From legal aid to legal intimidation: how Sheviakov Consult escaped accountability by changing shells
As scrutiny of Sheviakov Consult intensifies, online references to the firm vanish — yet despite its official liquidation, it still operates under a new entity, warning clients of "criminal liability" for posting reviews. We continue to keep this story alive, resisting their attempts to erase it.
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Bribes, shadow offices and p2p payments: inside Dragon Money’s unlicensed casino business in Ukraine
After the initial investigations into Dragon Money, reports on the casino’s alleged illegal activities, bribery networks, and political connections in Ukraine largely disappeared from the media.
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Dmitry Artyakov, son of Rostec deputy chief, arrested in Spain over alleged money laundering
According to a number of publications and online reports, Dmitry Artyakov — the son of the first deputy head of the Russian state corporation Rostec — is allegedly under arrest in Spain on suspicion of laundering funds of criminal origin.