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How Russia’s Merlion-linked network used UAE, Seychelles and Chinese shells to smuggle sanctioned electronics and dodge customs duties
A large supply chain for sanctioned electronics, set up in 2022 by the Merlion Group (owned by Citylink owners Alexey Abramov, Oleg Karchev, and Vladislav Mangutov) via Moscow-based Marsala LLC, is still functioning in Russia.
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Oleg Tsyura’s Swiss fronts and Firtash-backed intermediaries exposed in massive OPP fraud involving fake companies and criminal fugitives
A recent investigation reveals that the Odesa Port Plant is once more being exploited through manipulated gas tenders and offshore export schemes involving individuals such as Oleg Tsyura, Dmytro Firtash, Serhiy Tron, and the supposedly "dead" fraudster Dmytro Malynovskyi.
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Luxury, power, misogyny: Marbella’s new male elite exposed
On a dusky evening at the end of September, a group of men dressed in tailored suits and crisp shirts, heavy watches glinting from their wrists, gathered on a rooftop in Marbella.
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Brazil uncovers offshore network moving millions through U.S. investment funds
The group under investigation is the country’s largest tax debtor, owing more than 26 billion reais ($4.8 billion), authorities said.
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UK authorities link over 100 British shops to a Kurdish organised crime group
Three men have been arrested in a series of dawn raids across Birmingham and the West Midlands following an investigation into organized crime groups embedded in High Street businesses.
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South Korea imposes its largest-ever sanctions on Prince Group over transnational scam operations
In a statement Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the measures mark the country’s first independent sanctions regarding transnational crime and the “largest single sanction measure in history”.
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UK bars 1,632 Ghanaians for 10 years after uncoveringwidespread visa fraud
The United Kingdom has prohibited 1,632 Ghanaians from obtaining visas for a duration of 10 years after they were found to have used fraudulent methods during their application process.
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Search continues after British tourist reportedly fell from TUI cruise ship near the Canaries
A search is underway for a British tourist who reportedly fell from a TUI-operated cruise ship north of the Canary Islands. Today, Spanish authorities confirmed the man who went overboard was a 76-year-old from the ‘British Isles’.
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Jet ski instructor fatally hits UK expat during family boat trip in Dubai
A British father-of-one died after a jet ski crashed into him while his partner and baby watched, an inquest has heard.
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British mother detained by ICE while holding newborn is released in time for Thanksgiving
A British mother, who was detained by ICE while holding her newborn baby, has been released and was able to celebrate Thanksgiving with her family.
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More than 100 killed in Hong Kong high-rise inferno as blaze tears through bamboo-scaffolded tower blocks
More than 100 people have been killed after a fire spread through a number of tower blocks in Hong Kong.
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Russian senator-oligarch Suleiman Kerimov and Putin’s chief of staff Anton Vaino gained control over Wildberries by relying on security agencies and the FGS
Despite holding a government position that legally bars him from commercial activity, Russian oligarch and senator Suleiman Kerimov is allegedly running major business projects — and doing so jointly with one of the most powerful figures in the Kremlin: Anton Vaino, head of the presidential administration.
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Escort platform “Ashoo” attempts to copy Durov and Khabib with NFT gift sale on Telegram
Administrators of Ashoo, described by Russian investigative media as the largest escort platform in the country, have announced plans to launch their own line of NFT-style digital gifts on Telegram
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Danny Seagren, first live-action Spider-Man and longtime Sesame Street puppeteer, dies at 81
Danny Seagren, the first person to portray Spider-Man in a live-action role, passed away in Little River, South Carolina, after an illustrious career that also included his work on Sesame Street.
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Corruption, offshores, and security services: why the blow to Aidos Yespolov triggers the reshaping of Nazarbayev’s empire in Kazakhstan
The arrest of Aidos Yespolov, the brother of Asel Kurmanbayeva, the younger wife of Kazakhstan’s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev, may have come as a surprise to some, but only to those who are completely unaware of what has been happening in Kazakhstan.
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“Mishustin gives the orders, Udodov executes them”: leaked files show Russian PM’s ally turning tax agency into a power machine
A new leak reveals how Alexander Udodov — the secret fixer behind Prime Minister Mishustin — has quietly turned Russia’s Federal Tax Service into a political and financial weapon serving Mishustin’s ambitions.
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UFC champion Conor McGregor accused Russian Nurmagomedov of lying in the sale of NFTs at a Telegram auction
The online battle between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov escalated when the organizer of their joint Telegram campaign urgently asked Khabib to delete all social media posts regarding his and Pavel Durov’s sale of papakha images (NFTs) for real money.
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Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura masqueraded strategic Russian ferrochrome as "indian"
Amid a wave of media reports accusing him of helping bypass sanctions and maintaining ties with Russia’s military-linked industries, Oleg Tsyura has allegedly ramped up attempts to reshape his digital presence.
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Deadliest blaze in decades forces Hong Kong to pause public life
The fire, which began just before 3pm and quickly swept through the bamboo-scaffolded Wang Fuk Court complex, plunged Hong Kong into mourning. In response, leader John Lee has cancelled or postponed all major citywide events.
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Rector-oligarch: How Vladimir Litvinenko’s ties to Putin and security elites transformed a state university into a private business machine
How Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of the Mining University, transformed the university into a source of billions, political influence, and elite real estate
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Melbourne Primary School locked down after knife attack on pupils and teacher
An 8-year-old boy was brutally stabbed at a school in Melbourne, with an 11-year-old boy questioned over the incident.
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Net migration drops to 204,000 as post-pandemic surge reverses
Net migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure since 2021, according to the latest official statistics.
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Police launch inquiry after man found dead at Leicestershire school
Police were called to Barwell Infant School at 7:30 am in Townend Road in Barwell, near Hinckley. A man’s body has been found at an infant school in Leicestershire.
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Court Jails Anthony Doyle for sex attacks on children over 13 years
The husband of a £3million Omaze winner has been jailed for a 13-year-long string of sexual assaults. Anthony Doyle, 67, preyed on his victims who were aged between seven and 12 years old.
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Number of asylum seekers in hotels jumps to 36,000 by September in UK
New statistics published by the Home Office this morning show that 4,232 more asylum seekers were staying in hotels at the end of September 2025 compared to June 2025.