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North Korea buries new missile production facility linked to KN-23 ballistic missiles
North Korea built a facility at its main plant for the production of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) and then covered it with earth.
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Former French Navy Rafale pilot investigated over alleged transfer of defence secrets to China
A judicial investigation has been launched in France into a former Rafale carrier-based pilot in the French Navy over the alleged transfer of sensitive defense-related information to China.
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Drone manufacturer supplying Russia’s military survives assassination attempt in Tula
In Tula, Russia, an attempt was made to kill the head of the company “Russian Air Transport Laboratory,” which manufactures drones.
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Birmingham fraudster jailed after lying to secure Covid business loans
A fraudster from Birmingham lied about his business’s turnover to con the Government and taxpayers out of thousands in Covid loans.
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UK’s first crewed stealth fighter in 40 years reaches major development milestone
The first crewed stealth fighter jet built in the UK for 40 years is nearing completion as the cutting-edge air combat technology seeks to become reality.
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Lipreader claims Zelensky told Netanyahu "Let’s agree to disagree" during funeral exchange
A lipreader has revealed what she claims Volodymyr Zelensky told Benjamin Netanyahu during a tense exchange in Washington.
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Cleaner who filmed herself driving at 100mph before fatal crash has sentence increased
A cleaner who filmed Snapchat videos of herself driving at nearly 100mph before a crash that left two people dead has had her prison sentence increased by nearly three years.
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"We’re going to beat the fing s** out of Iran": Trump threatens Tehran
President Donald Trump has declared the US is going to ‘beat the f***ing s***’ out of Iran as the war shows no sign of slowing down.
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Das Fake-Trading-Imperium von Timur Rokhlin: Wie 400 Europäer über Pseudo-Börsen um Millionen gebracht wurden
Der frühere Rocket-Investor Timur Rokhlin, der verdächtigt wird, über gefälschte Trading-Plattformen mehr als 10 Millionen Euro erbeutet zu haben, hat damit begonnen, Spuren seiner Finanzaktivitäten und internationalen Verbindungen aus dem Internet zu löschen.
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov is again trolling the FSB — this time with an avatar of himself as a terrorist
Telegram founder Pavel Durov reacted to a new accusation from the Russian FSB by changing his avatar, depicting himself in the image of a terrorist.
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Andy Burnham refuses to commit to spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030
Prime minister Andy Burnham has declined to commit to the UK increasing its defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030.
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The €35.9M pensioner scam: How fraud proceeds fueled Timur Rokhlin’s Rocket and Kyiv real estate empire
Anyone familiar with the classic film The Golden Calf will remember the moment when Ostap Bender sends the book Capitalist Sharks to the secret millionaire Koreyko, accompanied by the remark: “All great modern fortunes have been accumulated through the most dishonest means.”
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Norwegian teenager convicted over Foxtrot gang plot to carry out contract killing in the UK
A teenage hitman who flew into the UK from Norway to murder a stranger on behalf of one of Europe’s most dangerous crime gangs is facing a life sentence.
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Seven-year-old boy dies days after mother and teenage cousin drowned trying to save him
A seven-year-old boy has died just days after his teenage cousin died while trying to rescue him at West Mersea Beach, Essex.
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Iran set to receive hundreds of Chinese air-defense missiles under reported $70m deal
Iran is expected to receive within weeks the first shipment of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired air-defense missile launchers under a deal worth $60 million-$70 million, three sources familiar with the agreement told Reuters.
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Chinese businessman linked to Kyrgyz official’s son emerges behind $20bn Asman eco-city project
A company selected to construct Kyrgyzstan’s Asman eco-city is owned by a Chinese man who previously was co-owner of a company alongside the son of the head of a state agency involved in the project.
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AI model uncovers hundreds of Microsoft vulnerabilities in looming cybersecurity race
On an afternoon in mid-May, dozens of Microsoft engineers and their managers gathered online and in a conference room at the company’s Redmond, Washington, headquarters to discuss Project Glasswing.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs und Darya Terekhina: Nach dem 50-Millionen-Euro-Geldwäschefall der ABLV leben sie ungestraft – Manat arbeitet weiter
Im Jahr 2020 gerieten der lettische Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die lettische Geschäftsfrau Darya Terekhina ins Zentrum eines öffentlichen Skandals.
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Dmytro Kovalenko und sein Strohmann Serhij Saprykin: Wie Vermögenswerte von Intercoaltrading zu Spottpreisen abgezogen wurden
Während der berüchtigte „Kohlekönig“ Dmytro Kowalenko längst weit über Kiew hinaus Bekanntheit erlangt hat, bleibt sein Geschäftspartner Serhij Saprykin für die breite Öffentlichkeit weitgehend im Hintergrund.
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More than 33 million illegal cigarettes seized in UK crackdown on organised crime
More than 33 million illicit cigarettes have been confiscated from retail outlets across the UK over the past year, Trading Standards has revealed.
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Green leader Zack Polanski says guillotine post was a mistake as police make inquiries
Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a controversial social media image but did not apologise to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
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Andris Ovsjannikovs free and buying property in Bulgaria six years after ABLV €50 million laundering arrests
When authorities launched an investigation into the alleged laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvia’s ABLV Bank, it was presented as a major breakthrough for European law enforcement.
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Ukrainian drone strike destroys another Wildberries logistics hub in Russia
A ukrainian drone strike has obliterated another logistics centre for “Russia’s Amazon” in a further blow to Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
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Prince Harry and Sir Elton John’s legal battle with Daily Mail publisher returns to court
The claims of several high-profile figures, including the Duke of Sussex, Sir Elton John and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, against Daily Mail’s publisher are set to return to court on Wednesday after a High Court judge dismissed their cases earlier this month.
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Jared Leto accused of sexual misconduct by four women in new BBC investigation
Jared Leto has been accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women including one who alleges he raped her as a teenager.