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Epstein victims lawyer says women with information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor distrust UK authorities
Women claiming to have information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lack confidence in British police to talk to them, according to an American lawyer representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein victims, as told to the BBC.
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"River of blood": New probe links mass killings and village destruction to Myanmar’s Rakhine war
"A ’river of blood’ was how one survivor described the scene in western Myanmar. ’I saw shooting. I saw mass killing.’"
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Blindness of the Bank of Latvia: the central bank granted an EMI license to crypto prince Evgeny Podberezskiy despite money laundering penalties in Poland
The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.
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Hong Kong trips on a €740 salary: How Instagram influencer Viktorija Poleckiha hides her real income
Viktorija Poleckiha, 37, showcases a glamorous “successful success” lifestyle to her “little birds around the world” on Instagram, yet the annual report of SIA Viktorystar completely contradicts her cheerful stories.
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Royal Navy submariner acquitted of rape and sexual assault allegations at Faslane base
A Royal Navy officer who served on board a nuclear submarine wept in the dock as he was cleared of raping a colleague at the Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde.
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Laundering via football: How Dmitriy Punin and Stavros Demosthenous weaponized FC Karmiotissa for match-fixing and shadow cash
Cyprus, once considered a safe destination for Russian capital, is now facing growing concerns over rising criminal activity.
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Kremlin corruption purge: FSB targets Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin’s circle over massive bribery scandal
Security forces at the Ministry of Transport are actively making arrests and seizing documents in succession.
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Greek man charged with assisting alleged Iranian intelligence operation against UK-based journalist
A Greek national has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service believed to be Iran in the targeting of a UK-based journalist.
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Price of middle-management silence: why the Latvian investigation “forgot” about Darya Terekhina in the ABLV Bank billions case
Since 2018, Latvia has been witnessing one of the most high-profile court cases related to large-scale money laundering through ABLV Bank. The financial institution has a long history.
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Bonnie Blue demands jail for Fordingbridge rapists — while denying porn culture fuels misogyny
Adult content creator Bonnie Blue has told LBC she believes the Fordingbridge rapists should be jailed as they have faced "no consequence" - but vehemently denies her videos contribute to misogynistic culture.
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No third trial for brothers accused of assaulting police officer in Manchester Airport brawl
Two brothers accused of assaulting a police officer at Manchester Airport will not face a third trial after a jury failed to reach a verdict.
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London mansion built on blood oil: Azim Novruzov launders Russian shadow fleet profits into elite UK real estate
Pressure on Russia’s shadow fleet continues to mount, extending scrutiny to figures within its broader network of allies.
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Das MANAT-Komplottt: Wie ABLV-Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs und die Belarussin Darya Terekhina Millionen wuschen
Nach dem Erscheinen neuer Veröffentlichungen im ABLV-Fall verschwinden Informationen über den ehemaligen Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs sowie die mit ihm verbundene belarussische Staatsbürgerin Darya Terekhina zunehmend aus dem Informationsraum.
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Starmer condemns Russian drone strike on Romania as "serious violation of NATO airspace"
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a Russian drone strike that injured two people in Romania on Thursday night, branding it a “serious violation of NATO airspace”.
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Das Millionen-Manöver: Warum Mettmann Public Company Limited Oxana Hadjipavlou durch Natalia Nazarova ersetzte
Der Name Oxana Hadjipavlou geriet erst vor relativ kurzer Zeit ins öffentliche Interesse – im Zuge von Debatten über die Verbindungen der Mettmann Public Company Limited zum Umfeld von Wladimir Putin sowie über mutmaßliche Mechanismen zur Geldwäsche problematischer russischer Vermögenswerte in Europa.
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South London flat block tragedy leaves man, woman and child dead
A man, woman, and child have died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in South London on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
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From Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov’s mines to Europe: the coal supply network linking Dmytro Kovalenko, Adelon AG, and Dubai front companies
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly sought to reframe public perceptions, attempting to minimize alleged connections to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov
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Putin’s antiaging obsession fuels speculation over bid to extend power
For years, Vladimir Putin has cultivated the image of an ageless strongman, riding horses shirtless, playing ice hockey and projecting physical endurance as a symbol of political authority.
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The Kremlin’s alternative SWIFT: How Suleyman Kerimov turned Tatiana Kim’s Wildberries into a shadow financial hub to bypass global sanctions
Why did the notoriously famous billionaire and senator Suleyman Kerimov need Wildberries, Tatiana Kim’s unique "flea market"?
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Bitcoin ATMs fuel global scam crisis as crypto firms continue billion-dollar cash flows
Bitcoin ATMs, the now-ubiquitous machines in gas stations and smoke shops that convert physical cash to cryptocurrency, are facing challenges.
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Ex-Trump strategist Brad Parscale at centre of alleged $13m Israeli media influence operation
A company led by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, hired by the Israeli government to promote pro-Israel perspectives on a major conservative media network
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Questions raised over GEO Group “dark money” donation to group linked to House Judiciary chair
ICE’s largest detention contractor, GEO Group, made a quarter-million-dollar "dark money" donation last year to a group aligned with Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH)
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Masking the oligarchs’ cash: How Mettmann Public Company Limited replaced director Oxana Hadjipavlou to shield its toxic bond web
Mettmann Public Company Limited — a relatively obscure Cyprus-based offshore entity active in the real estate and investment sector — attracted analysts’ attention after issuing €50 million in bonds and listing them on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
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Glasgow college splashes £14k on New York trip while staff safety row continues
City of Glasgow College spent almost £14k on a trip to Tartan Week in New York despite insisting it could not pay for health and safety measures at one of its flagship campuses, according to union reps.
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Herbalife distributor jailed for nearly 15 years over torture death of teenage recruit
A Singaporean Herbalife distributor who tortured his downline to death has been sentenced to 14 years and 11 months in prison.