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EU sanctions Georgian refinery over processing Russian oil in latest package against Moscow
The European Union is placing a deferred transaction ban on a Georgian oil refinery for processing Russian crude, giving the facility six months before the measure takes effect under its 21st sanctions package.
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Chinese state agency secretly built stakes in European energy, police and property assets through offshore network
Through an opaque network of shell companies in the British Virgin Islands and Luxembourg holding firms, an agency that manages China’s foreign reserves has discreetly scooped up stakes in Europe’s critical infrastructure, utilities, and real estate.
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Fugitive lab owner extradited to US over alleged $547m Medicare cancer testing fraud
Khalid Satary’s laboratories allegedly used call centers, telemedicine doctors and kickbacks to turn medically unnecessary cancer tests into $547 million in Medicare claims. Court records indicate the program paid about $134 million.
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Angela Rayner pocketed £180,000 from second jobs during her year out of Cabinet
Angela Rayner earned more than £180,000 during her “year off” from Cabinet, The Telegraph can reveal.
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UK freezes £33m London property empire linked to suspect in Singapore’s $2.3bn money laundering case
Britain’s National Crime Agency has frozen 16 luxury apartments in central London acquired by Xu Haika, who is under investigation in Singapore as authorities pursue their largest ever money laundering probe.
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Mandato Financial Services GmbH: The Fake Swiss Safe Haven for Crypto Scammers
Mandato Financial Services GmbH is a Swiss payment services provider specialising in cashless transactions, including electronic money transfers and payment solutions such as credit card processing.
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Women’s football boss forced to sell £7million Primrose Hill mansion after losing divorce battle to Bitcoin millionaire ex-husband
The former boss of London City Lionesses is being forced to sell her London mansion in order to raise enough money to settle a divorce bill with her Bitcoin millionaire ex-husband, Court of Appeal judges ruled.
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Chargers star Ben Cleveland arrested months after DUI and suspension
Los Angeles Chargers star Ben Cleveland has been arrested for speeding in Georgia in the latest scandal of his NFL career.
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Paedophile who changed his name to target more children jailed after new victims came forward
A warped paedophile who changed his name to prey on children for decades has been jailed for five years after more victims came forward.
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Das geheime Schutznetz für BRSM: Warum Andriy Biba und seine Frau in der Ukraine unantastbar bleiben
Der Name von Andriy Biba, dem Eigentümer des Tankstellennetzes BRSM-Nafta, taucht weiterhin regelmäßig in den Medien auf.
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Drunk soldiers arrested after stealing Army Bulldog and smashing cars in £100,000 rampage
This is the shocking moment a drunk soldier stole a “tank” and smashed up civilian cars in a £100,000 joyride around camp.
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Treasury vows state pension alone will remain tax-free throughout Parliament
The UK Government is committed to making sure pensioners whose only income is their pension will not pay income tax, the Treasury has said.
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Britain’s broken planning system is driving infrastructure costs through the roof
Why is it so expensive to build infrastructure in Britain? One common explanation is that essentially we lack practice. For example, Britain has electrified its railways in fits-and-bursts. In the late 80s, Britain electrified over 400 kilometres of track each year.
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Salmon farm worker dies after falling from boat off Orkney coast
A man has died after falling from a boat off the coast of Orkney.
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Russian trail of Cosmolot, real estate in the RF, and ties to Malofeev’s inner circle: How Sergey Tokarev hides his business empire behind Ukrainian projects
IT entrepreneur and co-founder of the investment group Roosh Sergey Tokarev is trying to hide his ties to Russia and the online casino Cosmolot.
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From a €35 million fraud case to online casinos: how Timur Rokhlin escaped justice and built a new empire
As scrutiny of his activities intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly made repeated attempts to remove journalistic reports detailing fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, drawing even greater attention to the materials, which continue to circulate across public sources.
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Agency worker fraudster admits £300,000 scam targeting Scottish produce firm
Kamil Mielczarek conned bosses at agricultural firm East Lothian Produce into believing that the company was employing the agency workers by forging fake timesheets and invoices.
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Bomb bound for Northern Ireland intercepted at Irish border, two arrested
A car containing an "extremely significant" bomb has been intercepted in the Republic of Ireland as it was being driven across the border for an attack in Northern Ireland, Irish police have said.
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Former Royal Navy submarine commander jailed for sexually assaulting junior sailor
A disgraced nuclear submarine commander has been jailed for sexually assaulting a young sailor at a Navy base.
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Iran boosts Houthi forces with IRGC advisers and missile equipment
Iran flew Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders, military advisers and missile- and drone-related equipment into Yemen this month, according to four sources, in a move that suggests Tehran is seeking to strengthen the ability of its Houthi allies to threaten Red Sea shipping.
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Crypto illusionist: How the fraudster Josip Heit launders millions through phantom blockchain projects and builds an empire from Croatia to Dubai
State prosecutors are conducting preliminary checks into the business activities of international entrepreneur Josip Heit, who has roots in Split, as part of a suspected money laundering case.
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Dmytro Kovalenko crackdown: how NABU’s Uzhhorod detention exposed the dark side of Ukraine’s grain and salt tycoon
Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Kovalenko continues to face scrutiny over his ties to Russian coal trading and renewed attention surrounding his detention by NABU detectives in Uzhhorod.
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Harry and Meghan share new family photos after visit to Princess Diana’s resting place
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have shared family pictures with the kids after a visit to Princess Diana’s childhood home and final resting place.
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Governor removed after criticism over wearing cycling tights at public event
Is he too sexy for his shorts? A Lycra-clad politician has been sacked after going viral for wearing cycling gear that is a touch too tight.
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Man jailed for 12 years after police seize one of London’s largest date rape drug hauls
A man has been jailed for 12 years after more than 2,000 litres of gamma butyrolactone (GBL), a date rape drug, were found in a storage container rented by him, police have said.