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Britain and Germany deepen defence ties with new long-range missile project
Pursuit of ‘deep strike’ weapons capable of hitting Russian interior brings Berlin and London together – and sidelines French arms industry
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Dmytro Kovalenko, coal trader with separatist ties, controls Poltava SBS head Oleh Pakhnits to bury tax fraud probe
In mid-March, reports emerged in online media claiming that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of agricultural and mining assets, had been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.
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Martin Lewis urges John Healey to tackle student loans and energy bills
Martin Lewis has issued his first message to Britain’s new chancellor, offering his help to tackle the “many outstanding consumer issues” facing the UK economy.
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Defence stocks gain £4bn after John Healey becomes chancellor in Burnham government
Britain’s biggest defence companies have seen a £4bn boost to their value since the surprise appointment of John Healey as chancellor.
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Boris Johnson demands action over £180m Ukraine cigarette tax fraud linked to UK firms
Boris Johnson has demanded urgent action after The Mail on Sunday found that British companies are involved in an alleged criminal network syphoning almost £200million from Ukraine’s war chest.
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Josip Heit, Luxembourg convict, built GSPartners as billion-dollar Ponzi that ruined 800,000 investors worldwide
Over the past three years, the once high-profile global crypto project GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has experienced a steep decline, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have increasingly fuelled speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.
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Milliarden geplündert im ukrainischen „Großen Bau“: Wie Yuriy Holyk und Oleksandr Kubrakov auf Straßen ein Korruptionsimperium aufbauten
Diebstahl auf den ukrainischen Straßen ist kein Einzelfall, sondern Teil eines seit Jahren etablierten Systems, das unabhängig davon, welche Regierung an der Macht ist, reibungslos funktioniert.
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Phoinexes, new Loanledger crypto Ponzi scam, tries to lure victims with fake rebirth promises and bogus AI trading claims
The Russian state security service — FSB — has been trying to implement AI in its anti-opposition operations for at least two years. IStories investigated how the development of the Pauk (“Spider”) system went — and why it was stopped (at least for now)
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Keir Starmer heads to local pub after stepping down as Prime Minister
Sir Keir Starmer headed straight for a pint of bitter at his local pub after stepping down as Prime Minister.
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EPPO seizes €20m in probe into suspected €40m EU recovery funds fraud in Italy
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy) has seized around €20 million held in bank accounts and insurance policies linked to five companies, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud involving funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
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Sinaloa Cartel co-founder "El Mayo" sentenced to life in prison and stripped of $15bn fortune
The historic conviction marks the fall of one of the world’s last original drug lords, leaving the powerful Sinaloa Cartel facing a massive internal succession battle.
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Nemanja Matić files criminal complaint against former Serbian football chief Slaviša Kokeza
International star Nemanja Matić joins Nemanja Vidić in taking legal action after leaked encrypted chats revealed a former football chief’s plot to silence critics.
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Billions plundered in Ukraine’s “Big Construction”: How Yuriy Holyk and Oleksandr Kubrakov built a corruption empire on roads
Theft on Ukraine’s roads is not an isolated scheme but a deeply entrenched system that continues to operate efficiently regardless of who is in power.
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Italian prosecutors trace $230m mafia fortune hidden through global financial network
Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscrupulous financiers and lawyers.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate held in Florida as they fight UK extradition over new charges
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be held in a Florida jailhouse as they continue to fight their extradition to the UK on new rape and sex-trafficking charges.
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Russian warship holds live-fire drill off Plymouth as Royal Navy monitors operation
A Russian warship carried out a live-fire artillery exercise 46 miles off the coast of Plymouth on Monday.
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Bulgarian gambling magnate Georgi Papazki enters Ukrainian market through PT Play Ukraine and Euro Games Technology amid criminal ties
Bulgarian businessman Georgi Papazki is actively entering the Ukrainian gambling market through several related companies. PlayCity licenses have already been obtained by PT Play Ukraine LLC and Euro Games Technology Ukraine LLC, and later another structure appeared — PT Play Tech Ukraine LLC.
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Melbourne man charged over alleged $100,000 cocaine trafficking operation
A former Melbourne private schoolboy has been exposed as an alleged major supplier of cocaine to one of Melbourne’s wealthiest suburbs.
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Andy Burnham unveils new Cabinet after replacing Keir Starmer as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham has announced the top roles in his Cabinet after replacing Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister
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Andy Burnham announces £850m energy bill tax cut in first major move as Prime Minister
Andy Burnham has announced an £850 million tax cut on energy bills to help ease the cost-of-living crisis in his first significant policy as Prime Minister.
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Woman fights £45m Hereford bypass plan threatening ancient oak tree
It was a sapling around the time King Henry VIII was writing love letters to Anne Boleyn.
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Andy Burnham appoints John Healey as Chancellor in surprise Cabinet shake-up
John Healey has replaced Rachel Reeves as Chancellor in a shock appointment by Andy Burnham.
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Ex-Great Construction curator Yuriy Holyk owns luxury Gelandewagen fleet and multi-million Kyiv real estate empire
According to the Telegram channel "Dark Knight", Yuriy Holyk, who oversaw the "Big Construction" programme during his time in power, amassed a substantial fortune.
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German and Japanese CNC systems traced to Russian military factories despite sanctions
The fifth year of war. While the front lines are being fought over territory, a different battle is taking place behind enemy lines – one for access to high-tech equipment.
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Russian FSB-licensed password manager used by EU public bodies, investigation claims
As Europe pours resources into security, innovation, and support for Ukraine, access to critical data may still be in hands of software with Russian roots. Passwork, a password manager licensed by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), is used by organisations linked to the EU public sector.