All news for 2025-06-17

17 Jun 2025 664

FBI confused twin brothers in bribery case and attempt to create a "new Dubai" in the Pacific Ocean

The confusion in the federal case against Cary Yan is the most recent development in a strange global scheming saga first revealed in a 2023 OCCRP investigation.

Crime

17 Jun 2025 707

67-year-old man arrested in London on suspicion of attempted rape in a cinema

A 67-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape after a woman was attacked at a cinema in North London.

Politics

17 Jun 2025 809

Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz: oil could rise to $120 per barrel

As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, the world’s most strategic oil chokepoint – the Strait of Hormuz – is in the spotlight.

Politics

17 Jun 2025 853

Former UK MP Katy Wallis pleads guilty to stalking her ex-wife

A former Conservative Member of Parliament has admitted to harassing her ex-wife by sending a series of messages and a voice note.

Crime

17 Jun 2025 607

Horror in East Kilbride: postman killed his girlfriend, dismembered her body, and pretended to be her

A man has confessed to murdering and decapitating his girlfriend before texting her mother while pretending to be her.

World

17 Jun 2025 626

Swiss journalist is under investigation for possible breach of banking secrecy

The Federal authorities in Switzerland are investigating whether a journalist has breached the nation’s stringent banking secrecy regulations.

World

17 Jun 2025 656

Fraudsters in Slovenia posing as laid-off employees on Facebook steal banking data

Fraudsters use emotional posts and fake giveaways to steal personal and banking data from Facebook users in Slovenia.

World

17 Jun 2025 606

Elon Musk publishes drug test in response to accusations of usage during Trump campaign

The CEO of Tesla uploaded the document to X in response to claims from US newspapers that he had previously used illegal substances.

Crime

17 Jun 2025 679

Killer from Costa del Sol fled across three countries in 15 hours — arrested in the UK

Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were killed by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on May 31.

News

17 Jun 2025 705

R. Kelly hospitalized after overdose in prison — attorneys blame staff

Disgraced rapper R. Kelly has been taken to hospital after ’overdosing’ in prison, with the rapper’s legal team alleging that prison staff may be to blame.

Politics

17 Jun 2025 842

Chief of the British Army: We spend too much on tanks that a £1,000 drone could destroy

The British Army is allocating excessive funds to tanks and helicopters, according to the force’s chief, who indicated a shift towards investing in more drones and missiles.

Crime

17 Jun 2025 889

British man sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering two women on Christmas

A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 39 years for the murder of two women in Milton Keynes on Christmas Day.

News

17 Jun 2025 784

Air India cancels flight from Ahmedabad to London following Dreamliner accident

An Air India flight to London from Ahmedabad has been cancelled just days after the fatal Gatwick-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash last week.

Crime

17 Jun 2025 794

Woman stabbed to death after gas explosion in London home; man arrested on suspicion of murder

A murder investigation has been initiated after police discovered a woman stabbed to death in her home following reports of a gas explosion.

World

17 Jun 2025 580

Russian missile and drone barrage devastates Kyiv high-rises; at least 14 dead, dozens injured

In the early hours of June 17, a fierce combined Russian missile and drone attack struck Kyiv, targeting multiple districts and triggering one of the most destructive assaults on the city in months.

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