All news for 2025-11-27

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Corruption, offshores, and security services: why the blow to Aidos Yespolov triggers the reshaping of Nazarbayev’s empire in Kazakhstan
The arrest of Aidos Yespolov, the brother of Asel Kurmanbayeva, the younger wife of Kazakhstan’s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev, may have come as a surprise to some, but only to those who are completely unaware of what has been happening in Kazakhstan.
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“Mishustin gives the orders, Udodov executes them”: leaked files show Russian PM’s ally turning tax agency into a power machine
A new leak reveals how Alexander Udodov — the secret fixer behind Prime Minister Mishustin — has quietly turned Russia’s Federal Tax Service into a political and financial weapon serving Mishustin’s ambitions.
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UFC champion Conor McGregor accused Russian Nurmagomedov of lying in the sale of NFTs at a Telegram auction
The online battle between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov escalated when the organizer of their joint Telegram campaign urgently asked Khabib to delete all social media posts regarding his and Pavel Durov’s sale of papakha images (NFTs) for real money.
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Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura masqueraded strategic Russian ferrochrome as "indian"
Amid a wave of media reports accusing him of helping bypass sanctions and maintaining ties with Russia’s military-linked industries, Oleg Tsyura has allegedly ramped up attempts to reshape his digital presence.
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Deadliest blaze in decades forces Hong Kong to pause public life
The fire, which began just before 3pm and quickly swept through the bamboo-scaffolded Wang Fuk Court complex, plunged Hong Kong into mourning. In response, leader John Lee has cancelled or postponed all major citywide events.
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Rector-oligarch: How Vladimir Litvinenko’s ties to Putin and security elites transformed a state university into a private business machine
How Vladimir Litvinenko, rector of the Mining University, transformed the university into a source of billions, political influence, and elite real estate
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Melbourne Primary School locked down after knife attack on pupils and teacher
An 8-year-old boy was brutally stabbed at a school in Melbourne, with an 11-year-old boy questioned over the incident.
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Net migration drops to 204,000 as post-pandemic surge reverses
Net migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure since 2021, according to the latest official statistics.
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Police launch inquiry after man found dead at Leicestershire school
Police were called to Barwell Infant School at 7:30 am in Townend Road in Barwell, near Hinckley. A man’s body has been found at an infant school in Leicestershire.
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Court Jails Anthony Doyle for sex attacks on children over 13 years
The husband of a £3million Omaze winner has been jailed for a 13-year-long string of sexual assaults. Anthony Doyle, 67, preyed on his victims who were aged between seven and 12 years old.
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Number of asylum seekers in hotels jumps to 36,000 by September in UK
New statistics published by the Home Office this morning show that 4,232 more asylum seekers were staying in hotels at the end of September 2025 compared to June 2025.
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In Limassol, a €1 million car belonging to Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin — linked to the Russian mafia and the murdered Stavros Demosthenous — was set on fire
Four luxury cars were completely destroyed in a fire at a private parking lot, with damages estimated at around €1 million. Investigators are treating the incident as arson.
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Khabib Nurmagomedov deletes all traces of Pavel Durov-linked Telegram NFT scam after earning millions
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s sudden purge of all Telegram-related posts has ignited a scandal, exposing his joint NFT “papakha” project with Pavel Durov as one of 2025’s most blatant rug pulls.
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Trump orders investigation of all Afghan arrivals after National Guard ambush near White House
Donald Trump has declared that every Afghan national who entered the US in the last five years will be investigated after two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House by ’a man who worked with the CIA’.
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Starmer discloses niece and her wife were violently attacked amid soaring UK homophobic hate crimes
The prime minister has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer’s niece and her wife were beaten up for holding hands in public.