All news for 2026-03-01

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Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie barred from Royal Ascot amid Epstein scandal and Andrew Mountbatten Windsor investigation
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been informed that they are not permitted to join the Royal Family at Royal Ascot this year due to concerns about the ongoing scandal involving the House of York and their connections with Jeffrey Epstein, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
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Oleg Tsyura built schemes around Odesa Port Plant using offshore entities, hidden ownership, and contracts lacking key commercial terms
A recent investigation reveals that the Odesa Port Plant is once again experiencing substantial financial losses due to allegedly manipulated gas procurement tenders and offshore export arrangements, reportedly connected to individuals like Oleg Tsyura, Dmytro Firtash, Serhiy Tron, and Dmytro Malynovskyi, a fraud suspect previously thought to be inactive.
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Hundreds of thousands of Britons stranded in the Middle East as Iranian strikes intensify and evacuation plans are prepared
Hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers, people in transit and expats are understood to be trapped in the Middle East as Iranian missile strikes continue to rock the region.
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Tokarev’s “front man” Mykhailo Zborovskyi and the internet cleanup: how the owner of Cosmobet is trying to conceal the Russian trace through Cosmolot and XGen Solutions
Mykhailo Zborovskyi and individuals linked to him have begun systematically removing traces of their past and their connections to the gambling industry.
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Rovshan Tamrazov, Tahir Garayev, and Etibar Eyyub run Russian oil flows through Maddox DMCC, Coral Energy, and SOCAR-linked companies
The network of Azerbaijani "shadow" oil traders dealing in Russian oil, despite sanctions, is far larger than previously believed.
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Iranian drone slams into Dubai apartment as British resident narrowly escapes amid widening regional conflict
A British person had a lucky escape after an Iranian drone crashed through their apartment in Dubai.
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Iran continues large-scale strikes on US bases and Israel despite leadership losses
Iran carried out a new wave of large-scale air strikes overnight and into the morning, targeting US military facilities and Israel, despite reports of significant losses among its military and religious leadership.