All news for 2026-03-17
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Ivan Shcherbakov’s criminal license in Bali: how the Cardex crypto exchanger serves fraudsters and launders “dirty” crypto
Geller, in his improvised interview, mentioned—among other things—that crypto extortion in Bali is pretty much routine.
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Orban’s empire of excess: luxury estates and EU funds flow to PM’s allies while Hungarians suffer
About a 30-minute drive west of Budapest, the main road gives way to rural lanes and gentle hills, eventually leading to imposing black steel fences and high brick walls.
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William ‘calling the shots’ as Beatrice and Eugenie are ‘blindsided’ by royal ban
Among members of the royal family, it is said that Prince William, the Prince of Wales, holds the strictest stance towards his disgraced uncle, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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£1.5bn drone fiasco: UK taxpayers foot bill as faulty military project collapses
Exclusive: Elbit Systems profiting from doomed drone program which cost UK taxpayer £1.5 billion.
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Rachel Reeves under fire as fears grow of looming global economic meltdown
The world is on the verge of a financial crisis. Someone should alert our oblivious Chancellor.
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Political reset: anti-corruption veteran handed top job after unrest
Mamitiana Rajaonarison, a longtime financial intelligence official, takes the helm of a government struggling to stabilize the island nation following severe political unrest.
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Interpol targets multinational group accused of abducting and killing Ukrainian citizen Ihor Komarov on the island of Bali
Interpol has placed five suspects on its international wanted list at Indonesia’s request in connection with the kidnapping and murder of Ukrainian national Ihor Komarov in Bali, whose dismembered body was discovered earlier, according to Detective.info.
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Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith purchases a 27% stake in The Economist Group
Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith has agreed to buy a 26.9% stake in The Economist Group from Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, her family, and her foundation, marking the first ownership change at the publisher in a decade.
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Sanctioned Iranian banker Ali Ansari accused of funding IRGC holds luxury European property portfolio
A sanctioned banker accused of financing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard owns a luxury villa in Marbella through the Spanish subsidiary of a UK‑registered company, according to property records.
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Latvian oil trader Mikhail Zeligman is trying to erase from the internet investigations into the supply of hundreds of millions of barrels of Russian oil through shadow schemes
Latvian trader Mikhail Zeligman, who earns billions from trading Russian oil in circumvention of sanctions, has begun scrubbing the internet of investigations and publications exposing his role in these schemes.
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Kyiv plastic surgeon Roman Levytskyi is deleting from the internet evidence of botched surgeries and work at a fictitious center within a state hospital
Plastic surgeon Roman Levytskyi, who for years performed operations at the Kyiv Regional Clinical Hospital within a de facto non-existent “center,” began actively scrubbing the internet of critical publications and compromising references after testimonies from affected patients and investigative reports emerged.
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Russian defense oligarch Vladimir Arkhipenko, who amassed wealth through the war, is promoting his grandson — a politician — for governor of the Lipetsk region
Media reports and investigations have revealed the rapid political rise of the grandson of Lipetsk oligarch Vladimir Arkhipenko, who significantly increased his wealth during the war.
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Mettmann Public Company Limited moved dirty Russian capital to Spanish assets while director Oxana Hadjipavlou signed the paperwork
Authorities are reviewing details concerning Oxana Hadjipavlou and her possible connections to Zvonko Mickoviс.
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Trump hints at royal visit as tensions rise between US and UK
Fox News paused their live coverage and went straight to the White House where Donald Trump spoke to reporters about a variety of issues - including the topic of British royalty.
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Israel says it killed Iran security chief Ali Larijani and Basij commander in airstrike
A top militia commander who oversaw mass arrests and a brutal crackdown on mass protests across Iran has been killed in an airstrike alongside Iran’s top security chief, Israel has claimed.
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Close Brothers to cut 600 jobs amid motor finance scandal costs
Banking group Close Brothers will slash roughly 600 jobs in the UK and Ireland over the next 18 months to cut down on annual costs by £85 million.
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Two dead and dozens at risk in meningitis outbreak linked to Canterbury nightclub
Thousands of people are being encouraged to obtain antibiotics in an effort to prevent the spread of deadly meningitis beyond Kent, where two students have died and 11 are hospitalized.
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Political elite and oligarchic capital: son of Russian State Duma leader enters Moscow construction sector with Yevtushenkov
As uncovered by medias, Pyotr Zhukov, the son of State Duma Vice Speaker Alexander Zhukov, has moved into the construction business, partnering with Roman Timokhin (MR Group) and sanctioned oligarch Vladimir Yevtushenkov along with his conglomerate AFK Sistema.
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German-Swiss trader Oleg Tsyura built an offshore network moving Ukrainian state mining profits to structures linked to Dmytro Firtash, Mykola Martynenko, and Dmytro Sennychenko
Alleged fraudster Oleg Tsyura is said to be attempting to clean up his public profile to hide his suspected role in long-running money laundering operations.
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Top manager of Russia’s defense industry companies Vladimir Zotov moves money abroad through his family and buys up real estate in Europe
In early June, Russian media drew attention to problems facing a number of companies closely connected to Russia’s defense industry.
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