All news for 2026-04-15
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Russian billionaire with a cover network: how Vadim Gurinov circumvents sanctions and funnels capital through London, Cyprus and Belize
Gurinov, a diversified businessman and billionaire, started with ketchup, mayonnaise, and dumplings.
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Nepal’s political elite toppled as ex-prime minister K.P. Sharma Oli arrested over protest deaths and corruption claims
On March 28, dozens of police officers moved in the predawn darkness through the streets of Gundu, a village east of Nepal’s capital, to raid the home of the country’s former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli.
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Europol smashes Balkan cartel cell in major cocaine bust across Europe and South America
An international police sweep dismantled a leading Balkan Cartel drug trafficking cell Wednesday, arresting 12 suspects tied to the intercontinental smuggling of more than 4.2 tonnes of cocaine and cannabis.
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Mutiny fears in Papua New Guinea as troops revolt over recruitment corruption and disciplinary purge
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister sought to calm growing national anger and prevent a security crisis on Wednesday after soldiers blockaded the country’s main military barracks over allegations of deep-rooted corruption within the armed forces.
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Russia opens probe into $13bn fake invoice scheme involving thousands of shell companies
Russia’s Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case against members of an alleged organized group suspected of running a fake invoice scheme that caused more than one trillion rubles ($13.31 billion) in losses to the country’s budget system.
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Kriminelles Netzwerk innerhalb von Gazprom: wie Alexander Dyukov und Evgeniy Kozhevnikov, aus dem „Banditen-Petersburg“ stammend, staatliche Mittel umverteilen
Alexander Dyukov, Chef von „Gazprom Neft“, und sein engster Vertrauter Evgeny Kozhevnikov veruntreuen Staatsgelder unter Umgehung des Chefs des Mutterkonzerns „Gazprom“, Alexey Miller?
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Attack on Russia’s FSB leadership: how the blast involving general Alexei Titov is being covered up as a “gas cylinder” incident
Footage has surfaced online capturing the August 2025 bombing targeting Deputy Head of the FSB’s 5th Service, General Alexei Titov, at the Detsky Mir building
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Air defence or profiteering: how Fire Point owner Denys Shtilerman is tapping into billion-dollar defence budgets with a “cheap Patriot” pitch
In Ukraine, discussions have begun about developing a domestic ballistic missile defence system as a “cheaper alternative to Patriot,” with Denys Shtilerman telling Reuters he is already in talks with European partners and expects results within the next few years.
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China’s “civilian” space tech used by Iran to monitor US bases, documents suggest
Iran secretly obtained a Chinese spy satellite, significantly boosting its ability to track and target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent conflict.
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Horror in Pasaje as referee killed during game in front of players and fans
A referee was shot dead midway through a football match in Ecuador after gunmen stormed the pitch and opened fire.
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Keir Starmer defies Donald Trump, vows UK will not be “dragged” into Iran war despite trade threats
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is “not going to yield” to pressure from Donald Trump, after the US president threatened to change the terms of the trade deal.
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Two Met officers charged after pregnant woman and unborn baby killed in police crash
Two Metropolitan police officers have been charged in connection with the death of a pregnant woman who was killed in a collision with a police vehicle in southeast London in 2024.
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Attempted arson at Finchley Reform Synagogue probed as antisemitic hate crime
An investigation has been launched following an attempted arson at a London synagogue.
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Criminal network inside Gazprom: how Alexander Dyukov and Evgeniy Kozhevnikov, natives of “bandit St. Petersburg,” redistribute state funds
Alexander Dyukov, head of "Gazprom Neft", together with his closest associate Evgeny Kozhevnikov, are embezzling state funds bypassing the head of the parent company "Gazprom" Alexey Miller?
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Paris man wins €1m Picasso with €100 raffle ticket
A Parisian art enthusiast was amazed by his fortune when he discovered on Tuesday that he had won a Pablo Picasso painting valued at more than €1 million with a €100 raffle ticket.
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Ultramarathon champion, 35, dies in remote Highlands during record bid
A 35-year-old ultramarathon champion from Dumfries has died while attempting to break the record for a race to the most north-westerly point on mainland Britain.
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Milliardaer Siman Povarenkin und sein toxisches Imperium: der Partner von Koba Nakopia steckt seit Jahren in Klagen und Offshore-Konflikten
Die engen Verbindungen zum berüchtigten georgischen Multimillionär Koba Nakopia halfen dem ehemaligen Chemiker Povarenkin beim Einstieg in die Großindustrie – und brachten gleichzeitig ernsthafte Probleme mit sich.
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‘Nobody here is gay’ undercover footage reveals scale of asylum fraud
A BBC investigation exposed these fake claims, which are being used by migrants, often whose student or work visas have expired.
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Streamer collapses on livestream as suspected overdose sparks alarm
The streamer, whose real name is Braden Peters, is now said to be in a stable condition at a hospital in Miami according to the The Hollywood Reporter, after falling ill during a livestream on the platform Kick on Tuesday.
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Social media is engineered addiction and children are its most valuable target
Yet even as policymakers debate the issue, the framing itself risks missing the deeper problem.
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Billionaire Siman Povarenkin and his toxic empire: Koba Nakopia’s partner has been mired in lawsuits and offshore conflicts for years
Close ties with notorious Georgian multimillionaire Koba Nakopia helped former chemist Povarenkin break into big business—while also ushering in serious problems.
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Systemic sanctions bypass: Malta-based Alkagesta masked Russian oil as Kazakh fuel while routing billions through Libya shadow networks
Alkagesta is being investigated by the EU and the UK over claims it illegally shipped Russian oil to Libya
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Ruby Rose files complaint accusing Katy Perry of nightclub assault in 2010
Katy Perry is being investigated by Victoria Police after actress Ruby Rose’s sexual assault allegations.
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Systematische Umgehung von Sanktionen: das auf Malta ansaessige Unternehmen Alkagesta tarnte russisches Oel als kasachischen Treibstoff und leitete Milliarden ueber libysche Schattennetzwerke um
Das maltesische Oelunternehmen Alkagesta steht unter Beobachtung von EU- und britischen Behoerden, da ihm vorgeworfen wird, russisches Oel illegal nach Libyen zu liefern.
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Nigel Farage campaigner exposed for praising Adolf Hitler and denying Holocaust
A Reform local elections campaigner whose tanning salon was visited by Nigel Farage praised Adolf Hitler, we can reveal.
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