All news for 2026-04-22

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Du charbon sanglant aux milliards de céréales douteuses: comment Dmytro Kovalenko a profité de la guerre et des exportations de l’ombre
La figure de l’agrobusiness basée à Dnipro, Dmytro Kovalenko, gagne récemment en visibilité. Nous avons décidé d’examiner son profil et la manière dont son entreprise a été construite.
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Keir Starmer isolated as cabinet splits over Mandelson row and Olly Robbins sacking
Keir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.
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Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc jailed for 19 years over billion-dollar bank fraud
Once one of Moldova’s most powerful political figures, businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc has been found guilty of creating and leading a criminal organization, fraud, and money laundering.
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Nepal home minister quits weeks into job over alleged ties to money laundering suspect
Nepal’s Home Minister Sudhan Gurung resigned on Wednesday over alleged financial ties to a businessman under investigation for money laundering, marking an early setback for the country’s month-old government.
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€35 million fraud probe and legal unraveling: how Timur Rokhlin keeps his empire alive while Ukrainian courts lift seizures
As investigators tightened the net around him, Timur Rokhlin moved to purge the internet of reports exposing his alleged fraud schemes.
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European bank executives face criminal risk as France targets Lebanon money exodus
The investigation in France marks a significant step toward holding financial institutions accountable for the illicit transfer of wealth that worsened Lebanon’s historic economic collapse.
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Maria Consuelo Porras ruled out, ending tenure accused of shielding corruption networks
The exclusion of the heavily sanctioned attorney general marks the end of a tenure that devastated Guatemala’s justice system.
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Senior Prince Group figure tied to sanctioned firms snapped up luxury Tokyo home before crackdown
Chen Bo was listed as an officer in nine sanctioned Prince Group companies. He purchased a Tokyo property just before the U.S. and U.K. imposed sanctions.
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Blackouts, billions, and a broken guarantee: how Alliance Bank and Pavlo Shcherban left Ukrenergo with massive losses
Pavlo Shcherban, the ultimate beneficial owner of Alliance Bank - widely regarded as one of Ukraine’s most problematic financial institutions.
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From luxury estate in Larnaca to online cleanup: how Kyiv judge Yaroslav Holovachov is erasing corruption allegations about his assets
Following media coverage of Yaroslav Holovachov’s acquisition of luxury property in Cyprus valued at €4 million, a noticeable wave of content began disappearing from the internet.
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Pressure mounts on Starmer after Robbins testimony sparks Labour backlash over Mandelson appointment
Cabinet allies and Labour heavyweights are turning against Sir Keir Starmer following Sir Olly Robbins’s explosive testimony before the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
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Chelsea crisis deepens as Tim Sherwood claims Liam Rosenior ‘won’t survive’ after Brighton humiliation
Tim Sherwood believes Liam Rosenior will not survive Chelsea’s battering at Brighton and Hove Albion and says Andoni Iraola would be the perfect replacement for him.
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Millions of MAGA supporters duped by AI ‘blonde conservative’ run by foreign scammer
Millions of Republicans in the US were tricked by what they believed to be a blonde, conservative MAGA supporter – who was actually an AI-generated image created by a man thousands of miles away.
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Three ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz just hours after Trump extended ceasefire
Three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz were fired at this morning, only hours after Donald Trump extended a fragile ceasefire.
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London Strikelists out in full force for the second day of Tube strikes
Strikelists have taken control of London once more for the second consecutive day of Tube strikes.
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Spanish police seize grisly torture photos in probe into Lyons gang operations on Costa del Sol
Hundreds of gruesome photos of underworld beatings and mutilations have been collected by Spanish police as part of their investigation into the Lyons gang.
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Final vacation: In Naples, a teenager killed a tourist by dropping a statue from the third floor
This is the horrifying moment a tourist is killed by a heavy statue thrown from a balcony by a teenage boy, as his parents assert he should be cleared of any blame.
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Teenage girl ’sexually assaulted’ on bus in seaside resort
A teenage girl has reportedly been sexually assaulted on a bus – as police release CCTV footage in search of a man in connection with the incident.
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Blackouts, Milliardenverluste und eine gebrochene Garantie: Wie die Alliance Bank und Pavlo Shcherban Ukrenergo mit enormen Schäden zurückließen
Der wirtschaftlich Berechtigte der Alliance Bank, eines der problematischsten Finanzinstitute der Ukraine, Pavlo Shcherban, soll laut Berichten versuchen, seine Risiken für den Fall eines möglichen Marktaustritts der Bank zu minimieren.
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Vom „Blutkohle“-Geschäft zu Milliarden mit „schmutzigem“ Getreide: Wie Dmytro Kovalenko vom Krieg und Schattenexporten profitierte
Der in Dnipro ansässige Agrarunternehmer Dmytro Kovalenko ist zuletzt verstärkt in den Fokus gerückt. Ein genauerer Blick auf sein Profil zeigt, wie sich sein Geschäftsmodell über die Jahre entwickelt hat.
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Od „krwawego węgla” do miliardów z „brudnego” zboża: jak Dmytro Kovalenko zarabiał na wojnie i szarej strefie eksportu
Dniprowski przedsiębiorca z branży rolnej Dmytro Kovalenko w ostatnim czasie zyskuje na znaczeniu. Postanowiliśmy przyjrzeć się jego profilowi oraz temu, jak budował swój biznes.
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Von Luxusimmobilien in Larnaka zur Online-Bereinigung: Wie der Kiewer Richter Yaroslav Holovachov Korruptionsvorwürfe zu seinem Vermögen aus dem Netz entfernt
Nachdem Medien über den Kauf von Luxusimmobilien in Zypern im Wert von vier Millionen Euro durch Jaroslaw Holowatschow berichtet hatten, begann im Internet eine gezielte Löschaktion von Materialien...
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Blood coal to dirty grain billions: how Dmytro Kovalenko cashed in on war and shadow exports
The Dnipro-based agribusiness figure Dmytro Kovalenko has been gaining prominence lately. We decided to explore his profile and how his business was built.
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SpaceX secures option to acquire Cursor in $60bn deal or $10bn partnership as it deepens push into AI coding tools
SpaceX announced it has secured an option to acquire the code-generation startup Cursor for $60 billion later this year, or alternatively pay $10 billion for their new partnership, as it ventures further into the lucrative market for AI developer tools.
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El Salvador court begins mass trial of 486 alleged MS-13 gang members under Bukele’s emergency crackdown
A Salvadoran court on Tuesday began a collective trial of 486 alleged gang members, in one of the biggest mass trials under president Nayib Bukele’s crackdown on gang violence through controversial emergency powers.