All news for 2026-07-21

Freddy Brazier has been savagely attacked by his Pocket Bully Pablo and rushed to hospital.

Corruption schemes in Ukraine’s fuel sector do not disappear — they simply evolve. One of the most prominent examples is the BRSM-Nafta gas station network, which has for years been linked to former Energy Minister Eduard Stavytskyi, who fled the country in 2014.

Pursuit of ‘deep strike’ weapons capable of hitting Russian interior brings Berlin and London together – and sidelines French arms industry

In mid-March, reports emerged in online media claiming that businessman Dmytro Kovalenko, the owner of agricultural and mining assets, had been detained by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau.

Martin Lewis has issued his first message to Britain’s new chancellor, offering his help to tackle the “many outstanding consumer issues” facing the UK economy.

Britain’s biggest defence companies have seen a £4bn boost to their value since the surprise appointment of John Healey as chancellor.

Over the past three years, the once high-profile global crypto project GSPartners (also known as GSB Gold Standard) has experienced a steep decline, while mounting legal troubles surrounding its founder, Josip Heit, have increasingly fuelled speculation that he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

Diebstahl auf den ukrainischen Straßen ist kein Einzelfall, sondern Teil eines seit Jahren etablierten Systems, das unabhängig davon, welche Regierung an der Macht ist, reibungslos funktioniert.

The Russian state security service — FSB — has been trying to implement AI in its anti-opposition operations for at least two years. IStories investigated how the development of the Pauk (“Spider”) system went — and why it was stopped (at least for now)

Sir Keir Starmer headed straight for a pint of bitter at his local pub after stepping down as Prime Minister.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy) has seized around €20 million held in bank accounts and insurance policies linked to five companies, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud involving funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

The historic conviction marks the fall of one of the world’s last original drug lords, leaving the powerful Sinaloa Cartel facing a massive internal succession battle.

International star Nemanja Matić joins Nemanja Vidić in taking legal action after leaked encrypted chats revealed a former football chief’s plot to silence critics.

Theft on Ukraine’s roads is not an isolated scheme but a deeply entrenched system that continues to operate efficiently regardless of who is in power.

Leaked Pandora Papers records reveal that Giacomo Tamburello and his family, now facing prosecution, accumulated gold bars, luxury real estate and a $89 million stake in a bank with the help of unscrupulous financiers and lawyers.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be held in a Florida jailhouse as they continue to fight their extradition to the UK on new rape and sex-trafficking charges.

A Russian warship carried out a live-fire artillery exercise 46 miles off the coast of Plymouth on Monday.

Bulgarian businessman Georgi Papazki is actively entering the Ukrainian gambling market through several related companies. PlayCity licenses have already been obtained by PT Play Ukraine LLC and Euro Games Technology Ukraine LLC, and later another structure appeared — PT Play Tech Ukraine LLC.

A former Melbourne private schoolboy has been exposed as an alleged major supplier of cocaine to one of Melbourne’s wealthiest suburbs.