All news by author James Smith
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US moves against BEC fraud
A workers’ union in Massachusetts received last year an email purportedly from an employee of an investment consulting firm, requesting a payment change.
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’My 17-year-old was brutally killed, but I’m glad she fought for freedom’
An abandoned Myanmar military camp sits atop a wooded hill, overlooking a picturesque lake which is well known in these parts because of its unique heart-like shape.
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Childminder admits killing baby boy
A childminder has admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby she was supposed to be looking after.
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Spotify is down with listeners unable access playlists
Music streaming platform Spotify is experiencing widespread outages worldwide.
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Rishi Sunak says sorry for leaving D-day events early to record TV interview
UK prime minister says it was ‘a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise’
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The death of the UK Conservative Party
The year was 1997, and U.K. Conservative Leader William Hague had convened a meeting of his top team following Labour’s landslide election victory.
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A pen pal in Moscow: Moldovan Chief of General Staff passed secret information to his GRU handlers
The Insider has accessed Telegram correspondence between former Chief of the Moldovan General Staff Igor Gorgan and his GRU handler, Russian Colonel Alexei Makarov.
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Russian-Ukrainian ’terrorist’ arrested in Paris for detonating ’Mother of Satan’ bomb near airport hotel
It comes just days after French authorities foiled an ’islamist-inspired’ Olympics terror plot
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Serbia: allegations of election fraud surface again
In a rerun of local elections on Sunday, Serbia’s ruling right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), led by President Aleksandar Vučić, declared victory nearly six months after accusations of fraud in a prior poll ignited weeks of protests. Opposition parties now assert - the SNS cheated again.
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Thousands evacuated from central London buildings and huge cordon put in place
Thousands of office workers and residents have been evacuated after a suspected gas leak in one of London’s busiest areas.
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OPEC minus: Sanctions push Russia into competition with Saudi Arabia as price war looms
In March 2024, Russia again became the largest supplier of oil to China and India, according to a recent OPEC report.
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Schoolboy, 9, found dead in woods near his home
A nine-year-old boy has been found dead in woods close to his home.
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Belgian far-right MEP wins case against Meta over shadowban
“A first victory against Big Tech,” the MEP wrote following the ruling.
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Half a million left without Child Benefit payment
About half a million people have been left without their Child Benefit payment, after a technical issue at HMRC.
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British-Israeli hostage among four who died in Hamas captivity
British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell was among four people who died while in Hamas captivity, the Israeli military has said.
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A former Georgian defenсe official secretly bought a London flat with cash
An offshore company owned by onetime deputy defense minister Mamuka Mujiri purchased a London flat — then sold it after his ownership was revealed.
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UK defence chief doubts Russia wants war with NATO as he marks D-Day anniversary
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin appears very confident the Kremlin is not looking for direct confrontation with members of the NATO alliance - and that Ukraine will prevail in the ongoing war.
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Tragedy of ’world’s most arrested man’ nicked 1,300 times as mugshots chart his downfall
Henry Earl, who died aged 74, gained internet fame for his frequent brushes with the law as he racked up 1,300 arrests and spent 6,000 days behind bars
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Santander customers’ private data put up for sale for $2m by hackers
ShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers, as well as staff HR details
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Fishing boats and cargo ships: How Colombian cocaine is trafficked worldwide
Official statistics on busts of drug shipments originating in Colombia — the world’s largest cocaine producer by far — are scattershot and hard to find. A leak of prosecutor’s office documents helped reporters fill in some gaps.
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Georgia adopts ’Foreign Agent’ law amid a campaign of threatening phone calls
It’s unclear who was behind the calls, which targeted journalists and activists and were disguised using a “spoofing” app.
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Israeli airstrike that killed dozens in Rafah carried out using type of bomb supplied by US
Footage filmed by Palestinian journalist Alamuddin Sadiq at the scene of the strike appears to indicate which specific munition was used, 1,000 of which were supplied by the US to Israel in 2023.
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Soldier Sapper Kim Mawa, 23, found dead in Wiltshire barracks three months after 19-year-old died days into joining squadron
Sapper Kim Mawa, a 23-year-old from the Royal Engineers, was found dead
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Rachel Reeves: What to know about the ex-chess champion aspiring to be the UK’s first female chancellor
The MP for Leeds West has risen up the ranks to be one of Labour’s most influential figures - whose judgement will determine the party’s spending priorities if it forms the next government.
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Polish businessman makes millions from firm that deals with Putin’s Russia
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the name of blue-blooded Polish businessman Andre Mankowski has disappeared from the website of the Moscow-based IT company AMT Group, where he was formerly listed as president.
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