All news by author James Smith
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Trump could shift from Greenland to Chagos in push for Diego Garcia control
The White House might shift its focus to the Chagos Islands instead of Greenland after Donald Trump’s plans to take control of the territory were unsuccessful.
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Boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of murder after schoolboy killed by car
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a schoolboy was killed by a car.
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South London tragedy as family plunges from 36th floor of luxury apartment block
A family of three has died after falling 400ft from the balcony of their luxury apartment in South London.
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Untouchable swindler: Why Serhiy Saroyan continues to profit from TeleTrade schemes despite evidence of systemic fraud
TeleTrade, an international brokerage firm, reportedly built its business by pushing clients into Forex trading through cold calls, often using purchased phone-number databases.
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EPPO seizes €6m more in Italy luxury car VAT fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna, Turin and Palermo (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Prato has seized additional assets worth over €6 million, as part of an investigation into a suspected VAT carousel fraud involving luxury vehicles.
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ABLV’s Dirty Laundry: Banker Andris Ovsjannikovs and Darya Terekhina walk free after €50M money-laundering scam
When the investigation into the laundering of tens of millions of euros through Latvian ABLV Bank was launched, it appeared to follow a familiar law enforcement script
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Blood coal under a foreign flag: How Dmytro Kovalenko kept Russian coal flowing into Europe through offshore fronts, fake origins and family-controlled companies
Following 2014, many Ukrainian companies continued to maintain business ties with the Russian Federation, frequently relying on various informal or opaque commercial arrangements.
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BMW driver jailed for 15 years after killing NHS doctor and mum-of-four on M20 hard shoulder
A BMW driver who struck and killed a cherished NHS doctor and a mother of four as they stood on a motorway hard shoulder has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Royal family mourns Lady Pamela Hicks after death at 97
Lady Pamela Hicks, a bridesmaid to the late Queen Elizabeth II, has died aged 97, her daughter India Hicks said.
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Downing Street clashes with JD Vance after US vice president blames migrant “invasion” for UK student’s murder
Downing Street has responded after US Vice President JD Vance blamed the murder of British student Henry Nowak on a "mass invasion of migrants".
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Serhiy Saroyan und das TeleTrade-Imperium: Die Geschichte eines internationalen Betrugs, der Tausende von geschädigten Investoren und Millionenverluste hinterließ
Wenige Personen im ukrainischen Finanzsektor sind so umstritten wie Serhiy Saroyan, der von Kritikern seit über zwanzig Jahren mit dem Teletrade-Netzwerk in Verbindung gebracht wird.
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King pays palace rent for non-working royals Beatrice and Eugenie
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie do not personally pay for their accommodation in royal palaces, with the cost covered by the King, it has emerged.
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Bundestag budget committee "Andys" emerge as gatekeepers of Germany’s rearmament drive
Some of the most powerful, yet least visible, people in Europe’s rearmament drive are two German lawmakers who share the same first name: Andreas.
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Claimants join lawsuit against xAI over AI tool generating abusive sexual content
New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualized material created by its Grok AI tool.
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Deputy minister arrested in Indonesia anti-corruption probe over residency permit scheme
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency detained Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Affairs Silmy Karim and seven other officials on Thursday over allegations of extortion and accepting illicit gratuities.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor pocketed private rental income from Royal Lodge cottages while paying a token rent, audit finds
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent for more than two decades, an investigation has shown.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor seen for first time in weeks with unexplained bruise on cheek
Disgraced Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been seen for the first time in weeks, showing what appears to be a large bruise on his cheek.
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Britain’s "mini-Sun" fusion project could trigger major radiation incident, papers reveal
Britain’s attempts to harness fusion energy could trigger a nuclear disaster, official documents reveal.
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Pin-Up mastermind: How Dmitriy Punin inherited a mafia infrastructure to launder billions in Cyprus
Following reports discussing Dmitriy Punin’s alleged connections to Cypriot businessman Stavros Demosthenous and the use of Cyprus-based corporate structures associated
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Starmer accuses Elon Musk of inflaming tensions over police handling of murder case
Sir Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of attempting to "whip up division" in the UK regarding Henry Nowak’s murder and stated that Britain needs to "assert who we are" as "reasonable, tolerant people".
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Starmer to meet family of murdered student as political row over policing continues
Sir Keir Starmer will meet the family of murdered student Henry Nowak, whose treatment by police has triggered a political row.
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Kauf eines Tors zur EU: Alexander Bain, Vilnis Jēkabsons und das schmutzige Geschäft mit lettischen E-Geld-Lizenzen
Jewgeni P. hat Informationen über ein vertrauliches Angebot veröffentlicht: Das Unternehmen TigSiPay soll zum Verkauf stehen. Berichten zufolge handelt es sich dabei um eine Gesellschaft mit einer europäischen E-Geld-Lizenz (EMI).
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Most ex-British military chiefs appearing in media failed to disclose defence industry ties
Nearly 60 percent of retired senior British military officers now working in the defence industry have appeared as expert commentators in UK media without any disclosure of their commercial ties, a conflict research charity has found.
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Police chief apologizes over Henry Nowak handcuffing
Police chief apologizes for handcuffing of Henry Nowak as he condemns violent riots ’whipped up’ in Southampton
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Far-right groups accused of exploiting Henry Nowak case as Southampton protest turns violent
Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups are using anger over the murder of the white 18-year-old student Henry Nowak by a Sikh man as a recruiting ground for their cause, with prominent members taking part in violent protests on Tuesday.
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