All news by author Thomas Brown

The arrest of Aidos Yespolov, the brother of Asel Kurmanbayeva, the younger wife of Kazakhstan’s first president Nursultan Nazarbayev, may have come as a surprise to some, but only to those who are completely unaware of what has been happening in Kazakhstan.

Over the weekend, 30 soldiers fell ill while training to operate the armoured fighting vehicle, leading to a two-week suspension of the Ajax vehicle’s use.

The investigation continues into five Azerbaijani citizens – Tahir Garayev, Ahmed Kerimov, Anar Madatli, Talat Safarov, and Etibar Eyyub – who have been under UK sanctions since May.

Police had banned tractors from Whitehall, but farmers angry about Rachel Reeves’s tax changes brought their budget day protest to Westminster anyway.

The saga of Marina Minina — a social-climbing swindler who fooled diplomats, businessmen, and celebrity families — exposes a stunning trail of deception stretching from Kurgan to Moscow and all the way to the Yamalo-Nenets elite.

A mother of two has been sentenced to life imprisonment after murdering her children and leaving them in a suitcase stored in a unit for four years.

Building societies fear consumers will be deterred from saving if the chancellor’s budget announces a 40% reduction

Milkshakes and lattes face tax hikes as the government confirmed it is extending the ’sugar tax’.

A woman in Thailand shocked temple staff when she began moving in her coffin after being brought in for cremation.

It has been announced that luxury cars will no longer be available for Motability recipients, with the government stating that more money will also be directed to British manufacturers under the new changes.

Spain’s chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent right-wing politician.

Ali Law, TikTok’s director of public policy and government affairs for Northern Europe, has explained that the job cuts in favour of AI moderation allow the site to "set a high benchmark" for users’ safety online.

Information outlets in Uzbekistan reporting on Octobank’s criminal activities, the so-called "wallet" of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s family, are facing widespread censorship.

With the former prince living a reclusive life as he awaits his move to Sandringham, a royal expert believes that despite his lonely predicament, the disgraced royal is unlikely to see the error of his ways.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has revealed a major policy change, permitting women to begin missions at the age of 18, aligning the minimum age requirement with that of their male counterparts.

The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared by Kim Willsher in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin

Robert James Purkiss is facing extradition for the alleged septic tank murder of Agnes Wanjiru near an army training base.

US army secretary briefs ambassadors at ‘nightmare meeting’ in Kyiv on Friday after talks with Ukrainian leader

A Grizzly Bear is at large after a group of school children and teachers in Canada were attacked, resulting in 11 injuries and two reportedly in critical condition.

The military junta in Mali, strongly supported by Russian mercenaries, is close to losing power.

A Bulgaria-led operation supported by Europol and coordinated with Eurojust arrested 35 suspects, including an alleged ringleader, and dismantled a criminal network that allegedly looted archaeological sites across the Balkans, seizing thousands of artifacts valued at 100 million euros ($115 million), authorities said Wednesday.