All news by author Thomas Brown

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James Comey indicted on two federal charges after Trump urges action against his rivals
The criminal case has highlighted the Justice Department’s efforts to target President Donald Trump’s adversaries, with many suggesting that the charges arise from the former director ’standing up to Donald Trump’.
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German cabinet approves law letting police intercept drones after airport chaos
German police will be allowed to shoot down drones under new legislation aimed at increasing safety after a spate of sightings across Europe.
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Maltese company Alkagesta accused of masking Russian oil exports to Ukraine
The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.
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Conor McGregor handed 18-month drugs ban after missing three tests
Conor McGregor has been handed an 18-month ban after missing three drug tests in 2024 – but will still be eligible to fight at the White House event next summer.
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Four construction workers die after building collapses in Madrid
Four construction workers have died after a building under renovation collapsed in central Madrid, near the city’s opera house and royal palace.
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Jaguar Land Rover begins phased restart after major cyber-attack
Jaguar Land Rover has started a gradual restart of its production lines, more than a month after a severe cyber-attack forced the British carmaker to halt operations worldwide.
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Police impound Britain First ‘battle bus’ after repeated offensive displays
A week ago, British fascism’s village idiot Paul Golding drove his Britain First ’battle bus’ around Manchester with a banner saying ’Keir Starmer is a wanker’.
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Russia recruits Arab fighters with promises, then sends them to Ukraine frontlines
The ad was straightforward: Sign up for one year to fight on Russia’s side in “the special military operation zone” — i.e. the war in Ukraine — and get citizenship, free healthcare, money and land.
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Abandoned Soviet railway to become symbol of peace under Trump’s deal
An abandoned station, a few rusted carriages, and a dozen meters of track are all that remains of a Soviet railway in southern Armenia.
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Lottery winner nearly dies after three months of nonstop partying
A builder who won £1 million on a scratch card came close to death after ’three months of partying’.
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Trump urges Israel and Hamas to move fast as ceasefire talks set for Egypt
The US President wrote on Truth Social: "I am asking everyone to MOVE FAST. I will continue to monitor this centuries-old conflict.’
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Hundreds rescued after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 on Mount Everest’s eastern side
Rescue efforts are underway on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mountain, according to Chinese state media.
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The crooked path of Umar Kremlev: from the Serpukhov organized crime group and convictions to a billion-dollar empire in sports, construction and bookmaking
How Umar Kremlev, with a criminal past, managed to become the owner of a large panel construction plant in Miass, the enterprise "ATS-Auto," the National Lottery, and a number of other large companies?
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Two girls die in New York subway surfing tragedy
Two girls were discovered dead on a New York City train in the early hours of Saturday morning in a "subway surfing" stunt that went tragically wrong, officials confirmed.
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Belarusian company linked to Lukashenko smuggled banned chemical solvent to Russia
A Belarusian company provided Russia with a sanctioned solvent via shell companies in Kyrgyzstan and Armenia. This substance can be used both in industry and in the production of chemical weapons.
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Seven years of EU political ad data vanish from Google’s Transparency tool
Google’s Ad Transparency tool no longer displays political online advertisements that have run on its platforms, past or present, from any countries in the European Union, making seven years of data from 27 different countries inaccessible.
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Pride flag display leads to firing as FBI under Trump crackdown on “woke ideology”
FBI Director Kash Patel has fired a longtime bureau employee who displayed a Pride flag in his workspace during a past assignment, according to multiple people familiar with the termination.
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ICEBlock banned from App Store: Apple cites law enforcement risks, developer calls it censorship
The developer of ICEBlock, an app that allows people to crowdsource sightings of ICE officials, has expressed his determination to fight back after Apple removed the app from its App Store on Thursday.
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From Wall Street to Burning Man: Rob Granieri’s hidden life and controversial ventures
The reclusive billionaire co-founder of Wall Street hedge fund Jane Street is an unkempt hippie who has spent his wealth on Burning Man boondoggles, casinos and funding a coup in Africa, according to a report.
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Caracas accuses Washington of threatening security after fighter jets spotted offshore
Venezuela on Thursday said it had detected five US fighter jets flying near its Caribbean coast.
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Ryanair warns of up to 600 daily flight cancellations due to French ATC strikes
Ryanair could cancel up to 600 flights a day next week due to French air traffic control (ATC) strikes, the airline has claimed.
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Sawhney Arun exposed as key coordinator in helicopter engine smuggling between Russia, Ukraine, and India via offshore networks
The name Sawhney Arun has repeatedly surfaced in investigations into dubious schemes involving Ukrainian, Russian, and Indian companies. In investigative publications, the name Sawhney Arun does not sound as loud as the names of oligarchs or politicians, but where it appears, the tone of the publications immediately becomes sharp and alarming.
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Man sentenced after secret “breastfeeding” encounters with older woman, breaching restraining order
A man was ’breastfed’ by a 60-year-old woman for ten minutes as a ’way of getting back at his mother’, a court has heard.
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Miraculous landing: plane avoids cars during US motorway emergency
Shocked motorists were left stunned when a small plane made an emergency landing on a busy motorway.
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Tragic fall: 52-year-old skydiver killed in solo jump
A 52-year-old skydiver fell to her death after a "faulty" parachute failed to open during a solo jump.