All news by author Thomas Brown

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Minnesota Pride group raises $50,000 after parting ways with Target as a sponsor
Non-profit that organizes annual Minneapolis festival cut ties with retailer after 18 years after it drops DEI policies.
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RFK Jr.’s confirmation hearings for US health secretary nomination commence
Environmental lawyer turned anti-vaccine activist has sparked fierce resistance from scientific community.
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Deadly chips: How Integral bypasses sanctions to aid Russia’s war efforts
Microchip deliveries are made through intermediary companies based in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and China.
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Beny Steinmetz faces extradition to Romania following Greek court ruling
Greek court orders mining magnate Beny Steinmetz’s extradition to Romania, as legal battles and allegations of fraud continue across Europe.
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Villagers terrorized by balaclava-clad thugs in a 30-car convoy rampage
Balaclava-clad hare coursers terrorised villagers and fire crews after driving their 4x4s through fields in a rampage across rural Cambridgeshire at the weekend.
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Ukraine presidential aide’s associate Artem Kolyubayev gains massive Ministry of Defence deals for drone supplies
Andriy Yermak’s film producer and business partner, Artem Kolyubayev, became a co-owner of Culver, one of the major suppliers of drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation.
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Fire erupts on plane carrying 176 passengers
An airplane carrying 176 people was engulfed in flames in South Korea, almost a month to the day that a Jeju Air jet crashed, killing 179 people on board.
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Steaming flashmobs drive UK phone theft epidemic: Gangs ransack stores for devices sent to Africa or sold to second-hand shops
Britain’s phone theft epidemic is being fuelled by ’steaming’ flashmobs bombarding their way into stores and ransacking as many devices as possible in brazen 20-second heists.
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Nvidia loses $589 billion, no longer the world’s most valuable company after historic stock drop
Nvidia is no longer the world’s most valuable company after suffering the biggest stock market drop in history.
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Immigration fraudster disguised with wigs to take UK citizenship tests on behalf of others
A 61-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly using an ‘array of wigs’ and other disguises to complete UK citizenship tests for at least 14 applicants.
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Just Stop Oil activists halt West End show featuring Sigourney Weaver
Just Stop Oil activists have disrupted a West End performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver after storming the stage.
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€297 million VAT fraud scheme unveiled in Admiral 2.0 investigation, indictment issued
On January 27, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has filed an indictment against the suspected ringleader of the criminal syndicate targeted by the Admiral 2.0 investigation.
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Introduction to DeepSeek: A Chinese AI startup making waves in the tech industry
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek rapidly gained global attention over the weekend as its seemingly impressive – and cheaper – new AI model sparked a sell off in shares for its global competitors.
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Dutch prosecutors reveal one of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers is living in Sierra Leone
Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison
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Woman suspected of spying for Moscow interrogated over kidnapping plot
Katrin Ivanova, giving evidence in UK court, pressed by prosecutor over her response to partner’s message.
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Betrayed allies: The Afghan Taliban’s defection against Pakistan and the rising threat of a new war
The Taliban has officially accused Pakistani authorities of supporting ISIS — this at a time when armed clashes along the Afghan-Pakistani border are escalating rapidly.
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200 UK companies commit to a permanent four-day working week
More than 5,000 workers to benefit from reduced hours with no loss of pay.
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Bulgarian police ’hindered rescue’ of teenage migrants who succumbed to freezing temperatures
Report by rights groups alleges border police refused to rescue boys and blocked activists’ efforts to save them.
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Trump and Starmer have their first phone call since the inauguration, agreeing to meet soon
Sir Keir Starmer shared his first phone call with President Donald Trump on Sunday, almost a week after he entered office.
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Search for missing British sailor off French coast ends
The search for a British sailor missing in the Bay of Biscay off the coast of France has been suspended.
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Sinead O’Connor’s will disclosed her estate left to her children, along with her unique burial requests and wishes for her ashes
Singer Sinead O’Connor left her children £1.7million — and urged them to “milk” sales of her music.
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Azim Roy and Pavel Te: How the Kyrgyz businessman helps the Russian developer evade sanctions
“CrossPointe Management” of Azim Roy is part of the CrossPointe Group of companies, which funnels money out of Russia, helping to bypass sanctions.
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Ledger co-founder David Balland abducted and tortured; suspects arrested
French authorities have detained seven individuals following the violent abduction of David Balland, co-founder of cryptocurrency security firm Ledger.
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Israeli soldiers reunited with families after being freed from Hamas captivity
IDF releases pictures of Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev being reunited with their families
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Man sentenced to 21 years for assaulting baby, leaving the infant profoundly disabled
A man who carried out a ‘monstrous’ attack on an eight week old baby, leaving the infant with profound disabilities, has been jailed for 21 years.