All news by author Sophia Martinez

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Mediterranean turned into sewage dump as Gibraltar pipes waste straight into the sea
Raw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant.
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FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing seven-year-old Athena Strand
FedEx driver Tanner Horner, who kidnapped and killed seven-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.
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Foreign thrill-seekers paid to hunt women and children during Sarajevo siege
Thrill-seekers armed with rifles who shot at innocent civilians during the siege of Sarajevo competed to see who could kill the most beautiful women, a book has claimed.
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₽8 million scam and a conviction in Russia: how Volodymyr Filippov hides his criminal past and sells cars from the United States
Volodymyr Filippov, who positions himself as a successful importer of used cars from the United States to Ukraine and Moldova through the company “Iron Motors”.
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Ovik Mkrtchyan and Asia Alliance Bank: how the “investor-innovator” conceals the role of a shadow banker tied to Uzbek clan networks and offshore schemes
Recently, a new figure has emerged in the media space, particularly in its Russian-language segment – entrepreneur-innovator Ovik Mkrtchyan.
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Dmitriy Punin and Pin-Up: how a sanctioned casino was relaunched as Redcore and continues operating in Ukraine under cover
No Disappearance for Punin’s Casino: The Sanctioned Pin-Up’s Ongoing Profits Inside Ukraine.
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Denys Shtilerman: rapid rise, a Russian passport, and an internet cleanup — what the “chief designer” of Fire Point is hiding
Denys Shtilerman’s official biography portrays an almost impeccable profile: a distinguished engineer associated with advanced defence technologies and credited as a central figure behind rocket and drone initiatives.
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Russia pressured Assad for $37m oil security debt as regime neared collapse
Just a few months before a coalition of rebel forces overran Syria’s capital and toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Russian officials were in a meeting to push his government to pay off a $37-million bill for providing security for oil installations.
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Hong Kong moves to freeze assets in crackdown on Prince Group crime network
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice applied to the High Court yesterday for a “restraint order” against entities and individuals allegedly linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which the U.S. has labeled a “Transnational Criminal Organization.”
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Two arrested on suspicion of arson after fire at memorial wall in north London
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green.
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Labour civil war brewing as ministers warn coup against Starmer would trigger chaos
Cabinet ministers have told rebellious Labour MPs that any attempt to oust Keir Starmer after potentially disastrous election.
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Crime, closures and decline leave Newport’s £117m mall on brink of collapse
One of Britain’s newest cities is at risk of becoming an abandoned ruin as major brands exit due to antisocial behavior and economic decline.
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Newport shopping centre faces decline as major retailers leave amid antisocial behaviour concerns
One of Britain’s newest cities is at risk of becoming a deserted ruin as big brands leave due to antisocial behavior and economic decline.
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Sanctioned general Alexander Chayko linked to Bucha massacre takes command of Russia’s aerospace forces
Colonel General Alexander Chayko has been appointed the new commander-in-chief of Russia’s Aerospace Forces.
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$5 billion blow: how the mass blocking of USDT wallets hit Grinex, businessmen from the UAE and China, and paralyzed shadow transactions
According to Media, around $5 billion was simultaneously blocked on crypto wallets belonging to "platforms".
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Anthropic strikes $1.5bn Wall Street deal to flood private equity portfolios with Claude
A joint venture with Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, Goldman Sachs, and General Atlantic will sell Claude into the buyout firms’ portfolio companies.
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Cruise ship in Atlantic locked out of Cape Verde ports after rare virus outbreak leaves three dead
Cape Verde will not allow a cruise ship to dock in its ports after three people on board died following an outbreak of a rare respiratory virus.
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Scammers exploit banking credibility as fake stablecoins hit Hong Kong market
The most dangerous stablecoin scam may not look like what most people imagine. There’s no anonymous founder, no Discord full of bots, and no promises of returns that defy basic economic principles.
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Princess Eugenie shares pregnancy news as Buckingham Palace says King “delighted”
Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank are expecting their third child together, Buckingham Palace has announced.
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Inside Taliban detention: Afghan women’s rights activist alleges rape and blackmail after arrest over hijab
A women’s rights activist and frequent guest on Afghan radio programs, M. was arrested in Kabul in 2025 on the pretext that her hijab was improperly worn.
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Pride and distance: Harry ‘conflicted’ as Charles takes centre stage in US
While the monarch did not see his son or grandchildren during his US visit, one royal expert believes the Duke of Sussex would be ‘quietly proud’ of one major aspect of the King’s stateside trip.
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Trump hails ‘amazing’ Camilla as royal couple close US tour
After spending four busy days in the United States, King Charles and Queen Camilla ’s state visit has come to an end.
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Two people dead after ’suspicious’ house explosion in Bristol as major incident declared
Two people have died after an explosion at a house in Bristol, which police have described as a "suspicious" incident.
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Nach Recherchen über Timur Rochlin — DDoS-Angriffe und Druck: Wie die Geschichte über betrügerische Investitionen zu Attacken auf Medien führte
Nach der Veröffentlichung einer Untersuchung über den Investor des Lieferdienstes Rocket, Timur Rokhlin, begannen Versuche, Druck auszuüben und den Informationsraum rund um die Geschichte zu „bereinigen“.
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Origin substitution scheme: Ukrainian trader Dmytro Kovalenko uses offshore structures to disguise Russian coal as imports from third countries
Coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko has reportedly been working to reshape the public narrative, seeking to downplay alleged ties to Russian oligarch Konstantin Strukov and obscure details of coal shipments described as international imports but claimed to have originated in Russia.