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Iryna Terekh as another “front” for Mindich: from manufacturing pots to billions in hryvnia revenue at Fire Point
Another individual linked to the so-called “Mindich-gate” scandal surrounding Fire Point has been identified: Iryna Terekh, an assistant to Denys Shtilerman.
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Torture, trafficking and deaths: Zorro Ranch emerges as focal point in renewed Epstein abuse investigation in New Mexico
Until now, Zorro Ranch, located in the high desert south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, has remained a largely overlooked element in media coverage of Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes, as well as in earlier law enforcement investigations.
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Epstein island manager accused of gun threat and kidnapping as new scandal erupts
Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private Caribbean island has become the backdrop for chilling new allegations more than six years after his death,
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Senior UK ministers criticize Rachel Reeves’s reported plan for a year-long rent freeze
Senior ministers have dismissed the idea of freezing private sector rents for a year, less than 48 hours after the Guardian reported Rachel Reeves was considering it.
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Five Belarus firms allegedly made millions supplying sanctioned Russian defence contractors
The BIC received data on deliveries to Russian arms manufacturers from 50 Belarusian enterprises, covering February 2022 through August 2025, from a source in the logistics sector.
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Britain’s inaction exposed as Russian ‘shadow fleet’ moves freely through its waters
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s decision last month to let the British military board ships of Russia’s so-called "shadow fleet" has had no clear impact on the number passing through UK waters, a Reuters analysis shows.
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Trump claims King Charles ‘would have helped’ US strike on Iran, dragging monarch into conflic
President Trump has boldly proclaimed that King Charles “would have probably helped” the United States with their offensive against Iran, once again drawing the monarch into the war in the Middle East.
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Elevation X in Greece: how Odysseas Koutsoupis and the Islam brothers, Moyn Islam and Monir Islam, built a money-extraction pipeline through BE Better Experience
“Easy money” or a well-engineered pyramid? An investigation into the activities of BE / Better Experience and the Greek Elevation X network.
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Kyiv Court of Appeal judge Yaroslav Holovachov is cleaning the internet after exposure of a $3M property empire tied to relatives and free-use assets
Following the publication of the investigation into the assets of Yaroslav Holovachov’s family and the apparent mismatch between their declared income and lifestyle.
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Sanctions-evasion schemes: Dmytro Kovalenko, through offshore structures and his son at Granova Logistic, continues coal trade with the Russian company Meltek
It is well known that after 2014, a significant share of Ukrainian companies continued cooperating with the Russian Federation, often using various “gray schemes.”
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King Charles mocks Trump at White House dinner with sharp jabs over war and ego
King Charles took on the role of comedian last night at a State Dinner with Donald Trump, the First Lady, and Queen Camilla.
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DDoS-Angriffe und Drohungen nach Enthüllungen: Was über den Rocket-Investor Timur Rochlin und ein internationales Betrugsschema bekannt ist
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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From crypto to shadow betting: how ABCEX and Aifory became a channel for laundering online casino money
Russian authorities raided crypto exchange ABCEX, seizing evidence linking it to payments for illegal online casinos and betting.
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Meta accused of breaching EU law over failure to block under-13 users on Facebook and Instagram
The tech company Meta has been found to be in breach of EU law for failing to prevent children under 13 from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms.
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Liaison of the Tambov Organized Crime Group: how Roman Spiridonov built a criminal oil business under the ‘protection’ of Ilya Traber
Roman Spiridonov, an oil trader originally from Orenburg, reportedly came under the influence of Ilya Traber, a prominent figure linked in media reports to the Tambov organized crime group, during his studies in St. Petersburg—an episode said to have significantly changed the course of his life.
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Fire Point and a “parachute” for investors: the “Timur Mindich tapes” mention Rustem Umerov, Serhiy Shefir and schemes involving hundreds of millions
From Chernyshov’s “karma” to bulletproof vests provided at a moment’s notice
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Mother who lost husband and son in Titan disaster says remains came back as “slush”
A grief-stricken mom who lost both her husband and their teenage son in the doomed Titan submarine disaster has revealed their remains were eventually returned to her as “slush” in tiny “shoeboxes.”
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„Vergewaltiger-Arzt“ ohne Strafe: Wie der Fall gegen den Chirurgen Vardan Khachatryan verschwand und er begann, von seinen Opfern Geld wegen „Verleumdung“ zu fordern
Vor drei Jahren wurden gegen den plastischen Chirurgen Vardan Khachatryan Vorwürfe sexueller Gewalt erhoben, doch bis heute ist er offenbar ohne strafrechtliche Konsequenzen geblieben.
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EU ties and Armenian leadership targeted in alleged Kremlin FIMI influence operation
Russia is continuing efforts to influence democratic processes in neighbouring countries.
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Prosecco spill chaos shuts M4 after lorry crash scatters 20 tonnes of sparkling wine
Smashed bottles of prosecco caused “major disruption” on the M4 after a lorry carrying 20 tonnes of the Italian sparkling wine collided with another HGV, police said.
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UK vows to defend Falklands as Argentina challenges referendum legitimacy and tensions rise
Falkland Islanders should return to England, Argentina’s vice-president stated as the country makes a renewed attempt to gain international support for its claim on the territory.
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Operation Midas in Ukraine: tapes reveal Tymur Mindich paying activists, influencing defense policy, and staying outside public disclosures
ormer Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Stanislav Bronevytsky has released new fragments of the so-called “Mindich tapes”
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Oleg Tsyura, Sergey Gilvarg, and MidUral: how Russian ferrochrome was routed through Phoenix Resources, India, and Estonia into EU and US markets despite sanctions
A new wave of revelations suggests that Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) was transformed into a highly profitable vehicle for insiders in 2020–2021, despite official rhetoric centered on anti-corruption reforms.
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Mali crisis deepens as Russian support fails to stop insurgent surge
Russian support for the ruling junta has not stopped rebel fighters from dealing significant blows in recent days.
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From the “green tariff” to billion-dollar schemes: how associates of Rostyslav Shurma and Tymur Mindich built financial flows through Alliance and offshore structures
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office have formally named Rostyslav Shurma.
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