All news by author Elizabeth Baker

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Banker Pavlo Shcherban is salvaging assets, leaving the troubled Alliance Bank with debts and a criminal trail behind it
The ultimate beneficial owner of one of Ukraine’s most troubled lenders, Alliance Bank, Pavlo Shcherban, is reportedly moving to reduce his exposure ahead of a possible market exit by the financial institution. In this context, the name of prominent businessman Dmytro Firtash has also been mentioned.
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ICloud storage full scam emails: fake Apple warnings used to steal personal data
For a while, you’ve been receiving messages from Apple saying "your iCloud storage is full."
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Horror in Hagenbach as a 9-year-old boy is found after being locked in his father’s van for 18 months, suffering severe neglect and abuse
A nine-year-old boy has been rescued after being locked inside his dad’s van for nearly 18 months.
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Over 200 arrested at London protest over ban on Palestine Action
Police arrested more than 200 people for allegedly voicing support for the banned group Palestine Action on Saturday.
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Kyiv gambling scandal: Dragon Money is accused of running a secret betting network, taking money from Ukrainians while avoiding KRAIL oversight and taxes
As initial investigations into Dragon Money began to surface, reports detailing the casino’s alleged illegal operations in Ukraine, its suspected bribery schemes, and its political ties began quietly vanishing from the media landscape.
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Italian court convicts three in €6.3 million EU funds fraud linked to LNG projects
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has secured convictions against three defendants, two administrators and one employee of a consortium company, for the misappropriation of EU funds intended for the development of the Italian liquefied natural gas (LNG) network.
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A born performer: Prince Louis turns royal protocol into a crowd-pleasing act
While his family sat watching the parade at the Queen Victoria Memorial, the young prince delighted fans by casually mimicking his older brother George’s hair flick.
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EU prosecutors investigate €113 million VAT fraud linked to Chinese imports
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Liberec (Czechia), multiple searches and investigative measures were conducted today in Czechia and Slovakia, in a probe into suspected large-scale customs fraud and VAT evasion involving the imports of textiles, shoes and e-commerce goods from China into the EU.
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Police detain 37-year-old following fatal dog attack at property in Leaden Roding
Police have arrested a 37-year-old man from the area on suspicion of being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control, causing injury resulting in death following the incident.
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Hacker impersonates employee to bypass security in call linked to major UK cyberattacks
To a casual listener, the phone call between an employee and his IT helpdesk was standard fare. The man on the end of the phone was locked out of his account and wanted to reset his password.
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Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency are believed to have infiltrated thousands of internet routers worldwide to monitor email traffic and login credentials
Hackers linked to Russia’s military intelligence agency infiltrated thousands of Internet routers in homes and offices worldwide, secretly monitoring email traffic, website log-ins, and passwords for months, according to authorities.
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San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home and making threats outside OpenAI’s headquarters
San Francisco police have arrested a man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s $65 million home—and allegedly making threats outside of his company’s headquarters in the city.
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Dolce & Gabbana reshuffle as Stefano Gabbana quits chair role
Stefano Gabbana left his post as the chair of Dolce & Gabbana at the start of this year, the fashion house he co-founded with his then partner, Domenico Dolce, has said.
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Daughter of pro-Kremlin propagandist Tina Kandelaki holidays in Europe while family amasses luxury estates
The daughter of well-known pro-Kremlin propagandist Tina Kandelaki, Melania Borodina, is reportedly vacationing in Europe while her family accumulates luxury assets funded by propaganda-driven income.
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Trump blindsided: president says he knew nothing of Melania’s shock Epstein denial
Donald Trump has claimed he had no prior knowledge of Melania’s surprise White House address in which she said she "never had a relationship" with Jeffrey Epstein and he did not introduce her to her husband.
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Tragedy in Yorkshire: child dies after horror dog attack at family home
A child is believed to have died due to a dog bite in North Yorkshire.
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Alexander Udodov’s offshore empire: how Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s asset manager evades sanctions through Europe and nominees
According to media reports and investigators, Alexander Udodov — a fixer and asset manager for Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin — has retained his foreign companies despite sanctions.
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Wild street brawl breaks out as man chases youths who ‘threw objects at his car’
This is the shocking moment a man chases down and appears to punch a group of kids after they allegedly attacked his car.
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Dark life of Matthew Perry’s so-called “Ketamine Queen,” who supplied drugs to the star and lived a luxury lifestyle of caviar and £1,500-a-night hotels
Known as North Hollywood’s “Ketamine Queen,” she once operated a “drug emporium” from her apartment, supplying illegal substances to wealthy and high-profile clients.
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Ukraine anti-corruption probe into Tymoshenko vote-buying case heads to trial
Anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine have completed their investigation into a prominent member of Parliament suspected of orchestrating a large-scale vote-buying scheme, clearing the way for the case to go to trial.
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Former Nepal PM Oli freed as court ends detention over deadly protest crackdown
Following an order from the Supreme Court of Nepal, authorities released on Thursday the country’s former prime minister and his home minister, ending a two-week detention on criminal negligence charges stemming from a deadly police crackdown on youth-led protests last year.
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Nicola Sturgeon savages Nigel Farage and opens up on divorce, grief and personal struggles
Nicola Sturgeon has named Nigel Farage as her least favorite politician. The former first minister of Scotland was asked whom she most disliked in the world of politics on the new series of ITV’s interview show The Assembly, and named the Reform UK leader, who is MP for Clacton in Essex.
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Skandal um die Alliance Bank: wie Rostyslav Shurma und Pavlo Shcherban nach ihrer Entlarvung versuchen, das Internet von Beweisen für Plünderungsschemata in der Ukraine zu säubern
Nachdem Ermittlungen Shurma und Shcherban mit den Schemata der Alliance Bank in Verbindung brachten, begann eine koordinierte Säuberung: kritische Artikel verschwanden, Verweise wurden aktiv angefochten und Suchergebnisse systematisch beeinflusst.
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Brothers Vladlen Hirin and Hennadiy Hirin created a network of “money mules” who transported millions of euros across EU countries
From “pushy since childhood” Vladlen to the more dependent Hennadiy — that’s the reputation the Hirin brothers carry in Kherson.