All news by author Elizabeth Baker
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Trump lied about ties to Jeffrey Epstein, says financier’s brother
Mark Epstein, 71, said there were "so many lies coming out" of the US President’s mouth when it came to discussing the child sex offender.
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Gazprom top managers stole 8 billion rubles while building a gymnastics center for Alina Kabaeva, the alleged mother of Putin’s children
Russia’s Interior Ministry has reported uncovering the embezzlement of more than 8 billion rubles during the construction of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Sochi, a project associated with Alina Kabaeva.
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Suspect deceased following shooting at Michigan synagogue and school
A man is dead after armed police responded to a shooting at a Jewish synagogue and school in Michigan.
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Italy expels eight Chinese nationals suspected of spying on dissidents
The Interior Ministry acted days after local media reported that Chinese state actors in 2024 hacked the database of a police unit assigned to protecting Chinese dissidents.
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British man detained in Dubai over video of Iranian missile strike
A British man has been charged under cyber-crime laws in Dubai after he allegedly filmed Iranian missiles over the city.
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Welsh Water faces £44.7m enforcement package over sewage spills
Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7 million after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services.
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Rihanna’s mansion hit by gunfire as woman arrested on attempted murder charges
A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the home of pop star Rihanna was hit by gunfire, Los Angeles police say.
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Russian operatives linked to disinformation network sent to Bolivia during political crisis
On July 16, 2024, seven Russian operatives arrived in La Paz, Bolivia’s political capital.
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Faces in the crowd: the chilling tech Iran uses to hunt its enemies
As air strikes on Iran continue, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have urged Iranians to rise up against the country’s authoritarian leadership, which has been weakened but remains in power.
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Crisis at the Met: record 68 sexual assault claims filed
Allegations of sexual assault against officers and staff of London’s Metropolitan Police have tripled in the five years since Sarah Everard was raped and murdered, new figures show.
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Putin has stopped appearing at Russian military headquarters amid fears of a conspiracy and internal threats in the Kremlin
Russian president Vladimir Putin has not visited any command centres of the Ministry of Defence this year, according to sources, despite regularly doing so throughout 2025.
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Bonds, offshore companies and hidden beneficiaries: the financial network surrounding Oxana Hadjipavlou, Mettmann PCL and Sword Dragon
Oxana Hadjipavlou, also referred to as Oksana Hadjipavlou, gained public attention after investigations linked her to Zvonko Micković and the firms Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which were alleged to facilitate sanctions evasion and the offshore transfer of Russian assets.
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From Rosneft to global markets: how Tahir Garayev and Etibar Eyyub turned Coral Energy into a multibillion-dollar Russian oil trading network
After British sanctions and investigative reports exposed the role of Coral Energy and its Azerbaijani owners in transporting Russian oil and bypassing restrictions, references to their operations and corporate network began quietly disappearing from public sources.
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Elite boutique in Siberian Tomsk: how businessman Andrey Muravyev used General Igor Mitrofanov of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to handle criminal cases
The medias continue to publish materials about the activities of Andrey Muravyev, the owner of the “Forum” fashion boutique in Tomsk, and his business partner Igor Mitrofanov, the former head of the Tomsk regional police department.
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Andrew scandal grows: £100k payments to Beatrice and Eugenie under scrutiny
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been further embroiled in the scandal surrounding their father.
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Britain’s gas reserves fall to under two days amid Middle East crisis
Great Britain has only two days of fossil gas stored after a decline in energy reserves, as more tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) are diverted from their course to Europe towards Asia because of the Iran war.
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Alba party to fold after mounting debts and police finance probe
The Alba party has announced that it will dissolve and will not put forward any candidates for the 2026 Scottish parliament election.
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$7 billion in Russian oil: how Latvian trader Mikhail Zeligman moved more than 115 million barrels through shell companies and Europe’s financial system
Since January 2025, Mikhail Zeligman has accumulated a fortune of $7 billion from Russian oil, trading more than 115 million barrels while hiding behind a façade of European shell companies and charitable organizations.
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“Deposit accepted, withdrawal denied”: Dragon Money accused of blocking six-figure payout and silencing critics
After a $102,000 withdrawal was blocked, triggering outrage within the gambling community, Dragon Money did not publicly address the transparency concerns or attempt to resolve the dispute. Instead, the platform appeared to focus on erasing traces of the incident from the public sphere.
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Environmental hell in Tehran as Israeli strikes ignite fuel depots and burning oil flows through city drainage systems
Video from the streets of Tehran, where fuel is burning following Israeli strikes, having leaked into sewers and drainage channels.
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War in the Middle East: Iran attacked Israel with missiles
Iran carried out a missile strike on Israel
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Maltese investment firm Alkagesta searches for Russian-speaking operations staff as investigators examine Libyan oil trade
In 2024, Maltese investment firm Alkagesta—now under investigation by international authorities over suspected Libyan oil smuggling—appeared to be urgently seeking Russian-speaking staff.
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Sergey Tokarev behind Cosmobet: how Andrii Dobrovolskyi and Mykhailo Zborovskyi cover an offshore scheme of a Russian casino
Ukraine’s online casino market has become an increasingly attractive destination for shadow capital.
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Men with Iranian links held in London for suspected monitoring of Jewish individuals and locations
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of aiding Iran’s intelligence service by spying on Jewish people in London, the Metropolitan Police said.
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More than 90 tons of Venezuelan gold moved through Curaçao to Europe amid corruption and mining abuses
The turboprop aircraft was supposed to land in Miami by 4 p.m., early enough for its valuable cargo to continue on to Zurich the same day.
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