All news by author Elizabeth Baker
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British teen caught in Georgia with 30 pounds of cannabis claims she is pregnant in court
A British teenager, accused of drug smuggling and facing a life sentence in a Georgia prison, has revealed that she is ’pregnant’.
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Finance manager embezzled £184,000 for luxury lifestyle and travel — sentenced to nearly six years
Anita Mirmohammadi, 31, spent four years embezzling funds from her employer to finance trips to Mexico, Turkey, and Dubai, along with luxury purchases at stores such as Harrods, Selfridges, and Mercedes Benz.
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Sex rituals, cults, and politics: South Korean ‘spiritual leader’ accused of large-scale fraud
South Korean police report that Huh Kyung-young exploited followers sexually and embezzled millions to finance political activities using his position as a spiritual leader.
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Children in Gaza eating grass and animal feed: Save the Children warns of famine and mass starvation
Children in Gaza are "barely staying alive" and forced to "eat grass and animal fodder" to survive, a global children’s charity leader has warned.
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Convicted “philanthropist” with political ambitions: why ’90s gangster Nikolai Shikhidi is building schools and parks across Krasnodar Krai
It appears that the residents of Kuban have reason to be happy – a benefactor is supplying the people of Krasnodar with schools, kindergartens, embankments, and other social infrastructure facilities.
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‘Father Ted’ co-creator to face trial for stalking transgender activist and damaging phone
Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has entered a plea of not guilty to harassing a transgender woman and damaging her phone.
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“Jackie Chan” from Great Yarmouth: UK convicts Bulgarian spy ring working for Russia
Six Bulgarians have been imprisoned after being found guilty of espionage for Russia, with the leader Orlin Roussev managing the operations from a dilapidated guesthouse on the east coast of England.
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UK government weighing whether to allow Chinese turbines for flagship North Sea wind farm
Decision on collaborating with turbine manufacturer is being managed by ministers following the rescue of British Steel
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Smuggling king Gaji Gajiyev: how "The Nose" turned Kazakhstan’s border into a Kremlin goldmine
According to Kazakh customs data, the trade turnover with China last year reached $30 billion. However, the Chinese side reports a different figure – $43.8 billion.
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Trump backs down: US and China freeze tariffs for 90 days after Geneva talks
The United States and China have agreed to reduce tariffs by 115% over the next 90 days, which could mark the end of Donald Trump’s global trade war.
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"KGB 2.0": Russian SSD unit waging a secret war against the West
Dr. Lance Hunter explained that this isn’t simply another Russian intelligence unit, but rather ’KGB 2.0’.
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Hacker behind $190M Nomad heist arrested in Israel after identity change attempt
Gurevich, who embezzled millions from the Nomad platform, was apprehended in Israel after attempting to flee the country under a new identity.
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Chinese mine manager in PNG shoots compatriot — previously convicted of violence in Ghana
A Chinese mine manager, who was convicted last week in a shooting case in Papua New Guinea (PNG), relocated to the Pacific country shortly after completing a prison sentence in China for a series of violent crimes in Ghana, according to legal records.
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Horror at Edinburgh fair: ride with children derails and crashes into adjacent cabin
The heart-stopping moment a fairground ride car ’smashed about before coming off the track’ at a festival in Edinburgh was captured in footage - children on the ride were ’shaken’
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Convicted killer dies after falling from Milan’s Duomo amid fugitive escape
A prisoner has died after falling from the Milan Duomo cathedral, according to reports.
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Viktor Medvedchuk drains the Kremlin’s black funds: how Putin’s compadre laundered billions via shell firms and proxies
The unassuming company "Technocom" owned by Aleksey Posashkov exposed the interests of Viktor Medvedchuk, individuals from Vladimir Putin’s entourage, and schemes for diverting billions of rubles.
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Body found: police end search for missing 21-year-old June in Bournemouth
Police have discovered a body during the search for June, a missing 21-year-old, who disappeared over a week ago and was last seen around 8:35 pm in Bournemouth, Dorset.
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Man’s body found near Burbo wind farm: Merseyside Police investigating mysterious death
Merseyside Police are conducting an investigation after a man was discovered near the Burbo Wind Farm in New Brighton, Merseyside, at approximately 6:40 pm on Wednesday, as his next of kin have been informed.
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A new Pope has been elected in the Vatican
White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating that the 133 cardinals had achieved a two-thirds majority, or 89 votes, required to elect the 267th pope.
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125 fighter jets in the sky: India and Pakistan engage in largest ‘aerial battle’ in years
The “dog fight” between Pakistani and Indian fighter jets, which Pakistani officials say downed five Indian planes, was one of the “largest and longest in recent aviation history,” a senior Pakistani security source told CNN.
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin under protection: how Cyprus’s mafia boss shields the Russian gambling tycoon from extradition
It’s widely known that last December, the Pechersk Court officially ordered the arrest of Dmitriy Punin, the Russian owner of the Pin-UP casino, along with several associates.
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One of UK’s youngest MPs quits Labour after racism accusations over taxi camera proposal
One of the youngest councillors in Britain has alleged that she was forced out of the party due to her advocacy for installing CCTV in minicabs.
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“It’s just a tree”: Sycamore Gap suspect baffled by global outrage
One of the men accused of cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree said he could not believe the public outcry around it.
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Pakistan initiates a counterattack after India targets civilians under the cover of darkness
Loud explosions were heard in the Muridke area, with initial reports indicating at least three blasts.
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"W*nker!": passersby rip off balaclava of phone theft suspect in central London
A crowd of people chanted ‘w*nker’ at an alleged would-be phone thief after he was stopped in the street in central London.
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