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The family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief possesses extensive property holdings in the United Kingdom
As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Baylar Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.
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Kremlin botnet launches wave of disinformation claiming Havana Syndrome doesn’t exist
The Doppelgänger bot network has begun spreading Moscow’s response to The Insider’s joint investigation with 60 Minutes and Der Spiegel into Havana Syndrome.
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How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries.
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Austrian mystery villas linked to former romantic partner of sanctioned Russian oligarch Eduard Khudainatov
Four luxurious properties were purchased by Khudainatov’s longtime partner for a total of 26 million euros.
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Huyton Firm: Brutal organised crime group brought down by its own text messages
More than 30 serious criminals have been jailed after police cracked their encrypted text messages and uncovered a violent feud over stolen drugs.
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United Energy, Alliance Bank, and Ihor Kolomoiskyi: how the scheme involving Ukrenergo’s debts worked
Alliance Bank, in collusion with energy traders affiliated with now-arrested Ukrainian businessman Ihor Kolomoiskyi, stole from the state an amount equivalent to 14,000 Mavic drones, while courts are obstructing the recovery of these funds.
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Putin’s Black Sea palace revamped: striptease hall and casino replaced with a chapel
Vladimir Putin’s palace in the Russian resort town of Gelendzhik had been renovated as of the spring of 2023
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Questions arise as Solomon Islands PM’s property holdings reveal millions in wealth
The prime minister of the Pacific Island nation has recently gone on a home-building spree, constructing eight valuable new houses in and around the capital city of Honiara.
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Dragging down the dragon: China’s economic woes are unsolvable without the resumption of market reforms
China faces mounting challenges, the result of a real estate bubble, a stock market crisis, and a growing debt burden.
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North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians
On 2 January, a young Ukrainian weapons inspector, Krystyna Kimachuk, got word that an unusual-looking missile had crashed into a building in the city of Kharkiv.
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The Czech illegals: Husband and wife outed as GRU spies aiding bombings and poisonings across Europe
GRU Unit 29155, Russia’s assassination and sabotage squad, blew up ammunition warehouses in Czechia. It had help from Elena and Nikolai Šapošnikov, a family of deep-cover spies working as arms dealers.
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A simple fraud is undermining Europe’s most sophisticated timber tracing system
Wood that may have been logged illegally is entering the supply chain due to a flaw in Romania’s new digital system to track timber.
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Cyprus’ former president sues corruption probe witness
Cypriot Former President Nicos Anastasiades has filed a defamation suit against an author who testified to an anti-corruption body about alleged misconduct while he was head of state.
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Worth their weight in tantalum: indispensable capacitors for missiles and drones make their way into Russia via Lithuania and China
Tantalum capacitors are irreplaceable electronic elements that can be found in all sorts of devices — including the Korsar and Shahed drones Russia uses against Ukraine.
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Sanctions haven’t stopped notorious Serbian arms merchant Slobodan Tešić
Despite repeated rounds of sanctions, the notorious arms dealer Slobodan Tešić remains a dominant player in Serbia’s weapons trade.
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How Italy’s ’Ndrangheta mafia allegedly infiltrated Canadian banks: ’You’re never too busy for your banker’
A faction of the ’Ndrangheta based in Toronto allegedly relied on relationships with staff at two major Canadian banks to facilitate their financial activities.
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Georgia: Opposition MP aligns with ruling party, family subsequently wins two land disputes
In an important vote for new members of a top judicial body, five opposition politicians joined forces with Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, to elect pro-government candidates.
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A media investigation revealed that special school pupils were allegedly "tortured" in the sedation rooms
Staff were filmed hitting, kicking and leaving special school pupils in their own urine, the BBC has found.
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Syrian opposition supports US bill targeting Captagon trafficking
A U.S.-based Syrian opposition organization welcomed on Thursday a bill U.S. President Joe Biden signed a day earlier in order to combat the production and trafficking of a potent drug...
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Turkish businessman linked to acquisition of luxury London residence for son of Azerbaijani official
Turkish magnate Erdal Aksoy proudly describes himself as a fixer of major business deals between Turkey and Azerbaijan.
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Italian mobsters allegedly gained significant influence in Toronto
Vincenzo Muià was determined to find out who had killed his brother Carmelo, a leader in a faction of the feared ’Ndrangheta crime group who was gunned down on the streets of Siderno, a coastal city in southern Italy in 2018.
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‘Plasma was called liquid gold’: the true story of the UK infected blood scandal
Documents examined by inquiry show officials knew people were being given infected blood products, but sanctioned their use
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The tragedy behind dead Gooch boss Lee Amos’ lethal vendetta
The bloody cycle of gangland revenge that led to Lee Amos’ death behind bars in a Staffordshire prison
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Fito, Ecuador’s infamous drug lord, escaped from the prison where he lived luxuriously
Despite being behind bars, Adolfo ’Fito’ Macias was able to run the brutal Los Choneros drug gang and Ecuador’s authorities were unable to stop him. They also couldn’t prevent his escape.
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The police files on Jill Dando’s murder have revealed a significant unanswered question in the investigation
An unidentified individual, wearing a suit and tie, was caught on CCTV on the killer’s suspected escape route on April 26, 1999 - Jill Dando’s murderer has never been caught
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