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£1.5bn drone fiasco: UK taxpayers foot bill as faulty military project collapses
Exclusive: Elbit Systems profiting from doomed drone program which cost UK taxpayer £1.5 billion.
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‘Fake Dubai prince’ scam strikes again: Nigerian man arrested after Romanian victims come forward
A recent OCCRP investigation identified a Nigerian man who allegedly posed as a Dubai prince to scam a Romanian woman. Now, another apparent victim of the same online scam has emerged.
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Russian-linked businessman Sergei Glinka moves to seize a Moldovan defense manufacturer
Russian-linked businessman Sergei Glinka is seeking to take control of a Moldovan defense enterprise after his Romanian subsidiary, Automecanica SA, paid around €16 million for a stake in Popeci Utilaj Greu, a producer of heavy machinery and military-grade equipment.
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From Bugatti supercars to global probes: How Josip Heit built a luxury crypto empire now accused of Ponzi-style fraud
It is June 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Josip Heit, a Croatian businessman, is waiting for an Antena Stars reporter in front of the Marriott hotel in Bucharest, behind the wheel of a Bugatti Chiron Panda.
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Romanian state energy firm Oltenia may have skirted €250 million in EU carbon taxes
State-owned Romanian energy firm Complexul Energetic Oltenia SA has declared much lower-than-average carbon dioxide emissions figures despite burning heavily-polluting low-grade coal, raising questions of whether it has skirted hundreds of millions in EU carbon taxes.
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Holger Neumann cites NATO unity as jets respond to Russian drone breaches ordered by Vladimir Putin
German fighter jets have been deployed to Poland and Romania as tensions between NATO and Russia remain high.
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Moldovan citizens Alexander Basunov and Tamara Basunova run UK-based FoxCloud as infrastructure surfaces in support of Russian propaganda outlets
In the United Kingdom, a company is registered that, by all appearances, should have been lost among hundreds of similar entities. But FOXCLOUD LLP is not such a case.
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Romania Investigates $300 Million CO₂ Fraud Linked to Gupta’s Liberty Steel
Romanian prosecutors are investigating possible fraud involving CO₂ certificates at steel plant Liberty Galați.
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Maltese company Alkagesta accused of masking Russian oil exports to Ukraine
The company Alkagesta exports Russian oil to Ukraine via Romania.
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NATO’s eastern flank prepares high-tech drone defence amid hybrid war threats
Europe is preparing to construct a massive defence layer called the "drone wall" to deter Russian incursions into NATO airspace.
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Romanian subsidiary of HS Timber Group investigated for alleged tax evasion
The Romanian subsidiary of Austria’s HS Timber Group faces allegations that it under-reported the amount of lumber it processed and avoided taxes on some sales.
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Russia and Belarus conduct joint drills amid heightened regional tensions
I’m at the Borisov military ground in Belarus, on a rare Guardian trip to the authoritarian state, where Zapad – the joint Russian-Belarusian drills – are under way.
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Suspected sex trafficker Andrew Tate obtained Vanuatu ‘golden passport’ while in Romanian custody
The alleged sex trafficker and “king of toxic masculinity" was granted a golden passport by the South Pacific nation while under high-profile investigation in Romania.
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Tates face trial in the UK: dozens of charges for rape and control over prostitution
The Tate brothers face a string of criminal charges in the UK including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, the Crown Prosecution Service said today
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Arson of cars and homes linked to Starmer: Romanian Stanislav Karpiuk on trial in UK
A Romanian citizen accused of participating in the "arson attacks" on properties and a car associated with Sir Keir Starmer has appeared in court.
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With over 95% of votes counted: Bucharest mayor Nicușor Dan confidently wins Romanian election
Bucharest mayor Dan effectively leads Romania’s presidential race
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Romanian prime minister resigns after far-right Simion’s triumph in elections
Marcel Ciolacu resigns after the coalition candidate fails to advance to the run-off against nationalist George Simion
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Jean-Claude Van Damme is accused of engaging in sexual relations with trafficked Romanian women
The incidents are said to have occurred in Cannes, where the actor reportedly received the Romanian women as a "gift" and was aware that they were victims of a trafficking network.
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Romanian authorities dismantle crime network laundering $14M through crypto
Romanian authorities executed a comprehensive operation against an organized crime network accused of misappropriating funds from a renewable energy project. The group reportedly laundered over $14 million via cryptocurrency transactions.
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Tate brothers are heading to Romania, where they face charges of human trafficking
British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan announced on Friday that they have departed from the US and are returning to Romania, where they are facing charges related to human trafficking and other offenses.
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Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime uncovers treason plot, arrests six suspects
The suspects were detained by authorities on the same day that two Russian diplomats were ordered to leave the country.
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Andrew Tate collaborated with alleged Romanian organized crime figures in casino ventures
Newly uncovered documents by reporters indicate that Andrew and Tristan Tate were part of a profit-sharing deal with a casino company whose owners are currently being investigated for forming a violent organized crime group.
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Andrew Tate collaborated in casinos with suspected Romanian organized crime figures
Recent documents revealed by reporters indicate that Andrew and Tristan Tate participated in a profit-sharing agreement with a casino company whose owners are currently under investigation for establishing a violent organized crime group.
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have departed from Romania to the US
Andrew Tate – a supporter of Donald Trump – and his brother are on a private plane to Florida, according to Romanian media.
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French fugitive whose escape resulted in the death of two officers extradited from Romania
Mohamed Amra’s arrest concludes a nine-month search following an ambush on a prison convoy by armed attackers in Normandy.
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