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Two arrested after €198,000 drug haul seized in Dublin raid
A man and a woman have been arrested after €198,000 worth of drugs were seized in Dublin city on Wednesday.
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Brigitte Macron’s plane "slap" was sparked by jealousy over her husband’s messages with an Iranian actress
Brigitte Macron’s infamous "slap" of her husband Emmanuel was sparked by a jealous row over messages from an Iranian actress, it has been claimed.
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Princess of Wales wins hearts in Italy as teachers cry after school visit
The Princess of Wales said she had an “inspiring day” learning about the Reggio Emilia approach to early years as she visited a pre-school in the city that has adopted the philosophy, where she hugged children and left teachers emotional.
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EPPO in Warsaw detains nine in €599,000 EU childcare subsidy fraud probe
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Warsaw (Poland), nine suspects were detained yesterday in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud and attempted money laundering involving childcare institutions in Gdynia and Gdańsk.
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EPPO orders searches and arrest in probe into €18 million VAT fraud
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt (Germany), eight searches were carried out and one individual was arrested yesterday on suspicion of orchestrating a €18 million VAT carousel fraud through the sale of small electronic goods.
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EU prosecutors say false credentials were used in attempted €205k fraud against recovery fund programme
EPPO in Ljubljana has indicted five companies and their representatives in Maribor for alleged subsidy fraud involving EU Recovery and Resilience Facility funds meant to improve working conditions for employees with disabilities.
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Allegations of cartel corruption strain US-Mexico relations to a breaking point
Relations between Mexico and the United States are being pushed to breaking point amid accusations by Washington that Mexican officials have been “in bed for years” with drug traffickers, and reports of CIA agents freely operating south of the border.
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Trump lands in Beijing with America’s billionaire CEOs for high-stakes Xi summit
Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping – and is bringing tech CEOs, including Elon Musk, along for the ride.
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Trump aide says protocols are ready if president is assassinated
President Donald Trump has instructions stored in the Oval Office for Vice President JD Vance should he ever need to succeed him as president.
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Briton who trained Ukrainian troops exposed as Russian spy
A Scottish man who worked as a military instructor in Ukraine has been jailed for more than eight years after he admitted spying for Russia.
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Watchdog accuses prison service of exposing inmates to cancer-causing gas
The prison service risks facing severe penalties from the health and safety regulator after it exposed staff and inmates to dangerous levels of lethal radon gas.
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Ofcom fined a suicide forum £950,000 following an investigation into more than 130 deaths in United Kingdom
Ofcom has fined the operators of an online suicide forum £950,000 after concluding it failed to protect people in the UK from illegal content encouraging and assisting suicide.
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More than 1,700 confined on cruise ship in Bordeaux after suspected norovirus outbreak
French authorities have confined more than 1,700 passengers and crew members to a cruise ship docked in Bordeaux after a suspected norovirus outbreak, officials have announced.
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The Hantavirus case: French woman on life support after outbreak aboard MV Hondius
A French woman infected with a severe form of hantavirus is on life support in a hospital in Paris after returning from a rat virus-stricken cruise.
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Trump Organization and Australian developer clash as $1.5bn Gold Coast tower deal collapses amid "toxic brand" claims
The little-known property developer and the US president’s son were all smiles when they shook hands on Valentine’s Day within the gilded walls of Mar-a-Lago on a deal they claimed would bring a Trump Tower to Australia’s Gold Coast.
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Armed Libyan patrol opens fire on Sea-Watch vessel after migrant rescue in international waters
The German humanitarian organization Sea-Watch said that an armed vessel affiliated with the Libyan Coast Guard opened fire on one of its rescue ships shortly after the crew pulled 90 people from an overcrowded wooden boat in the Mediterranean.
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Russia tests Sarmat missile in successful launch, Putin says nuclear deterrent is fully operational
Russia successfully test-launched ’the most powerful missile in the world’, Vladimir Putin stated yesterday.
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Jake Hall was facing £1.5m debts before fatal glass door tragedy in Majorca
Towie star Jake Hall was battling crippling debts of nearly £1.5 million before his tragic death in Majorca last week.
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Scottish man admits to spying for Putin and is sentenced to eight years in Ukraine
A Scottish man who spied on the Ukrainian military for Russia has been jailed for more than eight years.
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Meta aims to avoid an EU fine by offering free WhatsApp access to rival AI chatbots
Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while it discusses ways to resolve EU antitrust concerns, the U.S. tech giant said on Tuesday, in a move that could stave off a hefty fine.
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Former presidential office head investigated over alleged laundering of illicit energy-sector funds
Andriy Yermak is suspected of laundering illicit funds through luxury real estate, tying him to a sprawling, $100 million corruption probe into Ukraine’s energy sector.
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Mystery explosions sank Russian cargo ship allegedly transporting nuclear technology to North Korea
A Russian cargo ship likely carrying two nuclear reactors for submarines, possibly destined for North Korea, suffered a series of explosions and sank in unexplained circumstances.
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First look at new £111m “gigayacht” Leviathan built for gaming billionaire with basketball court & onboard scuba school
A luxury £111million “gigayacht” owned by a video game billionaire has been seen for the first time since it set sail across the Bahamas.
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Aston Villa owner targeted in alleged £900m sex blackmail plot
The billionaire owner of Aston Villa was the victim of an alleged £900 million sexual extortion plot.