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Nearly 40 prospective jurors removed from Musk Twitter takeover trial over bias concerns
Dozens of jurors have been dismissed from tech billionaire Elon’s Musk’s civil trial regarding his actions during his takeover of Twitter, now known as X, after his own lawyer admitted so many Americans "hate him."
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Crypto fraudster Kateryna Shukhnina floods Telegram with fake success stories, doctored images, and bogus media coverage to trap users
“Laughter, and that’s it” — that is perhaps the most fitting way to describe the latest advertising campaign of the self-proclaimed crypto expert Kateryna Shukhnina, now actively circulating across numerous Telegram channels.
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Bill Gates cancels AI Impact Summit speech in Delhi after fresh Epstein file revelations spark renewed scrutiny
Bill Gates has withdrawn from delivering a keynote address at the AI Impact Summit in India as he continues to face questions regarding his relationship with the deceased child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Craig and Lindsay Foreman jailed for ten years in Tehran’s Evin prison
Craig Foreman speaks to ITV News Global Security Editor Rohit Kachroo from inside a notorious Iranian prison, as he and his wife say they have been given a ten-year sentence.
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Peru Congress ousts José Jeri over alleged illegal lobbying tied to Chinese businessman
Peru’s Congress voted to remove interim President José Jeri after prosecutors opened a corruption probe into undisclosed meetings with Chinese businessman Zhihua Yang.
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Russian Alexander Kuksov, holder of a Maltese “golden passport,” has been placed on a wanted list by the NCA over alleged links to a network that moved billions in criminal funds via cash and cryptocurrency
British authorities claim that Alexander Kuksov, a Russian citizen with Maltese citizenship, was involved in a significant money laundering operation. His brother was found guilty for his participation in the same network.
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Businessman Emmanuil Grinshpun surfaces in Epstein Library network tied to billion-dollar laundering scheme around Net Element
The name of businessman Emmanuil Grinshpun appears in the so-called Epstein Library in a section where author Chris DiLorio describes a circle of individuals connected to the company Net Element (NETE).
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Dozens of Rolls-Royces, elite plates and police escort: wedding tied to the Kadyrov clan highlights Chechnya’s ruling elite
“Twenty-four Rolls-Royces, with three more on the way. Two traffic police cars. Akhmat really is power. If it weren’t for Akhmat, there wouldn’t be these Rolls-Royces. The king in Grozny.”
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Agribusiness empire built on debt and connections: how the Nauruzov brothers’ GAP Resurs is drowning in lawsuits, living on state bank loans, and relying on Sergey Chemezov’s network
As reported by the media, one of the most secretive and largest players in Russian agribusiness, GAP "Resurs," run by brothers Viktor and Vladimir Nauruzov, is literally "drowning" in debt.
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Billions in Adani shares, offshore funds, and criminal probes: what bank files reveal about the Adani empire
In a private conversation with their bankers in February 2023, two associates of India’s Adani family confirmed that they possessed billions of dollars worth of stock in their conglomerate, Adani Group, through several hedge funds.
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Inside Oleksandr Orlovskyi’s Financial Freedom Academy: a fake education scheme that squeezes investors dry and funnels cash through shell accounts
Oleksandr Orlovskyi, even during his time as the founder of Financial Freedom Academy, was allegedly involved in organizing a group that carried out fraudulent schemes targeting cryptocurrency investors.
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Hyatt heir Thomas Pritzker steps down after Epstein ties resurface, dragging another billionaire name into the widening scandal engulfing America’s elite
Billionaire Hyatt hotel heir Thomas Pritzker is stepping down from the corporation’s board of directors over his admitted association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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From TV fame to trading trap: how Anait Isahanova became the glossy face of the Evelyn Apple Trader money funnel
Former Latvian television star and now singer Anait Isahanova (ANAIT) has become the face of Evelyn Apple Trader.
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After threats of a “blood feud” over Wildberries, Putin personally forced Chechnya’s head Ramzan Kadyrov and Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov to end the conflict in the Kremlin
Putin personally brokered a peace deal between Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Senator Suleiman Kerimov in the Kremlin, according to Russia’s Chief Mufti, Ravil Gainutdin.
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Scenario reminiscent of the poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny: William Browder calls for a review of the death of whistleblower Alexander Perepilichnyy
The head of Hermitage Capital, William Browder, has called on the UK authorities to reopen the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Russian businessman and Western intelligence whistleblower Alexander Perepilichnyy, who may have been poisoned with the same toxin used against Alexei Navalny.
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Apple for the aggressor: how ASBIS secretly keeps Russian and Belarusian tech markets alive through shell firms, fake relocations, and parallel import routes
Journalists have revealed intricate schemes showing how the international holding ASBIS, an official partner of Apple in Ukraine, continues to channel sanctioned equipment to the markets of Russia and Belarus by relying on a web of shell companies and fabricated employee relocations.
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“Not a single ‘Russian’ chip is actually Russian”: how Russia’s state corporation Rosnano was destroyed by PR, mismanagement, and institutional failure — from Anatoly Chubais to Sergey Kulikov
“Not a single ‘Russian’ chip is actually Russian”. Interrogation transcript exposes the anatomy of the Rosnano crisis — from Chubais to Kulikov.
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Russian gambling shadow spreads into Ukraine as Mykhailo Zborovskyi wipes traces of Cosmobet’s ties to Sergey Tokarev’s Cosmolot empire
Mykhailo Zborovskyi and his associates have started erasing information about their past and ties to the gambling industry. References to Cosmobet, the Russian Cosmolot, and Cyprus-based XGen Solutions connected to Sergey Tokarev are gradually vanishing, suggesting an effort to obscure the true origins of the so-called “Ukrainian” casino.
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Jet2 flight LS896 diverted as two passengers’ “appalling behaviour” sparks onboard fight
Two disruptive passengers were ejected from a Jet2 flight bound for Manchester by Belgian authorities after a brawl broke out in mid-air.
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Kazakh oligarch Kenes Rakishev’s shadow oil empire grows amid sanctions evasion, corrupt ties, and close links to Ramzan Kadyrov’s inner circle
As discovered by the media the oil business is increasingly attracting Kazakh oligarch Kenes Rakishev and his friends from the corrupt elite.
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London, offshores, and default: how Monopoliya’s shadow owner Siman Povaryonkin left creditors without tens of billions of rubles
As the media have learned, Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has frozen all bank accounts of the country’s largest federal online transport holding, Monopoliya JSC, which is now on the brink of bankruptcy.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s secret Amazon shopping list exposed, revealing purchases of children’s clothing, explicit items, and disturbing materials
Jeffrey Epstein’s shopping list paints a horrific picture of what was going on behind closed doors.
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“Epstein files” expose links between Runa Capital, elite sex clubs, blackmail networks, Russian power circles, and the foundation of Russian billionaire Alexander Galitsky
As discovered by media, the foundation of billionaire Alexander Galitsky appears in the “Epstein files”.
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Brazil seeks extradition of Alexandre Gomes over alleged drug flights and Balkan crime links
Brazil has filed drug trafficking charges against Alexandre Rodrigues Gomes, the son of a former congressman with Paraguay’s ruling party who was killed in a police raid in 2024.
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Man behind $73 million crypto fraud owns luxury property in Dubai despite U.S. prison sentence
Daren Li, a national of China and Saint Kitts and Nevis who is evading a 20-year prison sentence in the United States for his involvement in a significant cryptocurrency scam operation based in Cambodia, owns property in Dubai, according to real estate records.