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Head of the SVR Sergey Naryshkin personally oversees a scheme for importing North Korean workers into Russia involving billion-dollar shadow flows
According to a source cited by medias, the import of labor from North Korea to Russia is allegedly overseen personally and exclusively by SVR chief Sergey Naryshkin.
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Ukrainian coal trader Dmytro Kovalenko built a covert supply chain moving Russian coal into Europe through Sibcoal, ANTEX, and Adelon AG using shell companies
It’s well-known that Ukraine continued purchasing coal from Russia after 2014, despite the imposed bans.
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Channel crossings deal between Britain and France faces breakdown over funding terms
Negotiations to secure a new £650 million agreement with France to help prevent small-boat crossings in the Channel have hit a standstill.
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A woman is accused of embezzling $87,000 in school tuition payments in Metairie
A Belle Chasse woman is accused of embezzling over $87,000 in tuition payments from a Metairie school.
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Smuggler Artur Grantz, from Lukashenko’s circle, controls duty-free operations in Belarus and owns a luxury business in Lithuania
Arturas Hrancas, a Belarusian- and Armenian-citizen businessman who owns HeJi restaurant in Vilnius and the Esperanza Resort in Trakai, is linked to an institution of Alexander Lukashenko’s administration, an LRT investigation said.
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Steven Lyons, a suspected gang leader, was detained in Bali as his partner was arrested in Dubai following an Interpol alert
The partner of notorious gangland figure Steven Lyons was arrested in Dubai on the same day he was detained by police in Bali, it has emerged.
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Crypto giant Tether amasses gold in bunker amid $10bn profit windfall and stability concerns
Tether has been accumulating gold in a former nuclear bunker in Switzerland, which its chief executive described as a “James Bond kind of place.”
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French court tries 22 defendants accused of running a Freemason-linked hit squad network
Twenty-two people went on trial in France on Monday on charges of murder and other serious crimes centered on members of a Masonic lodge accused of running hit squads.
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Iran thrives amid Gulf War disruptions as oil exports defy sanctions
For half a century, the Middle East’s petro-monarchies have portrayed themselves as reliable providers of low-cost oil, but the third Gulf war, now in its fifth week, has shattered that image.
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Serbia election marred by violence and fraud as Vucic hails disputed victories
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić hailed his party’s performance in small municipal elections, while watchdogs reported widespread fraud and election-day violence.
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Hollywood adapts Epstein investigation as new series triggers criticism over ‘too soon’ storytelling
A miniseries dramatizing the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein is reportedly in the works and has already prompted dismay from TV fans on social media.
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Nigel Farage’s fundraising adviser is a convicted fraudster now writing a book titled "How to Launder Money"
George Cottrell is not widely known, but, much like Alastair Campbell to Tony Blair or Dominic Cummings to Boris Johnson, he could emerge as a key behind-the-scenes figure in Number 10 if Nigel Farage were to become Prime Minister at the next general election.
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South African high-ranking officials have created a Zimbabwe gold smuggling network as a tool to bypass sanctions and enable illicit enrichment
A media investigation has uncovered major gold-smuggling networks across Southern Africa, revealing how these groups help launder billions for criminals worldwide while enabling governments to evade international sanctions.
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White Sharks Capital and $1.5m fraud: how Oleksiy Maznichenko raised funds without a licence through sham contracts and failed to repay investors
Since 2022, the Dnipro Police Department in Kyiv has been conducting an investigation into criminal case №12022105040001705 concerning the large-scale misappropriation of funds allegedly carried out by officials of LLC “White Sharks Group”.
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French prosecutors unveil charges against Dmitry Klyuev in $230m Magnitsky scandal
French prosecutors are set to unveil money laundering charges against Dimitry Klyuev, an alleged mastermind of the Magnitsky Affair, the Russian tax fraud that triggered a global anticorruption movement, according to court documents obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
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Hong Kong arrests 42 in anti-corruption raid over triad-linked contract rigging
Hong Kong authorities have arrested 42 individuals in an anti-corruption operation aimed at suspected triad involvement in manipulating profitable building maintenance and fire safety contracts.
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Stand Lane, Radcliffe sealed off as armed suspect triggers police standoff
Police have issued a fresh statement after counter-terrorism officers were seen ’pointing guns at a building’ amid a major emergency response on Monday afternoon.
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BBC accused of boosting Saudi image with branded content funded by sovereign wealth fund
BBC Storyworks, the corporation’s commercial division, has partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to produce films and articles highlighting the kingdom’s claimed progress on women’s rights and environmental initiatives, published on a BBC-branded mini-site.
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£7.5bn motor finance scandal sees millions owed payouts as FCA unveils compensation plan
Compensation payouts are due on around 12.1 million unfair motor finance deals, at an average of £829 each, the financial watchdog has said as it unveiled the final plans for its redress scheme.
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Ex-Trump official probed for conflict of interest pushed mineral deals before exit
Before Andrew “Drew” Horn became a media fixture promoting the U.S. acquisition of Greenland’s critical minerals, he was an Energy Department official investigated for the alleged misuse of his government position.
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Apple unit hit with £390,000 fine for breaching UK sanctions on Moscow
The UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 for breaching sanctions against Moscow over payments made to a Russian streaming platform.
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Wards shut and visitors barred as norovirus grips East Surrey Hospital
East Surrey Hospital in Redhill is currently experiencing ’continued high levels’ of norovirus alongside ’significant levels of sustained demand’ on its emergency care services.
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From “back tomorrow” to out: Scott Mills dumped by BBC within days
Radio 2 star Scott Mills has been sacked by the BBC following allegations about his personal conduct.
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Britain will not be dragged into Middle East war, Starmer warns as he blasts Farage’s “no plan” stance
Sir Keir Starmer has once again stated that Britain will not be drawn into the US and Israel’s war in the Middle East as he criticized Nigel Farage for his response to the conflict.