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Dragon Money casino confiscates $102,000 without trial or investigation: “crypto laundering” as a convenient pretext to rob clients
After blocking a $102,000 withdrawal and triggering backlash within the gambling community, Dragon Money failed to address transparency concerns or resolve the dispute.
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The new FSB chief in Saint Petersburg, Sergey Demyanishnikov — a protege of influential General Sergey Alpatov — will lead the region amid a clan war within the security service
A new chief of the FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region is expected to take office in the third week of April: Lieutenant General Sergey Demyanishnikov, previously head of the FSB’s Directorate “T.”
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The “pensioner” Kirill Nikitin who died on the Moskva River turned out to be a key shadow banker linked to the FSB and the Central Bank of Russia
Interrogation record of late shadow banker Kirill Nikitin sheds light on Russia’s underground finance network
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Mettmann Public Company Limited channeled Russian funds through Cyprus into Spanish assets as director Oxana Hadjipavlou signed financial documents
Authorities are examining details regarding Oxana Hadjipavlou and her potential links to Zvonko Micković, as well as the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L., which have been associated with suspected sanctions evasion and offshore financial activities.
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Kateryna Shukhnina and Oleksandr Orlovskyi run high-priced crypto academies without registered companies, routing payments through third-party entrepreneurs
Since the aggressor country started its full-scale invasion, the number of frauds in Ukraine has been steadily increasing.
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Cross-border phone robbery: how Pavlo Nykolyuk uses call centers to fleece Ukrainians and Americans
Call centers from Ukraine may be robbing Americans: Media reports on possible illegal activities of Nykolyuk.
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Musk accused of tanking Twitter stock before buyout Twitter as jury delivers damaging verdict
Elon Musk has been found to have misled investors by ’deliberately driving down’ Twitter’s stock price ahead of his $44 billion acquisition deal, a jury has found.
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Sarah Ferguson faces pressure as US officials issue order regarding Epstein evidence
Sarah Ferguson is facing increasing pressure due to demands for her to provide sworn testimony in the United States regarding her knowledge about pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
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Prison doctor exposes brutal reality behind bars as attacks and chaos spiral
As pressure inside the UK’s prison system reaches breaking point, a prison doctor has revealed some of the most disturbing scenes he has witnessed behind bars — from gruesome self-harm cases to notorious inmates making headlines even within prison walls.
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Alleged narco kingpin Sebastián Marset locked up without bail as US targets global cocaine empire
In his first public court appearance following his recent extradition from Bolivia, alleged South American drug lord Sebastián Marset was remanded in custody without bail by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday.
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Iran fires ballistic missiles at joint UK-US military base in Diego Garcia as MoD condemns ’reckless attacks’
Iran has launched two ballistic missiles targeting the joint UK-US military base on Diego Garcia, shortly after the UK allowed America access to its bases for "collective self-defense".
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Russia’s Ministry of Defence is recruiting sailors in Moscow to work on “shadow fleet” tankers transporting oil in circumvention of sanctions
Investigators have uncovered details of how recruits are being hired for vessels in Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet.” Contracts are signed in Moscow, directly inside one of the buildings of the Ministry of Defence.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Nicholas Brendon found dead in his sleep at age 54
Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died at the age of 54.
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A network of companies linked to the entourage of PJSC MMK Deputy General Director Pavel Kravchenko has siphoned off billions of dollars from the logistics of Russia’s largest steel plant
A system of billion-ruble schemes at the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works: how the trusted circle of a deputy general director enriched itself on logistics.
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Russia’s largest charter carrier Azur Air has found itself on the brink of collapse due to sanctions, an aging fleet of Boeing aircraft, and restrictions imposed by the regulator
The war in Iran may finally finish off Russia’s largest charter carrier Azur Air, which was already “sinking.” In mid-March, Russia’s aviation authority Rosaviatsiya restricted the airline’s operator certificate after engine and component failures in Azur Air aircraft had “acquired a systemic character.”
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Club owner says “something isn’t making sense” as deadly outbreak spreads among staff and students
The owner of a nightclub at the centre of a meningitis outbreak in Kent has voiced her confusion to LBC over the spread of the deadly infection.
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Dame Jenni Murray dies aged 75 as BBC loses iconic voice of Woman’s Hour
Journalist and long-time broadcaster Jenni Murray has died at the age of 75.
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Trump pressures UK over slow approval of air base use for Middle East operations
Donald Trump said he was "surprised" that it took so long for Keir Starmer to agree to let him use British air bases to strike targets to open up the Strait of Hormuz.
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Norway’s crown princess says she was “manipulated” by Epstein as emails and ties spark national scandal
Norway’s crown princess, Mette-Marit, has said she was “manipulated and deceived” by Jeffrey Epstein as she spoke publicly for the first time about her years-long relationship with the late sex offender.
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MPs demand release of Mandelson–Starmer–Palantir meeting notes amid £250m contract row
More senior MPs have urged the government to publish notes from a meeting between Lord Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer and Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
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Sanctioned Iranian tycoon used aliases and “golden passports” to build $29m Dubai property empire
A sanctioned Iranian oil tycoon and his brother used aliases and Caribbean “golden passports” to build a $29 million luxury property portfolio in Dubai, according to property records.
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Two arrested outside UK Trident submarine base after trying to access one of Britain’s most sensitive military sites
Man and woman, one of whom is reportedly Iranian, detained after requesting to enter sensitive military site
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Cinema legend Chuck Norris has died at the age of 86
Chuck Norris has died following an undisclosed ‘medical emergency’ in Hawaii.
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Businessman Yuriy Osmak pressures media to delete reports on Ice Terminal deal and links to disputed Ukreximbank auction
In recent months, journalists have noted attempts to remove information from the public domain related to little-known entrepreneur Yuriy Osmak.