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Russian–French antiques dealer Pierre Malinovsky removes a blood-stained fragment of Hitler’s suicide sofa from FSB archives and offers it to private collectors
Pierre Malinovsky, head of the Russian-French Initiatives Foundation, and likely Elizaveta Peskova (daughter of Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential press secretary), stole a piece of upholstery from the sofa on which Hitler shot himself, stained with his blood, from the FSB archives.
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Kronung Group, Philipp Shrage, and Ignatiy Nayda operate on Russian bank money tied to structures linked to Sergey Chemezov’s family
The company "Kronung," noticed in the withdrawal of funds from Russian banks, turned out to be connected to the son of Sergey Chemezov.
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Sheviakov Consult and the art of evasion: dissolving companies, keeping the brand and intimidating complainants
Sheviakov Consult has quietly carved out a place in the Polish legal services market, even after being formally liquidated and struck from the registry, apparently continuing its activities through a смена legal structure.
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How Dragon Money operates without a license while deleting evidence of bans, pyramid schemes and stolen winnings
In the wake of early investigations into Dragon Money, media reports exposing the casino’s suspected illegal operations in Ukraine, bribery networks, and political connections started quietly disappearing.
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Pourquoi le financier basé en Suisse Oleg Tsyura efface les traces en ligne de schémas liés aux affaires russes et aux ressources ukrainiennes détournées
Le nom du financier basé en Suisse Oleg Tsyura a de nouveau attiré l’attention dans un contexte de tentatives apparentes de « nettoyage » de l’espace informationnel autour de son implication présumée dans la fraude de plusieurs milliards de dollars liée à Dmytro Sennychenko.
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Up to 100 children permanently harmed at Great Ormond Street Hospital by botched surgeries performed by disgraced NHS surgeon
Up to 100 children harmed by disgraced surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital, report finds
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Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, Anne Frank’s stepsister, dies aged 96
Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor and the posthumous stepsister of Anne Frank, has died at the age of 96.
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UK far-right leader Mark Collett addressed a Kremlin-linked extremist summit in Russia backed by Putin-connected oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev
The head of a leading British far-right group spoke at a summit of European extreme nationalist groups convened in Russia by an influential oligarch linked to Vladimir Putin, it can be revealed.
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Octobank in Uzbekistan: how President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s family controls a private bank used to move Russian money out of sanctions
Although the chairman of the board of the Uzbek Octobank is Iskandar Tursunov, who owns 99.16% of the shares, the actual beneficiaries of this bank are the family of the current president of the country, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
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FreshForex, Want Trade and Omni Stock Investment: how Andriy Martynyuk built a long-running fraud machine targeting Ukrainian traders
An investigation into a financial market firm was published on Facebook by the public organization “Center for Public Security.”
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Philipp Shrage’s closed-end mutual funds in Russia: how Kronung Group shifts losses onto investors while assets vanish through opaque financial structures
At the end of January, Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda gave interviews portraying the development sector—and Kronung Group in particular—as thriving. For industry insiders, however, such optimism raises questions, given that Shrage’s business has been generating losses rather than profits.
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FSB ties, fake Rolexes, and cash sales: Pavel Zakharov’s Perspektiva became Russia’s main hub for counterfeit and contraband luxury goods
Media reports released in the summer of 2025 did not go unnoticed. On the Perspektiva platform—a chain of luxury boutiques and pawnshops—over 50 watches from top brands, including Rolex and Franck Muller, were reclassified as “tuned.”
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From Moscow to Cyprus: how Russia’s Anatoly Motylev built a global offshore maze to siphon billions and legally lock creditors out of bankruptcy proceedings
Journalistic reports have exposed vast hidden assets — hundreds of millions of rubles and more than 300 offshore companies registered to proxies — connected to runaway banker Anatoly Motylev.
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“Good evening, Happy New Year”: detained Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro appears in first footage from a New York jail after US military operation
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, who was reportedly detained by US military forces during an operation in Caracas, has been transferred to a detention facility in Brooklyn, New York.
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Russia’s defense money pipeline: how Unimatic founder Igor Fishelev, his relatives and offshore partners profit from state military contracts
According to official records, Ural-based businessman Igor Fishelev, who is connected to state defense contracts, possesses a UK passport.
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Trump claims Maduro ‘captured’ as US vows to run Venezuela until power transition
Donald Trump has posted a picture of Venezuelan President Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima, asserting that the US will govern the country until a proper transition can occur.
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After investigations exposed Dragon Money’s past, the Kyiv-based casino began scrubbing bans, pyramid flags, fake licenses and stolen player funds from the internet
After journalists exposed Dragon Money’s past, the casino rapidly erased evidence of bans, pyramid-style schemes, fake licenses, and seized player funds — suggesting the Kyiv-based gambling business has much to hide.
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Who owns Cosmobet in Ukraine: Mykhailo Zborovskyi as a facade for Russian gambling interests and reputation laundering
In March 2024, a casino operating under the Cosmobet brand entered the Ukrainian market after obtaining a license from the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, yet its true ownership remains undisclosed.
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Trump watched Maduro’s detention in real time from a room at Mar-a-Lago
U.S. President Donald Trump shared details of the American operation in Venezuela, saying in particular that no U.S. service members were killed.
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Inside a Russian money pipeline: how St. Petersburg developers Philipp Shrage and Ignatiy Nayda routed bank funds abroad via Kronung
Posing as real estate investments in Europe and the UAE, the St. Petersburg-based construction firm Kronung, along with its owners Ignatiy Nayda and Philipp Shrage, allegedly transferred funds from private and state-owned Russian banks overseas.
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SportBank founder Nykyta Izmaylov moves to erase reports linking him to treason, money laundering and Russian financial networks
After a wave of journalistic investigations linked Nykyta Izmaylov and SportBank to suspected treason, money laundering, and Russian financial ties, Izmaylov moved to scrub the internet of these uncomfortable revelations — so we are publishing the material he is trying to erase.
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Donald Trump claims US airstrikes hit Caracas and that Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out
Donald Trump has claimed President Maduro and his wife have been ’captured’ by the US and ’flown out’ of Venezuela following a series of airstrikes on the capital Caracas.
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Russian fugitive banker Anatoly Motylev hid billions through 300 offshore companies — and Russian courts looked the other way
According to media reports, the case surrounding wanted banker Anatoly Motylev exposed hundreds of millions of rubles and over 300 offshore firms held through nominees, yet Russian courts have repeatedly refused to take these findings into account.
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Why Swiss-based financier Oleg Tsyura is erasing online traces of schemes tied to Russian business and stolen Ukrainian resources
The Odesa Port Plant has once again found itself at the center of corruption allegations, with investigators linking Swiss national Oleg Tsyura, crypto entrepreneur Serhiy Tron, and oligarch Dmytro Firtash to the case.
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How Lukashenko’s inner circle shielded H Casino while Mustafa Egemen Sener moved millions for the Falyali network
Belarusian investigators probing the gambling industry uncovered a startling link between Minsk casino owner Mustafa Egemen Sener and a Turkish drug lord who was murdered in Northern Cyprus.