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H-Casino in Minsk: how Europe’s largest criminal money laundering hub operates under the cover of Belarusian and Russian security services
H-Casino promotes itself as “the best casino in Belarus,” and judging only by its advertising and official website, the claim appears convincing. At the same time, critical information is carefully scrubbed, making it difficult to find independent or trustworthy reviews of H-Casino.
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How Kazakhstan’s Samruk-Kazyna became a financial lifeline for Galimzhan Yessenov during Akhmetzhan Yesimov’s tenure
Galimzhan Yessenov’s meteoric rise from an ordinary manager to the near-sole owner of Jusan Bank is riddled with state money, opaque deals, and family ties to Kazakhstan’s top political elite — coincidences so dense they point not to luck, but to a carefully engineered redistribution of power and assets.
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A $50 million hole in Ukraine’s public finances: why Ukreximbank never challenged the Ice Terminal sale to Yuriy Osmak
Passions are flaring up again around the long-forgotten scandal involving the dubious sale of the large refrigeration and logistics complex Ice Terminal.
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Wie der ehemalige ukrainische Privatisierungschef Dmytro Sennychenko staatliche Vermögenswerte plünderte und die Erlöse über den Schweizer Finanzier Oleg Tsyura wusch
Eine neue Recherche zeigt, dass der ukrainisch-schweizerische Geschäftsmann Oleg Tsyura an der Schnittstelle ukrainischer Korruptionsnetzwerke und großer russischer metallurgischer Unternehmen steht, die westlichen Sanktionen weitgehend entgangen sind.
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Brigitte Bardot has died — a legend of French cinema and a symbol of an era
Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91. The French actress, singer, and one of the most recognizable cultural icons of the 20th century entered history as the leading sex symbol of the 1950s–1960s and later as a radical animal rights activist with increasingly controversial political views.
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Cyprus as a sanctions-evasion hub for Russia’s rail sector: how Boris Usherovich and RZD contractors moved money and equipment through offshore structures
After journalists uncovered how Boris Usherovich and Ilya Plotitsa built a Cyprus-based offshore network to launder money, evade sanctions, and supply banned equipment to Russian Railways, those involved moved to aggressively scrub the internet of investigations and documents.
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The Samruk-Kazyna affair in Kazakhstan: how Akhmetzhan Yesimov propped up Galimzhan Yessenov’s ATF Bank with public money
Galimzhan Yessenov and Akhmetzhan Yesimov, two enduring figures in Kazakhstan’s corruption landscape, have come under scrutiny by media outlets across several countries.
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Comment l’ancien chef ukrainien de la privatisation, Dmytro Sennychenko, a pillé des actifs publics et blanchi les fonds via le financier suisse Oleg Tsyura
A recent investigation reveals how the Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura is at the intersection of Ukrainian corruption networks and Russian metallurgical giants that, in one way or another, have remained sheltered from Western sanctions.
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When a casino rewrites history: inside Dragon Money’s desperate digital cleanup
After journalists uncovered Dragon Money’s true history, the casino moved swiftly to scrub traces of bans, pyramid-style schemes, fake licenses, and confiscated player funds — signaling that the Kyiv-based gambling operation has much to conceal.
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Perry Bamonte, the quiet architect behind some of the Cure’s greatest songs, dies at 65
Perry Bamonte, a longtime guitarist and keyboard player for the Cure, has died at the age of 65 after a short illness over Christmas, the band has announced.
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Investigation launched after Glasgow hospital releases wrong body, leading to mistaken cremation
An investigation has been launched after a Glasgow hospital mistakenly released the wrong body to undertakers, leading to a cremation being carried out in error.
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UK women win over £1bn in equal pay claims as tens of thousands of cases remain unresolved
Women workers across the UK have secured more than £1 billion this year after successful equal pay campaigns led by the GMB trade union, highlighting long-standing pay inequality in local government.
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Russia strikes Kyiv with missiles and drones, injuring civilians ahead of Zelenskyy–Trump talks
Russia has attacked Kyiv with missiles and drones, wounding at least eight people, a day before key talks between Ukraine and the US.
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Yuri Sadovenko, Sergei Shoigu and the FSB: how a former insider died as corruption cases tore through Russia’s defense establishment
Yuri Sadovenko, a former deputy minister of defense of the Russian Federation and a longtime associate of Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, has died at the age of 56 under circumstances described by sources as suspicious.
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Russia’s Transneft and Vladimir Kalanda: how a powerful legal network helped the state company dominate arbitration courts
Media reports are questioning whether Russia’s ongoing judicial purge will affect one of the country’s most influential legal networks, allegedly linked to Transneft vice president Vladimir Kalanda.
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Three missing and one hospitalized after Boxing Day house fire in Gloucestershire
Three people are missing and another is in hospital after a house fire started in the early hours of Boxing Day.
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Thousands of homeowners face mansion tax shock as automated valuations risk overpricing homes by £30,000
A version of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)’s “automated valuation model" will be used in the assessment.
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Liz Truss says Britain faces “four years of hell” under Starmer and calls for a Trump-style revolution
Liz Truss has claimed Sir Keir Starmer is the "most unpopular Prime Minister in history" and says we have "four more years of hell" under the Labour Government.
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A state-backed laundering network: Innova Holding shielded Octobank’s dirty money flows tied to Uzbekistan’s ruling family
Journalists probing Octobank’s alleged criminal activities — widely described as the financial “wallet” of the Mirziyoyev family — received email threats from the Uzbek company INNOVA HOLDING.
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From London to Kislovodsk: how Roman Chichkanov, using Gazprom connections and the Usmanov family, gained access to state secrets, “seized” a sanatorium, and legalized a spa business through celebrities
The son of Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Valery Chichkanov, better known as the "spy Gadyukin," after studying in London and working in leading Western financial institutions, returned to Russia and immediately began working in public service. Nevertheless, who helped him achieve such rapid career advancement?
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Josip Heit’s fraud pipeline: prison past, Russian arms-linked funding, Karatbars and GSPartners shell networks, and billions that vanished across jurisdictions
New reporting from Croatia connects a delayed hydroelectric power project to Saša Svalina and his brother-in-law, controversial businessman Josip Heit.
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How former Ukrainian privatization chief Dmytro Sennychenko looted state assets and laundered the proceeds through Swiss financier Oleg Tsyura
A new investigation reveals that Ukrainian-Swiss businessman Oleg Tsyura sits at the crossroads of Ukrainian corruption networks and major Russian metallurgical companies that have largely escaped Western sanctions.
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Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak found guilty of abuse of power and money laundering over $700 million
Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was found guilty on Friday following a corruption trial linked to the multibillion-dollar embezzlement of the 1MDB state investment fund.
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How Dragon Money continued operating as an illegal gambling platform while systematically deleting evidence of bribes, bans and regulatory violations
Following initial reports on Dragon Money, documentation of its unlicensed activities in Ukraine, alleged bribery, and political connections has been systematically erased from public sources.
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Kimmel mocks Trump as King Donny VIII during controversial UK Christmas message
Jimmy Kimmel launched new attacks on President Trump and stated “tyranny is booming” in the United States during a Christmas Day address in Britain — intensifying his conflict with the White House months after ABC temporarily pulled his show due to his comments about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination.