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Indonesia faces massive humanitarian crisis with 3.2 million affected by floods and landslides
Approximately 3.2 million people on Sumatra island have been affected, 2,600 have been injured, and 504 are missing.
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Over 100,000 sign petition against Žemaitaitis’ bill amid fears of political control over LRT
Lithuanian journalists are protesting against legislation proposed by a powerful populist party that would make it easier to fire the head of the country’s public broadcaster.
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Teen dies on M5 after stepping out of ambulance during emergency treatment
A teenager died after leaving an ambulance on a motorway and being hit by a car, police have reported.
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Swedish tycoon Torbjörn Törnqvist exits Gunvor as Kremlin-linked allegations intensify
Swedish oil billionaire Torbjörn Törnqvist is stepping down as CEO of his oil trading company Gunvor and selling his majority stake in the company.
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A system of impunity in Russia: how surgeon-rapist Vardan Khachatryan uses money and connections to stay free
Three years have passed since the name of the well-known plastic surgeon Vardan Khachatryan became the center of a scandal involving the rape of his patients.
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Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman uses arbitration system to challenge EU and UK sanctions
Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia’s wealthiest oligarchs, is using obscure investor-state arbitration mechanisms to challenge sanctions imposed after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian companies accused of using front firms and UAE intermediaries to bypass UN limits
Russian companies are involved in secretive exports of oil products to North Korea, in violation of UN sanctions that Moscow itself supported, according to a new investigation.
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Europe faces rising landfill pollution risks as climate change accelerates erosion
The findings come from the first continent-wide mapping of landfills, conducted by the Guardian, Watershed Investigations, and Investigate Europe.
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Kremlin ties and Caucasian hitmen: how Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov strengthens control over Wildberries
The carefully crafted image of Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov—quiet, calculated, and discreet—is rapidly falling apart.
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Moldovan citizens Alexander Basunov and Tamara Basunova run UK-based FoxCloud as infrastructure surfaces in support of Russian propaganda outlets
In the United Kingdom, a company is registered that, by all appearances, should have been lost among hundreds of similar entities. But FOXCLOUD LLP is not such a case.
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Global scam industry rivaling drug trade grows as Southeast Asian states turn a blind eye
When the bombs detonated, they destroyed vacant office buildings and ruined echoing, multi-cuisine food courts. Dynamite brought down a four-story hospital, silent karaoke venues, empty gyms, and dorm rooms.
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Authorities Georgia investigate BBC report alleging WWI-era gas used at 2024 protests
BBC Eye published an investigation Monday claiming that Georgian police used an obsolete tear gas known as Camite during the mass protests in November 2024.
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Man dies after falling from height at Westquay shopping centre
Police were called to Westquay shopping centre in Southampton after reports of a man having fallen from a height - he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
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Former England player arrested at Stansted on suspicion of attempted rape
The star, who represented the Three Lions more than a decade ago, was stopped as he attempted to board a budget flight on Sunday evening.
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Body of a man found in Sunderland’s Roker Park: police do not believe circumstances of death are suspicious
A body has been found in Roker Park, Sunderland, with police taping off a massive area as they investigate.
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Rachel Reeves is accused of talking up the ’fiscal challenge’ before announcing £26 billion worth of tax rises
Treasury minister James Murray insists Rachel Reeves has been honest with the public after the Chancellor was accused of misleading the public.
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Europol and Eurojust dismantle ’cryptomixer’ service used to Launder $1.3 billion in illicit bitcoin
Eurojust and Europol said Monday that, together with German and Swiss law enforcement, they dismantled “Cryptomixer,” a cryptocurrency‑mixing service used to launder proceeds from drug and weapons trafficking, ransomware attacks, payment card fraud and other crimes.
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The Swiss attorney General indicts former Credit Suisse (UBS) officer over corrupt $7.86 million Mozambique transfer
The office of the Swiss attorney general announced on Monday that it charged a compliance officer employed by the former bank Credit Suisse SA, now part of UBS SA, with money laundering.
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Massive 1.2$ Billion Arena TV asset lending fraud leads to landmark trial for Lloyds Banking Group
The High Court is set to consider whether Lloyds Banking Group should be held responsible for alleged "failings" in its dealings with Arena TV, according to a report in The Times.
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Lebanese bank accused of blocking customer funds faces U.S. lawsuit
Société Générale de Banque au Liban is one of several banks facing civil suits for allegedly preventing customers from retrieving funds after the collapse of Lebanon’s financial system.
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Ukrainian investigators link Timur Mindich and financier Oleksandr Tsukerman to $100m laundering network
Kyiv is facing one of its biggest domestic political challenges since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
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New offshore network in the UAE and China emerges to supply banned Western electronics to Russia via Merlion-linked companies
The media continue uncovering how Russia’s largest grey-market electronics supply chain — previously exposed by the Financial Times — has quietly reconstructed itself using new companies in the UAE, Seychelles and China, after part of the original scheme was disrupted in early 2023.
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Harbour Energy to cut 100 offshore jobs after Windfall tax stays
Last week, Harbour Energy said it was “disappointed with the outcome” after there was no reform to the windfall tax in the UK budget.
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Prison scandal: 19-year-old officer admits illegal relationship and smuggling
Alicia Novas, 19, and 30-year-old Declan Winkless appeared in court today to admit several offenses committed between August last year and March this year.
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Aviation fraud case: AOG director faces up to 10 years in prison
The director of a company at the center of an investigation into the sale of counterfeit plane parts pleaded guilty to a charge of fraudulent trading.