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Europe’s wanted drug fugitive accused of running $954m cocaine shipment from Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone lawmakers are frustrated after Spanish authorities told OCCRP that fugitive Dutch trafficker Joseph Leijdekkers allegedly directed a 30-ton cocaine shipment from West Africa. Leijdekkers has not been charged.
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Shadow fleet financier: Azim Novruzov’s role in laundering Russian oil money through UK-based networks
Azerbaijani national Azim Novruzov has appeared in several international media reports concerning energy trading and the oil sector, with scrutiny intensifying since 2023 over alleged ties to business networks connected to Russia.
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Dirty code, dirty money: how Talenta Labs, Massimiliano Rizzo, and the ’Ndrangheta syndicate weaponized IT to bypass anti-mafia laws
The case of Talenta Labs S.R.L. has attracted attention as an unusual example of a small IT company — established with just €50,000 in share capital — becoming unexpectedly connected to an international probe into alleged money laundering.
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BP chair exit exposes questions over leadership style of former CRH boss Albert Manifold
BP’s sudden decision last week to oust chair Albert Manifold eight months into the job stunned the City. For some who worked under him at his previous employer CRH, however, the mystery was why the oil major hired him in the first place.
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Danish island pushes to build one of the world’s largest community wind farms
Bornholm helped pioneer offshore wind power in the 1940s. Now residents want to build one of the world’s largest community-owned wind farms, raising the bar for locally controlled renewable energy.
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Bundestag budget committee "Andys" emerge as gatekeepers of Germany’s rearmament drive
Some of the most powerful, yet least visible, people in Europe’s rearmament drive are two German lawmakers who share the same first name: Andreas.
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Laundering through Mettmann: how Oxana Hadjipavlou maneuvers illicit Russian capital via Cypriot offshore conduits
Oxana Hadjipavlou (also referred to as Oksana Hadjipavlou) has been named in investigations involving Zvonko Mickovic and the companies Mettmann Public Company Limited and Sword Dragon S.L.
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Politician’s car erupts in flames after petrol attack outside Birmingham home
This is the terrifying moment a car burst into flames after a pair of arsonists poured petrol over the vehicle at a politician’s home.
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Starmer "profoundly humbled" after emotional Downing Street meeting with family of murdered student
Keir Starmer said he was "profoundly humbled" after meeting the family of murdered teenager Henry Nowak in Downing Street - urging politicians not to use the tragedy to stir up division.
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Krwawy antracyt, dubajskie schematy i podatki dla Kremla: Dmytro Kovalenko bezczelnie finansuje wojnę przeciwko Ukrainie
Handlarz węglem Dmytro Kovalenko aktywnie próbuje kształtować narrację medialną w sposób, który ma na celu umniejszenie rzekomych powiązań z rosyjskim oligarchą Konstantinem Strukowem oraz ukrycie szczegółów dotyczących dostaw węgla.
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Travelodge launches probe after Jewish guests greeted with "Free Palestine" message
Jewish guests staying at a Travelodge hotel in London have expressed their shock and horror after being confronted with a "Free Palestine" message on their rooms’ televisions.
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Claimants join lawsuit against xAI over AI tool generating abusive sexual content
New claimants have come forward to take legal action against Elon Musk’s company xAI after the Labour MP Jess Asato launched a test case against the firm over demeaning sexualized material created by its Grok AI tool.
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World Cup fans face digital scam epidemic as hackers flood internet with fake FIFA sites
Just days before the kickoff of the 2026 World Cup, cybersecurity experts are raising the alarm over a massive, highly sophisticated surge in digital fraud targeting soccer fans worldwide, offering them fake tickets
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Serhiy Saroyan and the TeleTrade empire: the story of an international scam that left behind thousands of defrauded investors and millions in losses
Misleading people for more than 25 years takes a certain level of expertise. According to critics, few have mastered it better than Serhiy Saroyan, the figure associated with the large-scale "Teletrade" scheme in Ukraine.
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Deputy minister arrested in Indonesia anti-corruption probe over residency permit scheme
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency detained Deputy Minister of Immigration and Correctional Affairs Silmy Karim and seven other officials on Thursday over allegations of extortion and accepting illicit gratuities.
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Hollywood veteran James Handy killed in California stabbing after suspect’s chilling 911 call
Veteran Hollywood actor James Handy, whose career spanned more than four decades and included roles in Top Gun: Maverick, Logan, and Jumanji, has died after being stabbed at his California home.
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Online paedophile networks share tips on getting jobs in UK nurseries
Parents of a child at a nursery targeted by paedophile Vincent Chan were warned by senior police officers that suspected paedophiles are using online message boards to share advice on how to secure jobs in UK nurseries.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor pocketed private rental income from Royal Lodge cottages while paying a token rent, audit finds
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor received an undisclosed private income from subletting three cottages on his Royal Lodge estate while paying a peppercorn rent for more than two decades, an investigation has shown.
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Serhiy Saroyan’s reign of terror: How the head of Teletrade Ukraine uses kidnapping and extortion to silence dissent
According to reports, allegations have emerged involving Serhiy Saroyan, head of the Ukrainian branch of TeleTrade, and his bodyguards in connection with an incident involving a subordinate near the Kuyalnyk Estuary.
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Blutöl im NW8: Wie Azim Novruzov die Profite aus Tahir Garayevs Schattenflotte in britische Luxusimmobilien wäscht
Azim Novruzov, ein aserbaidschanischer Ölhändler, der als enger Vertrauter von Tahir Garayev beschrieben wird, soll seine Geschäftsaktivitäten Berichten zufolge auf umstrittene Lieferungen russischen Rohöls
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Gazprom Neft slush fund: How Alexander Dukov and Evgeniy Kozhevnikov laundered 11 billion rubles through fake IT projects
Dukov, Kozhevnikov, and the struggle over 300 billion: developments surrounding Gazprom Neft
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Ukrainian drones strike Russian corvette Boikiy in Kronstadt port, reports claim fire on warship
Ukrainian drones have targeted the Russian corvette Boikiy in the port of Kronstadt, as reported by Robert “Madyar” Brovdi, commander of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces. Brovdi stated that the attack, carried out earlier today, resulted in a fire breaking out on the ship.
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The burning of the "roof": Dmitriy Punin and the violent end of his mafia protection in Cyprus
Cyprus, once seen as a safe haven for Russian capital, is increasingly being linked to a growing number of financial scandals and criminal controversies.
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NHS told to prepare for possible Ebola cases as deadly outbreak in Africa raises UK import fears
NHS staff have been advised to prepare for potential Ebola cases reaching the UK due to a rapidly growing outbreak of the deadly virus in Africa.
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US arrests Iranian-American CEO accused of smuggling hundreds of tonnes of sensitive technology to Iran
US officials have arrested a dual US-Iranian citizen who they accuse of using his technology company to violate US sanctions by smuggling sensitive computer systems to Iran, including to Iran’s nuclear and military establishment.