The new Syrian government has stated that it met with a Russian delegation to discuss “restoring relations” between the two countries, according to Syrian state news agency Sana. “The Russian …
January 2025
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Photo by Alexander Chernykh A total of 7,336 oiled waterfowl specimens have been discovered in the emergency zone following the Dec. 15 fuel oil spill near Russia’s Black Sea coast. …
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Cyprus-based scheme helped Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich avoid tax on fleet of luxury yachts through fake rental business
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich used the Cyprus-based company Blue Ocean Yacht Management to avoid paying taxes, according to an investigation by the BBC and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ). …
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Economics
Trump, Pump & Dump: The U.S. President’s memecoin looks like a classic financial scam
by Anna Cooperby Anna CooperDonald Trump, who promised during his election campaign to make the United States the global crypto capital, launched his own cryptocurrency just days before his inauguration. While this may appear …
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A Europol-coordinated crackdown exposes a sophisticated smuggling ring luring victims with false job promises, only to trap them in debt bondage and sexual exploitation.
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EU mulls ban on Xbox and PlayStation console exports to Russia over alleged use of controllers in drone warfare
The European Union may ban the export of gaming consoles to Russia, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, who suggested that the bloc’s new sanctions against Moscow could …
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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to restrict gender transition procedures for people under the age of 19, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning …
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At least 11 Volgoneft-class tankers continue supplying Russia’s “shadow fleet” in violation of their own safety restrictions
In recent months, at least 11 tankers of the Volgoneft class have been operating at sea in violation of restrictions indicated on their classification certificates, a report by the independent …
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Despite Western sanctions aimed at restricting Russia’s access to technologies and materials necessary for the production of missiles and other precision-guided weapons, Moscow continues to secure the necessary components through …
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Poland on Tuesday said it had signed a contract to purchase more than 200 anti-radar missiles from the United States for $745 million as part of its army’s modernisation drive. …