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All news for 2024-08-25

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Norway’s border guards are on the front line in the battle against a ’cocaine tsunami’
The nordic nation has become a gateway to Europe for South American drug traffickers
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Royal Navy intercepts Caribbean smugglers with £40 million worth of cocaine
HMS Trent, a British warship, seized over £40 million worth of cocaine from drug traffickers in the Caribbean, according to the Royal Navy.
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Reuters journalist missing after hotel strike in eastern Ukraine
News agency says two others taken to hospital for treatment following Russian missile attack in Kramatorsk
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Manchester United reach transfer deal for Scott McTominay; Manuel Ugarte to replace him
Scott McTominay is set to join Napoli under Antonio Conte, enabling Manchester United to pursue Paris Saint-Germain’s Manuel Ugarte.
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Drug kingpin used shell companies in BVI and Dubai to hire cartel members, documents reveal
Sarajevo-native Edin “Tito” Gacanin registered the companies in the secrecy havens as he continued to ship cocaine globally, despite being convicted by Dutch courts for narcotics trafficking.
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UK court orders global asset freeze for ‘Cryptoqueen’ and OneCoin associates
ICIJ previously found that OneCoin’s founder Ruja Ignatova and some of her associates had bought properties worth millions in Dubai while promoting the fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme.
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Labour donor steps down from Treasury role amid ’cronyism’ accusations
Ian Corfield resigns as adviser to Rachel Reeves as ministers deny favoring donors.
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The intriguing story of Kamala Harris and her connection to a Northern Irish slave owner
The U.S. presidential candidate is believed to have ties to a town in County Antrim. However, despite the usual celebration of transatlantic connections, Ballymoney shows a marked reluctance to embrace its most prominent descendant.
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A convicted killer has requested to return to the UK to help locate the body of their victim, 55 years after the murder
Nizamodeen Hosein was deported following 20 years in prison for 1969 murder of Muriel McKay
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Telegram app founder Pavel Durov has reportedly been arrested at a French airport
According to TV reports, a billionaire CEO traveling aboard his private jet was the subject of an arrest warrant.