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UAE: Foreigners ‘laundering illicit billions’ through Dubai real estate

A yacht sails along the skyline of the Emirate of Dubai with Burj Al Arab (R) and Burj Khalifa (L) in the background, on 21 April 2022 (AFP) By Middle East Eye A new leak of Dubai real estate data has revealed the extent to which foreigners accused, convicted or suspected of international crime own

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UK watchdog probes audits of Gupta-owned metal companies

Steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta/ Photo. Reuters/Stefan Wermuth By Reuters Britain’s accounting watchdog has opened four investigations into audits by King & King of steel and aluminium companies owned by metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, it said on Wednesday. The Financial Reporting Council said the investigations are into the financial statements of Liberty Speciality Steels

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Kenya to buy homes and cars for hosting foreign Presidents

Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo By Business Daily Africa Kenya is seeking billions of shillings to purchase guesthouses and luxury vehicles for visiting presidents and other dignitaries, underlining the burden of running the country’s foreign affairs on taxpayers. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the acquisition of the guesthouses is aimed at cutting reliance

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Germany would back Sweden’s and Finland’s NATO bid: Scholz

By Anadolu Agency German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said that his country would support Sweden and Finland if the two countries decided to join NATO. “We are following the debate in both countries very closely about possible accession to our defense alliance, NATO,” Scholz said in a press statement during his meeting with Finnish

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Israel demands apology after Russia says Hitler had Jewish roots

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a joint news conference with Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh (not pictured) following their talks in Moscow, Russia April 27, 2022. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters Israel lambasted Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday for claiming Adolf Hitler had Jewish origins, saying it was an “unforgivable”

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Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Brown, right, with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, checks pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine, Friday, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. President Joe Biden asked Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to bolster Ukraine’s fight against Russia, signaling a burgeoning and long-haul

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Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, says Iltalehti newspaper

Finland’s flag flutters in Helsinki, Finland, Reuters Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters Finland will decide to apply for NATO membership on May 12, Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported late on Sunday, citing anonymous government sources. The decision to join will come in two steps on that day, with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto first announcing his approval

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US, European weapons hit in Odessa strikes, says Russia

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Sunday said it destroyed weapons supplied to Ukraine by the US and European countries and a runway at a military airfield near Odessa. High-precision Onyx missiles were used to strike the airfield, according to a Russian Defense Ministry statement. Two Ukrainian Su-24M bomber jets were downed in the Kharkov region,

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Four in five people in the UK believe in being ‘woke’ to race and social justice

Protesters in Trafalgar Square, London, on 5 March. A survey of public attitudes had found that 43% of people in the UK are in favour of taking in more Ukrainian refugees. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The Guardian By Michael Savage An overwhelming majority of people in the UK hold the “woke” belief that it is

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UK lawmaker resigns after admitting twice watching porn in parliament

A general view of the Houses of Parliament at sunrise, in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. Reuters/Tom Nicholson By Reuters A British lawmaker who had been suspended from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party said on Saturday he had resigned after admitting he twice viewed pornography on his phone in the House of Commons “in

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