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UK arrests wealthy Russian as police target Putin enablers The NCA said the operation was part of its effort to disrupt the activities of corrupt international business figures and their enablers. British authorities have arrested a wealthy Russian businessman on suspicion of money laundering, amid efforts to disrupt potential criminal activity by oligarchs and others linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The National Crime Agency said more than 50 officers from a specialized unit raided the suspect’s multi-million-pound home in London on Thursday, seizing a number of digital devices and…

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UK’s Royal couple hand plastic-alternative developers, Earthshot Prize, worth £1m Scientists are among those who will be rewarded £1m prize by the Prince of Wales’s Earthshot fund for their innovative solution that has helped climate crisis. Scientists are among those who will be rewarded £1m prize by the Prince of Wales’s Earthshot fund as their innovative solution to replace plastic packaging with seaweed has helped in the climate crisis. The UK’s Prince and Princess of Wales have visited Boston this week to mark their first trip to the US after…

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UK Royal aide forced to resign over racist treatment of Black palace guest The “racist hypocrisy” of the Royals once again shocked people of colour worldwide as backlash erupted, and Buckingham Palace scrambled to do a clean up after. The subject of racial distinction among the class of the British royals, their future with the Commonwealth, and Britain’s relations with its former colonies has once again come into the spotlight with fresh controversy fueled by the racist jibes made by Prince William’s ‘godmother.’ Lady Susan Hussey, 83, who was Queen…

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UK to withdraw Mali peacekeeping troops over PMC Wagner mercenaries’ interference UK’s Armed Forces Minister James Heappey, on Nov 14, said that Britain is withdrawing the 300-strong armed forces stationed in Mali since 2020. UK’s Defense Ministry on Monday announced that it is withdrawing its troop from the peacekeeping missions in Mali citing the West African nation’s growing reliance on Russian mercenaries PMC Wagner also known as “Putin’s shadow army.” Mali’s security situation has undermined to “significantly worse” due to the ruling junta’s alleged partnership with the private Russian military…

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Vigil held at UVA to remember shooting victims Students and faculty at the University of Virginia, along with members of the Charlottesville, Virginia community are mourning the loss of three members of the school’s football team who were fatally shot Sunday night, setting off panic and a long lockdown of the campus until the suspect was captured Monday. Students and faculty at the University of Virginia, along with members of the Charlottesville, Virginia community are mourning the loss of three members of the school’s football team who were fatally shot…

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