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Mossack Fonseca leak

Vladimir Putin

Huge secret document leak reveals Vladimir Putin's $2bn tax haven

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By William Watkinson

Leak of 11 million secret documents from the Panamanian law firm were handed to a German paper.

Mossack Fonseca

Iceland PM faces snap election, FIFA official and Cameron's dad implicated

The biggest document leak in history reveals the extent the rich and powerful avoid paying taxes.

7 hours ago

By William Watkinson

President Xi Jinping

Leaks reveal Chinese President Xi Jinping's family links to offshore companies

Family members of Politburo Standing Committee also accused of setting up offshore companies.

2 hours ago

By Vasudevan Sridharan

T20 World Cup final

Carlos Brathwaite

Carlos Brathwaite powers West Indies to second title at expense of England

Brathwaite hits four straight sixes in the final over as the Windies win by four wickets in Kolkata.

Twenty20

India's flashy T20 World Cup reflects nation's move towards superficiality over tradition

India's devotion to this diversion says something more troubling about the nature of the country.

By Harcharan Chandhoke

Nepal earthquake aerial photos

Child slavery: Rich Brits buying children who survived the Nepalese earthquake for £5,000

'We have supplied boys who have actually gone on to the UK,' revealed slave trader Makkhan Singh.

2 hours ago

EU referendum

EU referendum: CFOs at UK firms want Britain to remain in Europe, survey shows

Deloite survey shows CFOs' risk appetite hit 3-year low as 75% of finance chiefs against Brexit.

8 hours ago

Khalid al-Barnawi

Khalid al-Barnawi leader of jihadist Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru arrested in Nigeria

Known to have links with al-Qaeda, he was described as a 'specially designated global terrorist'.

8 hours ago

By William Watkinson

Sanjeev Gupta

Tata Steel: Sanjeev Gupta seeks government help on energy costs and plant modernisation

Gupta held initial talks with the UK government over possible buy of Tata Steel's UK operations.

11 hours ago

By Rachel Middleton

Christine Lagarde

IMF chief Christine Lagarde calls WikiLeaks report on Greece 'simply nonsense'

Lagarde said the IMF 'conducts its negotiations in good faith, not by way of threats.'

3 hours ago

Google removes Taliban-made smartphone app aimed at ISIS-like digital recruitment

Google removes Taliban's propaganda app Alemarah

The app was part of the Taliban's propaganda strategy and offered videos and statements in Pashto.

2 hours ago

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Malaysia 1MDB: 'The Wolf of Wall Street' starring Leonardo DiCaprio gets dragged into scandal

Fund says it neither invested or transferred funds to Red Granite Pictures for the movie.

8 hours ago

By Rachel Middleton

US Army

Sikh-American Army Captain Simratpal Singh allowed to serve with beard and turban

US Army grants the lifetime accommodation following a lawsuit claiming religious discrimination.

8 hours ago

By Nicole Rojas

Sochi Winter Olympics doping regime will be toughest ever, vows IOC PIC: Reuters

Sports minister calls for urgent investigation into Sunday Times claims

'There is no room for complacency in the fight against doping,' says John Whittingdale.

By Tom Mendelsohn

Members of the Jewish community in Stamford Hill

Illegal Jewish schools: DoE 'covered up' abuse and disappearance of pupils

North London council 'destroyed evidence' of thousands placed in illegal education centres.

Beata Szydlo

Poland prepared for mass protests against abortion ban

PM Beata Szydlo's far-right administration wants to return Poland to 'traditional Catholic roots'.

By Tom Mendelsohn

Police cordon

Lewisham murder investigation launched after 17-year-old stabbed to death

Police were alerted to an 'altercation' between youths on New Cross Road at about 7.40pm BST.

4 hours ago

US dollars

California businessman launches petition to force politicians to wear logos of their top donors

The proposal would also require candidates to disclose their top 10 donors in adverts.

4 hours ago

By Mary Papenfuss

Ebola back in Guinea

Ebola: Liberian authorities call for calm after woman dies in new outbreak

The Liberian health ministry has insisted it is prepared to contain any new flare-up.

By Tom Mendelsohn

Erdogan and Obama met at a security

Erdogan accuses Obama of 'talking behind his back' on press freedom

On Friday Obama said he had urged Erdogan not to stifle democratic debate.

Chimene Suleyman

“Cultural appropriation: From dreadlocks to keffiyehs – don't mimic cultures you don't understand

“National Living Wage: Companies that can't afford to pay it don't have a viable business model

Harcharan Chandhoke

“Next time you contact me, Zac Goldsmith, remember that I'm more than an ethnic name

“The new NHS doctors contract is great - unless you're a carer, parent, female or disabled

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By Nicole Rojas

Mexico President Peña Nieto

Hacker 'rigged elections' in favour of right-wing parties across Latin America

By Tom Mendelsohn

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Hair porosity: What is it and what products can manage low and high porosity hair?

By Jihan-Annesa Turner

Virgin actress hires billboard to tell Bangkok she wants to 'get it once before I die'

Trump and Palin

Sarah Palin: Mexicans are being seduced with 'gift baskets and soccer balls'

By William Watkinson

EU referendum

EU referendum

Two polls show Remain has a slight edge over Leave supporters

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DigixGlobal hits month-long crowdsale target of $5.5m in just 12 hours

Estate agent boards

London property sees double-digit growth in 21 of city's 33 boroughs

By Shane Croucher

T20 World Cup final 2016: England vs West Indies

T20 World Cup final 2016: England vs West Indies preview

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Qatar World Cup workers

Qatar World Cup 2022: Photos show the conditions faced by migrant labourers

Tokyo, Japan

Apple iPhone manufacturer Foxconn acquires Japanese electronics giant Sharp

By Tom Mendelsohn

Tesla Model 3

Tesla Model 3 revealed: Elon Musk shows off new $35,000 electric car

By Alistair Charlton

Science And Health

red crowned parrot

Endangered parrots thrive in the US as native habitat is destroyed

By Tom Mendelsohn

Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill

Batman v Superman suffers second-week takings drop of 68%

By Tom Mendelsohn

Reviews

James Bay tour

James Bay review: Singer dishes out perfect blend of chaos and calm at Hammersmith Apollo

By Alicia Adejobi