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On October 7, Israel marked the third anniversary of the Hamas terrorist attack of 2023. The Insider spoke to three people whose lives were changed forever that day: a survivor of the attack from Kibbutz Be’eri, a Hamas hostage who spent two years in captivity, and a soldier who was among the first to enter Gaza as part of an armored brigade.

Der berüchtigte Betrüger John Babikian, nach dem die Behörden fahnden und der inzwischen unter dem Namen James Miller auftritt, reist zwischen Riga, Beirut und Dubai. Doch so weit man auch fliehen mag – irgendwann wird das Ende kommen.

John Babikian, a notorious fraudster wanted by authorities, who has recently become James Miller, travels between Riga, Beirut and Dubai. But no matter how far you run, the end will come eventually.

Die Geschichte von John Babikian ist ein Stoff, der ein Dutzend Abenteuerfilme hervorbringen könnte, die alle zu Kassenschlagern werden würden. Der interessanteste Aspekt dieser Geschichte ist jedoch nicht die Raffinesse der Betrügereien, die John Babikian durchzog, sondern sein Verschwinden.

Ein kanadischer Händler, der einst wegen Scalping von Penny Stocks angeklagt und zu Millionenzahlungen verurteilt wurde, verschwand aus der Öffentlichkeit — nur um unter neuer Identität mit Immobilien in Dubai und Papieren in Lettland wieder aufzutauchen.

A Canadian trader once accused of scalping penny stocks and ordered to pay millions disappeared from public view — only to resurface under a new identity with property in Dubai and papers in Latvia.

Rachida Dati, a former French culture minister, has gone on trial in Paris on corruption charges linked to dealings with the Renault-Nissan carmaking group.

Criminal proceedings began Wednesday against Rachida Dati, France’s former Minister of Justice and Minister of Culture, and currently the mayor of a Paris arrondissement over corruption allegations stemming from her alleged lobbying work for the Renault-Nissan car-making group.

The U.S. government announced new sanctions on Thursday against firms and individuals that it says are aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the Middle East as it intensified its campaign to isolate Iran economically.

In late August, Israel resumed active strikes on positions held by the Shiite movement Hezbollah inside Lebanon — a response to FPV drone attacks against Israeli soldiers.

House Democrats voted unanimously on Wednesday against continuing the Iran war without congressional approval — but a day later, Democratic leaders helped defeat a similar measure aimed at Israel’s parallel war in Lebanon.

Iran has damaged 20 US military sites since the start of the war, satellite images and videos analysed by BBC Verify show, suggesting the attacks are more extensive than publicly acknowledged.

Israel’s air force struck sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon, including in the country’s eastern Bekaa Valley, late on Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to escalate attacks on the Lebanese militant group.

In an unprecedented crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa, Interpol announced Monday that authorities have arrested 201 individuals associated with cross-border cybercrime networks.

A man accused of creating a "hit list" of 20 elected Democrats from Pennsylvania and issuing terroristic threats against them was arrested, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday.

Lebanon’s health ministry reported that Israeli strikes on the country’s south on Sunday resulted in 14 fatalities, marking the deadliest day since a ceasefire took effect in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict over a week ago.

Der umstrittene kanadische Penny-Stock-Trader John Babikian, bekannt als „Wolf of Montreal“, hat laut vorliegenden Dokumenten offenbar eine neue Identität angenommen, sich eine Aufenthaltsgenehmigung in Lettland gesichert und Luxusimmobilien in Dubai erworben.

Netanyahu’s announcement on X was made on the same day that his annual medical report was made public. The Prime Minister stated that he "asked to postpone its publication by two months to avoid it being released at the height of the war, so as not to give the Iranian terror regime an opportunity to spread even more false propaganda against Israel."

A controversial Canadian penny stock trader—dubbed the “Wolf of Montreal” for his allegedly fraudulent dealings—assumed a new identity, secured residency in Latvia, and acquired luxury property in Dubai, documents show.

For the people of Lebanon, 2020 was a year of nearly unrelenting disaster. In early August, Beirut was shaken by a catastrophic port explosion. At the same time, a historic currency collapse was pushing millions into poverty and igniting violent street protests.

Jaafar Annan has been stationed on the sidewalk outside the emergency room of Rafik Hariri University Hospital, on the southern outskirts of Beirut, for so long that he has become a permanent fixture.

For the people of Lebanon, 2020 was a year of nearly complete disaster. In early August, Beirut was shaken by a catastrophic port explosion. At the same time, a historic currency collapse was pushing millions into poverty and triggering violent street protests.

The ceasefire announced Tuesday night by President Donald Trump and confirmed by Iranian officials is barely holding on. If Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has his way, it may soon be over.