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Inside the European Gambling Operations of a Wanted Turkish Businessman

A string of criminal investigations – and an Interpol Red Notice – have trailed Turkish online betting magnate Fedlan Kılıçaslan as he expands his business across Europe. Now, reporters have found his Poland-registered company promoted gambling sites despite having no license to do so. A Warsaw-based company ultimately owned by …

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Russian Blood and Treasure: The Ballooning Costs of Putin’s War

The Issue Russia has lost the military initiative in Ukraine as costs continue to mount. The Russian military has suffered 1.4 million battlefield casualties and as many as 450,000 deaths since its February 2022 full-scale invasion, according to new CSIS data. Russia’s territorial control in Ukraine shrank in the spring …

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