The lush life of the crypto-bet billionaire who dodged an Estonian kidnap plot

The lush life of the crypto-bet billionaire who dodged an Estonian kidnap plot

Tim Heath is the little known billionaire who saw off a kidnapping attempt in Estonia,but to his mates in Australia the burly,punting-mad former Scotch student is warmly known as “Beef”.

  • bySarah Danckert

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Australian gaming billionaire ‘beat up’ in failed Estonian kidnap plot

Australian gaming billionaire ‘beat up’ in failed Estonian kidnap plot

The men allegedly posed as painter-decorators,wore hi-vis vests and entered the stairwell of an Old Town apartment building where Tim Heath lives.

  • byRob Harris
Forget the Med:Europe’s new,surprising,summer holiday hotspot

Forget the Med:Europe’s new,surprising,summer holiday hotspot

It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.

  • bySarah Marshall
Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Authorities paint a picture of a network of associates,some blood relatives,travelling across Europe by bus with library cards sometimes under assumed names to scout rare Russian books.

  • byRachel Donadio
GPS jamming prevents Finnish airline landings

GPS jamming prevents Finnish airline landings

Disturbances have increased since 2022,and Finnair pilots have reported interference especially near Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave on the Baltic Sea coast.

Meet the European prime minister Putin wants locked up

Meet the European prime minister Putin wants locked up

Moscow’s charges against Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas appear to be linked to her government’s push to remove Soviet-era monuments.

  • byRob Harris
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Zelensky receives rock star treatment in Vilnius ahead of NATO summit

Zelensky receives rock star treatment in Vilnius ahead of NATO summit

Since the start of the war,Lithuania has welcomed more than 74,000 Ukrainians – the largest inflow of refugees in the country’s history.

  • byRob Harris
Late winter escapes:The world’s best places for an August holiday

Late winter escapes:The world’s best places for an August holiday

Keen to escape Australia in August? Here are the countries and cities to visit for their summer,winter or welcoming dry season.

  • byBrian Johnston
The new bucket list:The places to add (and the ones to remove)

The new bucket list:The places to add (and the ones to remove)

Barcelona is out,Valencia is in. Overtourism,climate change and even war are forcing a rewriting of travel wishlists.

  • byChris Leadbeater
‘A farce’:Belarusian court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 10 years

‘A farce’:Belarusian court jails Nobel Peace Prize winner for 10 years

The harsh punishment of human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski and three of his colleagues was in response to protests over the 2020 election result.

  • byYuras Karmanau
Estonia to ban Russians,Latvia deems Russia ‘terrorist’ state

Estonia to ban Russians,Latvia deems Russia ‘terrorist’ state

Estonia wants Russia “to be unable to continue its ordinary international life also at the level of its citizens,” Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu said.