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Russia's permanent representative to the CSTO said NATO has not wanted and does not want to cooperate with the Russian-led alliance, and there is no point in banging on closed doors. The
Ukraine's intelligence directorate said Wednesday that North Korea deployed a missile unit inside Russia, escalating beyond the 8,000 DPRK infantry fighting there since 2025. The Reuters report, if confirmed, marks the first time North Korean missile systems may be positioned
Katy Perry condemned the White House Friday after its official TikTok used 'Firework' to soundtrack footage of U.S. missile strikes on Iran. The incident fits a pattern of unauthorized pop music use
A Moscow court sentenced freelance medical journalist Darya Shipacheva, 34, to 12 years in a maximum-security penal colony for treason on Tuesday, based on a wire transfer to a family member in
Comey's lawyers filed misconduct motions Tuesday, alleging federal prosecutors submitted false statements in warrant affidavits to build the seashell indictment — and that Comey was surveilled at Trump's direction. The motions seek
Netanyahu's Boeing 767 crossed the airspace of Canada, Greece, Italy, and France on July 28 — all Rome Statute signatories — for the third time in seven months through Canadian skies. Ottawa
A federal judge in Minneapolis blocked Minnesota's SF 3432 days before its August 1 enforcement date, ruling that Kalshi and Polymarket are likely to prevail on Commodity Exchange Act preemption claims. The
South Sudan's Salva Kiir has sent a written confirmation to Putin of his attendance at the October Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, joining six other African heads of state. His decision reflects the
Representative Luz Rivas of California called ICE agents 'domestic terrorists' after visiting the Dilley family detention center in Texas, as 111 House Democrats formally demanded its closure citing contaminated food and inadequate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed he will visit New York in September for the UN General Assembly despite ICC arrest warrants for genocide, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani called him a
Elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir produced results favoring national parties backed by Islamabad, but ACLED data shows the violence that killed dozens during the campaign period is unlikely to end. At least 56
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade disclosed Monday that Trump privately admitted the Iran war is 'not popular' but 'necessary,' attributing the constraint on strikes to Gulf partners rather than depleted stockpiles. Polling
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