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The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite continuing concerns that adversaries are stoking political and social divisions by spreading propaganda and disinformation online, current and former government officials said. The…

Birkenstocks may be cool enough for Barbie but the sandals do not qualify as works of art, a German court has ruled. The company had claimed its footwear could be classified as art and so was protected by copyright laws…

CNN  —  Two Russian men who claim to be former Wagner Group commanders have told a human rights activist that they killed children and civilians during their time in Ukraine. The claims were made in video interviews with Gulagu.net, a…

Just Trump saying he talked to Putin for 90 minutes, drove the global benchmark crude oil price down at one point. So you can see where the market is going. They smell this. What is Trump doing with both the…

Footage released by Peruvian police shows a man attacking a famous Incan artefact in Cusco, with what they described as a metallic object. According to the city’s culture ministry, the incident caused ‘irreversible damage’ to the 12-Angle Stone, which was…

CNN  —  Live long and prosper, Michelle Yeoh. After winning a best actress Oscar for her role in “Everything Everywhere All At Once” last month, Yeoh is preparing to step back into the Star Trek universe to reprise her role…

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The Russian ambassador to the UK has said he is “not sure” Ukrainians would vote for Zelensky if elections were held today. Speaking to BBC Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire, Andrei Kelin was asked if requesting President Zelensksy to stand down as…

Historical society solves century-old lake mystery The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society has found two of three ships that sank in the same Lake Superior storm more than a century ago, locating one in 2021 and the other in 2022.…

Hamas fighters were expected on Thursday to hand over the bodies of four Israelis who had been abducted during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack, including a woman and her two young children, in exchange for Palestinians jailed by Israel.…