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Trump’s DoJ investigating unfounded claims Venezuela helped steal 2020 election
Exclusive: Discredited election-rigging conspiracy theory could strengthen Trump’s military action against MaduroFederal investigators have been interviewing multiple people who are pushing unfounded claims that Venezuela helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump, the Guardian has learned.Two promoters of the conspiracy theory have repeatedly briefed the US attorney for the district of Puerto Rico, W Stephen Muldrow, and have shared witnesses and documents with officials, according to four sources. Muldrow declined to comment. Continue reading...
Federal government faulted for poor undersea cable security
The federal government is failing to take steps to protect hundreds of undersea communications cables needed for both military and civilian activity that are vulnerable to sabotage by foreign adversaries, a panel of experts told Congress on Thursday.
Kashoggi's widow and Democrats demand release of a call transcript with Trump and Saudi crown prince
The widow of Washington Post journalist Jamal Kashoggi called Friday for the release of the transcript of a 2019 phone call that President Donald Trump had with Mohammed bin Salman, joining Democratic lawmakers who are raising questions about whether Trump personally benefited from his embrace of the Saudi crown prince.
Nuclear subs provide South Korea a security hedge, potential for nuclear weapons
The nuclear submarines President Trump green-lighted in his meeting with Lee Jae-myung last month may help the South Korean president reassure a public wary of an upcoming shakeup over control of South Korea's troops -- and move Seoul closer to developing nuclear weapons.
Nations and environmental groups slam proposals at U.N. climate talks, calling them too weak
Several nations and environmental groups on Friday slammed proposals in the final stages of this year's U.N. climate talks for failing to explicitly mention the cause of global warming - the burning of fuels such as oil, gas and coal - with one negotiator warning the talks are on "the verge of collapse."
South Africa’s dispute with US escalates amid row over G20 handover event
Trump press secretary accuses Cyril Ramaphosa of ‘running his mouth’ after US boycott of summit in JohannesburgThe dispute between South Africa and the US over the Trump administration’s decision to boycott the G20 in Johannesburg has continued, with South Africa objecting to a US plan for a junior embassy official to take part in the closing ceremony meant to mark the handover to the next summit, which will take place in Florida.The two-day summit, which opens on Saturday, comes at a febrile moment in global politics. The US has proposed a deal to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which it agreed with Moscow without the involvement of Ukraine or the EU. Continue reading...
Ex-French President Sarkozy to publish prison memoir as appeal looms
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy will publish a book about his recent time behind bars, titled “Diary of a Prisoner,” on Dec. 10, his publisher Fayard announced Friday
UK politician jailed for over 10 years for taking pro-Russia bribes
A hard-right British politician has been sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for accepting bribes to make favorable statements about Russia in the European Parliament
Jewish community in the Czech Republic reports record number of antisemitic incidents in 2024
Antisemitic incidents in the Czech Republic have reached record levels last year amid the conflict in Gaza
Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed
Pope Leo XIV has fixed a technical glitch in a Vatican law that became problematic after Pope Francis named the first-ever woman to head the Vatican City State administration
Russian glide bomb hits an apartment block and kills 5 in southern Ukraine
Officials say a Russian glide bomb has hit a residential district in a southern Ukrainian city, killing five people
Nigeria separatists say they are committed to peaceful self-determination after leaders sentenced
The Indigenous People of Biafra, a separatist group in southeastern Nigeria, remains committed to peaceful self-determination after a court sentenced its leader to life in prison for terrorism
