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The governor of the German state of Bavaria said Tuesday that his deputy had not done enough to prove he wasn’t responsible for an antisemitic flyer as a high school student and ordered him to answer a detailed questionnaire to clear himself of any possible involvement in the scandal that caused an uproar in Germany. […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to make a trip to China this fall in what will be his first trip outside of Russian or allied territory since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest. Putin’s regime is preparing for him to appear at China’s Belt and Road Forum in October, Bloomberg reported […]

The United Nations human rights office says at least 183 people have been killed in clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara region since July as Amhara fighters resist efforts by the federal government to disband them. The U.N. office on Tuesday also said the human rights situation in Ethiopia is deteriorating, with more than 1,000 people reportedly […]

Sudan’s top military officer visited Egypt on Tuesday and held talks with its leader, authorities said, in his first trip abroad since the country plunged into a bitter conflict this year. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, chairman of the ruling Sovereign Council, arrived in the Mediterranean city of el-Alamein and was received at the airport by President […]

A parasitic worm was found wriggling in the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman suffering from a “mystery illness,” a neurosurgeon said on Tuesday. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi discovered the 3-inch worm inside the patient’s skull during a biopsy at Canberra Hospital in June 2022 and plucked the parasite out with forceps. “I just thought: […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be attending the funeral for the recently deceased Yevgeny Prigozhin. The Kremlin made the announcement following reports that the Wagner Group mercenary leader is expected to be buried this week. Prigozhin’s funeral could be as early as Tuesday, though Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters the Russian government was […]

One of Ukraine’s more legendary fighter pilots, Andrii Pilshchykov, also known by the call sign “Juice,” was among those killed in a midair crash last week, a devastating blow for a Ukrainian Air Force that is seemingly set to receive Western F-16 fighters. “Juice was more than just a pilot. He was fully dedicated to […]

A Pakistani appeals court on Tuesday suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of Imran Khan in a legal victory for the hugely popular embattled former prime minister, his lawyers and court officials said. Although he will face a retrial in due course, the ruling will enable Khan, 70, to contest the upcoming parliamentary […]

Authorities have identified the three U.S. Marines who were killed when a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crashed on Melville Island, north of the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia on Sunday. Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) identified the three Marines as Cpl. Spencer R. Collart, a 21-year-old male from Arlington, Virginia, who served […]

The top Chinese official in charge of economic relations with Washington told Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday he was ready to “make new positive efforts” to improve cooperation following an agreement to reduce trade tension by launching groups to discuss export controls and other commercial disputes. The agreement Monday was the most substantial result […]