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FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company

FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company

An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress. Alexander Smirnov falsely reported to the FBI in June 2020 that executives associated with the Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid Hunter and Joe Biden...

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russia's Putin, has died, Russian authorities say

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russia's Putin, has died, Russian authorities say

Alexei Navalny, the fiercest foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin who crusaded against official corruption and staged massive anti-Kremlin protests, died in prison Friday, Russian authorities said. He was 47. Navalny, who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism, felt unwell after a walk, according to the Federal Penitentiary Service, and lost consciousness. An ambulance arrived to try...

5 dead after planes collide on runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport, Japan media reports

5 dead after planes collide on runway at Tokyo's Haneda airport, Japan media reports

A passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard aircraft and burst into flames on the runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Tuesday, officials said. NHK TV reported that all occupants of Japan Airlines Flight 516, believed to total 379 people, got out safely before the plane was entirely engulfed in flames. The Japanese coast guard said the pilot of...

Student shoots 15 dead, injures at least 24 at Prague university, police say

Student shoots 15 dead, injures at least 24 at Prague university, police say

A lone gunman opened fire Thursday in a university building in downtown Prague, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic's worst mass shooting, police and the city's rescue service said. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek...

Trump expected to attend New York fraud trial again Thursday as testimony nears an end

Trump expected to attend New York fraud trial again Thursday as testimony nears an end

He’s been a frustrated observer, a confrontational witness and a heated commentator outside the courtroom door. Now former President Donald Trump is poised to return to his civil business fraud trial again, first to watch and then to serve as star witness for his own defense.

U.S. Senate fails to advance Ukraine, Israel aid amid border policy fight

U.S. Senate fails to advance Ukraine, Israel aid amid border policy fight

U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked the advance of a $110 billion package of wartime funding for Ukraine and Israel as well as other national security priorities as they tried to force President Joe Biden to include changes to U.S. border policy.

Trump appeals judge's ruling rejecting his claim of immunity in federal election subversion case

Trump appeals judge's ruling rejecting his claim of immunity in federal election subversion case

Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, according to court papers filed Thursday. Lawyers for the 2024 Republican presidential primary frontrunner filed a notice of appeal indicating that they will challenge U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision rejecting Trump’s bid to derail...

Strikes on Gaza's southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee

Strikes on Gaza's southern edge sow fear in one of the last areas to which people can flee

Israeli forces struck the southern Gaza town of Rafah twice overnight, residents said Thursday, sowing fear in one of the last places where civilians could seek refuge after Israel widened its offensive against Hamas to areas already packed with displaced people.

Trump declines to rule out abusing power or seeking retribution if he returns to the White House

Trump declines to rule out abusing power or seeking retribution if he returns to the White House

Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he wins the presidency again after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric. The GOP presidential front−runner has talked about targeting his rivals — referring to them as “vermin” — and seeking retribution if he returns to the...

Biden tells donors: 'If Trump wasn't running I'm not sure I'd be running. We cannot let him win'

Biden tells donors: 'If Trump wasn't running I'm not sure I'd be running. We cannot let him win'

President Joe Biden told campaign donors Tuesday that he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in the race, warning that democracy is “more at risk in 2024” and that the former president and his allies are out to “destroy” democratic institutions.

A second Trump administration will 'come after' people in the media in the courts, an ally says

A second Trump administration will 'come after' people in the media in the courts, an ally says

A Donald Trump ally who worked in his Justice Department said Tuesday that if the former president is elected again, his administration will retaliate against people in the media “criminally or civilly.” Kash Patel, who was also chief of staff in the Defense Department and held a role on the National Security Council, made the comment on Steve Bannon’s podcast...

Israeli ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai, with Canada as a possible final destination

Israeli ministry 'concept paper' proposes transferring Gaza civilians to Egypt's Sinai, with Canada as a possible final destination

An Israeli government ministry has drafted a wartime proposal to transfer the Gaza Strip's(opens in a new tab) 2.3 million people to Egypt's Sinai peninsula, drawing condemnation from the Palestinians and worsening tensions with Cairo.