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7 charged with international smuggling for Russia
Christophe Coat / EyeEm / Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Seven people, including an Eastern European immigrant living in New Hampshire, have been charged with being part of an international smuggling ring that procured sensitive [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Pentagon preparing to send Patriot missiles to Ukraine
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]
Iran executes second man amid protests
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — Iran on Monday executed a second man, 22-year-old Majid Reza Rahnavard, who had been convicted on charges of “waging war against God” amid ongoing protests in the country. Rahnavard, who was [Read More…]
BTS K-pop boy band member Jin begins military service
ABC News (SEOUL, South Korea) — Jin, the eldest member of K-pop sensation BTS, was dispatched Tuesday to a front-line military training division north of Seoul. Jin, 30, is heading to the military after delaying [Read More…]
Prince Harry, Meghan allege ‘institutional gaslighting,’ say ‘lies’ protected Prince William in new Netflix docuseries trailer
Netflix (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan opened up about their decision to leave their senior royal roles in a new trailer for their Netflix docuseries Harry & Meghan. The trailer, released Monday, opens [Read More…]
American college student goes missing while studying abroad in France
A photo of Ken DeLand provided by his family. – DeLand Family (NEW YORK) — The parents of a senior at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, said their son has been missing [Read More…]
Helicopter raid kills Islamic State officials in Syria, US says
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A U.S. helicopter raid killed two members of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria early Sunday morning local time, U.S. Central Command announced later that day. Among those killed were [Read More…]
Suspect in 1988 Pan Am 103 explosion that killed 270 people taken into custody by US
Jane Barlow – WPA Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly 34 years after 270 people, including 190 Americans, died in the mid-air bombing of Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the Libyan intelligence officer accused [Read More…]
Brittney Griner live updates: Video shows Griner’s wife learning she’s on her way home
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into [Read More…]
Brittney Griner live updates: Griner arrives back in the United States
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into [Read More…]
Prince Harry and Meghan docuseries: Royal family counters Netflix, says they were not contacted for comment
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Netflix and Britain’s royal family have differing views when it comes to whether or not the family was asked to participate in the new docuseries featuring Prince Harry [Read More…]
Mexican authorities search for ‘Ted Bundy’-like killer after 3 women found dead in Tijuana
Buena Vista Images/Getty Images (TIJUANA, Mexico) — Authorities in Mexico are searching for a suspect responsible for the recent deaths of three women who worked in bars and strip clubs in Tijuana, a Mexican state [Read More…]
Brittney Griner live updates: WNBA star swapped for Russian Viktor Bout in prisoner exchange
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into [Read More…]
Brittney Griner live updates: WNBA star swapped for Viktor Bout in prisoner exchange
EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a senior U.S. official. The basketball star was taken into custody [Read More…]
Prince Harry and Meghan’s Netflix docuseries debuts: What to know
Netflix (NEW YORK) — Prince Harry and Meghan’s docuseries is here. The highly-anticipated first three episodes of the six-part series, titled Harry & Meghan, were released Thursday at 3 a.m., EST, on Netflix. The duke [Read More…]
China loosens COVID restrictions after protests rock the country
Richard Sharrocks/Getty Images (BEIJING) — China loosened some key COVID-19 controls on Wednesday after residents began protesting against the strict measures in November. Authorities did not acknowledge the unrest in their decision but the sudden [Read More…]
Lawmaker sanctioned as Russian agent faces new charges over alleged purchase of condos in Beverly Hills
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A sanctioned Ukrainian politician who U.S. authorities said has ties to Russian intelligence services was hit with new criminal charges Wednesday over his alleged purchase of two [Read More…]
Dozens detained in Germany on suspected plot to overthrow government: Prosecutor
Alexander Nolting / EyeEm/Getty Images (LONDON) — Thousands of police officers have carried out a series of raids across much of Germany on Wednesday morning against suspected far-right extremists who allegedly sought to overthrow the [Read More…]
Passengers on Antarctic cruise ship hit by deadly ‘rogue wave’ speak out
ALEXIS DELELISI/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tom and Pam Trusdale were enjoying a bucket list trip to Antarctica, until their trip of a lifetime turned into a deadly disaster. “It was going real [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian special forces were in Russia during strike
Andrei Pungovschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion into neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas [Read More…]