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Tangled cobwebs dangle from the ceiling in dim light and a pleasant, musky sweetness pervades the air in this repository of a precious wine collection, once owned by Georgia’s most infamous son, Josef Stalin.

Four people who were trapped for over a week in a flooded cave in Laos have been safely rescued by emergency teams.

A Russian Oreshnik missile fired at Ukraine in January appears to have been made nine years ago and contains only ‌Russian and Belarusian components

A Ukrainian court today approved the pre-trial detention of Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn, who has left the country. Prosecutors say it’s the first step to securing an international arrest warrant for the businessman suspected of embezzling energy funds.

Nepal’s National Human Rights Commission has recommended sweeping legal action and a five-year political ban against former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli, two of his ministers, and top security officials.

Women claiming to have information about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor lack confidence in British police to talk to them, according to an American lawyer representing hundreds of Jeffrey Epstein victims, as told to the BBC.

The Bank of Latvia has granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license to SIA Moneliq Europe.

Security forces at the Ministry of Transport are actively making arrests and seizing documents in succession.

Sir Keir Starmer has condemned a Russian drone strike that injured two people in Romania on Thursday night, branding it a “serious violation of NATO airspace”.

For years, Vladimir Putin has cultivated the image of an ageless strongman, riding horses shirtless, playing ice hockey and projecting physical endurance as a symbol of political authority.

Bitcoin ATMs, the now-ubiquitous machines in gas stations and smoke shops that convert physical cash to cryptocurrency, are facing challenges.

A company led by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale, hired by the Israeli government to promote pro-Israel perspectives on a major conservative media network

ICE’s largest detention contractor, GEO Group, made a quarter-million-dollar "dark money" donation last year to a group aligned with Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH)

A Singaporean Herbalife distributor who tortured his downline to death has been sentenced to 14 years and 11 months in prison.

An initial internal review into reports of war crimes committed by SAS soldiers in Afghanistan was dismissed in just one day, newly declassified documents have revealed.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus heads to Ituri province where the epidemic is centered and calls for a halt to fighting that hinders medical relief efforts

A Russian drone involved in an overnight attack on Ukraine has struck a residential building in NATO member Romania, injuring two people, prompting swift condemnation and the threat of repercussions.

The military contractor responsible for a Southern California chemical leak that forced up to 50,000 people to evacuate their homes over the weekend manufactures parts for F-35 fighter jets likely destined for Israel, The Intercept has learned.

Ukrainian authorities have submitted a motion requesting the court to approve pre-trial detention for Kostiantyn Hryhoryshyn, a businessman suspected of embezzling funds from an energy company of “strategic importance.”

French prosecutors announced on Thursday that Swiss lawyer Alexandre Montavon has been placed under formal investigation for his alleged involvement over a decade ago

Temu, the Chinese e-commerce giant, was fined €200 million ($232 million) by the European Union for failing to stop sales of unsafe baby toys and chargers on the platform.

Four activists could be sentenced as terrorists next month despite not being convicted of terrorism offences.