Politics

Communication channels between Russia, US via special services functioning — MFA

Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says that the "routine work is aimed at preventing escalation and addressing issues of mutual interest"

The flood was natural, but was the disaster?

The flood was natural, but was the disaster?

The Bhotekoshi flash flood in Nepal cannot simply be called a natural disaster. Extreme floods are commonly described using annual exceedance probabilities or return periods—such as 50-, 100- or 500-year events, or even rarer ones. These…

Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait worth $400k

ABC News

Argentine court clears return of Nazi-looted portrait worth $400k

A portrait looted from a Jewish art dealer in WWII will be given back to the owner's heir, after a deal where the daughter of a fugitive Nazi official agreed to drop her claim.

ABC News

Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

The Guardian

Judge refuses to block Pentagon from firing Stars and Stripes journalists

Ruling allows defense department to proceed for now in exerting greater editorial control over military news outlet A federal judge has declined to stop the Pentagon from firing journalists who say they were illegally punished for speaking…

The Guardian

Opponents seek to block US from starting work on Trump arch in Washington

Straits Times

Opponents seek to block US from starting work on Trump arch in Washington

They said the arch violates federal law and needs approval from Congress.

Straits Times

Swatantra Bhardwaj booked under POCSO Act: How ‘influencer’ tried to evade police

Times of India

Swatantra Bhardwaj booked under POCSO Act: How ‘influencer’ tried to evade police

Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was apprehended in Bulandshahr on Friday. He had allegedly assaulted the father of a student activist during a protest. Fresh FIRs were registered against Bhardwaj under Pocso and SC/ST Acts…

Times of India

India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs

South China Morning Post

India and Japan swap young workers for expertise to meet each other’s needs

India’s largest-ever business delegation, 200 executives strong, touched down in Japan late last month in search of money, machinery and manufacturing know-how. At its head was Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose four-day tour from…

South China Morning Post

FBI files: Unzip your pocket, Atiku dares Tinubu

Daily Trust

FBI files: Unzip your pocket, Atiku dares Tinubu

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has described the renewed recycling of decades-old allegations against him as the convulsion of political opponents cornered by their own failures, unable to defend the hardship Nigerians are enduring…

Daily Trust

Report: PM didn’t leave his home for army HQ until 2 hours after Oct. 7 invasion began

Times of Israel

Report: PM didn’t leave his home for army HQ until 2 hours after Oct. 7 invasion began

Israeli TV cites unpublished minutes from Netanyahu's diary suggesting he stayed in Caesarea until at least 8:30 a.m., notes he didn't consult security chiefs for another 1.5 hours The post Report: PM didn’t leave his home for army HQ…

Times of Israel

Tetris suggests White House ‘Build the Wall’ game infringes copyright

The Hill

Tetris suggests White House ‘Build the Wall’ game infringes copyright

The Tetris Company appeared to warn the White House Friday that its new online arcade based on President Trump’s policies may constitute copyright infringement. The site, launched Thursday, features games emulating the style of arcade…

The Hill

Russian citizens in Poland, Baltic states to vote near border crossings — CEC

Pavel Andreyev says ten polling stations will be set up in the Kaliningrad, Pskov, and Leningrad regions near border crossings with Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

The morning Betrawati disappeared

Betrawati’s famous Ghanta Ghar. On the morning of August 26, Yogesh Dangol took one last walk around Betrawati without knowing it would become the last time he would see the town as he knew it. He went to Uttargaya Dham, crossed the…