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On May 11, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) filed a notice of suspicion against Andrii Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Under Ukrainian law, this step is equivalent to filing charges in court. He was accused of "money laundering as part of an organized group,"

Power outages in Cuba worsened on Thursday as Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy told state television that oil reserves had "run out" amid an ongoing US blockade of oil shipments.  The minister said Cuba's power grid had entered a "critical" state. "We have absolutely no fuel [oil], and absolutely no diesel ... The impact

Two heavy hitters in the UK Labour Party sought to position themselves to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, albeit with neither announcing a direct challenge, instead seeming to encourage the embattled party leader to make way voluntarily.  Health Secretary Wes Streeting made the most direct move, becoming the first senior member of Starmer's

In early April, the Artis Zoo Museum in Amsterdam unveiled a handbag alongside a massive dinosaur skeleton — one made of "lab-grown T. rex leather." Polish fashion label Enfin Leve designed the bag as part of its line of experimental clothing. But it was the material, not the design, that drew the most attention. "It has

Palantir has long divided opinions. In the eyes of its proponents and opponents, the analysis tools made by the publicly traded US company which are in-demand worldwide are either a silver bullet or the devil's work. Against this backdrop, a media report has emerged in Germany: according to information from the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, as

The former head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi was presented with the prestigious Charlemagne Prize at a ceremony in Aachen, western Germany, on May 14. "You took charge of the euro during a time of crisis, and you stabilized the euro and the eurozone," Chancellor Friedrich Merz said during his speech honoring Draghi.  With his

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed accusations that she systematically sidelined male rivals during her political career. The "male-killing Merkel" label emerged in German political commentary during Angela Merkel's rise inside the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU). What does the 'male-killing Merkel' tag refer to? It referred to the fact that several powerful male rivals or mentors

India has long taken pride in doing what few major powers could manage. It bought oil from Iran, built defense ties with Israel, strengthened relations with the US and expanded economic links with the Gulf monarchies, while insisting it would not be drawn into regional camps or formal alliances. The Iran war, however, is pushing that

The July 19 World Cup final in New Jersey will be the first to include a Superbowl-inspired "Halftime Show," with performances from American veteran Madonna, the Colombian voice of the 2010 and now 2026 World Cup Shakira, and South Korean boyband BTS.  The curator is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, who announced the lineup in a promotional video

Human rights in Tunisia are a growing case for concern. On Tuesday, courts upheld the sentencing of two prominent Tunisian journalists accused of financial crimes. But media rights group say the ruling was a case of "judicial harassment," and argued that the charges leveled lacked evidence. Prior to the hearing, Amnesty International sounded the alarm