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Spanish police apologize as Catalan separatist Puigdemont escapes
[ad_1] Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has managed to flee Spain and is heading for Belgium, despite a large police presence and a warrant for his arrest, leading to recriminations...
Israeli strikes kill at least two Hezbollah fighters in south Lebanon
[ad_1] The Israeli military said on Friday that it killed two members of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah confirmed the deaths of three of its members...
Video of Nigerians receiving rice donations is old and unrelated to protests
[ad_1] Amid calls by Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu for protests against the rising cost of living to cease, a video began circulating online that claimed to show the government donating...
Poland appeals to Nigeria to free students and lecturer detained while on a study program
[ad_1] WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish diplomats on Friday appealed for the release of seven citizens who were detained in Nigeria in what Warsaw believes was a misunderstanding amid protests...
Putin is giving cash to Russians fleeing Ukraine’s surprise attack — but only $115
[ad_1] President Vladimir Putin announced a compensation plan for citizens in the Russian region that came under attack by Ukraine.Russians "who need it" will be eligible for a one-time payout...
Spanish judge demands explanations over Puigdemont’s escape
[ad_1] A top Spanish judge demanded explanations on Friday from police and government as to how fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont was able to return to Spain despite a pending arrest...
Footage of Spanish residential complex fire misrepresented as ‘Iranian attack on Israel’
[ad_1] A video compilation of a fire at a residential complex in Spain has recirculated in posts about an Iranian attack on Israel. It surfaced shortly after Ismail Haniyeh, the political...
Japan’s Toyota promises to do better with vehicle testing after major scandal
[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) — Toyota promised Friday to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certification so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will never recur.Japan’s top automaker outlined in...
Veteran human rights advocate freed in swap says Russia is sliding back toward Stalinist times
[ad_1] BERLIN (AP) — A human rights activist since the 1980s, Oleg Orlov thought Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became...
Photo shows landslide in El Salvador in 2001, not India in 2024
[ad_1] Screenshot of the false post taken on August 2, 2024.The picture was also shared with similar captions on social media platform X and Facebook.However, a Google reverse image search...
