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Screenshot of the false post, taken on July 25, 2024 The images were shared with similar claims elsewhere on Facebook here and here and on X here and here. But the photos showed previous…
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The authoritarian leader of Belarus has pardoned a German citizen who had been sentenced to death. Rico Kroeger was arrested in October and had been accused of acting as a mercenary and of…
The European Union is worried that a new Hungarian visa rule for foreign workers from Russia and Belarus could endanger EU security, after a leading conservative politician warned the…
Warning: this story contains a description of alleged sexual abuse. Israeli far-right protesters broke into an army base in a show of support for soldiers accused of severely mistreating a…
Ukraine says it aided rebels in Mali to defeat Russian Wagner Group mercenaries. The battle shows a new front for Ukraine in countering Russia — this time, in Africa. Mali's junta, propped…
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh observed a day of mourning Tuesday in memory of more than 200 people killed in recent weeks during violence that evolved from student protests over the…
A doctored image has been viewed millions of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows Chinese nationals living in the Philippines rallying to support Manila after a series…
Screenshot of an X post taken July 29, 2024 Similar posts have circulated elsewhere on X in several languages, including Arabic, French and Portuguese. Officials opened the Olympics on…
Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday officially declared authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro the victor of Sunday's controversial presidential election, as opposition…
Venezuela's National Electoral Council on Monday officially declared authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro the victor of Sunday's controversial presidential election. According to…
From the over-the-top opening ceremony on July 26 featuring competitors ferried up the Seine by boat to the last medal draped around a victorious athlete’s neck on August 11, Paris is…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Dozens of Wagner mercenaries were killed by jihadis and rebels over the weekend in northern Mali in what one analyst described on Monday as the largest battleground…
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Monday said the Olympic rings mounted on the Eiffel Tower should be kept permanently in the city. "There are three symbols that we have to deal with so that…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A diplomatic spat has erupted between Poland and Hungary that lays bare the deep tensions within Europe over how to deal with with Russia when it is waging war on…
Dozens of people have been arrested in France for wanting to disrupt the Olympic Games, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said on Monday. Security forces arrested nearly 50 people,…
The French government says multiple telecommunications lines have been hit by acts of vandalism, affecting fiber lines and fixed and mobile phone lines as cities around France are hosting…
South Africa's former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led, after campaigning for a rival party in the 29 May general…
Screenshot of the false X post, captured on July 23, 2024 The clip, which leaned into the impression that Miandad and Khan had been bitter rivals throughout their storied cricketing…
As deadly floods hit swathes of China, an old photo resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed a heroic policeman who collapsed after rescuing more than 50 people. The…
Venezuela's authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has won a third term in office, the Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Monday. Maduro won about 51% of the vote, beating opposition…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro was declared the winner in Venezuela’s presidential election Sunday, even as his opponents were preparing to dispute the results, setting…
Maybe you want to escape the winter months at home, opting instead to take care of your business on a laptop from the comfort of your rented Phuket villa as you gaze over the Andaman Sea.…
Read the full story on Backfire News Everyone has seen gas station explosions in Hollywood movies or TV shows. But let’s face it, those scenes are pure fantasy aided either by CGI or…
