Dozens of ‘high-risk’ viruses discovered on fur farms in China
Coronaviruses, influenzas and other potentially dangerous pathogens infect raccoon dogs, mink, and foxes bred for the fur trade
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Russian banks say they've run out of yuan as Chinese firms pull away from the nation
Payment scuffles between Russian companies and Chinese banks have escalated in recent weeks, with Chinese firms pulling back amid fear of sanctions.
Pakistani citizen arrested in Canada for allegedly plotting attack against Jewish people in New York
Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, has been charged with attempting to provide material support and resources to terrorist group ISIS, U.S. Department of Justice says
Pakistani man arrested in Canada for plotting terror attack in New York on October 7 Hamas strike anniversary
Terror suspect arrested in Quebec was plotting to attack Jews in New York | Globalnews.ca
The attack was to take place on Oct. 7, the anniversary of the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 in Israel, according to U.S. authorities.
Meet the right-wing Canadian influencers accused of collaborating with an alleged Russian propaganda scheme
The social media accounts of two Canada’s most vocal far-right pundits have fallen unusually silent after U.S. officials accused them of being collaborators of a covert Russian propaganda campaign.
Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation
A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal.
Hamas piles on new demands for ceasefire deal amid hostage threats - NYT
Anonymous sources claimed Hamas increased the number of security prisoners it demanded released in the opening phase of the deal.
Russia bans piracy websites from streaming Brokeback Mountain over ‘gay propaganda’
Russia has blocked the streaming of Brokeback Mountain, a 2005 American film exploring a love affair between two men, from three piracy websites, Roskomsvoboda, a Russian nonprofit dedicated to fighting digital censorship, reported on Thursday.
Ukrainian Reinforcements Are Counterattacking Outside Pokrovsk
The Russian assault on the city is losing momentum, for now.
Iran provided Russia with ballistic missiles – WSJ
Iran has sent its short-range ballistic missiles to Russia.
‘All friendships are over’: Lithuania fortifies border with Russia’s Kaliningrad
Permanent counter-mobility measures are being set up on parts of Lithuaniaâs border with Russiaâs Kaliningrad. This is n...
Ukraine to receive 77 Leopard 1 tanks and 12 PzH2000 howitzers, German Defense Minister Pistorius says
Germany will send 12 Panzerhaubitze 2000 howitzers, and with European partners, deliver 77 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine, German Defense Minister Pistorius said at Ramstein. Six howitzers are scheduled for delivery this year, with the remaining six in 2025.
American F-35 stealth fighters landed on a highway in Europe for the first time in training with one of NATO's newest allies
Highway landings, as part of the US' focus on its agile employment concept, allow forces to be dispersed and harder to target.
Zelensky claims 6,000 Russian soldiers killed, wounded in Kursk Oblast
Ukraine's incursion into Kursk Oblast means there is no threat of a renewed Russian offensive toward the city of Sumy, President Volodymyr Zelensky said at Ramstein airbase in Germany on Sept. 6.
Ukraine needs long-range weapons, permission to hit targets deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says at Ramstein
At the Ramstein meeting, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy again urged partners to provide long-range weapons and permit strikes on Russian territory.
Hungarian star priest who blessed the prime minister's office has resigned, after it was revealed that he has been attending gay parties.
Gergő Bese has been suspended for the duration of the investigation.
‘I couldn’t say no’: anger grows over topless medical exams in Japan schools
Parents and campaigners have called on education and health authorities to end the practice of requiring children to strip off for school health checks
Right-wing US influencers say they were victims of alleged Russian plot
Several commentators said that, if the allegations proved true, they were "deceived" by the Russian government front.
American activist shot dead in occupied West Bank
Washington confirmed Aysenur Ezgi Eygi death on Friday, saying it is "urgently gathering more information".