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At least 31 people died and 20 others were hospitalized in serious condition after allegedly drinking tainted liquor sold without authorization in eastern India, a top elected official said Thursday. The deaths occurred Tuesday and Wednesday and the victims belonged to three villages in Saran district of Bihar state where …

The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted five Russian nationals and two Americans with conspiracy and other charges in what appears to be a move aimed at potentially stockpiling some bargaining chips for future swap deals with Moscow.  “It’s good to see that the Biden administration started to go more aggressively …

The American college student who went missing in France while studying abroad is a member of Turning Point USA, a conservative organization on many college campuses. Ken DeLand Jr. is a senior at St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, and went missing while learning French at the University …

Ukrainian military and intelligence agencies have freed American prisoner of war Suedi Murekezi during a swap involving dozens of prisoners from each side.  Russian forces arrested Murekezi, 35, on suspicion of serving as a CIA operative. Murekezi had lived for two years in the city of Kherson before his arrest …

A Canadian university is only accepting applicants who “self-identify as Black” for a tenure track teaching position in economics. Toronto Metropolitan University posted the job listing for a tenure track position in applied microeconomics or economics on Nov. 21 and states on its website that the school is “committed to …

A Greek lawmaker charged in connection with a corruption scheme involving Qatar will remain in detention after her court hearing was postponed Wednesday.  European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was slated to appear before a judge in Brussels alongside three other people. Her lawyer, André Risopoulos, said her hearing was …

China has pulled six of its diplomats from the United Kingdom after British police wanted to question them over an alleged assault on a pro-Democracy protester at one of their consulate offices. The Chinese consul general and five of his staff were removed after British police wanted to question the …

An alleged “torture chamber” that housed Ukrainian children has been uncovered in Kherson, according to a top Ukrainian human rights official Wednesday. Speaking during a presentation on human rights abuses committed against Ukrainian civilians, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets said officials uncovered evidence of the chamber through their …

A pastor who worked extensively with Ken “Kenny” DeLand — an American college student missing in France for more than two weeks — said it was a “privilege and an honor” to know the now 22-year-old as an Eagle Scout. Rev. Brian Fellows, a pastor at Clifton Springs United Methodist …

A doctor who testified during the trial of alleged killer neonatal nurse Lucy Letby in the U.K. said he “can’t think of a natural cause” for the severe projectile vomiting of an infant who was allegedly harmed under her care. Letby, 32, stands accused of overfeeding the sick baby girl, …