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Top Russian defense official arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up

Lieutenant General Yuri Kuznetsov, a senior Russian defense official, was arrested on bribery charges following a raid on his Moscow villa. Kuznetsov is accused of accepting large bribes while serving as the Director of State Secrets at the Military General Staff. Federal security agents seized gold coins, luxury goods and more than $1 million in […]

Top Biden official skeptical Israel can attain ‘total victory’

A senior Biden administration official on Monday publicly questioned whether Israel could achieve a “total victory” in its war against Hamas. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said that “in some ways” the U.S. government is “struggling with what the narrative of victory is” in Israel, reflecting on past military operations against terrorist organizations. “If […]

Ex-WV health official gets year of probation for lying about COVID test invoices

A former West Virginia health official was sentenced Monday to one year of probation for lying about whether he reviewed vendor invoices from companies claiming to perform COVID-19 tests in the state. It was announced. Timothy Priddy was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to making false statements to investigators. An indictment filed in […]

Kazakhstani ex-government official sentenced for wife’s torture and murder in Central Asia

Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court has convicted former government official Quandyk Bysinbayev of torturing and killing his wife. Mr. Visinbayev was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Monday. The incident sparked widespread public outcry and led to calls for tougher penalties for domestic violence. Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court on Monday convicted a former government official of torturing […]

It’s official: GOP speakership depends on Democrats

IT’S OFFICIAL: GOP SPEAKERSHIP DEPENDS ON DEMOCRATS. Late Wednesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) surprised her colleagues by going forward with a threat to file a motion to vacate — that is, a measure to remove Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) as speaker of the House. Johnson and Greene had negotiated for a couple of days, and […]