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A sex offender who seemingly faked his own death and fled the United States to evade capture has finally been imprisoned. American Nicholas Rossi, who incredulously claimed to be an Irish orphan named Arthur Knight, has been sentenced to a five-year stretch for his vile attacks. Nicholas Rossi has consistently proclaimed his innocence in the 17 years since he sexually …

OPINION / FINE PRINT — As last Tuesday’s Coast Guard press release explained, “Detecting and interdicting narco-terrorism on the high seas involves significant interagency and international coordination. U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM’s) Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATFS), based in Key West, Florida, detects and monitors both aerial and maritime transit of illegal drugs. Once interdiction becomes imminent, the law enforcement phase …

In the shadow of escalating tensions between the United States and China, Graham Allison’s concept of the Thucydides Trap has become a staple of geopolitical discourse. Coined by the Harvard scholar, the term evokes the ancient Greek historian Thucydides’ observation that “it was the rise of Athens and the fear that this instilled in Sparta that made war inevitable”. Allison’s …

North Korean soldiers reportedly shot at Russian military vehicles in the Kursk region close to the Ukrainian border, in another friendly fire fiasco. Pyongyang is believed to have sent around 15,000 troops to help bolster Putin’s army in the western region. This followed a pact signed last June between Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un, whereby the two …

Diana Sosoaca has warned the Ukrainian leader not to set foot in the Romanian parliament Romanian MEP Diana Sosoaca has vowed to break Vladimir Zelensky’s legs if the Ukrainian leader attempts to deliver an address in her country’s parliament. Last week, the leader of Romania’s far-right S.O.S. party spoke to “young opinion leaders from around the world,” while visiting Moscow. …

President Donald Trump has taunted protesters with a new video threatening that he will be in power “4EVA”. Posting to Truth Social the clip features a mock Time magazine cover and yard signs featuring campaign slogans “Trump 2028,” “Trump 2032,” “Trump 2036” with the final slogan reading “Trump 2048” indicating that Trump will still hold the top job in over …

Russia’s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov and US counterpart Marco Rubio discussed preparations for a coming summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in a call on Monday, both sides said. Rubio “emphasised the importance of upcoming engagements as an opportunity for Moscow and Washington to collaborate on advancing a durable resolution of the Russia-Ukraine war”, Tommy Pigott, principal deputy spokesman …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been accused of waging a campaign against political dissent Armenian law enforcement has detained the mayor of the country’s second-largest city along with several municipal staff and dozens of locals, sparking protests. Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan and seven others now face corruption charges. The arrests come amid an ongoing political standoff in the country between …

As Moscow faces growing economic challenges to fund its war against Ukraine, Russia is expected to be in a nearly £75 billion deficit by next year. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the news on Sunday, speaking at a briefing attended by the Ukrainian news outlet Kyiv Independent. “We already believe that next year Russia will have a significant deficit – almost …

Argentina on Monday formalised a currency swap agreement with the United States for up to US$20 billion aimed “at contributing to Argentina’s economic stability,” the South American country’s central bank said. The deal is part of huge financial support from the administration of Donald Trump, a strong backer of Argentine President Javier Milei, who is under pressure ahead of midterm …