The Russian Kremlin has refuted a report claiming that Chinese President Xi Jinping had directly cautioned Russian President Vladimir Putin against employing nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Dmitry Peskov, spokesperson for Putin, dismissed the allegation during a press conference on Wednesday, stating, “No,
Black bear spotted swimming in crowded Florida beach A black bear was spotted swimming next to people on a sunny day at a crowded beach in Destin, Florida, on June 11. Footage taken by Chris Barron shows the bear running out of
A court on Tuesday ordered a German diocese to pay $323,000 in compensation to a former altar boy who was repeatedly abused by a Catholic priest in the 1970s, a ruling that a victims’ association said was the first of its kind
A British court has ordered a London-based company that delivered the ammonium nitrate that exploded in 2020 at Beirut’s port to pay compensation to some families of the hundreds of victims, Beirut’s Bar Association said Tuesday. The verdict in the High Court
An Indian state government on Monday ordered a probe into the collapse of a portion of an under-construction bridge over the Ganges River over the weekend, the second time the structure has crashed in a year. No casualties were reported with no
Matt Hancock has been told to apologise to Parliament for breaching the Commons Code of Conduct. Parliament’s Standards Committeee has found the Tory MP breached the code of conduct by lobbying the Standards Commissioner on behalf of fellow Conservative Steve Brine. The
A Japanese court has ordered a woman to pay damages to the wife of the man she accused of sexual assault since their relationship may have breached the country’s civil code. Meiko Sano filed a lawsuit against her professor for sexual assault
Four MPs have been ordered to repay driving fines claimed on expenses using taxpayers’ money. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, known as IPSA, has written to each of the MPs ordering them to repay the fines. Penalty charge notices can be handed
Retired US Navy veterans face repaying up to $70,000 after a systems glitch caused them to be overpaid for close to four years. Reports say the federal government is looking to reclaim overpayments of nearly $7m from more than one thousand US
Government hopes for the widespread uptake of heat pumps as part of its ‘Net Zero’ energy decarbonisation plan have suffered another setback after an investigation was launched into whether they may be too noisy. A £6m noise-mapping probe has been ordered by the Department for