Members of the group offered on Telegram to draw armed officers to schools, malls and airports, though their claims are unverified. Such false emergency calls have disrupted campus life in recent days.

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After months of negotiation and concessions, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has found herself in a cycle of pressure from the White House.

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Estonia handed over to the United States an Estonian citizen accused of illegally supplying strategic goods to Russian defense enterprises and government agencies, according to ERR.

Estonian police and border service transferred Estonian citizen Andrey Shevlyakov to the US on 28 August 2025, who faces charges of illegally transporting strategic goods from the US to Russia using complex supply chains and networks of shell companies.

The US has charged Shevlyakov with 18 counts related to acquiring and supplying US electronics to Russia in violation of sanctions. The charges stem from his alleged role in helping Russian government and military entities procure American-made electronics through deceptive practices.

Shevlyakov was added to the Entity List in 2012, after the US government identified him as a procurement agent charged with pursuing US technology for Russian government and military end users. The designation prohibited him from exporting any goods from the US without proper licensing.

According to the report, Shevlyakov was detained in March 2023 in a joint operation by the FBI and Estonia’s Constitutional Protection Service. He remained under electronic surveillance from May 2024 until his extradition. Legal proceedings against Shevlyakov are ongoing in the United States.

Authorities allege Shevlyakov used false names and a web of front companies to evade Entity List restrictions, misleading suppliers and circumventing federal Department of Commerce restrictions and US export controls. The scheme allegedly involved travel between Russia, Estonia and Finland to make deliveries.

When apprehended in Estonia, authorities found inbound shipments that included about 130 kilograms of radio equipment, demonstrating the scale of the alleged operation.

The extradition represents part of Estonia’s broader security efforts. In late May, Estonia expelled and transferred to Ukrainian authorities a Ukrainian citizen who maintained contacts with the Russian FSB. In July, Estonian internal security services expelled a Russian citizen who potentially posed a security threat to the country.

The U.S. said Samsung and SK Hynix can no longer ship American equipment to their production facilities in China without government licenses.

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Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s former president, is heading to trial. But his path there has stirred concern that the judiciary has overstepped its bounds.

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A driver’s license renewal, a box of specialty candy, even early Christmas presents — all are caught up in the confusion caused by a new Trump administration customs rule.

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More than a year after a contingent of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti, the United States is proposing to replace the force with something bigger and better financed.

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A Trump appointee has proposed rewriting a measure that requires companies to clean up “forever chemicals,” documents show. The new version would shift costs from polluters.

Organ donation groups accused of safety lapses are facing multiple investigations, and new policies are underway to protect patients.

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The US Treasury Department has extended through September 2026 its authorization for importing certain Russian diamonds, according to a statement from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).

The license permits operations involving the import of specific Russian diamonds, provided they are physically located outside Russia. Under the renewed authorization, the United States allows imports of diamonds weighing 1 carat or more if they were not exported from Russia before 1 March 2024, and diamonds weighing 0.5 carats or more if they were not exported from Russia before 1 September 2024.

However, the import of non-industrial diamonds of Russian origin to the United States remains prohibited, OFAC reports.

The authorization comes nearly two years after G7 countries announced in early December 2023 a phased ban on Russian diamond imports. The group indicated that further restrictions would target Russian diamonds processed in third countries.

The European Union implemented its 12th sanctions package in December 2023, imposing a ban on direct or indirect import, purchase, or transportation of diamonds from Russia. The United States announced its own prohibition on importing Russian-origin diamonds in February 2024.

The Treasury’s General License No. 104A, effective 27 August 2025, specifies that authorized transactions must be “ordinarily incident and necessary to the importation and entry into the United States, including importation for admission into a foreign trade zone.” The license explicitly states it “does not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations.”

The document notes that compliance with “any other Federal laws or requirements of other Federal agencies” remains mandatory despite the general license authorization.

As the outspoken Hong Kong publisher awaits a verdict, his trial has become a test of China’s resolve to crush dissent, and of whether President Trump can free him.

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Iran halted cooperation with the agency last month, as experts warned that Tehran might revive efforts to build a nuclear bomb.

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President Trump, who has sent the military into Los Angeles and Washington, has targeted states and cities governed by Democrats.

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As students arrive on campus for fall classes, several universities have locked down their campuses after reports of mass shootings that turned out to be false.

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The measures were almost entirely symbolic, yet laid bare the broader fault lines dividing and shaping the party nearly two years after the war began.

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The judge used the ruling to take President Trump and some of his top aides to task for having repeatedly attacked other judges who have dared to rule against the White House.

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At the White House, President Trump and Lee Jae Myung praised each other’s eagerness to talk to North Korea’s leader — even if he doesn’t want to talk to them.

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President Trump’s 2017 tour of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture seems a distant memory.

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An executive order released on Monday directs the creation of specialized Guard units to quell civil disturbances in each state and seeks civilian volunteers to assist federal agents in Washington.

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A powerful windstorm destroyed the Ukrainian art installation “Black Cloud” at the annual Burning Man festival in the United States, just hours after its completion.

The 7-ton, 30-meter-long structure, designed as a visualization of the threat of a coming world war, stood for less than a day.

“Today was the first and last day of ‘Black Cloud,'” wrote the installation’s producer and volunteer Vitaliy Deynega on social media.

The Ukrainian team spent the entire night assembling the installation. After 11 hours of work, they completed the structure and began receiving initial reactions, which Deynega described as “more than inspiring.”

“I was confident in the success of this work from the very beginning. And I wasn’t wrong: people came from all corners of the desert to see one of the largest and strangest objects that grew overnight,” Deynega said. “The installation definitely didn’t leave anyone indifferent. This was supposed to be a success no less than our last year’s work – I’m Fine. But then came the apocalypse.”

According to Deynega, a sudden powerful wind arose after 5:30 PM the same day, completely destroying the installation. Despite calculations showing the structure should have withstood such weather conditions, the storm proved too powerful.

“Despite the fact that on paper and according to calculations it should have withstood even such a storm, it turned out differently. It held the wind for the first 15 minutes, and then it was torn in the middle, the storm flew inside and destroyed it completely,” the producer explained.

Deynega drew parallels between the installation’s destruction and his personal experience of war, stating: “The last time I had such a feeling was exactly three and a half years ago, when I woke up to the first explosions and sirens and realized that external circumstances of insurmountable force decided to make adjustments to life.”

The installation was scheduled to remain at the festival for nine days. The destruction also affected planned European tour dates, with locations and dates already confirmed, according to the producer.

The “Black Cloud” installation was first presented in Kyiv at the square near St. Sophia’s Cathedral. Ukrainian artist Oleksiy Say created the construction, which weighed seven tons and measured 30 meters in length.

In comments to Ukrainska Pravda Culture project creators explained that the installation aimed to communicate with the outside world about the coming world war, which the artist believes has already begun.

“Unfortunately, I am convinced: war in the world will only grow. There are many reasons for this – from unresolved global problems to the latest technologies that every country seeks to use to solve its own long-standing ambitions,” Deynega said. “And if, or rather when, a new wave of wars begins – Black Cloud can become a cult work that is ahead of its time.”

The president has long railed against cashless bail, but studies have not backed up his claims that changes in bail laws lead to an increase in crime.

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The authorities provided few details about the case, the latest in a series of apprehensions in Germany of potential Chinese spies.

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President Trump floated the idea after the former governor of New Jersey, a onetime ally, criticized his use of the Justice Department.

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Companies, fearing penalties that could put them out of business, race to make sure their drivers have enough English to communicate with U.S. officials.

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Canada’s leader said he would follow the United States in dropping tariffs against American goods covered by the existing free trade agreement.

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An analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center found that between January and June, the foreign-born population declined by nearly 1.5 million.

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The Trump administration imposed new penalties on judges for the world’s highest criminal court in retaliation for its moves against Israeli leaders and the U.S. military.

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Two sailors sustained minor injuries, the Navy said, adding that the ship’s crew will remain on board in Okinawa.

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Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted this month of attempting to shoot a man near Birmingham, England, in 2019.

Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest reserve of the minerals.

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The East African country said it had reached a deal to accept an unspecified number of deportees, who would not include people with criminal records or unaccompanied minors.

Two sailors sustained minor injuries, the Navy said, adding that the ship’s crew will remain on board in Okinawa.

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Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise.

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Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

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President Trump has cast himself as a global peacemaker. His interventions have calmed some conflicts, while in others his role is less clear.

The D.E.A. announced “a major new initiative” with Mexico to fight cartels. President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico said that was news to her.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged upbeat, but repeated that Ukraine will not cede land to Russia. There were few tangible signs of progress toward a peace deal.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky emerged upbeat, but repeated that Ukraine will not cede land to Russia. There were few tangible signs of progress toward a peace deal.

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Jolted by President Trump’s support for possible land swaps in Ukraine, they went to back President Volodymyr Zelensky, a move that appeared to have accomplished its goal.

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The change at the Department of Housing and Urban Development could make it hard for speakers of other languages to access federal services.

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President Trump is expected to press Ukraine to make concessions to end the war. President Volodymyr Zelensky will likely ask what, if anything, Russia is offering in return.

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After the Trump-Putin summit, European leaders said they would accompany President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to the White House on Monday.

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Thousands assembled around the country to demonstrate against a Republican effort to redraw congressional maps in their favor for 2026.

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President Trump is expected to speak with Sean Hannity after meeting with the Russian leader. Bret Baier is interviewing Mr. Trump twice on Air Force One.

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President Trump has long admired President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Their meeting in Alaska will be at least their seventh face-to-face encounter.

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As the Trump administration has publicly targeted elite universities, it has also quietly pursued funding cuts for the nation’s tribal colleges, which rely on federal dollars to operate.

The president’s hostility toward foreign students has made American higher education a riskier proposition for them. Other countries are eager to capitalize.

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The Justice Department said the yacht, Amadea, was worth at least $300 million when it was seized in 2022 from a Russian oligarch. It’s unlikely to sell for that price.

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International charities warned that, left unchecked, the disease’s spread might exacerbate similar outbreaks across the African region for weeks or months to come.

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