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UK sanctions Russiaâs GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack
LONDON (AP) — Britain sanctioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018.The government said that the GRU was being sanctioned in its entirely for “reckless” acts including the attack in the city of Salisbury that targeted Sergei Skripal, a former GRU officer who was imprisoned in Russia in 2006 for spying for Britain. He was released as part of a 2010 spy swap and settled in the U.K.
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Theodor PiÅ¡těk, Czech Oscar-winning costume designer, dies at 93
PRAGUE (AP) — Theodor Pištěk, a Czech costume and stage designer and painter who won an Academy Award for his work on the 1984 film “Amadeus,” has died. He was 93.His death was announced on Thursday by the town of Mukařov, just east of Prague, where he lived and was confirmed by his family to the local CTK news agency. They said he died on Wednesday but gave no other details.
Pištěk’s costumes appeared in the films of director František Vláčil from the end of 1950s, including “Marketa Lazarová” and “The Valley of the Bees,” but his most famous... Read More
The shooting in DC by an Afghan suspect shouldn't reflect on all Afghanistan, minister says
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan national charged in the shooting of two U.S. National Guard members last week had been previously trained by American forces, and his actions should not reflect on the people of Afghanistan, the country's foreign minister said.The remarks by Amir Khan Muttaqi were the first public comments on the case by Afghanistan's Taliban government. Muttaqi spoke during a meeting of community elders on Wednesday, according to a statement released by his ministry.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, has been charged with first-degree murder after one... Read More
Russia restricts FaceTime, its latest step in controlling online communications
Russian authorities said Thursday they have imposed restrictions on Apple's video calling service FaceTime, the latest step in an effort to tighten control over the internet and communications online.State internet regulator Roskomnadzor alleged in a statement that the service is being “used to organize and conduct terrorist activities on the territory of the country, to recruit perpetrators (and) commit fraud and other crimes against our citizens.” Apple did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
Under President Vladimir Putin, authorities have... Read More
Luigi Mangione hearing resumes on the anniversary of UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
NEW YORK (AP) — A high-stakes hearing in the New York murder case against Luigi Mangione resumed Thursday, a year to the day after prosecutors say he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges. Before any trials get scheduled, his lawyers are trying to preclude the eventual jurors from hearing about his alleged statements to law enforcement officers and items — including a gun and a notebook — allegedly seized from his backpack.
The evidence is key to prosecutors' case. They have said that the... Read More
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