Rauf Arashukov, a Russian lawmaker suspected of contracting two murders, was arrested at parliament. He tried to escape but the speaker stopped him.
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Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro offers to negotiate with opposition
Maduro also accused President Donald Trump of ordering a hit on him from Colombia.
Denmark is building a ‘wall’ on its German border. To stop pigs
Crews began working in Padborg, and the roughly 5-foot-tall fence is scheduled to be completed in the fall this year, the Danish government said.
Intelligence chiefs’ threat assessment omits border, says North Korea won’t give up nukes
After Trump’s first summit with Kim in July, the president proclaimed on Twitter that there “is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
Trump administration slaps sanctions on Venezuela’s state-owned oil company
The U.S. sanctions are aimed at ratchetingup pressure on embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro but could increase gas prices in the U.S.
‘Trump is having an impact’: NATO head credits president’s tough talk for $100B boost
Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, said Trump is helping the alliance adapt to “a more unpredictable world.”
Holocaust Remembrance Day marked amid renewed hate-fueled violence
The world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day amid a revival of hate and signs that younger generations know less and less about the genocide.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, was liberated by the Soviet Red Army.
Hundreds missing after deadly dam collapse in Brazil
At least nine people have died and 300 are missing after a tailings dam burst at the Feijao mine in southeastern Brazil.
At least 20 killed in Philippines church bombing
At least 20 people were killed and over 80 others were injured in twin bombings during a Sunday mass at Jolo Cathedral in Mindanao region.