NYC hosts world’s largest Halloween parade
New York City recently hosted the world’s largest Halloween parade, bringing together the city’s spookiest and most spectacular characters. Here’s Aron Ranen with the story. Camera: Aron Ranen …
Russian disinformation campaign creates ‘climate of chaos,’ say experts
Washington — For regular audiences of Polish public broadcaster Polskie Radio, the headlines on its website appeared strange: “The unacceptable truth: The EU will manage without Poland” and “Ukraine will stay outside of the EU.” The pro-Russian, Euroskeptic narratives didn’t align with the broadcaster’s usual coverage. But at first glance, the website appeared legitimate. Those who …
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Moldova faces decisive vote under shadow of Russian interference
Chisinau, Moldova — Moldova’s pro-Brussels leader Maia Sandu is in a tough fight in Sunday’s presidential election with a challenger who wants closer ties with Moscow only two weeks after she won an EU membership referendum by a razor-thin margin. With Georgia reeling from a disputed election which returned its Moscow-friendly ruling party to power, all …
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Ukraine doubles down on psychological campaign against North Korean troops
Washington — As North Korean troops prepare to join Russian forces in the war on Ukraine, Kyiv is stepping up a psychological warfare campaign to target the North Korean soldiers, a high-ranking Ukraine official said. The effort is liable to get a boost from a team of South Korean military observers that Seoul’s defense minister, Kim …
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Mystery surrounds detention of Wagner Group operative in Chad
A shadowy Russian political operator with close ties to the notorious Wagner Group and its late founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is detained in Chad on unexplained charges, adding a fresh chapter to his long career of mystery and intrigue. Russian officials and state-controlled media maintain that Maxim Shugaley, who was detained on September 19 along …
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Germany closes 3 Iranian consulates following Iran’s execution of German Iranian national
Germany will close three Iranian consulates in response to Iran’s announcement of the execution of Jamshid Sharmahd, a German Iranian national and a U.S. resident, earlier this week. “We have repeatedly and unequivocally made it clear to Tehran that the execution of a German citizen will have serious consequences,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said …