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Russia Charged Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava With Spreading ‘Fake News’ About The Military Over An Anti-war Post. Investigators Now Say She Committed No Crime.

Russia Charged Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava With Spreading ‘Fake News’ About The Military Over An Anti-war Post. Investigators Now Say She Committed No Crime.

Investigators dropped the military “fake news” case against Lida Moniava, saying her actions did not constitute a crime.
Former German Spy Chief Arrested On Espionage Charges. He Made At Least Seven Trips To Russia After Leaving Office.

Former German Spy Chief Arrested On Espionage Charges. He Made At Least Seven Trips To Russia After Leaving Office.

German prosecutors detained former BND chief August Hanning and a former bureau chief over alleged transfers of classified intelligence.
Berlin Police Detain Leader Of Russian Art Group ‘Voina’ Oleg Vorotnikov And His Son

Berlin Police Detain Leader Of Russian Art Group ‘Voina’ Oleg Vorotnikov And His Son

Berlin police detained Voina leader Oleg Vorotnikov and his 17-year-old son on October 5. Authorities have not disclosed the reasons.
Russia Arrests The Director Of Its Military-themed Patriot Park On Suspicion Of Bribery. (His Predecessor Was Jailed For Embezzlement.)

Russia Arrests The Director Of Its Military-themed Patriot Park On Suspicion Of Bribery. (His Predecessor Was Jailed For Embezzlement.)

Igor Vasilyev, head of Russia’s Patriot Park since March, was detained on suspicion of accepting a large bribe, according to reports.
Trump Posts GOP Lawmaker’s Phone Number Amid Spat Over Daylight Saving Time

Trump Posts GOP Lawmaker’s Phone Number Amid Spat Over Daylight Saving Time

Trump urged Arkansans to call Sen. Tom Cotton over a stalled bill for permanent daylight saving time, posting the Republican’s cellphone number.
Trump Consulted Musk’s Chatbot Grok Before Abducting Venezuela’s President: Report

Trump Consulted Musk’s Chatbot Grok Before Abducting Venezuela’s President: Report

An official told TIME that Trump asked Elon Musk’s Grok how Venezuelans might react to Maduro’s removal weeks before the U.S. operation.
German Retailer Globus Stayed In Russia After The Full-scale Invasion. Now Its Russian Arm Has Put Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder On Its Supervisory Board.

German Retailer Globus Stayed In Russia After The Full-scale Invasion. Now Its Russian Arm Has Put Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder On Its Supervisory Board.

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has joined the supervisory board of Giperglobus, which runs Globus hypermarkets in Russia.
The Criminal Case Of Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava Was Due To Be Sent To Court Today. Instead, Federal Investigators Have Requested The File, Leaving The Planned Transfer Uncertain.

The Criminal Case Of Children’s Hospice Founder Lida Moniava Was Due To Be Sent To Court Today. Instead, Federal Investigators Have Requested The File, Leaving The Planned Transfer Uncertain.

Federal investigators have requested the case file against hospice founder Lida Moniava, putting its planned transfer to court in doubt.
El Mundo Reports U.S. Plots Against Ponomarev, Kasparov

El Mundo Reports U.S. Plots Against Ponomarev, Kasparov

El Mundo reports that a Moscow-directed group planned killings in the U.S. and Lithuania. Key details remain unconfirmed by public case files.
‘Yes, I Regret Going’: Russian IT Specialist Returned To Russia To Visit His Ailing Father And Was Charged With Treason Over €30 Sent To His Ex-girlfriend In Ukraine.

‘Yes, I Regret Going’: Russian IT Specialist Returned To Russia To Visit His Ailing Father And Was Charged With Treason Over €30 Sent To His Ex-girlfriend In Ukraine.

Mikhail Loshchinin faces treason charges over a €30 transfer to Ukraine after crossing into Russia to visit his ailing father, Meduza reports.