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Egypt parliament greenlights possible intervention in Libya

US blacklists Chechen leader for rights abuses

@ProtoWarehouse found “within the game files” appeared to have been pulled from “The Red Door,” a game that is supposed to be the alpha of this year's “Call of Duty.”

UK parliament report on Russian political 'meddling' out Tuesday

Putin names new governor to Far East region hit by protests

Bulgaria's 'man of the people' Borisov walks tightrope

EU struggles to agree virus recovery deal as global deaths surge

The premiers of four German states have urged U.S. lawmakers to block American troop withdrawal from Germany, as the relationship between Washington and Berlin remains fraught during the Trump administration.

Syrians voted Sunday for a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country.

Britain, the United States and Canada on Thursday accused a hacking group called APT29 of spearheading the online attacks on various organizations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development.

Syrians vote for new parliament amid war, economic turmoil

Sergey Furgal, Khabarovsk's governor, was arrested in early July due to a murder investigation, with some Russians believing the charges were politically-motivated.

Russia, the UAE, Turkey and Egypt are some of the nations involved in Libya's civil war, with European leaders looking at implementing sanctions.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres believes inequality remains a major problem in global institutions, and has said that rich countries are not doing enough to help poor states amid the pandemic.

Tens of thousands stage anti-Kremlin protests in Russia's Far East

"The Russians are still engaged in trying to delegitimize our electoral process. Fact," the presumptive Democratic challenger said at a fundraiser on Friday according to the Washington Post.

The attack, which Twitter and federal police are investigating, started with a playful message between hackers on the platform Discord, a chat service popular with gamers.

In Belarus, three women unite to fight strongman Lukashenko

Russia issues travel ban to Kremlin critic Navalny in slander probe

Russia accused of vaccine hacking as Brazil crosses 2 million cases

A growing number of retailers across the country are issuing new policies that require customers to wear masks when shopping at their stores. Here's what else happened Thursday.