All news by author James Smith

Facing deep democratic backsliding, Georgia heads into local elections with opposition parties sidelined, watchdogs forced out by the different restrictive laws, international monitors invited too late, and oversight left largely to groups aligned with the ruling party.

More than 60 Georgian media and civil society organizations have been required to disclose donor and grant data under a new law, resulting in warnings that the government is utilizing regulations as a tool to intimidate and silence independent voices.

North Korea’s security services have launched a harsh crackdown on women with ‘capitalist’ breast implants, according to sources.

Metropolitan Police officers have been filmed allegedly being supportive of Tommy Robinson, making anti-Muslim comments, and using excessive force against suspects in custody.

A woman in South Carolina was handed the wrong lottery ticket – and a more than $300,000 jackpot along with it.

Defying years of alleged Russian attempts to influence its politics and hinder its European aspirations, Moldova decisively chose a pro-European direction in parliamentary elections on Sunday, granting a clear majority to the governing Action and Solidarity Party.

A mother of five passed away after being bitten by one of her two dogs during a fight over chicken nuggets, an inquest has heard.

Police officers in the largest force in the country could soon be required to inform their superiors if they are members of the Freemasons.

Tesla boss Elon Musk is "dangerous," and the UK will ignore US President Donald Trump’s attacks on energy policy, Ed Miliband said.

Denmark will impose a blanket ban on civilian drone flights ahead of a visit by European leaders to Copenhagen next week.

The U.S. Coast Guard observed a single individual matching the description of the shooter loading their boat at a public ramp in Oak Island shortly after 10 p.m.

Convicted sex offender Christian Brueckner fled a flat in Neumünster, after its address, his hideout as the prime suspect in the Madeleine McCann case, was shared in a local WhatsApp group

A Trump administration staff member was reportedly assaulted by a "deranged Leftist" while being chased around the United Nations General Assembly.

Federal immigration agents targeted the well-liked leader of Iowa’s largest school district in a traffic stop Friday and arrested him after he fled into the woods, leaving educators and community members stunned.

Israeli airstrikes and gunfire resulted in the deaths of at least 38 people throughout Gaza, according to health officials, as international pressure for a ceasefire increases, yet Israel’s leader remains resolute in continuing the conflict.

Britain’s replacement service for its failed national reporting centre for fraud and financially motivated cybercrime, Action Fraud, is to be named Report Fraud when it is publicly launched later this year, according to multiple sources.

A record cocaine seizure by Russian authorities reflects recent reports that the country is now one of the main destinations for shipments leaving Ecuador, which is the world’s largest exporter of the drug.

The European Broadcasting Union has confirmed it will hold an online vote in November that could result in the Israeli broadcaster Kan being expelled from next year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

The actor Noel Clarke has been arrested by police at his family home in London.

Sarah Ferguson is expected to encounter a new challenge this year, despite her recent troubles concerning her association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

Anyone who wants a job in Britain will soon need a digital ID under plans backed by Sir Keir Starmer.

A telecommunications provider owned by the Swedish group Ericsson has been fined £700,000 after some UK business customers were unable to connect to emergency calls for more than a week, Ofcom has announced.

A father allegedly hurled his two-year-old daughter into a river with alligators after shooting dead his girlfriend, who was the baby’s mother.

Boris Johnson has said Nigel Farage’s stance on Russia is "extremely dangerous" and Reform UK is a threat to national security.