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WASHINGTON — The Kremlin could not have asked for better publicity at a better time when Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, released a 12-part video series he promised would reveal dark truths about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Swann’s flashy documentary-style videos were filled with innuendo, attacks on Zelenskyy’s character and commentary from guests sympathetic to Russia in its two-year war with Ukraine.The series, titled “Zelenskyy Unmasked,” launched in April as Congress was debating increasing military assistance to Ukraine, and it quickly caught the attention of conservative social media influencers who hyped the project to their millions…

Rohit Sharma’s captaincy skills questioned by Sanjay Manjrekar© BCCI/Sportzpics India captain Rohit Sharma erred with his decision-making in the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. At the beginning, Rohit made the wrong call to bat first on a tricky surface under overcast conditions, then allowed New Zealand batters to settle and stitch partnerships. As the Kiwis concluded the first session with a 299-run lead, former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar took to social media and shared a critical post on Rohit’s captaincy. Manjrekar highlighted a big loophole in Rohit’s captaincy while giving MS Dhoni’s reference. India seemed to…

A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to assaulting police during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 17 months in prison on Thursday.Dana Jean Bell’s sentencing is just one among scores of other defendants set to face accountability for their roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol in the coming weeks, even as former President Donald Trump attempts to rewrite the history of that day in his bid for reelection – including describing it as a “day of love” during a town hall Wednesday.Thursday’s sentencing hearing, however, painted a much different picture of the day’s…

SAN FRANCISCO — Just weeks before the U.S. presidential election, TikTok approved advertisements that contained election disinformation even though it has a ban on political ads, according to a report published Thursday by the nonprofit Global Witness. The technology and environmental watchdog group submitted ads that it designed to test how well systems at social media companies work in detecting different types of election misinformation.The group, which did a similar investigation two years ago, did find that the companies — especially Facebook — have improved their content-moderation systems since then.But it called out TikTok for approving four of the eight…

Oct. 11-17, 2024Effigies of the mythical demon king Ravana went up in flames to mark the end of Dussehra festivities in India, SpaceX’s mega rocket booster returned to the launch pad where it was captured during a test flight in Texas and victims of a tanker explosion received treatment inside an ambulance at the Aminu Kano teaching hospital in Nigeria.Fans of former One Direction singer Liam Payne gathered to honor him a day after he was found dead at a hotel in Argentina. And a TV reporter put on makeup while Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivered a…

Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates© AFP Pakistan vs England, 2nd Test Day 4, Live Updates: England will be resuming Day 4 of the ongoing second Test against Pakistan from 36/2 in Multan. At Stumps, Ollie Pope (21*) and Joe Root (12*) remained unbeaten at the crease as the visitors need 261 runs more to win the match. Earlier, Pakistan set a 297-run target for England after grabbing a handy lead of 296 runs with the help of Salman Agha’s 63 in their second innings. Agha and tail-ender Sajid Khan added 65 runs for the 9th…

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris described Thursday as a good day for the world after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.Sinwar, considered the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel that prompted war in Gaza and wider regional conflict, was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday.Biden, in a lengthy written statement, said he had directed U.S. intelligence officials to help Israel locate and track Sinwar as well as other Hamas leaders hiding underground.”To my Israeli friends, this is no doubt a day of relief…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will both be scouring for votes in Michigan on Friday as they try to lock down support in this key political battleground.Harris, the Democratic vice president, is scheduled to begin her day in Grand Rapids before holding events in Lansing and Oakland County, which is northwest of Detroit.Trump, the Republican former president, has his own event in Oakland County in the afternoon before holding a rally in Detroit in the evening.Michigan is one of three “blue wall” states that, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, will help…

India’s wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant hobbled off the field due to a knee injury on Day 2 of the first Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Pant’s injury meant that substitute wicket-keeper Dhruv Jurel stood behind the stumps for India before the end of play on Day 2. On Day 3, however, Jurel continued to deputies for Pant who remained under observation of BCCI’s medical team. The Indian board issued a statement on Friday morning, ruling Pant out for the entire day’s play. “UPDATE: Mr Rishabh Pant will not keep wickets on Day 3. The BCCI Medical Team is…

BTS member J-Hope discharged from militaryK-pop star J-Hope, a member of the boy band supergroup BTS, was greeted by one of his bandmates and cheering fans as he was discharged from South Korea’s military on Thursday after 18 months of duty.October 17, 2024 Source link