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Gerald Marie, who led Elite Model Management’s European operations, has been targeted by six new criminal complaints after years of similar claims Several women have accused Gerald Marie, the former head of Elite Model Management's European operations, of rape and human trafficking in a criminal complaint filed in France. At least one of the plaintiffs alleges she was sexually abused while still a minor. Marie, whose agency represented some of th

The legislation goes against the constitutional definition of marriage, President Karol Nawrocki argued Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a bill introducing ‘cohabitation contracts’ for couples living together regardless of their gender, arguing that the legislation goes against the constitutional definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman. The veto is another blow to pro-EU Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who has r

Researchers say extra weight is keeping over 600,000 Britons out of work, particularly men Obesity may be keeping more than half a million people out of work in Britain, a new research presented at the International Congress on Obesity in Mexico has found. Scientists from the University of York analyzed data from 284,258 UK Biobank participants – working-age men (38-65) and women (38-60) – and found obesity reduced the probability of

Long-term military support for Ukraine has become a routine policy, showing Brussels and Washington don’t see peace as an option The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s recent summit in Ankara has produced a decision that demands scrutiny. NATO member states have committed to providing Ukraine with military assistance worth 70 billion euros for 2026. This is not an emergency measure. This is the institutionalisation of a permanent war budg

Police have recorded a 30% rise in complaints in the first half of 2026, Rzeczpospolita has reported Police in Poland have recorded a sharp rise in hate crime complaints from Ukrainians, according to national newspaper Rzeczpospolita. Ukrainians have increasingly reported physical assaults, verbal abuse, and online harassment, the outlet said. Ukrainians filed 180 hate crime complaints in the first six months of 2026 – around 30% more than

Rocky planet LHS 1140b, just 49 light-years away, shows signs of an atmosphere and could have water reserves, a Harvard-led team says Astronomers have detected an atmosphere on a rocky planet within a potentially habitable zone outside the Solar System for the first time, according to a new report by a Harvard-led team of scientists. The findings stemmed from analyzing data on the super-Earth LHS 1140b, which circles a red dwarf 49 light-years fr

The German chancellor has criticized a new US State Department funding program for Europe launched ahead of September’s federal vote German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the administration of US President Donald Trump against interfering in his country’s elections. Germany is due to hold federal elections in September, with immigration expected to be among the campaign’s defining issues. “It is illegal to finance politic

Veteran White House staffer Gabriel Perez is believed to have made more than $100,000 by exploiting advance knowledge of the US president’s remarks US President Donald Trump’s veteran teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez is under investigation over an alleged insider betting scheme tied to the president’s speeches. The aide is believed to have earned thousands of dollars by placing bets on the contents of Trump’s remarks on predi

The US president has accused Beijing of stealing 220 million US voter files China has rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that Beijing masterminded the theft of 220 million American voter files to meddle in the 2020 election. Trump’s explosive remarks came ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington in late September and amid a tentative trade truce between the two countries. In a prime-time addres

Argentine players celebrated their semifinal win over England with a placard asserting Buenos Aires’ claim to the Falkland Islands Britain has called on FIFA to sanction Argentina after its players celebrated knocking England out of the World Cup with a banner asserting Buenos Aires’ claim to the Falkland Islands. The defending champions beat England 2-1 in Wednesday’s semifinal to set up a final against Spain. After the final whistle

The suspect vandalized monuments to the victims of Ukrainian nationalist massacres to inflame international tensions, investigators say The Polish authorities have accused Russian intelligence of orchestrating the desecration of World War II memorials after charging an 18-year-old Ukrainian with vandalizing monuments commemorating Poles massacred by Ukrainian nationalists. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Tuesday that the sus

The bloc’s members have reportedly urged Brussels to stop funding sports bodies over the readmission of Russian and Belarusian athletes The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has defended its decision to provisionally reinstate the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), after several EU states threatened to push Brussels to cut funding for sports bodies that readmitted Russian and Belarusian athletes, Reuters reported. The IOC last week lifted its n

The president has said US intelligence officials suppressed information about a massive breach of American voter data US President Donald Trump has made a prime-time White House address on election security, announcing the release of declassified intelligence documents detailing alleged vulnerabilities in the voting infrastructure. “Every American deserves to know that when they cast their vote, that vote will be counted accurately,”

A new Shanghai-based body has brought together 29 nations seeking to ensure that the use of AI is safe, fair, and benefits all of humanity Russia and China have joined forces with over two dozen other nations to create a new international organization to help guide work on AI development with a “people-centered approach.” The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), a new intergovernmental body, will be headquar

The bloc’s future depends on offering something Washington and Brussels never could: development without domination As BRICS adjusts to its expansion in 2024 and 2025, it faces two linked questions. How can the group stabilize itself internally, and how can it assume a more important role in global governance? The answer shouldn’t be to imitate existing institutions because BRICS will only succeed if it identifies common objectives that mat

Critics have mocked the US secretary of war – known for his anti-woke policies – for pushing “gender-affirming care” in the military The US military will screen troops aged 30 and older for low testosterone every year and offer hormone replacement therapy to those found deficient, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has announced. The Pentagon chief unveiled the plan in a nearly three-minute video on X titled ‘The High-T Department of War’.

Shabir Ahmed was convicted of 30 rape offenses against girls as young as 12 in Rochdale in 2012 Pakistani-born Shabir Ahmed, a rape gang ringleader recently released in the UK after serving a prison term for dozens of child sex offenses, committed his crimes because of his upbringing in England, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Tahir Andrabi said on Thursday. The 73-year-old, who first entered the UK as a teenager, was a leading figure in the

Tehran’s response will leave the Americans “stunned,” a senior intelligence source told RT The US has launched another round of overnight strikes, reportedly hitting civilian infrastructure, including several bridges across Iran. Tehran had warned that further escalation would have consequences for the entire region. US Central Command announced its sixth consecutive night of strikes on Thursday evening in a brief statement without disclosing the

From healthcare to education, a new model of technological development aims to put everyday users – not monopolies – first Artificial intelligence is no longer simply a technological race. It is becoming a question of how the world chooses to govern one of the most transformative innovations of the modern era, who benefits from it, and whether its advantages remain concentrated in the hands of a few companies or are shared more broadly. This week

The attack comes as Beirut and West Jerusalem just wrapped up a new round of US‑brokered talks A “huge blast” from an Israeli strike has hit southern Lebanon just as an RT crew was preparing to go on air in Nabatieh province, RT correspondent Steve Sweeney has reported. The explosion on Thursday was heard “very loudly across the region,” with a large cloud of smoke billowing from the nearby area. “We could hear it ve