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Putin confronted by insider over Ukraine war, U.S. intelligence finds  The Washington Post Retired Lt. General grades Putin’s results on the battlefield  CNN Putin confronted by Kremlin insider over Ukraine failings: Report  Business Insider Putin’s Own Allies Turn On Him as Ukraine Unleashes

Various groups joined a candle-lighting protest to call for justice for the killing of radio broadcaster Percy Lapid. Source: Facebook post of Bulatlat, an independent news website, used with permission, Veteran journalist Percy Lapid, whose real name is Percival Mabasa,

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ales Bialiatski, a human rights activist in prison in Belarus, the Russian campaign group Memorial and Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties.

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Ales Bialiatski, a human rights activist in prison in Belarus, the Russian campaign group Memorial and Ukraine’s Centre for Civil Liberties.

Background Press Call on Marijuana Reform  The White House

By Nerijus Adomaitis and Ron Bousso OSLO (Reuters) -Norway has deployed a specialist vessel to inspect a subsea gas pipeline to Germany because of safety concerns after suspected sabotage last month on two Nord Stream pipelines between Russia and Germany,

Trump has one eye at elections overseas even as the midterms approach  POLITICO

Relatives grieving staggering loss Friday laid flowers at a day care center in rural northeastern Thailand where a fired police officer killed dozens of people, including children as young as 2. (Image credit: Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Distraught families in Thailand have been mourning the deaths of 36 people – including dozens of nursery school children – murdered by a sacked police officer in the country’s worst-ever mass killing.

Distraught families in Thailand have been mourning the deaths of 36 people – including dozens of nursery school children – murdered by a sacked police officer in the country’s worst-ever mass killing.