Russian anti-war candidate says election commission finds 15% invalid signatures February 04, 2024 at 11:04PM

Russian anti-war presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin said on Monday that a working group of Russia's Central Election Commission had found 15% of the supporters' signatures he submitted to back his election bid to be invalid. That figure, if confirmed, is three times higher than the allowable error rate and would provide grounds for the commission to disqualify Nadezhdin from running against President Vladimir Putin in March.

Days after holding a machete to reporter's neck, NYC professor fired from Cooper Union over anti-Israel rants February 04, 2024 at 10:58PM

Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people over 3 days February 04, 2024 at 04:23PM

The fires burned with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar, where a famous botanical garden founded in 1931 was destroyed by the flames Sunday. At least 1,600 people were left without homes. Officials extended curfews in cities most heavily affected by the blazes and said at least 112 people had been killed.