Russian university officials are being accused of a relentless pressure campaign against foreign students to join the war, including threats of axed scholarships and tuition hikes.

The head of a brutal militant group accused of abducting and murdering foreigners is one of 600 inmates who’ve escaped from a prison in Nigeria, officials told The Daily Beast.

Infection rates at the virus’ epicenter in Nigeria are likely a lot worse than we think.

The tale of a widow—and mother of two—from Texas who was convinced to send over $800,000 to people claiming to be “Leonardo DiCaprio” enslaved by the Church of Scientology.

“Those [top aides in the presidency] very close to the president were embarrassed by the revelation by The Daily Beast,” one of the officials told The Daily Beast privately.