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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visit the Vostochny Сosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

PUT-UN THE WORK IN

Kim Jong Un’s Insane ‘Holy War’ Birthday Message to Putin

Who doesn’t love a bit of dictator bromance?

Harry Thompson

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Scientists Make Wild Discovery in Rock Used to Build Sphinx

Scans of a 50-million-year-old fossil extracted from the limestone used to build the Sphinx revealed a totally new species.

Leigh Kimmins

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, September 17, 2026. Sputnik/Vyacheslav Prokofiev/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Putin’s Goons Scramble as Deadly Plague Strikes Again

A second person has reportedly died from the plague, but Russian news articles about the outbreak are mysteriously disappearing from the web.

Annabella Rosciglione

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the government via a video link in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2026. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo

Putin’s Plague Mystery Takes Grim Twist

A vulnerable facility is under lockdown.

Harry Thompson

August Hanning, former president of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) arrives at the Bundestag parliament building to testify in front of the German Parliamentary Committee investigating the NSA spying scandal in Berlin, Germany, 02 October 2015. The committee investigates the extent and background of foreign secret services spying in Germany. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa | usage worldwide (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

THE SPY WHO BLEW IT

U.S. Ally’s Spy Chief Arrested for Treason

August Hanning led the BND foreign intelligence agency from 1998 to 2005.

Martha McHardy

This photo taken on June 19, 2023 shows a glass of Yamazaki whisky, produced by Japanese beverage giant Suntory, sitting on the counter at the Tokyo Whisky Library bar at Minami Aoyama in Tokyo. Japan's Yamazaki distillery marks its 100th anniversary this year with plenty to celebrate, as the country's acclaimed aged whiskys command increasingly eye-watering prices thanks to growing demand and longstanding shortages. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-beverage-whisky-suntory, FOCUS by Natsuko FUKUE (Photo by RICHARD A. BROOKS/AFP via Getty Images)

Scottish Whisky to Be Launched Into Space

Researchers hope temperature fluctuations in space will produce a complex flavor profile.

Evgenia Anastasakos

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Eye-Bleeding Virus Spreads to New Country for the First Time

The outbreak has now hit four nations.

Martha McHardy

Wreckage of a Nigerian military helicopter inside the swampy Igbokoda forest in Ondo State, Nigeria, October 5, 2026. The helicopter crashed while carrying sevaral passengers and crew members. REUTERS/Stringer

‘NEVER FORGOTTEN’

Dozens Dead as Plane Crashes Into Swamp

All 25 people on board were killed after the aircraft plummeted on a domestic flight.

Will Neal

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Syria, attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 28, 2017. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

ARMAGEDDON OUTTA HERE

Desperate Putin Drags Back Exiled ‘General Armageddon’

After slipping from view following a coup attempt, the infamous leader is thought to be heading back to Ukraine.

Harry Thompson