By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York state appeals court said Donald Trump can sue his niece Mary Trump for giving the New York Times information for its Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 probe into his finances and his alleged effort to avoid taxes. The Appellate Division in Manhattan found a “substantial” legal basis for […]
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Satire article about ‘fine for non-voting’ resurfaces during 2024 India election
India’s marathon general election sparked a wave of misinformation on social media including posts that falsely claimed the election commission will take away 350 rupees (4 dollars) from the bank accounts of people who do not vote. The commission said the claim was untrue while the posts actually featured a screenshot of a satirical article published […]
Far-right news network OAN retracts article about Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels
One America News Network retracted an article Monday that said former President Donald Trump‘s onetime attorney Michael Cohen had an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. The March 27 article from the conservative news outlet quoted a post on X from a user who falsely claimed to have obtained information in 2018 from Daniels’ […]
Newspaper loses appeal over tax defaulter article
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has rejected an appeal by Iconic Newspapers over an article in one of its publications in which a businessman was incorrectly named as a tax defaulter. In May last year, a High Court jury awarded William Bird €75,000 after it found the article in the Limerick Leader, published in June […]
House Judiciary approves resolution for Congress to call Article V convention for fiscal responsibility amendment
Mar. 1—MORGANTOWN — House Judiciary Committee members appeared to have about as much fun as allowed by law on Friday approving yet another resolution demanding Congress call a convention of states for constitutional amendments. The debate was sprinkled with rock and pop song quotes and frequent chuckles. But there was also a new twist, and […]
Dale Vince ‘seriously defamed’ by Daily Mail article, UK High Court told
Green energy industrialist Dale Vince was “seriously defamed” by a Daily Mail article which falsely suggested he was the subject of sexual harassment allegations, the UK High Court has heard. Mr Vince is suing the paper’s publisher, Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), after the article headlined “Labour repays £100,000 to ‘sex harassment’ donor” was printed in […]
What did Trump say about Nato funding and what is Article 5?
Former US president Donald Trump raised a storm of criticism from the White House and top Western officials for suggesting he would not defend Nato allies who failed to spend enough on defence and would even encourage Russia to attack them. Here are the answers to some key questions about Nato, the comments by Mr […]
Explainer-What did Trump say about NATO funding and what is Article 5?
By Andrew Gray and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Donald Trump raised a storm of criticism from the White House and top Western officials for suggesting he would not defend NATO allies who failed to spend enough on defence and would even encourage Russia to attack them. Here are the answers to […]
Ukrainian-born Miss Japan gives up her title after an article reveals her affair with a married man
TOKYO (AP) — The Ukrainian-born winner of this year’s Miss Japan beauty pageant and the contest’s organizers say she has renounced her title after a magazine published an article about her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to […]
Leaked Bild article provides glimpse of West quietly modeling Russia ‘raising the stakes’ — diplomat
Western countries are preparing for a possible hybrid attack on NATO’s eastern flank, said to Pavlo Klimkin, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, in an interview with Radio NV on Jan. 16. Read also: War between NATO & Russia is imminent, according to secret German Armed Forces document — Bild Klimkin noted that NATO countries are […]
Ukraine’s Ambassador responds to article where Slovak PM justifies Russian Federation
Myroslav Kastran, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Slovakia, responded to an article by Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in which he proposes security guarantees to Russia and criticises the West’s strategy regarding the war in Ukraine. Source: Fico on Facebook, as reported by European Pravda Details: The ambassador recalled that Russia’s war was not just a blatant […]
The UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza ceasefire. What exactly is it?
It’s called “Article 99.” And it hasn’t been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli offensive and escalating civilian casualties, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres invoked a rarely exercised power this week to warn the Security Council of an impending “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza. He urged members to demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. […]