WATCH: Notorious CIA traitor Aldrich Ames dies in federal prison
Aldrich Ames, the former CIA agent turned Russian asset, died in a federal prison in Maryland, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 84....
Aldrich Ames, the former CIA agent turned Russian asset, died in a federal prison in Maryland, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. He was 84....
Relatives and friends of political prisoners held vigils outside several Venezuelan prisons as they are awaiting the release of detainees following pressure from the United States....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Imralı is a prison island associated with Turkey's historical conflicts. ✓ The island mirrors the nation's strugg...
The brother of Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, didn't say how many political prisoners would be released. Meanwhile, the US Senate has voted to curb further military operations in Venezue...
The amnesty comes while Myanmar marks 78 years of indenpendence from Britain and as the junta stages its first election since the 2021 coup....
Move to free locals and foreigners comes after decade of harsh repression by Maduro regime...
Ames had been head of the Soviet branch in the CIA's counterintelligence group and gave the Kremlin the names of dozens of Russians who were spying for the United States....
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin , hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, sp...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief of CBS News, censored a 60 Minutes segment about men deported to an El Salvador prison. ✓ The...
Brazil's left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last year of coup plottin...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bari Weiss is two months into her role as CBS News editor-in-chief. ✓ She spiked a 60 Minutes segment on brutal condition...
The White House defended the release of Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole over 119,000 Bitcoin in 2016, from prison to home confinement—but didn’t take credit for the action....
The Brazilian president announced his decision on the anniversary of the 2023 riots by Jair Bolsonaro supporters. The former far-right leader is serving a prison sentence for attempting a coup....
A Paris court sentenced 10 individuals for cyberbullying the spouse of French President Emmanuel Macron with false allegations about her gender identity, doling out sentences including suspended priso...
Moscow has made a "proposal" to France concerning the case of researcher Laurent Vinatier, who has been imprisoned in Russia since June 2024, the Kremlin said Thursday. Vinatier was sentenced by a Rus...
The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of May 2025....
Russia will free Laurent Vinatier, a French researcher serving a three-year prison sentence for flouting laws requiring "foreign agents" to register with authorities. Vinatier will be exchanged for...
Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday vetoed a law dramatically reducing the prison sentence of former far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, convicted last year of coup plottin...
The curious surge in the shares of retailer Aeon underlines the pressure building in the country’s economy — and politics...
Brazil’s Supreme Court has rejected former president Jair Bolsonaro’s request to convert his prison sentence for plotting a coup to house arrest, according to a ruling published on Thursday. Bolsonaro...