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HELSINKI — Finnish authorities boarded and seized a cargo vessel suspected of damaging undersea communications infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, detaining its multinational crew as investigators probe what they called aggravated criminal offenses. Police said the ship, identified as the Fitburg and sailing under the flag of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was directed into Finnish territorial waters after it was observed dragging its anchor. Fourteen crew members — citizens of Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan — are…

Trump warns release of Epstein files could ‘ruin’ reputations as bipartisan pressure mounts on Justice Department WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, speaking at Mar-a-Lago in his first public comments since the Justice Department began releasing investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein last Friday, cautioned that people who “innocently met” the convicted sex offender could see their reputations damaged as photos and documents surface. “This whole thing with Epstein is a way of trying to deflect from the tremendous success…

IAEA inspection finds drone damage at Chornobyl shelter has degraded its primary safety functions, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Thursday, after an impact Ukraine has blamed on Russia and Moscow denied. The International Atomic Energy Agency said an inspection last week of the steel confinement structure completed in 2019 identified an impact from a drone in February that "had degraded the structure." Director General Rafael Grossi said the mission "confirmed that the (protective structure) had lost its primary safety…

In Gabon, incidents between villagers and elephants are increasing in some regions. The President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council has embarked on a national tour to try to find solutions to the problems of cohabitation. In rural areas, people complain about damage caused by these animals in their plantations and accuse the authorities of not listening to them.…

In Algeria, the trial of Karim Tabbou opened on Monday after several shootings. The president of the small unapproved opposition party UDS and one of the Hirak figures appeared freely before the Koléa court. He is accused of undermining the morale of the army. The prosecutor demanded three years in prison and a fine of 100,000…