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As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

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January 25, 2019January 25, 2019 by crimeandmoreworld - Copy Editing Desk

Maria Butina: Naïve Idealist or Dangerous Conspirator?

U.S. authorities expect to soon hand down a sentence in the case of Maria Butina, the 30-year-old Russian woman now held in a U.S. jail who has pleaded guilty of conspiring to influence American politics, accused of conspiracy and acting as a foreign agent. VOA’s Ricardo Marquina-Montanana traveled to the Siberian city of Barnaul to speak with Butina’s family about a case being watched around the world. Igor Tsikhanenka narrates. VOA NEWS