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Here’s what it means for Russia if Putin rules until 2036

iStock/malerapasoBy: PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- The Kremlin this week won a referendum on constitutional changes allowing President Vladimir Putin potentially to extend his rule until 2036, a... Read More.

Election monitors allege Putin referendum saw unprecedented ballot fraud

iStock/malerapasoBy: PATRICK REEVELL, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Data scientists and independent election observers have claimed statistical analysis suggests there was massive falsification of votes in a referendum this week... Read More.

After 13 tons of human hair products seized, US warns about importing from Xinjiang, China

Official White House Photo by Andrea HanksBy Victor Ordonez and Conor Finnegan, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Several branches of the U.S. government on Wednesday warned private companies against using supply... Read More.

Santiago Manuin, tireless defender of the Amazon rainforest, succumbs to COVID-19

Neil Giardino/ABC NewsBy NEIL GIARDINO, ABC NEWS(NEW YORK) -- Santiago Manuin, one of the most celebrated defenders of Peru's Amazon rainforest and the leader of the Awajún tribe, whose... Read More.

Navy videos spark renewed interest in UFOs from enthusiasts, Congress

To the Stars Academy of Arts and ScienceBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- This year's World UFO Day comes at a time of heightened interest in the decades-long search... Read More.

Putin granted right to extend rule till 2036 in overwhelming referendum result

MaxOzerov/iStockBy PATRICK REEVELL, ABC NEWS(MOSCOW) -- The Kremlin appears to have obtained an overwhelming vote in favor of Russia constitutional changes that will allow Russian President Vladimir Putin to... Read More.

US issues warning for companies importing from Xinjiang, China

Official White House Photo by Andrea HanksBy Victor Ordonez and Conor Finnegan, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Several branches of the U.S. government on Wednesday warned private companies against using supply... Read More.

Potentially serious swine flu identified in China not imminent threat: Experts

LilliDay/iStockBy DR. HASSAL LEE, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Amid the sprawling coronavirus pandemic, scientists around the world also have been keeping a close watch on another potentially dangerous virus:... Read More.

FCC designates Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE as ‘posing a national security threat’

Fotonen/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC NEWS(WASHINGTON) -- Citing its close ties to the Chinese Communist Party, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday formally designated Chinese telecom giant Huawei as "posing... Read More.

Ghosts laid to rest as Cairo’s 109-year-old Baron Empain Palace opens for visitors

Keladawy /iStockBy Hatem Maher, ABC News (CAIRO) -- Mysteries and superstitious tales surrounding an Indian-style mansion in an upscale Cairo district have finally been put to bed as the 109-year-old... Read More.