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    Nick Robins-Early

    Nick Robins-Early

    Senior World News Reporter, HuffPost

  • Canada Joins The Growing List Of Countries Where Election Misinformation Reigns

    Around the world, conspiracies are traveling from fringe online communities into the mainstream political conversation.

  • A Lot Of Trump's Ukraine Conspiracy Theories Come From One Right-Wing Columnist

    There's a direct line between John Solomon's shaky allegations and the president's brain.

  • 2 Dead After Gunman Opens Fire Near German Synagogue In Anti-Semitic Attack

    A shooter tried to storm a packed synagogue during Yom Kippur worship services, officials said.

  • Ukraine Journalists See U.S. Media Struggling To Keep Up With A Complex Country

    Unreliable sources and missing context are leading to cringeworthy coverage and outright nonsense.

  • Trump's History Of Asking Foreign Governments To Do His Dirty Work

    The president has long tried to solicit damaging information against his opponents.

  • Incredible Color Photos Give A Rare Look At London During The Blitz

    In the months between September 1940 and May 1941, the German air force engaged in a brutal and relentless bombing campaign against the United Kingdom known as "the Blitz." The aerial attacks killed over 43,000 people and left over a million homeless. "The blitz" was a defining moment in British history and the images of the British population soldiering on as major port cities, including London, were devastated in the bombing became a crucial element of how Britain perceived itself during World War II. The attacks dwindled after mid-1941, when the German Luftwaffe was largely reassigned to the campaign against Russia.

  • 5 Things To Know About Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Guzman's Jail Break

    Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, leader of Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, is now on the run as authorities mount an immense manhunt for the criminal kingpin. Pressure is on to find Guzman before he can disappear back into the cartel's vast network, possibly never to be found again. While security teams sweep out around Mexico, here are five things to know about Guzman's escape.

  • China Stock Market Turmoil Hits Average Citizens Hard

    China's stock market gained about 6 percent Thursday after 3 1/2 weeks in free-fall. Hardest hit in this month's dip in China's turbulent market have been some of the nation's more than 90 million retail investors. This group includes individual stock purchasers, most of them ordinary citizens with no financial expertise who are often using borrowed funds.

  • Here's How Ordinary Greeks Are Living With Closed Banks And ATM Limits

    Meanwhile, across Greece, banks are closed and capital controls are in place, forcing citizens who have struggled through years of economic strife to deal with even tougher times. On June 28, a week ahead of a crucial referendum on a bailout proposal from creditors, the government announced that banks would be closed and limits placed on money transfers and withdrawals. Since then, Greeks have been subject to a bevy of restrictions on what they can do with their money, which has wider reverberations on the country's society and economy.

  • Greece's Debt Crisis Enters A Precarious New Stage After Referendum

    The scenes of celebrations in Greece belie what is expected to be a tough road ahead, however, with the risk of a Greek exit from the eurozone and potential financial collapse very real possibilities.

  • Greece Resoundingly Rejects Austerity In Referendum On Bailout Deal

    Greeks on Sunday decisively rejected a bailout deal proposed by the country's international creditors, which demanded new austerity measures in return for emergency funds. The win for the "no" camp constituted a major victory for Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras, who had campaigned heavily against the deal put forward by the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission. "Even in the most difficult circumstances, democracy can't be blackmailed -- it is a dominant value and the way forward," Tsipras tweeted on Sunday night, adding that Greece intends to restart negotiations with Europe next week.

  • PHOTOS: Millions Vote In Crucial Referendum

    In voting stations across the country Greeks decided between a "No" vote that would reject the deal and potentially pave the way for a Greek exit from the eurozone, or a "Yes" vote that would lead to a possible capitulation by the Greek government and acceptance of austerity measures in exchange for a bailout.

  • Greece Votes In Crucial Referendum On Debt Crisis Bailout

    As partial results of Sunday's highly anticipated referendum trickled in, Greeks appeared to have overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a bailout deal proposed by the country's creditors. Greece's Interior Ministry announced on Sunday night that more than 61 percent of participants are expected to have voted against the deal. Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Athens as news of the result came in.

  • Elderly Greeks Try To Claim Their Pensions Amid Crisis

    Thousands of elderly Greeks gathered at banks around the country on Wednesday after a number of branches temporarily opened to allow them to collect 120 euros of pension money. Pensioners who couldn't access their money through ATMs formed long lines at banks on Wednesday, amid chaotic scenes of anger and desperation. Some were turned away after bank employees said they were only serving people whose surnames started with letters 'A' through 'I' and told them to come back on Thursday.

  • A Contentious And Eventful Year For Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

    In January, Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza party rode a current of anti-austerity sentiment to a resounding victory in Greece's national elections. The situation stems in part from the failure of this year's long and contentious negotiations between Greece and its creditors, the so-called "troika" of the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and the European Commission. Greece and its creditors could not reach a deal to unlock the 7.2 billion euros in bailout funds that the country needed to pay back 1.6 billion euros of debt to the IMF by a Tuesday deadline.

  • Greece Fails To Meet IMF Debt Deadline

    Greece failed to meet its deadline to pay 1.6 billion euros it owed to the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, a development that heightened fears of a Greek exit from the eurozone. Tuesday also marked the end of Greece's years-long bailout program. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had launched a last-minute overture to creditors on Tuesday after talks on a new bailout deal for the country had taken a dire turn during the weekend.

  • Is ISIS More Or Less Powerful Than A Year Ago?

    Today, we speak with Charles Lister, visiting fellow at Brookings Doha Center, on the Islamic State. It's been one year since the Islamic State insurgent group declared its caliphate, changing its name and proclaiming leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the caliph of all Muslims. Since then, the group has radically expanded into a number of countries across the globe while seizing cities and towns in Iraq and Syria. The WorldPost spoke with terrorism expert Charles Lister to understand how the group is functioning, the reality behind its expansion and what's changed in the year since the establishment of their so-called Islamic State.

  • Greece Won't Pay Its IMF Debt As Crisis Continues And Referendum Looms

    Greece will not make the 1.6 billion euro debt payment that it owes the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, a Greek official confirmed to Reuters. The announcement Monday appeared to set the country on a path to default, and heightened fears of financial collapse and a Greek exit from the eurozone. Long lines formed at ATMs in Greece as banks were ordered to restrict withdrawals to 60 euros per person a day.

  • Greece Will Close Banks Amid Fear Of Financial Collapse

    Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Sunday that the nation's banks and stock market would be closed on Monday amid fears of financial collapse. Greece is also set to impose capital controls that will limit the amount of funds that citizens can transfer or withdraw from its financial institutions. Tsipras made the address hours after the European Central Bank stated it would not increase the levels of emergency credit, known as emergency liquidity assistance, that it provides to Greek banks in order for the institutions to keep running.

  • Greece's Bailout Money Doesn't Really End Up In Greece

    In 2010 and 2012, Greece accepted bailout deals from European creditors totaling hundreds of billions of euros in order to prevent the collapse of the Greek banking system. Instead, as The New York Times reported in 2012, much of the bailout funds went back to the same creditors who gave Greece both the bailouts. This resulted in a situation where the so-called troika of the IMF, European Central Bank and European Commission were effectively lending Greece money so it could pay off the debt it already owed them.