Germany says it may leave its final 3 nuclear energy plants running for longer than planned, reversing nearly a decade of work

Germany is thinking about keeping its nuclear plants online for longer as Russia slows natural-gas supplies to Europe. Yann Schreiber/AFP/Getty Images Germany is considering keeping nuclear plants running beyond end-2022, when they are due to shut. The country has been planning to phase out nuclear energy but is now facing a gas crisis. Major natural-gas…

Trump is asking an appeals court to give him absolute immunity from civil lawsuits linked to the January 6 Capitol riot

Former President Donald Trump is trying to secure absolute immunity from civil suits related to the January 6 Capitol riot. Seth Herald/Getty Images Trump is trying again to get absolute immunity from civil lawsuits related to the Capitol riot.Trump’s team filed an application on July 27 to appeal an earlier court decision.The February judgment ruled…

Nikolai Patrushev — a longtime Putin ally — would ‘almost certainly’ replace Putin if he falls ill, predicts former British intelligence chief

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the Secretary-General of the Japanese National Security Council. Mikhail MetzelTASS via Getty Images The former head of MI6 predicted Nikolai Patrushev will replace Putin if the president falls ill. Patrushev, a top security official, is one of few people known…