Pyotr Verzilov was tried in absentia by a Russian court for spreading falsehoods about the armed forces A Moscow district court has sentenced Pyotr Verzilov, a founding member of the anarchist punk group Pussy Riot, to a prison term of eight years and six months for publishing fake news about the military. He was tried…

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The UK’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, on Thursday announced the lifting of a moratorium on fracking in the country as part of a plan to tackle the energy crisis and enhance the domestic energy supply.