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Polish nationalists say anti-Semitism has been used to shame Poland, but historians and Jewish leaders say they’re trying to censor the truth about the Holocaust. Poland infuriated Israel ahead of last weekend's Holocaust Remembrance Day when its Parliament took up a bill to make it a crime to blame Poland for the Holocaust. The legislation would punish people with up to three years in prison for statements that “publicly and against the facts ascribe responsibility or co-responsibility for the crimes perpetrated by the Third German Reich to the Polish nation or the Polish state.” But it doesn't stop there. The bill's full text says it would broadly make it a crime to accuse the Polish state of "other crimes against peace and humanity, or war crimes," or to "grossly [diminish] the responsibility of actual perpetrators" of such crimes. It has passed Poland's lower house, and must still be passed by the upper house and signed by the president to

Paul Faith / AFP / Getty Images The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum on the possibility of legalising abortion. Ireland's prime minister, or taoiseach, Leo Varadkar confirmed the referendum during a press conference in Dublin on Monday night, following a four-hour cabinet meeting in which ministers reached a unanimous decision to take steps to revise abortion law. According to the Eighth Amendment of the Irish Constitution, abortion is currently illegal in almost all circumstances, unless the mother's life is in immediate danger. The referendum will ask the Irish public whether they wish to repeal the Eighth Amendment and allow the Oireachtas – Ireland's legislature – to replace it with a more liberal abortion law. The referendum is expected to be held before the end of May, and a date is likely to be confirmed in March. Varadkar said he was "confident this timeline could be met". Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar Frederick Florin / AFP

Just two Guinness Record holders chilling together. The world's tallest man and shortest woman met and hung out in Cairo, Egypt, over the weekend. Amr Nabil / AP Sultan Kosen, 34, is a staggering 8 feet 1 inch, and Jyoti Amge, 24, is 2 feet and 0.7 inches. Stringer / AFP / Getty Images Kosen and Amge were invited to Cairo by Egypt's Tourism Promotion Board in an attempt to boost travel to Egypt's capital city. Kosen, a farmer from Turkey, was named the tallest living man in the world by Guinness World Records in February 2011. He also holds the record for the world's largest hands, (11.22 inches from his wrist to the tip of his middle finger). Kirsty Wigglesworth / ASSOCIATED PRESS Kosen's massive height is caused by pituitary gigantism, a condition where the body produces too much growth hormone. Due to spinal abnormalities, Kosen walks using crutches. He successfully underwent surgery to remove a tumor on his pituitary gland in 2010 to stop his incr

Asma Rani was shot three times outside her home in Kohat, northern Pakistan. Her family believe she named her attacker moments before her death and are demanding justice. Asma Rani, third-year medical student, was shot last week, after refusing a marriage proposal. In the moments before her death, she was filmed naming her alleged attacker. The Abbotabad Ayub Medical College student was shot three times in her hometown of Kohat, northern Pakistan, on Jan. 27, a local police station spokesperson confirmed . She was accosted by two men who, according to Geo TV , were waiting outside her home. Rani was shot after she stepped out of a rickshaw with her sister-in-law. Geo TV / Via geo.tv After the shooting, Rani was rushed to the hospital where she died of her injuries a day later. Family members alleged that Mujahid Afridi, accompanied by his brother Sadiqullah, was responsible for Rani's death. They told Pakistan Today that Afridi — who wanted to marry Rani — had issued threa

Alexey Nikolsky / AFP / Getty Images The striking similarity between a newly released Treasury Department report of Russian oligarchs and a 2017 list of wealthy Russians published in Forbes magazine is no coincidence. On Tuesday, a Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the unclassified annex of the report was derived from Forbes’ ranking of the “ 200 richest businessmen in Russia 2017 .” The revelation is likely to invite criticisms of the thoroughness of the Treasury Department’s report and reinforce the notion that the list is primarily a who’s who of the Russian elite rather than an official accounting of Kremlin-linked political corruption as some US lawmakers intended. Congress mandated the report in a law President Trump grudgingly signed in August. At the time, the president called the legislation “seriously flawed.” Almost all of the 96 oligarchs listed in the government-issued report, who each have a net worth of $1 billion or more, appear in

Heatmap released by Strava, which tracks users' outdoor workouts via GPS. Strava / Via Strava Fitness trackers are just the latest headache for the Pentagon when it comes to the potential security risks of US troops using popular apps and devices. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is ordering a review of how US military personnel use wearable technology, the Pentagon said Monday. This comes after a map published by a popular fitness app raised concerns that troops could inadvertently expose potentially sensitive locations and activities by recording their runs. But that's only the latest possible security breach the Pentagon has dealt with from personal electronics. In recent years, widely used social apps, games, and devices have been popping up faster than the military’s guidelines regulating their use can keep up with them. "Is a badge on Foursquare worth your life?" the US Army tweeted in 2012 as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the risks of geo-taggin

David Davis and Theresa May Shutterstock The government's new analysis of the impact of Brexit says the UK would be worse off outside the European Union under every scenario modelled, BuzzFeed News can reveal. The assessment, which is titled “EU Exit Analysis – Cross Whitehall Briefing” and dated January 2018, looked at three of the most plausible Brexit scenarios based on existing EU arrangements. Under a comprehensive free trade agreement with the EU, UK growth would be 5% lower over the next 15 years compared to current forecasts, according to the analysis. The "no deal" scenario, which would see the UK revert to World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, would reduce growth by 8% over that period. The softest Brexit option of continued single-market access through membership of the European Economic Area would, in the longer term, still lower growth by 2%. These calculations do not take into account any short-term hits to the economy from Brexit, such as the cost of

Vietnam’s budget airline has been fined by the country’s aviation authority, after they put on a mid-air lingerie show while carrying home the national under-23 football squad. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2nn6efU

Locals recounted grizzly details of a US-led coalition attack that reportedly killed at least 8 Iraqis Saturday, calling on American forces to leave the country. The Coalition said the incident is under investigation. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DPDPJG

Some 600 members of the so-called National Brigades – a vigilante unit drafted from the ultra-nationalist Azov Battalion have marched through Ukraine's capital, Kiev, saying they're ready to use force to impose "Ukrainian order." Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DWRVZ9

The opening speech by the Russian foreign minister at the Syrian peace forum in Sochi veered off script somewhat, when attendees expressed pro and anti-Russian sentiment as Sergey Lavrov took the floor. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2BFpTfx

The hackers behind a $530 million cryptocurrency heist, described as the biggest in history, have attempted to sell some of the 500 stolen NEM tokens. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2GudwpY

Pro-independence protesters have marched toward the Catalan parliament in Barcelona, storming past police officers who tried to push them back. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2Eocrzs

Vaping damages DNA, putting users at a higher risk of cancer and heart disease according to a new study which examined the effects of e-cigarette smoke on mice. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DPyEcy

A Norwegian Air flight was forced to turn around mid-air because the plane's toilets weren't working. Hilariously, there were 60 plumbers on board. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2ErKMhe

The Syrian National Dialogue Congress meeting in Sochi, Russia has agreed to create a committee that will work on a new constitution for Syria. The body is expected to operate under the auspices of the UN in Geneva. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DODvqn

Director Oliver Stone took a swipe at the Washington Post and Stephen Spielberg’s “lame-brained” film, The Post in a Facebook tribute to the late journalist Robert Parry on Sunday. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2BFAG9d

Nine years before disaster struck the Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator TEPCO rejected a government watchdog’s advice to carry out a tsunami simulation. The company cited a lack of evidence regarding a tsunami threat. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2rU9Hau

US drone strikes in Yemen have tripled under the Trump administration, as the US targets Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula while at the same time providing support to ally Saudi Arabia in its attacks there, a new study shows. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2GsqmFr

Russian President Vladimir Putin has added a slightly lighter tone to the tensions over the ‘Kremlin List’ by the US Treasury, jokingly saying that his absence from it was a bit sad. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2FwiilD

Is Washington’s Kremlin list a ‘warning shot’ to Moscow or is it meaningless? RT discussed with political analysts why the US decided to publish it and what the list is for. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2EmXAW0

A Croatian trophy hunter who travelled to South Africa after killing “everything that could be hunted in Europe” has been shot dead while on a lion-hunting expedition. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2BDUVEx

A Peruvian rat has betrayed its species’ reputation after being caught on camera lathering itself in soapy water, in what has been described as an astonishingly human-like hygienic ritual. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DOoI3g

Russian President Vladimir Putin has weighed in on the US Treasury’s recently released ‘Kremlin List,’ saying the action borders on “stupidity” because it shows inconsistency in Washington’s policies. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2nlLcOO

After the US Treasury released its so-called ‘Kremlin List’, featuring the entire Russian government and numerous prominent businessmen, RT looks at some of the ‘big players’ eyed by Washington. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2EoTFYL

Settlements from Saudi Arabia's crackdown on corruption have generated an estimated 400 billion riyal (US$106.7 billion), according to Attorney-General Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2BDEJ65

For the international business community, the release of the US Treasury’s ‘Kremlin List’ is comparable to the opening of the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, a senior Russian MP alleged. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2npigEB

The US Treasury’s long-awaited ‘Kremlin List’ released early on Tuesday has been mocked on Twitter. People question why it took US officials such a long time to compose if it just copies the Forbes list of Russia’s richest. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2EmjHMj

Small wooden boats filled with unidentified dead sailors, assumed to be North Korean fishermen, keep washing up on the shores of Japan. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DVxdc5

Moscow has reacted to the US Treasury ‘Kremlin List’ by saying it is tantamount to a breakdown of ties, de facto calling those featured “enemies” of Washington. The list includes the whole Russian government. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2Eogvjp

The entire Russian government is included in the US Treasury’s ‘Kremlin List,’ which also features scores of influential businessmen. Moscow slammed the report, saying it virtually amounts to a breakdown of ties. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2EnPxrQ

A huge inferno raged in Taoyuan City in northwestern Taiwan following an oil refinery blast. The explosion rattled nearby buildings and terrified residents, according to local media. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2Gv4CJ8

Several transgender women have been detained during a police raid in Indonesia’s predominantly Muslim Aceh region. They were given “male” clothing, had their heads shaved, and were sent for “coaching” to become “real men.” Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DNF38m

Qatar plans to add 200 more housing units to the Al-Udeid Air Base, crucial to the US-led counter-terrorist campaign, so that US troops deployed there on a permanent basis can feel “at home,” Qatar’s defense minister said. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2DMhGIl

The Russian Defense Ministry has adopted a new generation of assault rifles. The AK-12 and AK-15 will be supplied to infantry, airborne troops and marines. Read Full Article at RT.com from RT World News http://ift.tt/2GsE23j