More than 1,000 youths in Denmark could be charged with spreading child pornography after a video of two 15-year-olds having sex was circulated among youngsters on Facebook. Facebook received reports of two videos and an explicit photo from 2015 being spread on its instant messaging service, showing a boy and a girl having consensual sex. The company later informed US authorities. The material was spread on Facebook from 2015 until the autumn of 2017. The case, which reached Denmark via the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol, involves around 800 boys and 200 girls, most of them between the ages of 15 and 20. The police are in the process…

Vladimir Putin on Thursday slammed Russia’s political opposition as immature and unable to offer an alternative to his rule at an annual press conference before he stands for re-election in March. During the meeting, which lasted just under four hours, Mr Putin also continued to position himself as the West’s main geopolitical foe, suggesting Russia’s assertive role in the Syria and Ukraine conflicts will be a major talking point ahead of the vote. “It’s not my job to raise competitors,” Mr Putin said when asked why he had no serious challengers in the race. His almost certain win—75% of Russians say they’ll vote for him — will keep him in power until 2024, almost as…