Today: December 05, 2024
Today: December 05, 2024

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Crime|US

Trump lawyers investigate allegations that top aide sought financial gain from influence with president-elect, sources say

Trump lawyers investigate allegations that top aide sought financial gain from influence with president-elect, sources say

Trump lawyers investigate allegations that top aide sought financial gain from influence with president-elect, sources say
Africa|Videos|World

Equatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices after videos leaked

Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on sex in government offices after private videos leaked on social media appeared to show a senior finance ministry official having sex

Equatorial Guinea orders crackdown on sex in government offices after videos leaked
Election

Japan's ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance

Japan's ruling coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a drubbing at Sunday's national election, raising uncertainty over the make-

Japan's ruling coalition loses majority, election outcome in balance
Asia|World

Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib apologises for mishandling of 1MDB scandal

Jailed former Malaysia Prime

Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib apologises for mishandling of 1MDB scandal
Crime|News|US

What we know about the investigations surrounding New York City's mayor

Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration

What we know about the investigations surrounding New York City's mayor
Crime|Europe

Italian minister's ex-lover banned from parliament over spy glasses

The woman at the centre of an affair that led to the resignation of Italy's culture minister was banned from parliament on Tuesday for allegedly illicitly filming

Italian minister's ex-lover banned from parliament over spy glasses
Europe|News|World

Meloni defends government after Italian culture minister quits over scandal

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday her government has not been weakened by a controversy over a consultancy role offered to the former lover of a

Meloni defends government after Italian culture minister quits over scandal
Arts

Italian minister quits over ex-lover's consultancy imbroglio

Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano quit on Friday after a controversy over a consultancy role for his former mistress had become an

Italian minister quits over ex-lover's consultancy imbroglio
Africa|Crime|Economy|Finance|News

South Africa's justice minister denies corruption allegations against her in a mutual bank scandal

South Africa’s justice minister has denied corruption allegations against her related to a mutual bank scandal in which thousands of retirees lost their life savings

South Africa's justice minister denies corruption allegations against her in a mutual bank scandal
Crime|News|Sports

Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping a child speaks out after Olympics inclusion uproar

Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping a child speaks out after Olympics inclusion uproar

Dutch beach volleyball player convicted of raping a child speaks out after Olympics inclusion uproar
Crime|News

Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in care in New Zealand over decades in 'national disgrace'

Nearly a third of the children and vulnerable adults in state, foster and faith-based care in New Zealand between 1950 and 1999 were physically, sexually, verbally or psychologically harmed

Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in care in New Zealand over decades in 'national disgrace'
Lifestyle

Man's second marriage revealed on Facebook lands him bigamy charges

A Texas man finds himself at the center of a bigamy scandal after his third wife uncovered his plans to marry another woman through a Facebook post, despite never finalizing their divorce. Marcus Shorten, 53, now faces criminal charges for allegedly attempting to enter into his fourth marriage while still legally wed to his current spouse.

Man's second marriage revealed on Facebook lands him bigamy charges
Election|Europe

UK PM Sunak's aide apologises for 'error of judgment' over bet on election date

A British lawmaker and close aide to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak apologised on Thursday for a "huge error of judgment" after he placed a bet on when the country's election would

UK PM Sunak's aide apologises for 'error of judgment' over bet on election date
Crime|News|US|World

Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died

Neil Goldschmidt, a former Oregon governor whose confession that he had sex with a 14-year-old in the 1970s blackened what had been a nearly sterling reputation, has died

Neil Goldschmidt, former Oregon governor who confessed to sex with a minor in the 1970s, has died
Business|Crime|News|US

Watchdog investigates UAW president Shawn Fain, accuses union of being uncooperative

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is under investigation by a court-appointed watchdog who has been working to stamp out corruption at the union in wake of its stunning bribery and embezzlement scandal several years ago

Watchdog investigates UAW president Shawn Fain, accuses union of being uncooperative
Business|Crime|News|Sports

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter's career yields a criminal case against an NYC man

A New York man has been charged in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life

The NBA betting scandal that ended Jontay Porter's career yields a criminal case against an NYC man
Americas|World

Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'

Spain recalled its ambassador to Buenos Aires for consultations on Sunday after Argentina's President Javier Milei made derogatory comments about Spanish Prime Minister Pedro

Spain recalls ambassador after Argentina's Milei calls PM's wife 'corrupt'
Crime|News|Political|US

Answers to your questions about Donald Trump's historic hush money trial conviction

The first criminal conviction of a former American president is raising a host of legal and political questions: Will Donald Trump go to prison

Answers to your questions about Donald Trump's historic hush money trial conviction
News|Political|US

US lawmakers pressure FDIC chief over misconduct allegations

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday renewed public calls for an investigation into the allegations of sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct at the U.S.

US lawmakers pressure FDIC chief over misconduct allegations
Celebrity|Entertainment|Europe|Lifestyle|News

Kate's 'photogate' scandal shows that relations between royals and the press rarely run smooth

The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family

Kate's 'photogate' scandal shows that relations between royals and the press rarely run smooth
Asia|News|World

China's embattled former foreign minister steps down as member of the legislature

China’s former foreign minister, Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, has resigned as a delegate to the country’s top legislature, state media reported Tuesday

China's embattled former foreign minister steps down as member of the legislature
Asia|Business|Crime

Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time

An executive at Japanese publishing house Kadokawa has been found guilty of bribing a former Tokyo Olympics organizing committee member

Publishing executive found guilty in Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal, but avoids jail time

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