Italy’s Court of Auditors on Wednesday rejected a key government project, refusing to sign off on plans to build a 13.5 billion euro massive bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, dealing a blow to the right-wing government led by Premier Giorgia Meloni. The court — which has a dual role of financial control and jurisdiction in public accounting...
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Five New Suspects Arrested In Louvre Heist But Jewels Are Still Missing
Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre heist in Paris, officials said Thursday, though the jewels themselves remain missing. Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau gave the update to the French radio station RTL. She said that the arrests were made Wednesday in a series of police operations in Paris and surrounding areas. Beccuau...
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Former Delivery Drivers ‘Partially’ Confess To Louvre Jewel Heist
Two former delivery drivers suspected of carrying out the heist of France’s crown jewels from the Louvre museum have “partially confessed” to the crime, although police have yet to recover the items, prosecutors said Wednesday. One suspect was arrested trying to board an aircraft to Algeria on Saturday night with a one-way ticket, and a second man...
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Israel Defense Forces Release The Infographic With The Terrorists Struck In Gaza In The Past 24 Hours After Hamas Violate Ceasefire Agreement
Israel Defense Unit: “In response to Hamas’ blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF struck dozens of Hamas terror targets throughout Gaza. 🎯 Targets struck: – Key terrorists, including 3 battalion commanders, 2 deputy battalion commanders, and 16 company commanders – Observation posts – Weapons production warehouses – Launch posts – Underground tunnels –...
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Russian Mobsters Sentenced To 25 Years For Foiled Plot To Assassinate Iranian Dissident Journalist
Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn home three years ago on behalf of the Iranian government. “I crossed an ocean to come to America and have a normal life and I don’t have a normal life,”...
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Imprisoned Bahrain Activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja Starts Hunger Strike Over His Detention
A prominent activist in Bahrain imprisoned since the country’s 2011 Arab Spring protests began a new hunger strike Wednesday, seeking to pressure the island kingdom and Europe over his internationally criticized detention. Abdulhadi al-Khawaja began what supporters described as an “open-ended” hunger strike while detained at the Jaw Rehabilitation and Reform Center in Bahrain. A previous hunger...
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Protests Erupt After Police Raid In Brazil Leaves 119 Dead And Draws Accusations Of Excessive Force
A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead drew protests for excessive force Wednesday and calls for the Rio’s governor to resign. Dozens of favelas residents gathered in front of the state’s government headquarters shouting “assassins!” and waving Brazilian flags...
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France Adopts Consent-Based Rape Law In The Wake Of Landmark Gisèle Pelicot Case
France’s Senate gave its final approval on Wednesday to a bill defining rape and other sexual assault as any non-consensual sexual act, a move that comes after the landmark drugging and rape trial that shook France and turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon. Senators voted 327-0 in favor of the bill, with 15 abstentions. The...
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21-Year-Old Nursing Mother Stabs Neighbour To Death Over Alleged Rape In Kogi
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a 21-year-old nursing mother, Maryam Muntari, for allegedly stabbing her neighbour, Ahmed Isah, popularly known as Kalo, to death following an alleged attempted rape incident in Idoji-Okene community, Okene Local Government Area of the state. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP William Aya, confirmed the incident...
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Convicted Sex Offender Who Was Mistakenly Released From A UK Prison Is Deported To Ethiopia
An Ethiopian man who was mistakenly released from a British prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a teenager has been deported to his home country, the U.K. government said Wednesday. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was on a flight to Ethiopia that landed Wednesday morning. “I have pulled every lever to deport Mr. Kebatu and...