A Ukrainian anti-corruption agency said Tuesday it has detained five people and identified seven other suspects in a major graft investigation that is centering on alleged kickbacks worth some $100 million in the country’s energy sector. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau did not name the suspects in its statement but said they included a businessman believed to be the scheme’s mastermind; a former advisor to the country’s energy minister; and an executive of national atomic energy company Energoatom. The statement came a day after the agency revealed some details of a 15-month investigation into suspected energy sector corruption, including at Energoatom....
Mexico Arrests A New Suspect In 1994 Assassination Of A Presidential Candidate
Federal prosecutors in Mexico arrested another alleged accomplice in the 1994 assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, a crime that shocked the country and remains unsolved, even though the confessed killer has been imprisoned for more than 30 years. A federal official who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed Monday to The Associated Press that Jorge Antonio Sánchez Ortega was arrested in Tijuana in connection with Colosio’s assassination. The official did not specify the charges against Sánchez Ortega, who is being held in a maximum-security prison in central Mexico, awaiting trial. According to the National...
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Calling For Attacks On German Politicians And Publishing Hit Lists
A man accused of calling for attacks on German politicians and officials, seeking cryptocurrency donations to be used as a reward for their killing and publishing instructions on how to build explosives has been arrested, prosecutors said Tuesday. The suspect, a German-Polish dual citizen identified only as Martin S. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested in Dortmund on Monday evening, federal prosecutors said in a statement. He is suspected of terrorism financing, giving instructions on carrying out a serious act of violence and dangerous dissemination of personal data. Prosecutors allege that the man had been calling for attacks...
Sudan Relief Operations Are ‘On The Brink Of Collapse,’ UN Migration Agency Warns
The U.N. migration agency warned on Tuesday that humanitarian efforts in Sudan’s war-torn North Darfur region might come to a complete halt unless immediate funding and safe delivery of relief supplies are ensured. “Despite the rising need, humanitarian operations are now on the brink of collapse,” the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement. It added: “Warehouses are nearly empty, aid convoys face significant insecurity, and access restrictions continue to prevent the delivery of sufficient aid.” The IOM said more funding is needed to ease the humanitarian impact of the war between the Sudanese army and its rival...
Gal Gadot Win’s Israel’s Genesis Prize For Her Wartime Support
Israeli actor Gal Gadot has been awarded Israel’s Genesis Prize in recognition of her strong support for the country at a time when many in the entertainment industry have criticized it over the war in Gaza. Describing herself as a “proud Jew and a proud Israeli,” the “Wonder Woman” star, who at times has paid a personal price for her advocacy, said she would donate the $1 million prize to organizations committed to helping Israel recover from the trauma of its two-year war against Hamas. “Israel has endured unimaginable pain,” she said in a statement released by the prize on Tuesday....
China’s Stranded Astronauts ‘In Good Condition’ After Space Debris Delays Planned Return
The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is “in good condition, working and living normally,” China’s Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The three astronauts on the Shenzhou-20 mission are facing a delayed return to Earth after their scheduled Nov. 5 return was aborted after their spacecraft was believed to have been struck by a small piece of space debris. The return has been pushed back to an unspecified date, but the mission team is carrying out tests and drills, according to a statement issued by the space agency. “The Shenzhou-20 crew is in good condition, working and living normally,”...
After Brutal Torture And 2.5 Years Of Captivity, Israeli-Russian Researcher Is Grateful To Survive
Ta’aliq — “to hang” in Arabic — is Iraqi slang for a torture technique that hoists victims into the air, their hands handcuffed above their heads. The akrab, or “scorpion,” is the more painful version, in which the victims’ hands are handcuffed together behind their back before they’re hoisted. Elizabeth Tsurkov experienced both, and other excruciating torture, during 2 1/2 years held captive in Iraq by an Iranian-backed militia. The 38-year-old Israeli-Russian doctoral student at Princeton, who speaks fluent Arabic and has researched the Middle East for over a decade, was studying social political movements in Iraq in March 2023 when...
Colombian Governor Says He Survived An Assasination Attempt In Oil-Rich Arauca Province
The governor of Colombia’s Arauca province said Monday that he survived an assassination attempt while traveling between two towns in the country’s eastern plains. Gov. Renson Martínez said on social media that his vehicle was shot by men using machine guns as he traveled between the towns of Tame and Fortul. He also shared a photo of his vehicle, a bullet-riddled, grey Toyota Land Cruiser, showing its left window smashed and a tire shredded to pieces. “Thanks to the bullet proofing on our vehicle, and the immediate response of our driver, we survived this attack unscathed” Martínez said in a video posted...
Tinubu will sign digital economy bill into law this week, says Bosun Tijani
Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, says the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025, is expected to be signed into law this week by President Bola Tinubu. @bosuntijani spoke on Monday at a public hearing jointly convened by the senate and house of representatives committees on ICT and cybersecurity. “This bill is being awaited by President Bola Tinubu for assent this week, being one of the catalysts for the actualisation of the projected $1 trillion economy,” Tijani said. The minister said the legislation would be the first of its kind in Africa, adding that it reflects...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Visits Ukraine Hospitals Operating Under Threat Amid Russian Constant Strikes , Reveals Intensive Care Unit Is Located Underground.
President Zelenskyy: “One of Kherson’s hospitals that is operating under constant threat, in a shelling zone. I spoke with the doctors and patients of the facility. Every day, they save people injured in Russian drone and artillery attacks. “To ensure that medical staff can work safely, the intensive care unit is located underground. I thank the doctors and everyone who saves Ukrainian men and women even in such difficult circumstances. “I also heard a report on the construction of new medical infrastructure facilities in the Kherson region. Eleven facilities already have underground hospitals. “I thank everyone involved. This is important...