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ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali
By Molly Quell, The Associated Press on June 26th, 2024
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali’s Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was accused of playing a key role in a reign of terror unleashed by insurgents on the historic desert city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia a free man after US legal battle ends
By Rick Rycroft And Rod Mcguirk, The Associated Press on June 26th, 2024
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. The criminal case of international intrigue, which had played out for years, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends
By The Associated Press on June 26th, 2024
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets. Assange’s jet arrived in the Australian capital Canberra. He flew from the Northern Mariana Islands where he pleaded guilty in a U.S. district court to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NATO appoints outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general
By The Associated Press on June 26th, 2024
BRUSSELS (AP) – NATO appointed Mark Rutte as its next secretary-general on Wednesday, putting the outgoing Dutch prime minister in charge of the world’s biggest security organization at a critical time for European security as war rages in Ukraine. Rutte’s appointment was sealed by NATO ambassadors during a meeting at the 32-nation alliance’s headquarters in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny
By Kirill Zarubin And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press on June 26th, 2024
YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) – Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Ural Mountains city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The 32-year-old journalist appeared in the court in a glass defendants’ cage, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!US journalist goes on trial for espionage in Russia, with a conviction all but certain
By The Associated Press on June 26th, 2024
TALLINN, Estonia – Fifteen months after Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on espionage charges, he returned there for his trial starting Wednesday behind closed doors. The 32-year-old Gershkovich appeared in the courtroom on Wednesday morning in a glass cage, with his head shaven clean and wearing ... Read More »
1 responseWikiLeaks’ Assange pleads guilty to publishing US military secrets in deal that secures his freedom
By Mari Yamaguchi, Kimberly Esmores, Alanna Durkin Richer And Eric Tucker, The Associated Press on June 25th, 2024
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands (AP) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets Wednesday in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The criminal case of international intrigue, which had ... Read More »
1 responseUS Rep. John Curtis wins Utah GOP primary for Romney’s open seat, while Gov. Spencer Cox also wins
By Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press on June 25th, 2024
PROVO, Utah (AP) – U.S. Rep. John Curtis has won the Utah GOP primary for Mitt Romney’s open U.S. Senate seat, defeating one opponent who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump and others who said they supported Trump’s agenda. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, meanwhile, is likely to win a second term after he beat ... Read More »
1 responseRep. Lauren Boebert wins GOP primary after switching Colorado districts; Hurd, Crank also notch wins
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on June 25th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won Tuesday’s Republican primary in a U.S. House race that she jumped into last year, surviving a scandal over a video of her at a Denver theater and accusations of carpetbagging after fleeing what could have been a tough reelection bid in her current district. In two other ... Read More »
1 responseUtah Gov. Spencer Cox beats challenger in Republican primary election
By Hannah Schoenbaum, The Associated Press on June 25th, 2024
PROVO, Utah (AP) – Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is likely to win a second term after he beat his primary challenger on Tuesday. Cox, a moderate Republican who took office in 2021, prevailed in the primary after he was booed earlier this year by GOP convention delegates, who tend to lean farther right. Utah’s more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Attorney Jeff Hurd wins Colorado Republican primary for US House seat after Boebert’s departure
By Jesse Bedayn, The Associated Press on June 25th, 2024
DENVER (AP) – Attorney Jeff Hurd has won the GOP primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, a race that opened up after Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert left the district facing a tough road to reelection and a scandal over a video at a Denver theater. Hurd, a softer-spoken and less hard-line conservative, will face Adam ... Read More »
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