
Myanmar military court sentences general ousted from ruling council to 5 years for corruption
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a general who until recently was a senior member of the country’s ruling council to five years in prison for abusing his authority and taking bribes
2023-11-11 17:22

Modi in Australia: Albanese announces migration deal with India
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with counterpart Anthony Albanese in Sydney.
2023-05-24 13:28

PwC Australia Seeking to Sell Embattled Unit, AFR Reports
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Australia unit is seeking to sell the government consulting operation at the center of a tax scandal,
2023-06-23 14:29

Rex Heuermann cries ‘I didn’t do this’ as he appears in court on Giglio Beach murder charges
Gilgo Beach murders suspect Rex Heuermann appeared in court on Friday as he insisted on his innocence. Mr Heaurmann, 59, was held without bail as prosecutors had sought, citing his recent searches for “sadistic materials, child pornography, images of the victims and their relatives.” Mr Heuermann is accused of murdering Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello — all sex workers in their 20s who disappeared in the Long Island area before their bodies were found during a separate missing person investigation in 2010. The architect, a married father of two who lives in Massapequa Park and works in Manhattan, reportedly broke down in tears during his court appearance. “We just got appointed on this case. There’s not much I can tell you folks at this point in time,” his attorney, Michael Brown told reporters, according to NBC. “I will say to you folks that it’s extremely circumstantial in nature. In terms of speaking to my client, the only thing I can tell you that he did say, as he was in tears, was ‘I didn’t do this.’”
2023-07-15 04:53

Bebe Rexha is 'sick' of people calling her fat, says 'you don’t know what people are going through'
Bebe Rexha is upset after a phone-throwing incident on stage that resulted in three stitches and a massive black eye
2023-06-24 03:45

Putin recruits former Wagner commander ‘Grey Hair’ Troshev to oversee Ukraine mercenaries
President Vladimir Putin recruited a former aide of late Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin to oversee mercenary fighter units in Ukraine. The Russian president met Andrei Troshev, who is known by his nom de guerre "Sedoi" or "grey hair", along with deputy defence minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov on Thursday night, the Kremlin said in a statement. Mr Putin reportedly said that they had spoken about how "volunteer units that can perform various combat tasks, above all, of course, in the zone of the special military operation". "You yourself have been fighting in such a unit for more than a year," the president said. "You know what it is, how it is done, you know about the issues that need to be resolved in advance so that the combat work goes in the best and most successful way." The meeting appeared to be the Kremlin's attempt to show that Mr Putin had regained control over the mercenary group since Prigozhin's death in a plane crash in August following a failed mutiny against Moscow. Prigozhin had claimed that the mutiny, which was aborted before reaching Moscow, was not aimed at toppling Mr Putin but at settling scores with defence minister Sergei Shoigu and chief of the general staff Valery Gerasimov. The president in recent months ordered the Wagner mercenaries to sign an oath of allegiance to the Russian state – a step Prigozhin had opposed. Mr Troshev “betrayed” Prigozhin's short-lived mutiny against Moscow after earning Mr Putin’s favour by transferring inside information to the Russian defence ministry, investigative outlet Gulagu.net claimed in July. It is believed that Wagner will now be overseen by Mr Troshev and M Yrevkurov, who have travelled to several countries in recent months where the mercenaries worked. Mr Troshev was born in Leningrad – the Soviet-era name for Mr Putin's home town St Petersburg – and has earlier been pictured with the president. He fought in Afghanistan during the Soviet Union's decade-long war. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he served in the North Caucasus with the Russian army and then in SOBR, a quick reaction special forces unit of the Russian interior ministry. He was a commander in the unit. For his service in Afghanistan, Mr Troshev was awarded the military decoration Order of the Red Star twice. He was awarded Russia's highest medal – Hero of Russia – in 2016 for the storming of Palmyra in Syria against Islamic State militants. Several hundred fighters of the Wagner group have returned to the battlefield in Ukraine to fight for Russia, Kyiv claimed. “We have recorded the presence of a maximum of several hundred fighters of the former Wagner PMC (private military company),” spokesperson for the eastern military command Serhiy Cherevatyi said. These Wagner fighters were scattered in different places and were not part of a single unit, and had no significant impact, he said. “They do not constitute any integral, systematic, organised force,” the spokesperson said. “As they say – game over. These are pathetic remnants, nothing good awaits them here.” Read More Ukraine war - live: Kyiv ‘strikes power substation in Russia’ as Putin meets ‘Grey Hair’ commander Ukraine says hundreds of Wagner fighters back on battlefield months after failed coup A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy The Body in the Woods | An Independent TV Original Documentary The harrowing discovery at centre of The Independent’s new documentary
2023-09-29 16:28

R Kelly reveals he fears for his life in Chicago prison: 'I'm not supposed to die this way'
R Kelly said the operation he underwent for blood clots in his leg was botched up and that the prison staff was negligent
2023-06-22 04:47

Second Republican debate kicks off, with no Trump
Seven Republican presidential contenders are debating, with the frontrunner wooing voters miles away.
2023-09-28 09:57

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $910 million after no grand prize winners Tuesday
The Mega Millions jackpot grew to a whopping $910 million after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn in Tuesday night's drawing, according to a news release on the Mega Millions website.
2023-07-26 14:45

What did Tony Bennett's wife say about his death? Susan Benedetto pays tribute to her husband who died at 96
Tony Bennett who was just two weeks shy of his 97th birthday fought Alzheimer's disease for seven years before dying at the age of 96
2023-07-23 02:58

Air travel boom creates crosswinds for air cargo
By Tim Hepher, Lisa Baertlein, Allison Lampert and Valerie Insinna (Reuters) -Air cargo enjoyed record demand when COVID-19 closed borders
2023-08-19 00:58

Tristan Tate traces origin of term 'concentration camp' in 'Emergency Meeting' podcast, Internet asks 'why is he yelling?'
Tristan Tate discussed the etymology of the term 'concentration camp', but his assertions did not go down well with social media users
2023-11-19 15:52
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