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European authorities say they have rounded up a criminal gang who stole rare antique books worth €2.5 million from libraries across Europe. In a press release, Europol announced they had arrested four Georgian nationals in Georgia and Lithuania who are thought to have collaborated in the plot, in which at least 170 books were stolen. "In 2022 and 2023, the criminal group managed to steal rare books from national and historical libraries in Czechia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Switzerland," Europol explained in its account of the arrests. "The thieves would ...
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The European Parliament voted in Strasbourg on Thursday to set up a new body for ethical standards to combat corruption in European Union institutions and monitor rules on lobbying and corruption. The agreement was reached between the eight main EU institutions, each of which has still to sign it. To date they have monitored their own affairs internally Parliament was prompted to act by the December 2022 Qatar corruption scandal that saw Belgian prosecutors investigating Greek politician Eva Kaili, who had served as one of the parliament's 14 vice presidents since the start of that year, along...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Arizona has charged 18 people over a scheme to subvert the 2020 election in favor of Donald Trump, the state's attorney general said Wednesday, with US media identifying the ex-president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani among those indicted. The felony indictments, which allege a conspiracy to award Arizona's slate of electors to the defeated real estate magnate, are the latest effort by a state to hold accountable those who backed Trump's false claim that he won the presidential vote. Arizona's Attorney General Kris Mayes said a grand jury had returned indictments on 11 local Republ...
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Three local radio journalists in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost have been detained for allegedly broadcasting music and taking phone calls from female listeners, a media watchdog reported on Wednesday. In a statement, the Afghanistan Journalist Centre (AFJC) expressed concern and demanded their immediate and unconditional release. The detained journalists are Ismail Sadat of Naz Radio, Wahidullah Masoum of Iqra Radio, and Ihsanullah Tasal of Walus Ghag Radio, all apparently held since Monday. Taliban officials have not confirmed the detentions. Typically the detention of journalists b...
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In the midst of Russia's war against Ukraine, a court in Moscow has remanded Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov in custody on suspicion of corruption. Ivanov, 48, must initially remain in custody until June 23, the press service of the court in the Basmanny district of Moscow announced on Wednesday. He has denied the charges. The high-ranking official is accused of accepting bribes on a particularly large scale. Ivanov was primarily responsible for construction projects - including in the occupied south-eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which Russia's army completely destroyed during its s...
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Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico is the "champion" of production of synthetic drugs including fentanyl, the head of the country's criminal investigation agency acknowledged Tuesday, at international talks aimed at fighting the problem. The blunt admission came as visiting US officials called for a "more agile" joint approach to combating drug trafficking by powerful Mexican cartels. "Mexico has been the champion of the production of methamphetamine, and now fentanyl," Felipe de Jesus Gallo said. That had been "the source of the greatest wealth and power" for Mexican criminal organizations, he added....
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A Russian deputy defence minister has been detained on suspicion of taking bribes, a top law-enforcement body said on Tuesday. Timur Ivanov, who has held the post since 2016, was taken into custody, Russia's Investigative Committee said without offering any further details. The TASS news agency reported he is suspected of taking a bribe worth at least 1 million roubles ($10,000) and could face 15 years behind bars if found guilty. Ivanov is primarily responsible for construction projects overseen by the Defence Ministry, including in areas of Ukraine that were destroyed and occupied by Russia....
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The police in Iran intend to stick to their recently tightened checks to make sure women are complying with Islamic dress codes, the country's chief of police has said. Police units will continue the large-scale operation with "vigour, precision and intellect," said police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan, according to a report by state media on Tuesday. For more than a week, Iran's notorious morality police have been stepping up their crackdown on offences related to the wearing of a headscarf, which is meant to cover all of a woman's hair. Videos shared on social media in recent days are said to show ...
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Greek police arrested more than 50 people on Monday suspected of being involved in organized hooligan gangs linked to the death of a police officer during riots at a volleyball game in December. The 31-year-old officer was on duty when he was hit by a flare at the top game between Olympiakos Piraeus and Panathinaikos Athens when hundreds of violent fans rioted. He died 20 days later. An 18-year-old was arrested for allegedly throwing the flare but Monday's major raid was a bid to clamp down on organized hooliganism at volleyball, football and basketball games in Greece. The death was the final...
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Sydney (AFP) - Plusieurs centaines de personnes se sont rassemblées dimanche avec des bougies sur la plage emblématique de Bondi, à Sydney, pour rendre hommage aux six victimes qui ont succombé aux coups de couteau d'un assaillant dans un centre commercial voisin. Ces meurtres du 13 avril ont causé la stupeur chez de nombreux Australiens, dans un pays où les crimes d'une telle violence restent rares. Le public s'est assis sur l'herbe dans un parc du bord de mer pour pleurer les cinq femmes et l'agent de sécurité pakistanais qui ont trouvé la mort lors de l'attaque dans le centre commercial Wes...
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