KINSHASA, Congo -- A military court in Congo on Thursday sentenced 25 people, including the leader of a rebel coalition, to death after a high-profile televised trial that started late last month. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo, or AFC, was found guilty of war crimes, participation in...

Congolese military court hands down death sentence to leader of rebel coalition and 25 others

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TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday.

Tunisian president sacks prime minister

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court announced on Thursday that the treason trial of Ksenia Khavana, a dual citizen of the US and Russia, had reached its final stage. During closing arguments, the prosecutor requested that Khavana be sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, followed by a two-year restriction of freedom and a fine of half a million rubles.

Russia prosecutors ask for 15-year sentence in treason trial of US-Russian dual citizen

Thailand’s Constitutional Court ordered the progressive Move Forward Party’s (MFP) dissolution on Wednesday based on the party’s proposal to amend the country’s controversial lèse-majesté law. The lèse-majesté law, enshrined in section 112 of the Thai Criminal Code, imposes severe penalties for defaming, insulting, or...

Thailand constitutional court orders dissolution of progressive Move Forward Party

New Zealand’s High Court heard judicial review proceedings filed by northern Māori iwi on Thursday seeking to stay a district council’s decision to disestablish its Indigenous constituency. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, a body corporate representing the Indigenous applicants, sought an interim injunction on the basis that...

Māori seek injunction in New Zealand High Court over disestablishment of indigenous constituency

The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken back to Gaza as hostages during Hamas’s attack on southern Israel on 7 October. The bodies of kindergarten teacher Maya Goren as well as the soldiers Sergeant Major Ravid Aryeh Katz, Master Sergeant Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas and Sergeant Kiril Brodski were found in a Hamas tunnel in the southern city of Khan Younis on Wednesday.

Israeli military recovers five hostages' bodies in Gaza

Savannah, GA

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Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Ocilla, GA

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

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CAIRO — (AP) — Clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya's capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation, officials said Saturday. The hours-long clashes, which involved heavy weapons, occurred Friday in Tripoli’s...

Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

Booneville, MS

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A Booneville man finds himself in jail after children in his care tested positive for drugs according to a press release from the Booneville Police. After being indicted by the Prentiss County Grand Jury, 22 year old Dustin Blade Asher of Booneville has been charged with Two Counts of Child Endangerment. This charge relates to two children in his care testing positive for drugs, according to the Boonevile police.

Booneville Man Arrested For Child Endangerment After Children Test Positive For Drugs

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Jacksonville Today

Republican Donald Trump has a 7-point lead over Democrat Kamala Harris among Florida voters, 49% to 42%, according to a new poll from the University of North Florida. Four percent are backing another candidate, and 6% are undecided or didn’t answer.

New Florida poll: Trump leads; support strong for abortion and recreational weed

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Appling County, GA

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

Latin Times

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is escalating his rhetoric as the country's presidential elections get closer, now warning society risks a "fratricidal civil war" and a "bloodbath" if his party doesn't win. "If you don't want Venezuela to fall into a bloodbath, into a fratricidal civil war because of fascists,...

Venezuela's Maduro warns there will be a 'bloodbath' and a 'civil war' if his party doesn't win the elections

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

A US federal jury on Thursday convicted Manuel Chang, a former finance minister of Mozambique, of conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering for his involvement in a two billion dollar loan fraud to fund fishing projects. The charges can lead to a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

US jury convicts Mozambique ex-finance minister for money laundering and $2B fraud

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Police in Barcelona are hunting for the separatist former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, who made a dramatic return to Spain after a seven-year exile despite facing an outstanding arrest warrant. The Mossos d'Esquadra - Catalan police - set up roadblocks within Barcelona and leading out of the city as...

Police hunt ex-Catalan separatist leader after shock return from exile

Jacksonville, FL

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

Mali's northern Tuareg rebels said on Thursday they had killed at least 84 Russian Wagner mercenaries and 47 Malian soldiers over days of fierce fighting in late July, as Russia signalled its ongoing commitment to the Malian junta. The rebel movement, the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development...

Mali rebels claim to have killed at least 130 soldiers, Russians in July clashes

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Tunisia court sentences opposition party leader to two years for criticizing election commission

A Tunisia court sentenced the leader of the opposition Free Destourian Party (PDL) Abir Moussi to two years in prison on Monday over criticizm of Tunisia’s...

Tunisia court sentences opposition party leader to two years for criticizing election commission

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