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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers sue her family for $878,000 in unpaid legal bills
Irish Independent 25 Aug 2022
Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial lawyers are suing the Maxwell family over hundreds of thousands of US dollars in unpaid legal bills, alleging they conspired to hide her wealth ... In mid-January, Mr Maxwell paid HMF $143,500, but the rest, the firm claims, is still outstanding despite “assurances”. .
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Putin orders Russian military to beef up forces by 137,000
Albuquerque Journal 25 Aug 2022
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered the Russian military to increase its number of soldiers by 137,000 to a total of 1.15 million servicemen amid Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Putin’s decree, which takes effect on Jan ... The Russian military rounds up draftees twice a year, starting April 1 and Oct. 1 ... .
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South Korea signs 2.25 billion dollar deal with Russia nuclear company
Belfast Telegraph 25 Aug 2022
South Korea has signed a 2.25 billion dollar (£1.9 billion) deal with a Russian state-run nuclear energy company to provide components for Egypt’s first nuclear power plant ... ASE is a subsidiary of Rosatom, a state-owned Russian nuclear conglomerate ... Daily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter ... Enter email address ... Most Read. Top Videos ... Latest. .
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Biden orders US strikes against 'Iran-backed militias' in Syria
The Jordan Times 25 Aug 2022
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered air strikes in eastern Syria targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias, a US military spokesman said ... Tuesday's air strikes hit nine bunkers in a complex used for ammunition storage and logistics, the colonel told CNN separately ... Image. Section. World Display Lead for. Section Agency ... Right .
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Sewage in sea: French appeal to EU over UK discharges of waste
BBC News 25 Aug 2022
The UK is threatening health and marine life on the French coast by allowing raw sewage to be dumped in the Channel and North Sea, say three Euro MPs. Pollution warnings have been issued for almost 50 beaches in England and Wales, after heavy rain caused sewage overflow to be diverted into rivers and the sea ... More on this story. Related Topics ... .
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Angola’s incumbent claims election lead amid rising tensions
The Guardian 25 Aug 2022
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Trump appears to concede he illegally retained official documents in filing
The Guardian 24 Aug 2022
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: Kyiv plans international tribunal to put Putin on trial
Khaleejtimes 25 Aug 2022
Six months into Russia's "special military operation", Ukrainian officials are drawing up plans to make sure Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top military commanders will be tried for launching the war ... However, it cannot look into accusations of aggression, because neither Ukraine nor Russia have ratified the Rome Statute ... ALSO READ.
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Thailand's new acting leader is another royalist military man
Reuters 25 Aug 2022
BANGKOK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Thailand's new acting leader, Prawit Wongsuwan, represents little substantial change from suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha for opposition forces seeking to end what they decry as military dominance of politics ... read more ... Register ... However, unlike Prayuth, he has tended to wield influence behind the scenes.
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Ethiopia's fragile ceasefire ends as government forces and Tigrayan fighters clash
CNN 25 Aug 2022
(CNN)Military hostilities between Ethiopian government forces and Tigrayan forces has resumed after a months-long ceasefire, with both sides blaming the other for the attack. The Ethiopian government confirmed clashes between its forces and Tigrayan fighters, in a statement from their Facebook page on Wednesday ... Read More. Setback to peace talks ... .
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Pakistan court grants Imran Khan extended bail in terrorism case
The Guardian 25 Aug 2022
A Pakistani court has barred police from arresting the former prime minister Imran Khan through the end of the month, officials said ... .
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Taylor Swift hit with $1 million copyright lawsuit by author over 2019 ‘Lover’ book
The News International 25 Aug 2022
File footage. Pop star Taylor Swift has been sued for more than a million dollars over a booklet she released as a companion to her 2019 album, Lover, by an author, who claims the singer copied her work ... 23 ... alone ... .
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Vanessa Bryant Awarded $16 MM In Kobe Crash Site Photo Case
LA Weekly 25 Aug 2022
Vanessa Bryant was awarded $16 million in a lawsuit that alleged county first responders negligently took and shared personal photos of the January 2020 helicopter crash that took the life of Kobe Bryant ... “The deputies took these photos for their own personal gratification.” ... https.//www.instagram.com/p/ChqWVZbJ-2q/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ... Share this. ... .
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Polish PM to discuss security, energy crisis with France’s Macron
FX Empire 25 Aug 2022
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday he would visit Paris on Monday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, defence cooperation and energy issues with French President Emmanuel Macron ... Advertisement ... Sign Up. Latest Articles. See All ... ....
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Russian Orthodox patriarch to skip conference where he was to meet with Pope Francis
The Los Angeles Times 25 Aug 2022
ROME — . The head of the Russian Orthodox Church has canceled his planned attendance at an interfaith meeting in Kazakhstan next month where he was expected to meet with Pope Francis, a top Orthodox official said, in a sign of further deterioration in relations over Russia’s war in Ukraine ... Advertisement ... World & NationUkraine.