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Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images (LONDON) — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was “innocent of any wrongdoing” after facing hours of questioning in police custody on Sunday. Sturgeon, a staunch independence supporter who resigned earlier this year, was questioning for several hours on Sunday in connection with an ongoing probe into her party’s […]
Franco Origlia/Getty Images (ROME) — Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died in Milan at 86, Italian media reported. The three-time premier and former leader of the Forza Italia party had suffered with a series of medical ailments over the past several years. The billionaire media tycoon — worth approximately $7 billion — has […]
ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, appeared in court in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday, pleading not guilty to federal extortion and wire fraud charges. Holloway’s mom, Beth Holloway, looked on as van der Sloot, who […]
Alex Babenko/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — At least nine people were killed by the devastating flooding caused by destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region of Ukraine and nine were injured during the shelling the Russians did during the evacuation, local authorities said. Regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said the average water level […]
pop_jop/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. Ukraine has begun its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia, officials told ABC News. Multiple reports have said a […]
ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, is heading to a federal courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday to face federal extortion and wire fraud charges. Van der Sloot, who is accused of trying to profit […]
ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, is en route to the United States to face extortion and wire fraud charges, according to Peruvian Interpol. The Dutch citizen was handed over to the FBI on Thursday […]
ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images (ROME) — Pope Francis’ night “passed well” after he underwent intestinal surgery on Wednesday, Vatican officials said Thursday morning. The Holy See Press Office had said Wednesday evening local time that the surgery was over and that “it took place without complications and lasted three hours.” The pope then “spent […]
pop_jop/Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Ukraine on Thursday began its long-awaited counteroffensive against Russia, officials told ABC News. Well-trained Ukrainian troops had been gathering at strategic locations near the front lines in recent days, Western officials said last week. Two Ukrainian officials, including a source close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, confirmed to ABC News that […]
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (LONDON) — An increasing number of family and friends of Belarusian political prisoners say they are unable to contact their loved ones. There are hundreds of political prisoners in Belarus, many of whom were arrested in the aftermath of the disputed 2020 presidential election, when protests and dissent were violently suppressed. Tatsiana […]
