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Month: March 2024

Man convicted in killing of Iraqi analyst who criticized militias is acquitted and released

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials in Iraq say that an Iraqi police officer previously sentenced to death for the murder of a prominent security analyst critical of powerful Iran-backed militias has been released from prison following a retrial. An intelligence official with the Ministry of Interior said Ahmed

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Russian Soyuz spacecraft with 3 astronauts docks at the International Space Station

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian spacecraft with three astronauts has successfully docked at the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus reached the station after Saturday’s blastoff from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. The launch followed an aborted attempt two

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US and UK announce sanctions over China-linked hacks on election watchdog and lawmakers

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.S. and British governments have announced sanctions against a company and two people linked to the Chinese government over a string of malicious cyberactivity targeting the U.K.’s election watchdog and lawmakers in both countries. Officials said those sanctioned are responsible for a hack that may have

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Dani Alves: Soccer star leaves prison after paying $1 million bond for provisional release after sexual assault conviction

By Pau Mosquera and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Brazilian soccer star Dani Alves has left prison after submitting a €1 million bond (approximately $1.08 million) to a Barcelona court required for his provisional release after being convicted of sexual assault, the Supreme Court of Justice of Catalonia said in a statement on Monday. According

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