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Presidential pardon for French alleged spy accused of plotting Mali coup
Mali’s military government has granted a presidential pardon to French national Yann Vezilier, who had been sentenced to 20 years in prison over allegations that he helped plot a coup against President Assimi Goïta. The decision is significant because it reverses a high-profile case that further strained relations between Mali and France, although the government…
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‘The public will be back on the streets if we do this’: As fuel hovers just below the 2 euro mark, ministers are warning of ‘a massive public backlash’ and why fresh blockades may be imminent
Divisions have emerged within the Irish Cabinet over whether to restore excise duty on petrol, diesel and green diesel, with several ministers warning that scrapping the current fuel supports could trigger renewed public protests similar to those seen in April. Finance Minister Simon Harris and Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers face pressure ahead of the…
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USS Abraham Lincoln: Senate Democrats press Hegseth for answers on reports of attempted suicides
Senate Democrats are pressing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration for more information about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed since November, amid reports that sailors have attempted to jump overboard. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has written a letter to…
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Maine Democrat Jackson acknowledges punching man in 1988; he and partner dismiss pushing allegation
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson on Thursday acknowledged punching a man as a teenager in 1988, but he and longtime partner Lana Pelletier disputed that he had pushed her after the Bangor Daily News obtained and reported on a police report that detailed the nearly 40-year-old allegations. “Nearly forty years ago, when I was…
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Matt Creasey Becomes Senior EVP, World, At Post-Merger Banijay Rights
Matt Creasey has been appointed Senior Executive Vice President, World excluding EMEA, at Banijay Rights following Banijay Entertainment’s merger with All3Media. The move clarifies the distribution division’s post-merger leadership structure as the enlarged company seeks to sell and develop its expanded catalogue internationally. Based in Los Angeles, Creasey will oversee sales, acquisitions and co-productions through…
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Virgin Music Group appoints Syaheed MSBI as Vice President of AMEA region
Virgin Music Group has appointed Syaheed MSBI as Vice President for Africa, the Middle East and Asia (AMEA), a newly created role overseeing its regional activities. The appointment strengthens the company’s leadership in emerging music markets as it expands its global independent-label and artist-services operation following its acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. MSBI joins after…
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Poll shows Democrat Cooper with 11-point lead over GOP Senate rival
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) is leading former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley by double digits in a Senate race in the state, according to a new poll. In the Elon University poll, 53 percent of likely voter respondents backed Cooper, while 42 percent backed Whatley. Three percent said they would…
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Dick Cheney’s cardiologist: Trump ‘has not looked well’
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, former Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiologist, wrote Wednesday that President Trump “has not looked well” during his second term. Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University, penned an op-ed in The New York Times noting past presidents who have hidden the state of their health,…
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Democrat criticizes Trump’s Air Force One switch as ‘despicable incident of disrespect’
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Thursday laid into President Trump for last month’s secret plane swap, when the president flew out of Turkey via a separate jet than the original one he boarded. During an interview on “CNN News Central,” Coons said news reporters and Cabinet officials accompanying Trump at the July NATO summit in…