Those arrested include five local police officers and two employees of the country’s National Heritage Preservation Institute (ISPAN), which oversees the preservation of Haiti’s major landmarks. They are currently in custody pending further legal action, police said. Source link
No clear leader has yet emerged in the highly-watched California governor’s race from the crowded Democratic field, which risks splitting the vote for the party’s candidates in the state’s primary in June. Among Democratic candidates, Swalwell had been projected to be one of the frontrunners, according to two opinion polls. Source link
The woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for laundering money for her son who is imprisoned in Cambodia. Source link
Then on Sunday, their leading candidate, Representative Eric Swalwell, faced with allegations of sexual assault and misconduct, dropped out of the contest, even as he denied the accusations. His exit threw the Democrats into further chaos and left the party facing a previously unthinkable possibility: could Republicans shut them entirely out of the general election…
We have found that the mercenaries are themselves migrants, recruited from countries including Pakistan, Syria and Afghanistan, and that they can be rewarded with cash and mobiles looted from other migrants, as well as papers that, in effect, allow passage through Greece. Source link
Since coming to power, President Aoun has defended a policy he calls the “state monopoly on arms”. As part of the ceasefire deal in 2024, Hezbollah had agreed to remove its fighters and weapons from southern Lebanon which, for decades, had effectively been under the group’s control. Hezbollah also holds sway over Beirut’s southern suburbs,…
“We have to make it clear to black South Africans that we are genuinely invested in their advancement, but we do not support the current system of BEE,” he said referring to the ANC’s policy of Black Economic Empowerment, an attempt to redress the racial imbalances in business, which the DA opposes. Source link
With some promising computing companies in the field, could Europe be a leader in quantum tech? Source link
The BBC spoke to people in Sydney to hear their thoughts on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s trip to Australia. Source link
Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule is over, defeated by 45-year-old ex-party insider Péter Magyar. Source link