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Iraq's former defense minister arrested in Swedish airport for alleged benefits fraud

Iraq’s former defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in Sweden, authorities said Tuesday. He is suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian country. Prosecutor Jens Nilsson told Swedish broadcaster SVT that Najah al-Shammari has been wanted for almost a year and a half. The prosecutor told broadcaster TV4 that al-Shammari was arrested on Monday at …

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Ex-girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors files civil suit accusing him of escalating abuse, defamation

Jonathan Majors‘ former girlfriend sued him Tuesday on civil allegations including assault, battery, defamation and infliction of emotional distress, three months after the actor was convicted in a criminal trial of assaulting her in New York City. Grace Jabbari, a 31-year-old British dancer, filed the action in federal court in Manhattan, claiming Majors subjected her to escalating incidents of physical …

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Biden sweeps March 19 Democratic presidential primaries

President Biden swept Democratic presidential primaries in four states on Tuesday. The Associated Press projected that the president would score victories in Arizona, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. The victories for Biden come a week after he clinched the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination after sweeping last week’s contests. WHERE THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION RACES STAND President Joe Biden speaks at the …

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Feds propose management plan for historic recreation area in Nevada and Arizona

Federal authorities are proposing an air tour management plan for the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. The National Park Service and Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that the voluntary agreement would guide the two agencies in the management of commercial air tours over the recreation area that spans about 1.5 million acres. The National …

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Russian, Belarusian athletes to be excluded from Olympics opening ceremony, IOC announces

As tensions between Russian and Belarusian athletes and the International Olympic Committee continue to rise ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, the IOC announced Tuesday that neutral athletes with passports from those countries will not be able to participate in the Opening Ceremony parade. The IOC’s Executive Board agreed on a number of measures involving Individual Neutral Athletes …

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UK government to host European leaders summit at Winston Churchill's birthplace

Britain will hold the next meeting of the European Political Community on July 18, the government announced Tuesday. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will host leaders from about 50 countries at Blenheim Palace, an 18th-century country mansion northwest of London that was the birthplace of wartime leader Winston Churchill. Sunak said that the gathering was “an important forum for cooperation across …

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