Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country’s elite

Powerful Chilean lawyer ordered detained on corruption charges in case shaking the country’s elite

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — One of Chile’s most powerful lawyers was ordered detained Tuesday pending trial on money laundering and tax fraud charges in a case that has rocked the country’s corporate and political elite. After five days of hearings, a court in the capital accepted the prosecution’s request to transfer criminal lawyer Luis Hermosilla

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy briefs media on war, fighting in Kursk, Russian nuclear threats | AP News

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy briefs media on war, fighting in Kursk, Russian nuclear threats | AP News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday where he discussed recent Ukrainian military actions and his potential plans for the war going forward. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday where he discussed recent Ukrainian military actions and his potential plans for the war going forward. Published

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Maduro taps hardline loyalist to oversee police forces, prompting fears of deepening crackdown

Maduro taps hardline loyalist to oversee police forces, prompting fears of deepening crackdown

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday appointed a ruling socialist party boss to oversee the country’s police forces, empowering a hardline loyalist who has vowed to pursue government opponents as part of an ongoing crackdown that has alarmed human rights groups. Maduro named Diosdado Cabello Interior Minister as part of a

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