South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations | AP News

South Korean court denies arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee in corruption allegations | AP News

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge on Wednesday denied an arrest warrant for the country’s opposition leader on broad corruption allegations, saying there wasn’t a clear risk that he would destroy evidence.Lee Jae-myung, who awaited the decision at a detention facility where he would have been held had the judge approved his

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Fashion mogul Peter Nygard lured women and girls to bedroom suite at his Toronto HQ, prosecution alleges | AP News

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard lured women and girls to bedroom suite at his Toronto HQ, prosecution alleges | AP News

TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard leveraged his wealth, assets and status over several years to lure young women and girls to a top-floor bedroom suite at his company’s Toronto headquarters where he forced himself on them, prosecutors alleged Tuesday as arguments at his sexual assault trial got underway.Nygard invited all five

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Many powerful leaders skipped the UN this year. That created space for emerging voices to rise | AP News

Many powerful leaders skipped the UN this year. That created space for emerging voices to rise | AP News

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it. He talked of an accelerating “African awakening,” of a resolve to “fight our own battles,” of a refusal to be banished to the children’s table while the musclebound great powers of the 20th century moved chess pieces around the board.“Nobody is at the

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Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | AP News

Moscow court upholds 19-year prison sentence for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny | AP News

MOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow upheld a 19-year prison sentence Tuesday for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was convicted on charges of extremism in August. Navalny was found guilty on charges related to the activities of his anti-corruption foundation and statements by his top associates. It was his fifth criminal conviction

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