Lebanese prosecutor summons central bank chief following Interpol warrant over corruption charges
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s public prosecutor Monday summoned the country’s embattled central bank governor for questioning following an international arrest warrant issued against him in France over corruption charges, judicial officials said.Riad Salameh is to answer the summons later this week, although no specific date was given.France, Germany and Luxembourg are investigating Salameh and his associates over myriad alleged financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and laundering of $330 million. A French investigative judge on May 16 issued an international arrest warrant, or Interpol red notice, for the 72-year-old Salameh after he failed to show up in Paris for questioning.Officials in Beirut said that Public Prosecutor Ghassan Oueidat will formally ask France to hand over the governor’s case files to decide on future measures against Salameh.Asked whether it is possible to hand the former governor over to France, the officials — who spoke on condition of an...South Korea, EU agree to boost pressure on Russia, condemn North Korean missile tests
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea and the European Union agreed Monday to increase pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine and condemn North Korea’s ballistic missile tests.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Seoul, after the three leaders attended the weekend summit of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations in Hiroshima, Japan.“We agree to maintain and increase the collective pressure on Russia, particularly through effective implementation of the respective restrictive measures,” they said in a joint statement. “We are committed to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction and remain resolved to support Ukraine for as long as it takes.”Michel said Russia’s continued attacks against Ukraine show that deeper cooperation between the EU and South Korea is “not a luxury. It’s a vital necessity.”The three leaders call...Thailand’s victorious progressive Move Forward Party, 7 allies agree on coalition platform
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s opposition Move Forward Party. the top vote-getter in last week’s national election, signed an agreement with seven other parties on Monday on a joint platform they hope will lead to the formation of a coalition government in July.The 23-point agreement sidesteps several volatile issues while seeking to preserve most of the agenda that brought the progressive Move Forward Party its stunning May 14 victory, in which it captured 152 seats in the 500-member House of Representatives by promoting change after nine years of conservative army-backed rule.The most contentious issue, amendment of a harsh law against criticizing the monarchy, was not included in the pact.That proposal had been part of Move Forward’s campaign platform, and many younger Thais would like to see it considered along with other democratic reforms. However, the monarchy is considered a pillar of Thai national identity and conservatives oppose any changes to the law, which provides for penal...Space station welcomes 2 Saudi visitors, including kingdom’s 1st female astronaut
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station rolled out the welcome mat Monday for two Saudi visitors, including the kingdom’s first female astronaut.SpaceX’s chartered flight arrived at the orbiting lab less than 16 hours after blasting off from Florida. The four guests will spend just over a week there, before returning to Earth in their capsule.The 270-mile-high (430-kilometer-high) docking puts the space station population at 11, representing not only Saudi Arabia and the U.S., but the United Arab Emirates and Russia. .Saudi Arabia’s government is picking up the multimillion-dollar tab for its first female astronaut, Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell researcher, and fighter pilot Ali al-Qarni.John Shoffner, a Knoxville, Tennessee, businessman who started a car racing team, is paying his own way. Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is their chaperone. She now works for Axiom Space, the Houston company that organized the 10-day trip, its second to the...Germany rejects criticism it watered down language on gas at G7 summit
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Monday rejected criticism that it pushed to weaken existing commitments for phasing out natural gas at a summit of leaders from the Group of Seven major industrialized democracies, saying the concluding statement is in line with international climate efforts.Environmental campaigners slammed the leaders’ decision in Japan to back the construction of new infrastructure for liquefied natural gas, a planet-warming fossil fuel. In their final text the G7 said that “investment in the sector can be appropriate in response to the current crisis and to address potential gas market shortfalls provoked” by Russia’s attack on Ukraine.“In the exceptional circumstance of accelerating the phase-out of our dependency on Russian energy, publicly supported investment in the gas sector can be appropriate as a temporary response,” the G7 said, adding that this must be done in a way that’s consistent with efforts to curb global warming.Tracy Cart...Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 28-June 3May 28: Actor Carroll Baker is 92. Singer Gladys Knight is 79. Singer Billy Vera is 79. Singer John Fogerty is 78. Musician Jerry Douglas of Alison Krauss and Union Station is 67. Actor Louis Mustillo (“Mike and Molly”) is 65. Actor Brandon Cruz (“The Courtship of Eddie’s Father”) is 61. Actor Christa Miller (“Scrubs,” ″The Drew Carey Show”) is 59. Country singer Phil Vassar is 59. Singer Chris Ballew of Presidents of the United States of America is 58. Singer Kylie Minogue is 55. Rapper Chubb Rock is 55. Actor Justin Kirk (“Weeds”) is 54. Talk show host Elisabeth Hasselbeck (“Fox and Friends,” ″The View”) is 46. R&B singer Jaheim is 46. Actor Jake Johnson (“New Girl”) is 45. Actor Monica Keena (“Dawson’s Creek,” ″Undeclared”) is 44. Actor Alexa Davalos (“Clash of the Titans” ″The Chronicles of Riddick”) is 41. Actor Megalyn Echikunwoke (“24”) is 41. Singer Colbie Caillat is 38. Actor Carey Mulligan (“The Great Gatsby”) is 38.May ...18 men broke into USPS office in Loop overnight
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
CHICAGO — Police are searching for as many as 18 men who broke into a USPS office in the Loop early Monday morning. According to police reports, the men broke into the front doors at the postal office near the 100 block of West Randolph Street around 3:59 a.m. Girl, 17, injured in drive-by shooting in Lakeview It is still unknown if anything was taken and there is no one is in custody. Police are still investigating the incident.Check your mail: TurboTax users start receiving settlement checks from Intuit
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
(NEXSTAR) – If you see a letter from "Intuit Multistate Settlement Administrator" in your mailbox this month, don't throw it out with the junk. It's could be a payment from the $141 million TurboTax settlement.Eligible recipients have started receiving the checks, which are being mailed out throughout May, according to the settlement administrator. TurboTax's parent company Intuit was ordered to pay back customers who should have qualified for free tax filing in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax years, but were misled into paying for the online filing services. An estimated 4.4 million customers across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., qualify. Eligible taxpayers did not need to file a claim and will receive payment automatically. You should have also received an email from the settlement fund's administrator. When will Facebook settlement payments be sent out? Here’s what we know Most people are expected to receive a check for about $30, though some may receive up to $85.“Turbo...Def Leppard's Rick Allen reveals he was attacked after Florida concert in March
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen says he was blindsided during an attack on him outside a South Florida hotel following a concert earlier this year.“I heard a couple of steps and then I just saw this (flash) and the next thing I knew was I was on the ground,” Allen, 59, told ABC's “ Good Morning America ” in an interview broadcast Monday. “I landed on my backside — hit my head on the pavement.”Def Leppard was in Fort Lauderdale to perform at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino when he was attacked March 13 while taking a smoke break outside a hotel.Police arrested Max Hartley, a 19-year-old from Avon, Ohio, who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of battery and four counts of criminal mischief, according to court records. Police said they haven't determined a motive.“I don’t think he knew who I was, but he must have seen that I wasn’t a threat because, you know, I’ve only got one arm,” said Allen, who lost his left arm in a car accident in 1...Dean's A-List Interviews: Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne in 'Platonic'
Published Sun, 24 Nov 2024 12:22:29 GMT
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