(Reuters) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has complained of being poisoned, assaulted and deprived of proper medical care, but on Monday he disclosed he faced a new challenge: being forced to listen to a pro-Putin pop singer at 0500 every morning. Navalny, 47, a former lawyer who rose to …
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Brazil to share intel, technology with Amazon nations at Manaus police hub
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil is moving ahead with the creation of an international security center in Manaus that will bring together Amazon nations in policing the rainforest, sharing intelligence and chasing criminals, a senior Brazilian police officer said. A building has been rented and equipment is being purchased for the …
Baca Lagi »Turkish parliament to debate Sweden’s NATO bid on Tuesday -sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament’s general assembly is set to debate Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, three sources from parliament said. After likely full parliamentary approval on Tuesday, President Tayyip Erdogan is expected to sign it into law, concluding a lengthy process that has frustrated some of Ankara’s …
Baca Lagi »Rugby: Rugby-Five new captains give Six Nations fresh feel
LONDON (Reuters) – A post-Rugby World Cup Six Nations always has something of a reset feel about it but this year’s championship, featuring five new captains, a new coach and missing four icons of the sport, feels even more like the start of the next four-year cycle. Jamie George (England), …
Baca Lagi »Trudeau meets to rally ministers, lawmakers around key issues as reelection support sags
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is gathering his government and lawmakers this week to talk about crucial issues, including housing and food prices, as he seeks to claw back support ahead of a likely fourth election run next year. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre would clobber Trudeau if …
Baca Lagi »Tennis: Tennis-Yastremska put pressure of representing Ukraine aside in order to progress
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Dayana Yastremska reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final with Monday’s win over Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open, and the Ukrainian qualifier has learned to put aside the pressure of representing a country at war in order to do so. Yastremska is ranked 93 in the world, …
Baca Lagi »Binance kicks off oral arguments in push to end SEC lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday pressed lawyers for Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, to defend its request that she dismiss a high-profile case brought against it by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Binance has asked federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson to toss …
Baca Lagi »Rugby: Rugby-England must change mindset for Six Nations improvement says Borthwick
LONDON (Reuters) – Coach Steve Borthwick says he is changing the way England prepare for the Six Nations in a bid to shake them out of the slump that has produced three successive poor campaigns since they won it in 2020. England have won only six of their last 15 …
Baca Lagi »Spain’s top court rules mass deportation of minors to Morocco was illegal
MADRID (Reuters) – The deportation of hundreds of Moroccan youths from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in August, 2021 after a mass border crossing was illegal, Spain’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday, dealing a blow to the leftist coalition government’s immigration policy. The judges dismissed the government’s appeal against an …
Baca Lagi »Other Sports: Olympics-French police to be on high alert for torch relay
PARIS (Reuters) – French police will be on high alert for threats along the route of the 2024 Olympic torch relay, the interior minister said on Monday, with torchbearers protected by about 100 officers in a security bubble and anti-drone measures in place. The Olympic flame will arrive in Marseille …
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