Drug dealer granted clemency by Trump sent back to prison for violating terms of release

Man accused of groping family’s nanny, evading bridge tolls and swinging IV pole at nurse and threatening to kill her

A convicted drug dealer who had been granted clemency by Donald Trump was sent back to federal prison on Monday for violating the terms of his release after being charged with several new crimes.

Jonathan Braun was sentenced to 27 months behind bars.

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Second man deported under ‘one in, one out’ scheme returns to UK on small boat

Man was detected as one of 94 people who had been removed from Britain under UK-France treaty

A second person who was removed to France under the government’s “one in, one out” deal has returned to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed.

The unnamed man arrived back in the UK after joining nearly 400 people who crossed the Channel in small boats on Sunday.

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Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation

  • Eyupspor chairman reportedly among those arrested

  • 27 Super Lig players suspended over alleged betting

Turkish authorities formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches. The Turkish football federation (TFF) has also suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.

The TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees earlier this month, after an investigation found officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches.

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Southern Water sorry after pellets pollute Camber Sands beach – BBC

  1. Southern Water sorry after pellets pollute Camber Sands beach  BBC
  2. Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex  The Guardian
  3. Vast clean up after ‘environmental catastrophe’ on Camber Sands  Channel 4
  4. UK water firm says 'highly likely' behind plastic pellet pollution incident  Barron News-Shield
  5. Millions of plastic pellets washed up on the beach at Camber Sands in East Sussex, southern England  themercury.com
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Lebanon releases Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Lebanon releases Muammar Gaddafi’s son Hannibal  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hannibal Gadhafi, son of late Libyan leader Moammar, released by Lebanon after 10 years in detention  CNN
  3. Lebanon releases son of Libya's Gaddafi after almost decade in detention  Reuters
  4. Gaddafi's youngest son released after 10 years in Lebanese detention  BBC
  5. Qaddafi’s Son Hannibal Freed From Decade of Detention in Lebanon  Bloomberg.com
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Ukraine raids top officials as energy sector scandal unfolds – Financial Times

  1. Ukraine raids top officials as energy sector scandal unfolds  Financial Times
  2. Ukraine anticorruption agency alleges $100m energy kickback scheme  Al Jazeera
  3. Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies Push Back Despite Zelensky Pressure  The New York Times
  4. Ukraine updates: Kyiv launches energy corruption probe  dw.com
  5. Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations  The Guardian
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Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison

Former French president, who said his three weeks in jail had been a ‘nightmare’, will serve rest of sentence outside pending appeal

Nicolas Sarkozy has said he wants to “prove his innocence” after being released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from Libya.

After 20 days in jail that he had earlier described as “gruelling” and a “nightmare”, the former French president was driven away from La Santé prison in Paris on Monday accompanied by his wife, the singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

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Lukoil Declares Force Majeure on Iraqi Oil After Sanctions – Bloomberg.com

  1. Lukoil Declares Force Majeure on Iraqi Oil After Sanctions  Bloomberg.com
  2. Russian oil firm’s multibillion-dollar assets overseas at risk as US sanctions begin to bite  CNN
  3. Exclusive: Lukoil declares force majeure in Iraq over US sanctions, sources say  Reuters
  4. Trump Administration Blocks Gunvor Takeover of Russian Oil Assets - WSJ  The Wall Street Journal
  5. Race to Run Lukoil Assets Heats Up With Days to Sanctions Cutoff  Bloomberg.com
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Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations

Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%

Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau said on Monday that it was conducting a large-scale investigation into the country’s energy sector, alleging kickbacks in transactions involving the state nuclear power operator, Energoatom.

The bureau, which operates independently of the government, alleged that several senior figures were involved. Ukrainian media identified one of them as Timur Mindich, a businessman and associate of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Sarkozy Freed From Paris Jail ‘Nightmare’ After Just 20 Days – Bloomberg.com

  1. Sarkozy Freed From Paris Jail ‘Nightmare’ After Just 20 Days  Bloomberg.com
  2. Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks  BBC
  3. Nicolas Sarkozy says he wants to ‘prove his innocence’ as he is released from prison  The Guardian
  4. French appeals court orders Sarkozy's release from jail  Le Monde.fr
  5. Nicolas Sarkozy, Former French President, Is Released From Prison Pending Appeal  The New York Times
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Air pollution levels surge in India’s capital, sparking rare protests – AP News

  1. Air pollution levels surge in India’s capital, sparking rare protests  AP News
  2. ‘I can’t breathe in this city’: inaction over Delhi’s suffocating pollution sparks rare protest  The Guardian
  3. Air pollution: Hundreds protest in Delhi against toxic air  BBC
  4. Protesters call for action as pollution suffocates New Delhi  Al Jazeera
  5. GRAP-3 Curbs In Delhi As Air Quality Gets 'Severe' For 1st Time This Season  NDTV
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