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Malta's ex-leader and others plead not guilty in a hospital fraud scandal that is roiling politics
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s former prime minister, Joseph Muscat, and other former top officials pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections, ...
Son-in-law of top opponent of Venezuela's president pleads guilty to US money laundering charges
MIAMI (AP) — The son-in-law of a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges for his role in a vast bribery conspiracy to siphon $1.2 billion from the state-owned oil company. As part of his plea agreement announced Tuesday in federal...
Malta’s deputy prime minister resigns, ends EU Commission bid, as he faces charges in hospital deal
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Malta’s deputy prime minister resigned Friday, and ended his European Commission bid, after he was charged with fraud in a hospital scandal roiling the Mediterranean island nation. In his resignation letter, Chris Fearne denied wrongdoing but said he must...
The Security Council revives the Palestinian Authority’s UN hopes. The US says not yet
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Monday revived the Palestinian Authority's hopes of joining the United Nations as a full member. But the United States said relations between Israel and the Palestinians are far from ripe. That all but quashes the Palestinian...
Palestinians seek full UN membership again, but US is almost certain to block it for a second time
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Supporters of the Palestinians’ request for full membership in the United Nations asked the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to revive their application for admission submitted in 2011. But the United States is again almost certain to block it. The...
As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access
PARIS (AP) — As France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to abortion in its constitution, other Europeans look at the U.S. rollback of abortion access and wonder: Could that happen here? Abortion is broadly legal across Europe, and governments have been...
