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General Gheorghiță Vlad Stands Firm Against Corruption Allegations Without Resigning

General Gheorghiță Vlad, the head of the Romanian Army, has firmly rejected the corruption allegations made against him and has no intention to resign following the charges brought by the DNA (National Anticorruption Directorate). “I categorically reject the accusations brought against me, and I unequivocally state that I have not engaged in any form of […]

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Former CNN producer under investigation after pedophilia allegations – reports

A criminal probe “involving potential juvenile victims” was reportedly opened for an ex-CNN producer A former producer for CNN’s Jake Tapper is reportedly being investigated over “serious allegations” of child sexual abuse, Fox News reported, citing police. He is the second CNN employee to face similar charges this month. A statement by Virginia’s Fairfax County […]

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Award-winning actor slammed for ‘completely insensitive’ response to abuse allegations

Lawyers representing two women who made sexual abuse allegations against actor James Franco have condemned “completely insensitive” remarks he made in an interview defending himself against the claims. In a statement released to US media outlets on Thursday, Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal accused Franco of being “blind about power dynamics” and having run a […]

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India’s Supreme Court orders investigation into allegations government used Pegasus spyware to monitor journalists and politicians

The Supreme Court of India has ordered an independent probe into the government’s alleged ‘Orwellian’ use of the Pegasus spyware, made by Israeli firm NSO, to monitor activists, opposition politicians and reporters. Following petitions from reported targets of the spyware, the Supreme Court’s Chief Justice N.V. Ramana ruled on Wednesday that an independent investigation should […]

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Austria’s FM Alexander Schallenberg sworn in as chancellor after Kurz resigns amid corruption allegations

Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has become Austria’s new chancellor after fellow Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) member Sebastian Kurz stepped down amid a corruption probe to save the ruling coalition with the Greens. The swearing-in ceremony took place at the office of Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen in the capital Vienna on Monday. During the […]