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Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy to wear electronic bracelet for a year after losing corruption appeal

Fox News Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal of a conviction for corruption and influence peddling but will stay out of prison for now. In 2021, Sarkozy was found guilty of attempting to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014 about a separate legal case in which he was involved.…

A hippo charged a canoe, killing a baby. How dangerous are hippo encounters?

Washington Post The boat that was capsized in Malawi’s Shire River has also left 23 people missing. Hippos are popular animals, but they have also been described as one of the world’s deadliest mammals. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/17/hippo-attack-boat-malawi/

North Korea looks to the final frontier as Kim Jong Un readies launch of spy satellite

Fox News North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a completed military spy satellite this week as concerns mount that Pyongyang may prepare to launch the spacecraft using banned technology in the coming weeks. The dictator was seen touring the site with his daughter dressed in white lab coats Tuesday as they spoke with scientists…

Retired U.S. Special Forces member killed by Russian mercenaries in Ukraine

Fox News An American killed in a barrage of artillery fire in Ukraine this week is believed to be a retired U.S. Special Forces member. Russia’s Wagner mercenary group highlighted his death in a propaganda video. Former Green Beret Nicholas Maimer, 45, was identified as the person killed in fighting around Bakhmut, his uncle Paul…

Russian losses in Ukraine surpass 200,000: Ukraine intel

Fox News The death toll among Russian troops in Ukraine continues to climb with some 200,590 fighting forces being reported as “liquidated” Wednesday by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fox News Digital could not independently verify these figures and the Pentagon has yet to confirm the number of Russian troops allegedly…

Ecuador’s Guillermo Lasso dissolves congress, avoiding impeachment

Washington Post The move by Lasso could mark the beginning of the end for one of the few remaining conservative heads of state in South America. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/17/ecuador-guillermo-lasso-dissolves-congress-impeachment/

Nepal Sherpa guide sets record for most climbs of Mount Everest with 27

Fox News A Nepal Sherpa guide set a new record Wednesday for the number of times a single climber has scaled Mount Everest. Kami Rita, 53, reached the peak of the 29,032-foot mountain for the 27th time, just three days after a fellow Sherpa matched his previous record of 26, officials say. “Very inspirational to see…

‘Truly sorry’: Church of England apologizes after mishandling of clerical sex abuse comes to light

Fox News The Church of England said it was “truly sorry” following a probe of how clergy handled reports of alleged clerical sex abuse against a 16-year-old boy in the United Kingdom during the 1980s. The investigative review found that the church was negligent upon receiving abuse allegations in 2012 and 2013 from Matthew Ineson,…

Ex-French president Sarkozy loses corruption appeal, must wear ankle monitor

Washington Post Nicolas Sarkozy was convicted of trying to bribe a judge in 2021, a decision upheld Wednesday. It’s unlikely the former leader will ever be sent to prison. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/17/sarkozy-corruption-appeal-ankle-tag/

Nine books that have been taken off library shelves in Hong Kong

Washington Post Ahead of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen, authorities in Hong Kong are removing books that China deems sensitive from library shelves. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/17/hong-kong-tiananmen-books-removed/