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  Italy’s culture minister has resigned after controversy over the appointment of his former lover as a top adviser sparked weeks of controversy in the country’s right-wing government. Mr. Sangiuliano posted images on social media showing himself accompanied on a visit by Mrs. Boccia Gennaro Sangiuliano, 62, found himself at the center of a media storm when Maria Rosaria Boccia, …

Hunter, the son of US President Joe Biden, has pleaded guilty to all charges in a criminal tax case against him in Los Angeles federal court. The 54-year-old was indicted in California in December on nine counts related to a Justice Department investigation into his taxes. Federal prosecutors charged him with evading at least $1.4 million in taxes. President Biden’s …

  Two Nigerian brothers who targeted a 17-year-old girl in a sex scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison in the United States. Australian police release blurry photo of two alleged sextortionists The Ogoshi brothers, from Lagos, convinced Jordan DeMay to send them explicit images, posing as a girl his age, in order to blackmail …

  Singapore collected S$80.3 billion (US$61.4 billion) in tax revenue for the 2023/24 financial year, up 17 percent from the previous year. Man walking near the Inland Revenue Authority building in Singapore. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan) The increase reflects “strong economic growth and nominal wage growth in Singapore in 2022,” the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) said on Wednesday (Sept …

At least four people were killed and nine injured in a shooting at a high school in the United States on Wednesday. The police then arrested the suspect. The Atlanta Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed the incident in a post on social media. The incident occurred near the town of Winder, about 45 miles (70 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta, the …

  The battlegrounds of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania may be crucial in the race for the White House, but winning those blue-wall states won’t in and of itself guarantee a campaign victory without something else: the blue dot of Omaha. Nebraska delegates stand for the national anthem on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum …

The United States on Tuesday issued a strong appeal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, urging Israel and Hamas to reach a deal to halt nearly 11 months of fighting and release the remaining hostages held by the militants. The call came after Israeli forces found the bodies of six hostages shot dead by Hamas in a tunnel in Rafah, …

Switzerland has reopened its embassy in Iraq after 33 years. The embassy in Baghdad was closed during the 1991 Gulf War and unlike many other European missions there, it has never reopened until now. The Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed the reopening of the embassy in a statement on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Swiss lawmakers approve gay rights, same-sex marriage He said …

At least 129 people were killed in an attempted prison break in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday night. Congolese Interior Minister Jacquemain Shabani confirmed the incident on his X account on Tuesday. He said prison authorities shot dead 24 inmates while dozens more were suffocated or trampled to death. According to the minister, several female prisoners were raped …

  An attempted escape from Congo’s main prison has left 129 people dead, including some shot and others killed in a stampede at the overcrowded facility, authorities said Tuesday. Activists said the death toll was higher, but did not provide a figure. A provisional assessment showed that 24 inmates were killed by “warning” shots fired by guards as they tried …