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Former President Nicholas Sarkozy Guilty Of Corruption
French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail, two of them suspended, for corruption.
The 66-year-old was found guilty of trying to bribe a magistrate by offering him a prestigious job in return for information about a separate criminal case against Sarkozy.
He is the first former French president to receive a custodial sentence.
The magistrate and Sarkozy's former lawyer got similar sentences. All three defendants are expected to appeal.
In the ruling, the judge in Paris said Sarkozy could serve a year at home with an electronic tag, rather than go to prison.
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President Biden Approves Air Strike In Syria Targeting Militias
The US military has carried out an air strike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria, the Pentagon says.
The attack destroyed "multiple facilities located at a border control point used by a number of Iranian-backed militant groups", it said. It was the first military action ordered by the Biden administration and came in response to attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq.
A civilian contractor was killed in a rocket attack on US targets this month.
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New App Launched To Report Terrorism In London
An app designed to help Londoners report terrorist content "easily and anonymously" has been launched.
It follows recent research which showed four out of five people were unsure how to report extremist material.
The iREPORTit app has been created alongside the national Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit after receiving £40,000 from City Hall.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said he was "determined to help keep Londoners safe".
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Syrian Intelligence Officer Jailed For Torture By German Court
A German court has sentenced a former Syrian intelligence officer to four-and-a-half years in jail for complicity in crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors in Koblenz successfully argued that Eyad al-Gharib, 44, had helped to arrest protesters in 2011 who were later tortured and murdered. It is the first ever trial over alleged atrocities committed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Another Syrian - Anwar Raslan, 58 - remains on trial. Both fled Syria's civil war and got asylum in Germany - but were arrested in 2019.
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Wife Of Mexican Drug Lord Arrested On Drug Charges
The wife of jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán has been arrested in the US on suspicion of drug trafficking, US authorities say.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, 31, was detained at Dulles International Airport outside Washington DC. She is charged with participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.
Guzmán is currently serving a life sentence in New York for drug trafficking and money laundering. The 63-year-old is a former head of the Sinaloa cartel, which officials say was the biggest supplier of drugs to the US.
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al-Muhajiroun Terror Suspect Jailed For Breaking Rules
A terror suspect who caused nine hours tailbacks at British ports after absconding has been jailed for breaking counter terrorism rules.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is a senior member of the banned group al-Muhajiroun. He triggered a manhunt in September after cutting off an electronic monitoring tag and fleeing his home.
Judge Anthony Leonard QC said the actions had caused "significant disruption for legitimate travellers".
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Met Police Seize £184m Worth Of Cocaine
Cocaine weighing 2,300kg and with an estimated value of £184m has been found inside a consignment of bananas that arrived in the UK from Colombia.
The haul of cocaine was intercepted in Portsmouth and the drugs were removed, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
The pallets were then loaded with dummy packages and delivered to Tottenham Industrial Estate in north London. Ten people were arrested over the haul, which represents one of the UK's biggest ever drugs seizures.
The NCA said three people had been charged.
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French Military Planes Damage Electrical Lines Cutting Power To Village
Two French military planes that flew very close to the ground have struck electrical lines and cut the power supply to a village in the south of France.
The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon in the small village of Le Castellet, near Manosque.
The two Rafale aircraft had taken off from a nearby air base on a low-altitude training flight, reports say. An investigation has been opened into the "rare incident".
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Gunmen Storm Nigerian School Kidnapping Students
Gunmen have killed a school pupil and abducted 27 other children in a night-time raid on their boarding school in north-central Nigeria, state governor Abubakar Sani Bello has said.
Three members of staff and 12 of their relatives were also abducted, he added.
About 600 boys were asleep in their dormitories when the school in Kagara town in Niger state was raided, the principal Danasabe Ubaidu said. The security forces have been deployed to help with rescue operations.
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Missing Dubai Princess Re-emerges In Footage At 'Jail Villa'
The daughter of Dubai's ruler who tried to flee the country in 2018 later sent secret video messages to friends accusing her father of holding her "hostage" as she feared for her life.
In footage shared with Panorama, Princess Latifa Al Maktoum says commandos drugged her as she fled by boat and flew her back to detention.
The secret messages have stopped - and friends are urging the UN to step in. Dubai and the UAE have previously said she is safe in the care of family.
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