Month: June 2023

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul’s popular mayor went on trial Thursday on charges of being involved in alleged bid-rigging in a tender dating back to 2015. Critics have called the trial another “conspiracy.” with political motivations with the aim of removing the opposition politician from the political stage. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is widely seen as a possible future leader of the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party, or CHP, faces up to seven years in prison and a political ban if found guilty of the charge , which derives from the time he was mayor of the Istanbul district of Beylikduzu….

Father Johan Verschueren, SJ, Rupnik’s superior, whose name was found in the statement, said no further comments would be made until this period had concluded. In February, the Jesuits said they had opened new internal proceedings against Rupnik after receiving allegations against him dating from 1985 to 2018. The “highly credible” allegations, they said, included allegations of spiritual, psychological and sexual, and abuse of conscience. The latest statement said the team investigating the allegations handed over its dossier the same month. Rupnik’s superiors imposed certain restrictions on his ministry at the recommendation of the investigators. The restrictions, according to the…

EUR/USD ANALYSIS ECB revisions help bolster market bullish reaction. US retail sales fail to deter EUR. The euro is back to levels last seen in mid-May. Recommended by Warren Venketas Get your free Euro forecast FUNDAMENTAL CONTEXT OF THE EURO The euro was boosted by the announcement by the European Central Bank (ECB) to raise interest rates 25 bps as expected (see economic calendar below). The stronger euro comes from revised higher inflation projections despite lower economic growth estimates. The average revisions to inflation and GDP are as follows: 2023 = 5.4%; 2024 = 3.0%; 2025 = 2.2% – SECURITY…

Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges of amassing classified documents and then conspiring to obstruct an investigation into them, Republicans in Congress had his back. What you need to know Moments after Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to federal charges of amassing classified documents and then conspiring to obstruct an investigation into them, Republicans in Congress turned their backs. Trump’s growing legal risk has quickly become a political rallying cry as they rush to stand by the impeached former president Many Republicans say they haven’t fully read the 49-page indictment against Trump, but are adopting his…

‘Stand with Trump’ becomes rallying cry as Republicans step up attacks on US justice systemMiami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded Republican presidential race days after Trump indictmentBlinken heads to China this weekend on a mission to salvage frayed ties and keep communications openGOP presidential candidates grapple with response to Trump’s unprecedented legal woesFox News Says It ‘Addressed’ On-Screen Message Calling Biden A ‘Wanted Dictator’Biden endorsed by… READ MORE ‘Stand with Trump’ becomes rallying cry as Republicans step up attacks on US justice system Miami Mayor Francis Suarez enters crowded Republican presidential race days after Trump indictment Blinken heads to China…

A 15-year-old boy was in stable condition after another teenager shot him in the face Wednesday in Palm Harbor, deputies said. Deputies responded about 3:55 p.m. to a call about a teenager who had been shot in the 3700 block of Cheltenham Drive, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies found a 15-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the face. Another boy, also 15, left the area before deputies arrived. Other deputies found him a short distance away. The injured boy was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is in stable condition, officials said. Deputies…

A young man is in the hospital Thursday after an early morning shooting in downtown Tulsa, police said. Tulsa police say officers first responded to the scene, near East 1st Street and South Boston Avenue, around 12:50 a.m. Thursday after receiving a call about shots fired at the area Police say officers, who were already in the area, heard the gunshots before they got the call. Police say they believe it all started after some sort of altercation at the center of the Universe Center landmark. While searching the area, officers say they found trash cans in a nearby parking…

LONDON (AP) – Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a second career in politics as a British lawmaker, has died at 87. Jackson’s agent, Lionel Larner, said he died Thursday at his home in London after a short illness. He said he had recently finished filming “‘The Great Escaper,’” in which he co-starred with Michael Caine. Jackson was one of the biggest British stars of the 1960s and 1970s, winning two Academy Awards, for “Women in Love” in 1970 and “A Touch of Class” in 1973. She then turned to politics, winning election to Parliament in 1992….