Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Greek court questions smuggling suspects over migrant ship disaster

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As new details emerge from survivor accounts, a bleak portrait of the conditions on board the migrant ship have emerged. Meanwhile, Greece's coast guard is under increasing scrutiny for its possible role in the sinking.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/greece-migrant-ship-disaster-survivors-1.6882982?cmp=rss

Arkansas city honours enslaved man who fled to Chatham Ont. and was later extradited

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An enslaved man who fled Arkansas in 1841 seeking freedom in Chatham, Ont., — only to be forcibly returned to the U.S. — has been honoured with a historical marker and a new street sign in the city where he once laboured.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/nelson-hackett-arkansas-honours-enslaved-man-chatham-1.6882432?cmp=rss

Russia launches dozens of drone strikes across Ukraine; Kyiv says most thwarted

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Russia on Tuesday struck at military and infrastructure targets in Ukraine's capital Kyiv and across other parts of the country, including western areas far from the front lines, Ukrainian officials said.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-drones-ukraine-counteroffensive-1.6882684?cmp=rss

Hunter Biden to plead guilty to federal tax charges ending yearslong criminal probe

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U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon, and has reached an agreement with the Justice Department, according to a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/hunter-biden-charges-1.6882162?cmp=rss

Donald Trump's documents case gets an initial trial date of Aug. 14

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Federal Judge Aileen Cannon has set an initial date of Aug. 14 for former U.S. president Donald Trump's federal trial in Florida on charges he unlawfully retained government documents and obstructed justice, according to a court order on Tuesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-documents-trial-date-1.6882124?cmp=rss