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US: Mid-Missouri Hit by Severe Storms and Possible Tornado, Thousands Lose Power

Severe storms swept through mid-Missouri on Sunday, April 20, prompting tornado warnings and causing widespread damage. A possible tornado in Callaway County injured one person in New Bloomfield. Thousands of customers experienced power outages.

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Dogusan Ozer/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds Of Thousands Protest In Istanbul To Defend Democracy

Handout photo shows the thousands rally to protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 29, 2025. Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered for a mass rally in Istanbul on Saturday, at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of city mayor and top party figure Ekrem Imamoglu whose arrest has sparked the country's biggest street demonstrations in over a decade. Photo by Alp Eren Kaya/CHP press office via ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea's Court Rejects President Yoon's Request for Release

This photo shows a view of the Gwacheon Government Complex Building, where the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) is located, in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 16, 2025. A South Korean court on Thursday rejected arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol's request for release, according to multiple media outlets. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea's Court Rejects President Yoon's Request for Release

This photo shows a view of the Gwacheon Government Complex Building, where the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) is located, in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 16, 2025. A South Korean court on Thursday rejected arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol's request for release, according to multiple media outlets. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea's Court Rejects President Yoon's Request for Release

Police officers stand guard in front of the Gwacheon Government Complex Building, where the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) is located, in Gwacheon, South Korea, January 16, 2025. A South Korean court on Thursday rejected arrested President Yoon Suk-yeol's request for release, according to multiple media outlets. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Impeached S. Korean president detained

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a protest in front of the headquarters of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, near Seoul, on Jan. 15, 2025, after authorities executed a court warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Impeached S. Korean president detained

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a protest in front of the headquarters of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, near Seoul, on Jan. 15, 2025, after authorities executed a court warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Impeached S. Korean president detained

Police officers stand guard in front of the headquarters of South Korea's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, near Seoul, on Jan. 16, 2025, a day after authorities executed a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law in early December.

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Impeached S. Korean president detained

Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stage a protest in front of the headquarters of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, near Seoul, on Jan. 15, 2025, after authorities executed a court warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Detention of impeached S. Korean president

A motorcade apparently transporting South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen heading to the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2025, after authorities executed a court warrant to detain him in connection with his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

The Tolga Sardan's colleagues after the arrest in the T24 newsroom. Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

The Tolga Sardan's colleagues after the arrest in the T24 newsroom. Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

A view of Tolga Sardan's empty workspace in the T24 newsroom. Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Kenan Sener, the Secretary General of the Association of Journalists, issued a statement condemning the tactics employed to intimidate and stifle the press, primarily through the implementation of what many refer to as the 'censorship law'. Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Kenan Sener, the Secretary General of the Association of Journalists, issued a statement condemning the tactics employed to intimidate and stifle the press, primarily through the implementation of what many refer to as the 'censorship law'. Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Kenan Sener, the Secretary General of the Association of Journalists, issued a statement condemning the tactics employed to intimidate and stifle the press, primarily through the implementation of what many refer to as the 'censorship law'. Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Reporter's Detention Sparks Protests - Istanbul

Journalists and activists in Istanbul, Turkey, protested on Thursday, November 2, 2023, against the arrest of Tolga Sardan, a well-known investigative journalist from T24 Newspaper, following a report on corruption. Journalist Tolga Sardan was arrested on Wednesday evening based on a controversial "disinformation" law after reporting on an alleged report by the Turkish intelligence agency MIT to the government about investigations into corruption within the judiciary. The prosecutor's office initiated an investigation for "public dissemination of false information" following the publication of Sardan's article. The Presidential office denied the existence of the MIT report quoted by Sardan. Photo by Efekan Akyuz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. House speaker calls for impeachment inquiry into Biden

STORY: U.S. House speaker calls for impeachment inquiry into Biden DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kevin McCarthy addressing the press STORYLINE: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, on Tuesday called for opening an impeachment inquiry into Democratic President Joe Biden, citing allegations of corruption. "I am directing our House committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden," McCarthy told reporters at the Capitol. McCarthy said the House Oversight Committee's investigation has found a "culture of corruption" around the Biden family as Republicans probe the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden, from before the president took office in 2021. "These are allegations of abuse of power, obstruction and corruption, and they warrant further investigation by the House of Representatives," he said. The Republican leader has been under pressure from his party's right fl

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Peruvian justice orders 36 months of pre-trial detention against ex-president Castillo

STORY: Peruvian justice orders 36 months of pre-trial detention against ex-president Castillo DATELINE: March 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. file of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo STORYLINE: Former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) has been sentenced to 36 months of pre-trial detention by the country's judiciary. This comes as part of an investigation by the public prosecutor's office into alleged acts of corruption during his time in office. The judge placed Castillo in pre-trial detention for allegedly leading a criminal organization for crimes committed in the state-owned oil company Petroperu, and several government ministries. The former president is being investigated for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, collusion, and aggravated influence peddling. The judge cited a danger of escape and obstruction of justice as reasons for the pre-trial detention. The former president's family, including his wife, has been living in exile

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China's statistics office chief under investigation

Wang Baoan, the head of the National Bureau of Statistics, attends a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 19, 2016, on gross domestic product data for 2015. China's anti-graft watchdog said on Jan. 26 that Wang has been placed under investigation for "serious disciplinary violations," an accusation it typically uses as a euphemism for corruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, logo

Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 7, 2019. Detectives form the National Organised Crime Centre (NCOZ) suspect Anti-trust Office (UOHS) head Petr Rafaj and Kapsch Czech branch general director Karel Feix of corruption in connection with the Transport Ministry's toll contract, the Novinky.cz. server reported today, on March 7, 2019. Feix is cooperating with the police in the investigation into a criminal case, Kapsch spokesman David Simonik said. No one was detained or accused, he added. Kapsch has operated the toll system in the Czech Republic since 2007. The police are in the Kapsch seat, he confirmed. The police have been raiding the seat of the Kapsch firm in Prague-Karlin as well and other offices in the country since the morning. The NCOZ also intervened in the home of senior government ANO deputy head Jaroslav Faltynek today, but Faltynek's defence lawyer Josef Bartoncik said his client was not suspected of anything. The CzechToll/SkyToll consortium won a tender for a new toll operator in 2019. Kapsch challenged the tender result, but the UOHS confirmed the new contract's validity. Kapsch turned to court then. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, logo

Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 7, 2019. Detectives form the National Organised Crime Centre (NCOZ) suspect Anti-trust Office (UOHS) head Petr Rafaj and Kapsch Czech branch general director Karel Feix of corruption in connection with the Transport Ministry's toll contract, the Novinky.cz. server reported today, on March 7, 2019. Feix is cooperating with the police in the investigation into a criminal case, Kapsch spokesman David Simonik said. No one was detained or accused, he added. Kapsch has operated the toll system in the Czech Republic since 2007. The police are in the Kapsch seat, he confirmed. The police have been raiding the seat of the Kapsch firm in Prague-Karlin as well and other offices in the country since the morning. The NCOZ also intervened in the home of senior government ANO deputy head Jaroslav Faltynek today, but Faltynek's defence lawyer Josef Bartoncik said his client was not suspected of anything. The CzechToll/SkyToll consortium won a tender for a new toll operator in 2019. Kapsch challenged the tender result, but the UOHS confirmed the new contract's validity. Kapsch turned to court then. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, logo

Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 7, 2019. Detectives form the National Organised Crime Centre (NCOZ) suspect Anti-trust Office (UOHS) head Petr Rafaj and Kapsch Czech branch general director Karel Feix of corruption in connection with the Transport Ministry's toll contract, the Novinky.cz. server reported today, on March 7, 2019. Feix is cooperating with the police in the investigation into a criminal case, Kapsch spokesman David Simonik said. No one was detained or accused, he added. Kapsch has operated the toll system in the Czech Republic since 2007. The police are in the Kapsch seat, he confirmed. The police have been raiding the seat of the Kapsch firm in Prague-Karlin as well and other offices in the country since the morning. The NCOZ also intervened in the home of senior government ANO deputy head Jaroslav Faltynek today, but Faltynek's defence lawyer Josef Bartoncik said his client was not suspected of anything. The CzechToll/SkyToll consortium won a tender for a new toll operator in 2019. Kapsch challenged the tender result, but the UOHS confirmed the new contract's validity. Kapsch turned to court then. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Seat of the Kapsch company in Prague, logo

Logo of the Kapsch company on the building where is located seat of the company in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 7, 2019. Detectives form the National Organised Crime Centre (NCOZ) suspect Anti-trust Office (UOHS) head Petr Rafaj and Kapsch Czech branch general director Karel Feix of corruption in connection with the Transport Ministry's toll contract, the Novinky.cz. server reported today, on March 7, 2019. Feix is cooperating with the police in the investigation into a criminal case, Kapsch spokesman David Simonik said. No one was detained or accused, he added. Kapsch has operated the toll system in the Czech Republic since 2007. The police are in the Kapsch seat, he confirmed. The police have been raiding the seat of the Kapsch firm in Prague-Karlin as well and other offices in the country since the morning. The NCOZ also intervened in the home of senior government ANO deputy head Jaroslav Faltynek today, but Faltynek's defence lawyer Josef Bartoncik said his client was not suspected of anything. The CzechToll/SkyToll consortium won a tender for a new toll operator in 2019. Kapsch challenged the tender result, but the UOHS confirmed the new contract's validity. Kapsch turned to court then. (CTK Photo/Katerina Sulova)

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Prosecutors summons Lotte Group chairman over alleged corruption

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong Bin, whose Japanese name is Akio Shigemitsu, arrives at the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul on Sept. 20, 2016, as a key suspect on charges over slush funds and embezzlement. The second son of Lotte Holdings Co. founder Shin Kyuk Ho, who is known in Japan as Takeo Shigemitsu, told reporters that he will sincerely cooperate with the investigation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo