Argentine ex-president Kirchner begins six-year term under house arrest

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina’s ex-president Cristina Kirchner began serving a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest on Tuesday, after a judge granted her request to avoid prison in a case that dramatically ended her two-decade career. The Supreme Court last week upheld the 72-year-old’s conviction for “fraudulent administration” while president, along with her lifelong ban on…

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NY mayoral candidate held by immigration cops

NEW YORK: US immigration police handcuffed a New York mayoral candidate at court on Tuesday after he sought to assist migrants threatened with deportation under President Donald Trump’s campaign targeting undocumented people. Images captured by witnesses and American media show Brad Lander, the city’s comptroller, in a suit and tie, being forcefully wrestled and handcuffed…

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Microsoft working on next-gen Xbox video game console

SAN FRANCISCO: Xbox president Sarah Bond on Tuesday confirmed that her team is working on a new Xbox video game console. “We’re investing in our next generation of hardware line-up across console, handheld, PC, cloud and accessories,“ Bond said in a video posted on X. Semiconductors powering the new hardware will be made in collaboration…

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Slovak PM Fico raises neutrality before NATO summit

PRAGUE: NATO member Slovakia would benefit from neutrality, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday, questioning for the first time the central European country’s membership in the alliance that is rushing to bolster its deterrence against Russia. The comment has no near-term practical implications but is the latest in a stream of anti-Western positions Fico…

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Tropical storm bears down on Mexico

MEXICO CITY: A tropical storm bore down on Mexico’s Pacific coast Tuesday, likely strengthening to a hurricane bringing life-threatening heavy rains in the days to come, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. By lunchtime Tuesday, storm Erick had reached maximum sustained winds of nearly 50 miles (85 kilometers) an hour with higher gusts, according…

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Trump demands ‘unconditional surrender’ as Iran reels

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday demanded “unconditional surrender” from Tehran and warned the United States could easily assassinate its supreme leader as Iran and US ally Israel traded devastating fire for a fifth day. The comments fueled questions over whether Washington will join Israel’s attacks after insisting it had no hand in the campaign….

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Second Mexico mayor gunned down in two days

MEXICO CITY: A Mexican woman mayor was shot dead on Tuesday in the western state of Michoacan, two days after the female mayor of a town in the country’s south was gunned down in her office. Martha Laura Mendoza, mayor of the town of Tepalcatepec, was murdered together with her husband, Michoacan public prosecutor’s office…

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