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Nearly a decade after pleading guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ is sentenced in massive Navy bribery scandal  The San Diego Union-Tribune “Fat Leonard” sentenced to 15 years for massive Navy bribery, fraud scheme  CBS News Malaysia’s ‘Fat Leonard’ gets 15 years’ jail for US Navy corruption scandal  South China Morning Post ‘Fat Leonard’ sentenced in …

Fight on French train involving axe and samurai sword leaves 4 students wounded, including one victim with hand cut off  CBS News Axe Attack On Paris Train Leaves 4 Teens Injured  NDTV Four wounded after axe used in fight on Paris suburban train  The Guardian At least four wounded by axe in fight …

“Fat Leonard” sentenced to 15 years for massive Navy bribery, fraud scheme  CBS News Nearly a decade after pleading guilty, ‘Fat Leonard’ is sentenced in massive Navy bribery scandal  The San Diego Union-Tribune ‘Fat Leonard’ faces sentencing as epic Navy scandal nears end  The Washington Post ‘Fat Leonard’ Sentenced to 15 Years in …

Policemen escort a man, one of eight suspected members of a militant group, after he was heard at the Federal Court of Justice towards a helicopter in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, yesterday. (AFP) German police yesterday arrested eight suspected members of a far-right militant group that had trained for what they …

Israeli Strikes Target Syria for a Second Day in a Row  The New York Times Israel at War Day 396 Israeli PM Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant; Opposition Groups Call for Mass Protests  Haaretz Israel at war: What happened on day 395?  The Jerusalem Post IDF confirms airstrike on Hezbollah arms depots in …

People stand in line to vote outside the Burton Chace Park-Marina Del Rey vote centre yesterday in Los Angeles, California. (AFP) Millions of Americans voted yesterday in a presidential election defined by drama and uncertainty, with Kamala Harris and Donald Trump awaiting the outcome of a desperately close and hugely …

Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, after months of clashes over war and politics  CNN Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ousts Yoav Gallant as Israel’s defense minister  NBC News Who Is Israel Katz, Israel’s New Defense Minister?  The New York Times Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: Netanyahu fires Defense Minister Gallant  ABC News Protests erupt across …

Haredi daycare bill: What is it and why should we care? – explainer  The Jerusalem Post Netanyahu fires Gallant, says he defied decisions and their differences helped the enemy  The Times of Israel Israeli Ministers Advance Contentious Haredi ‘Daycare Bill’ Despite AG Warning  Haaretz Netanyahu defies ultra-Orthodox demands, takes Daycare Bill off Knesset …

Baby Haggis is the new Moo Deng: A pygmy hippo is born in Edinburgh  NPR 2 adorable pygmy hippos pitted against each other in cuteness contest  The Associated Press Is Haggis, The Pygmy Hippo Born In Scotland, The New Moo Deng?  TODAY ‘Moo Deng? Who Deng?’ Meet Haggis the Baby Pygmy Hippo.  The New …

Mystery cargo-plane fires linked to Russian plot to plant bombs on aircrafts: officials  New York Post Russian Plot Placed Incendiary Devices on Cargo Planes in Europe, Officials Say  The New York Times U.S., Europe investigating devices detonated at air DHL cargo hubs in U.K. and Germany  CBS News Western officials suspect Russia was …