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Former Commission deputy boss Vera Jourová: 'The US scares me'

Vera Jourová, who oversaw rule of law and values during her time at the European Commission, has told Euronews that the current US administration worries her more than the threats posed by Russia or China. Last Friday, Hungary's new government struck a deal with Brussels to unlock billions of euros in EU funds that had been frozen over concerns about corruption and rule-of-law violations.

We know what former SNP chief Peter Murrell bought with £400,000 of embezzled funds. What I’d like to know is why | Gaby Hinsliff

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Opinion | The Guardian•May 29

We know what former SNP chief Peter Murrell bought with £400,000 of embezzled funds. What I’d like to know is why | Gaby Hinsliff

I t sounds like the haul of an unhappy trophy wife, filling her empty days with retail therapy. Rather it’s part of the charge sheet against Peter Murrell, former Scottish National party (SNP) chief executive and estranged husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, who pleaded guilty this week to slowly embezzling more than £400,000 from the party to which they both devoted their lives and blowing much of it on designer luxuries. Essentially, her story is that they had separate bank accounts, and that she was too busy running Scotland to question who paid for their £3,070 robotic lawnmower, or revamped home library.

India•India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•May 12

Former Army personnel accused of murdering three in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district killed in encounter

“A former Army officer, accused of murdering three people in Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh, was killed in an encounter,” a police officer said on Tuesday (May 12, 2026), adding that two personnel, including a sub-inspector, were also injured. “In the morning, Singh killed a man named Mangru, a resident of Zamania in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, on the PDD-Tarighat Passenger train,” the superintendent of police said.

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Technology•The Verge•Feb 2

Former Windows 8 boss recruited Epstein to help negotiate his messy Microsoft exit

Emails between former Windows boss Steven Sinofsky and Jeffrey Epstein, published by the Justice department on Friday, appear to show that Sinofsky constantly sought Epstein’s advice as he negotiated his.

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India•India News in news18.com, India Latest News, India News•Feb 1

Former Rajasthan CM’S Media Advisor Stuck In Train Bathroom For 60 Minutes: ‘Badbu Ke Mare Dam Ghutne Laga’ | Video

Last Updated:February 01, 2026, 11:20 ISTThe incident took place when Mahendra Bhardwaj was travelling from Kota to Jaipur on the Kota-Shri Ganganagar Express.The video that shows Mahendra Bhardwaj struggling...

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