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Swiss court dismisses corruption case against late Uzbek leader's daughter

Swiss court dismisses corruption case against late Uzbek leader's daughter

Switzerland's Federal Criminal Court on Tuesday dismissed a money laundering case against Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of Uzbekistan's former president, who has been incarcerated in her home country. The trial of Karimova and a Swiss private bank opened on Monday but Karimova was not present as

Great Falls man faces assault charges following standoff, shelter-in-place

Great Falls man faces assault charges following standoff, shelter-in-place

UPDATE: April 28 at 10:29 a.m. 22-year-old Ethan Hathaway was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of obstructing a peace officer in Cascade County court following a standoff with police in Great Falls on Monday. According to court documents, police

ICC orders $8.5mn compensation for victims of Malian war criminal

ICC orders $8.5mn compensation for victims of Malian war criminal

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday ordered $8.5 million in compensation to be paid to victims of the Malian former jihadist leader Al Hassan, who was found guilty in 2024 of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The court said it had awarded "collective community-based reparations ... focused

South Korean court increases ex-first lady's graft sentence

South Korean court increases ex-first lady's graft sentence

A South Korean appeals court increased the corruption sentence for former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Tuesday to four years in jail after finding her guilty of stock manipulation and bribery. Kim, the wife of jailed ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol, was handed 20 months in jail for bribery

North Korean executions rose dramatically during Covid: report

North Korean executions rose dramatically during Covid: report

North Korea dramatically increased executions during the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly for consuming South Korean dramas, K-pop and other foreign culture and political offences, a report published Tuesday showed. Pyongyang closed its borders in January 2020 to stop the spread of the coronavirus, with research and media reports indicating

Missoula Police respond to 57k incidents in 2025 as some crimes rise, others fall

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Missoula Police Department (MPD) responded to more incidents in 2025 than in 2024, with robbery, sexual intercourse without consent, theft and injury or fatal crashes down, according to the agency’s 2025 report. However, other crimes including aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, misdemeanor assault and partner or family

Whitehall woman arrested in death of her 5-year-old son ID'd, appears in court

The woman arrested last week on a charge of deliberate homicide in connection with the death of her 5-year-old son was identified Monday by the county sheriff as Kathryn Lesal Garaas. Garaas, 40, made her initial appearance on the charge Monday morning in Jefferson County Justice Court in