Indonesia has some of the world’s toughest drug laws, but has moved to release half a dozen high-profile detainees in the last year — including a Filipina mother on death row and the last five members of the so-called “Bali Nine” drug ring.
Lindsay Sandiford, now in her late 60s, was sentenced to death on the island of Bali in 2013 after she was convicted of trafficking drugs.
Lindsay Sandiford, 68, was arrested after arriving in Bali in 2012 when Indonesian authorities found cocaine worth €2.1 million in her suitcase.Indonesia signed an agreement on Tuesday to repatriate two British nationals, including a seriously ill grandmother on death row for more than a decade on drug charges, a minister said.
The European statement referred to “Russia’s stalling tactics”, indicating how intractable Moscow’s position remained.
Trump, who has often adopted a conciliatory tone towards Russia, is now planning direct talks with Putin in Budapest – although the date for a preparatory meeting between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lavrov seems to be slipping.
The US president spoke by phone to Putin last week, a day before meeting Zelensky and his team in the White House.
Several sources have told Western media that Trump pushed the Ukrainian leader to give up large areas of territory in the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, known as the Donbas, as part of a deal with Russia.
Some reports suggested there had been a “shouting match”. Zelensky only described the talks as “frank”.
The Ukrainian president has often ruled out withdrawing from the region, arguing that Russia could use it as a springboard for future attacks. “I explained during my visit to Washington last week that Ukraine’s position has not changed,” he said on Monday.
Although Russia has occupied most of Luhansk, Ukraine remains in control of about a quarter of Donetsk, including the key cities of Slovyansk and Kramatorsk.
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that allied nations in the Middle East were prepared to send troops into Gaza, at his request, to confront Hamas if the group did not cease its alleged violations of his peace plan.
The threat comes a day after Trump warned Hamas would be “eradicated” if the group did not meet expectations of the agreement, which brought a fragile ceasefire to the two-year war with Israel.The post came as US Vice President JD Vance visited Israel with two other top Trump envoys, seeking to shore up the peace plan after weekend violence in Gaza raised fears the truce could quickly collapse.
Trump said he told both Israel and the Middle East allies who are allegedly ready to confront Hamas: “NOT YET!”
“There is still hope that Hamas will do what is right. If they do not, an end to Hamas will be FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL!” he warned.
The police arrested around 180 supporters of the Italian football club Napoli in Eindhoven city center on Monday night. According to the police, there were indications that they were planning a confrontation with PSV supporters. The two clubs are playing against each other in a Champions League match on Tuesday.
According to the police, the Italian fans’ “behavior gave rise to disturbances.” Officers had spoken to the football fans about their behavior, but when the situation didn’t improve, the police arrested them.
The Napoli fans were taken to a police station by bus, where they were questioned. They’ll be released this morning, the Oost-Brabant police said on X.
Officers also arrested four PSV supporters elsewhere in the city, also because their behavior would cause disturbances.
According to Omroep Brabant, Napoli had been allocated 1,600 tickets for the Champions League match against PSV and had sold all of them. The police told the broadcaster that they expected around 300 “high-risk supporters” to come to Eindhoven. There may also be more Italian fans in the city than available tickets.
Last week, the municipality of Eindhoven designated the PSV-Napoli game a “high-risk match of the highest category.” Mayor Jeroen Dijsselbloem declared parts of the city as high-risk security areas, allowing the police to stop and frisk people.
UK: Giuffre memoir launch puts pressure on Prince Prince Andrew still denies claims of sexual abuse from Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, even after renouncing his official titles and settling out of court. His critics are calling for further consequences.
‘Nobody’s Girl’ shines a light on her abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein more generally, but she was best known for an alleged photo with British royal Prince
Virgina Giuffre’s posthumous memoir went on sale in London on Tuesday, as Prince Andrew faced a parliamentary motion in the House of Commons calling for him to be formally stripped of the titles he pledged to
The 70-year-old was pictured with his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on Tuesday morning ahead of travelling to Paris’ La Sante prison.Hundreds of supporters chanted “Nicolas, Nicolas” and sang the French national anthem as he left his home this morning and stepped into the car that would take him to jail.
It caps a stunning downfall of the man who led France between 2007 and 2012. He was found guilty last month of criminal conspiracy over the alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential election campaign with funds from Libya
The suspects are 34-year-old Nishimura Masamori and three women in their 20s and 30s.
Police say the four brought the gold, worth about 650,000 dollars at the time, aboard a flight from Hong Kong to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in July last year.
Authorities allege that they tried to avoid paying some 65,000 dollars in consumption tax and other levies at airport customs.
The four have admitted to charges of customs law and consumption tax law violations.
Police say the women were instructed by Nishimura to take a three-day sightseeing tour of Hong Kong.
They were later given small packets of powdered gold from another person in an apartment, before sewing them into their underwear.
Nishimura reportedly covered the women’s travel expenses, and they were supposed to be paid a reward if they succeeded in smuggling the gold into Japan.
Tokyo police believe other individuals, such as those who prepared the gold, were systematically involved.
White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom” Parts of the White House’s East Wing have been demolished, as construction begins on US President Donald Trump’s new ballroom.
Construction crews on Monday tore down massive chunks of a covered entryway and windows in the East Wing, which Trump said is being “fully modernised”.
The president previously said that his $250m (£186m) White House ballroom addition would be “near” the existing structure but would not change it.
“It won’t interfere with the current building. It won’t be. It’ll be near it but not touching it – and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of,” Trump said in July. “It’s my favourite. It’s my favourite place. I love it.”Trump announced the construction in a social media post, saying “ground has been broken” on the “much-needed” ballroom space.
“For more than 150 years, every President has dreamt about having a Ballroom at the White House to accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits, etc,” he wrote. He said the project is being privately funded by “many generous Patriots”. Their identities are unclear still as the White House has not released any names of who might be funding it.
The White House has served as the historic home of the US president for two centuries. The East Wing was constructed in 1902 and was last modified in 1942.
From the south side of the building, the BBC saw several large pieces of construction equipment – some adorned with US flags – near the East Wing.
Trump wrote in his post that the East Wing was “completely separate” from the White House, though it is attached to the main structure.
The covered entryway, which spans much of the East Wing’s south side, appeared as though it was being gutted, with concrete debris and metal cables clearly visible from several hundred metres.
Their identities are unclear still as the White House has not released any names of who might be funding it.
The White House has served as the historic home of the US president for two centuries. The East Wing was constructed in 1902 and was last modified in 1942.
From the south side of the building, the BBC saw several large pieces of construction equipment – some adorned with US flags – near the East Wing.
Trump wrote in his post that the East Wing was “completely separate” from the White House, though it is attached to the main structure.
The covered entryway, which spans much of the East Wing’s south side, appeared as though it was being gutted, with concrete debris and metal cables clearly visible from several hundred metres.
Combs was convicted of two counts prostitution-related charges after an eight-week trial in July. The jury acquitted Combs of the sex trafficking and racketeering charges he faced.
The filing on Monday does not explain the grounds on which Combs will base his appeal, but his attorneys have previously argued the conviction should not stand because the statute, transportation for the purposes of prostitution, does not apply. However, in previous filings, the rapper’s legal team claimed that his conviction shouldn’t stand because the two prostitution charges did not apply to his conduct, as they are allegedly relics of the Mann Act that are now rarely used.
More detailed filings laying out Diddy’s reasoning behind his appeal are likely to be submitted in upcoming weeks.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Diddy’s representative but has not yet received a response.
“I’m not afraid of prison. I’ll keep my head held high, including at the prison gates,” Sarkozy told La Tribune de Dimanche. He has been ordered to present himself at the gates of La Santé prison in the south of Paris early on Tuesday morning. He said he had asked for “no privileges” in his treatment behind bars.
Sarkozy, 70, told Le Figaro that he had packed family photos and three books, as permitted for the first week. “I’m bringing The Count of Monte Cristo and two volumes of the biography of Jesus by Jean-Christian Petitfils,” he said. He is expected to be held in solitary confinement for his own security, in an individual cell of about 9 metres squared. He will have no mobile phone, but will have a small television. A security-controlled phoneline will allow him contact with his lawyers and family. He is expected to have the right to two visits a week from family. He told Le Figaro that he’d been advised to take earplugs. “At night you hear lots of noise, shouting, screaming,” he said.
Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen Read more Sarkozy will be able to leave his cell for one hour a day, to walk in an interior courtyard, with the opening to the sky protected by wire mesh. Three prison guards will accompany him when he leaves his cell.
Sarkozy will be able to leave his cell for one hour a day, to walk in an interior courtyard, with the opening to the sky protected by wire mesh. Three prison guards will accompany him when he leaves his cell.
