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Trump risked national secrets, US prosecutors allege in indictment

US Special Counsel Jack Smith makes a statement to reporters about the 37 federal charges returned by a grand jury in an indictment of former US President Donald Trump on charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice, as Smith speaks at his offices in Washington, US, on 9th June, 2023.

Washington DC, USReuters US prosecutors unsealed a 37-count indictment against Donald Trump on Friday, accusing the former president of risking some of the country’s most sensitive security secrets after leaving the White House in 2021. Trump mishandled classified documents that included information about the secretive US nuclear program and potential domestic vulnerabilities in the event […]

Explainer – Behind the Vatican’s London real estate scandal

Vatican Cardinal Angelo Becciu Sept 2020

Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican has set a 27th July trial date for 10 people, including a once-powerful cardinal and papal contender, on charges related to the Holy See’s €350 million investment in a luxury London real estate venture. The 487-page indictment request capped a two-year investigation that exposed how the Vatican had lost millions of […]

Cardinal among 10 indicted by Vatican for financial crimes

Vatican Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu

VATICAN CITYReuters A prominent Italian cardinal was among 10 people sent to trial in the Vatican on Saturday charged with financial crimes including embezzlement, money laundering, fraud, extortion and abuse of office. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, formerly a senior official in the Vatican administration, as well as two top officials at the Vatican’s Financial Intelligence Unit […]