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CNN — A war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Friday sentenced a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army to 26 years in prison for the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture and murder. The Salih Mustafa case was one overseen in part by now-special counsel Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor appointed last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee investigations in the US involving former President Donald Trump.

How different is Chistmas for you now in Thailand ?

Ngozi Fulani has met with Lady Susan Hussey for the very first time since a race row exploded over comments allegedly made to her by the 83-year-old former Palace aide

Russia launchs 'massive missile attack' on Ukraine Air raid sirens have been sounded across the country warning of a fresh devastating barrage of Russian strikes on critical energy facilities and infrastructure. https://news.sky.com/story/russia-launches-massive-missile-attack-on-ukraine-12769133

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Danabouthailand meets with Mario Kleff on new developement.

Governments in Peru in recent years have been anything but stable. The country has seen a series of presidents ousted and a number of ex-presidents sent to prison for crimes committed during their time in office. In one memorable week in 2020, the country had three presidents in the space of only five days. But even by Peru's standards, what happened on 7 December and the week which followed was jaw-dropping both because of the speed with which events unfolded and their consequences.

The Bank of England has once again raised interest rates – this time by 0.5 percentage points – taking the base rate to 3.5%. This is the ninth rise since last December. So what does this mean for your finances? How will it affect mortgage payments? Today’s move is yet more bad news for the approximately 2.2 million people on a variable rate mortgage, who are already having to contend with a raft of rising costs. Many now face paying hundreds of pounds extra a year.