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Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes announces that he will not seek reelection in 2024 and instead pledges to investigate the sexual assault allegations against his friend, Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad. Reyes apologizes to the survivors and vows to spend his last year in office working with them. A bipartisan group of Utah lawmakers initiates an audit of Reyes' office to investigate his ties to Ballard and the use of state resources. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/Rh6z9au

Russian police put journalist Masha Gessen on wanted list, opening criminal case for spreading false information about Russian army. Crackdown on dissent in Russia intensified since Ukraine invasion in 2022. Gessen's profile on wanted list confirms their status. Criminal case launched over Gessen's interview discussing Russian atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. Kremlin denies responsibility for the atrocities. Over 19,000 detained and 776 implicated in criminal cases for anti-war stance. Gessen, unlikely to be arrested, could face up to 10 years in prison if tried in absentia. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/5vRPK1k

Russia's Central Election Commission (CEC) announced that the 2024 presidential elections will be held on March 15 to 17 next year. House-to-house voting will also take place in new regions including Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia, as well as in Belgorod, Bryansk, Kursk, Crimea, and Sevastopol. CEC Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova confirmed these dates and the three-day voting period, which has become a norm in Russia. President Putin, whose term expires in May 2023, has confirmed his candidacy for a fifth term. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/CFI8h9p