Former Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko was detained while attempting to leave the country, authorities announced. The arrest comes after Galushchenko was implicated in an alleged corruption scandal involving a 100 million (75 million) embezzlement scheme, according to BBC World. The former minister was apprehended on a train, and his intended destination remains unknown.
In other news, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie expressed his disapproval of Attorney General Pam Bondi's conduct regarding the Department of Justice's release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Massie stated he did not have confidence in Bondi, telling ABC News, "I don't think she did very well." He added that Bondi "came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson."
Meanwhile, the FBI is analyzing a recovered glove that appears to match those worn by a suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. The glove, found in a field near Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona, has preliminary DNA test results, according to the FBI, as reported by BBC World. The agency is awaiting "quality control and official confirmation" before entering an "unknown male profile" into its database.
The Trump administration is also considering involvement in the case of a protester who burned a Quran in London, according to Fox News. The U.K. prosecutors are looking to reinstate the protester's overturned conviction, and officials are discussing granting Hamit Coskun refugee status if the Crown Prosecution Service wins its appeal. A senior U.S. administration official told The Telegraph the case is one of several the administration is monitoring.
Finally, "Real Time" host Bill Maher appeared to mix up carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide while criticizing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over the Trump administration's rollback of Obama-era greenhouse gas rules, as reported by Fox News. Maher called the rollback "the biggest d--- move in American history."
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