AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

TRUMP CLEMENCY ORDER CANCELS SANTOS’S FINES AND RESTITUTION. (PHOTO).


Trump clemency order cancels Santos’s fines and restitution

Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) will no longer be required to pay fines or restitution related to his criminal conviction, according to a clemency order made public Monday.

Santos was released from prison Friday after President Trump signed a commutation of his sentence. Santos had begun serving an 87-month term three months ago. The clemency order grants “an immediate commutation of his entire sentence to time served with no further fines, restitution, probation, supervised release, or other conditions.”

Santos had pleaded guilty last summer to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft as part of a plea deal. He was also sentenced to two years of supervised release and ordered to pay more than $370,000 in restitution. In a recent interview, Santos said he would follow whatever the law requires regarding repayment but appeared uncertain about his obligations.

Originally sentenced to seven years in prison, Santos was expelled from Congress after investigations revealed he falsified much of his resume and lied on campaign finance reports. President Trump noted that Santos had been mistreated in prison and announced the commutation on Truth Social, wishing him well. Santos’s attorney, Joe Murray, confirmed he was released late Friday evening.


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