The Daily Populous

Sunday May 10th, 2026 evening edition

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Poland's then Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is pictured during an Independence Day march organized by nationalist groups in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 11, 2022.

Zbigniew Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents.

Fugitive former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro is now in the United States courtesy of a visa from President Donald Trump after fleeing Hungary, local media report.

Ziobro had been in Hungary since 2025 after former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán granted the disgraced minister asylum.

New Hungarian leader Péter Magyar, however, promised to launch extradition proceedings against Ziobro upon taking office.

Ziobro is wanted in Poland over the alleged misuse of public funds and the deployment of Pegasus spyware against political opponents.

He has consistently denied the charges, calling the investigation a political vendetta from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. »

California farmers to destroy 420,000 peach trees after Del Monte collapses

Authored by the-independent.com

Central California peach farmers are preparing to destroy around 420,000 clingstone peach trees afterDel Monte Foods shut down its canneries earlier this year.

Central California peach farmers will receive up to $9 million in federal aid after Del Monte collapse, leaving crops without buyers and forcing growers to remove hundreds of thousands of trees ( Getty/iStock ).

After a court allowed Del Monte to sell its assets, Pacific Coast Producers bought Del Monte's canned fruit business. »

Fewest Murders in Recorded History in NYC

Authored by humanprogress.org
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“Police Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch today announced that the NYPD delivered the fewest murders in recorded history for the first four months of the year and the month of April.

April also saw the fewest murders in recorded city history with 19, beating the previous record of 21 set in 2014 and 2017.

These historic reductions extended to the city’s public housing developments, where the NYPD delivered the safest start to any year in recorded history with the fewest murders, shooting incidents, shooting victims, and robberies.”. »

Putin Warns Armenia It Could Face “Ukraine Scenario” Over EU Ambitions — UNITED24 Media

Authored by united24media.com
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Putin said Yerevan should determine its geopolitical direction “as early as possible,” suggesting a public vote on EU integration.

The Russian leader also proposed discussing Armenia’s EU ambitions during a future summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the Moscow-led economic bloc that includes Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Armenia.

Russian officials responded by warning that Armenia would eventually have to choose between the EU and the EAEU. »