"The court has heard and considered the evidence of criminality and deems it sufficient to sustain the charges of collusion and money laundering," said Judge Thomas Hixson in his ruling.

Toledo, who was in office from 2001 to 2006, is accused of corruption in connection with the Brazilian construction group Odebrecht. The 75-year-old had been living in California when he was arrested in the US state in July 2019.

Peru had sent the United States an extradition request for Toledo in May 2018. The former leader allegedly received a $20 million payment from Odebrecht to grant it the tender to build the Interoceanic Highway that links Peru with Brazil.

He is accused of influence peddling, collusion and money laundering to the detriment of the Peruvian state.

Toledo has denied the accusations.

Now that the court has greenlit the extradition, the final decision on sending Toledo -- who is under house arrest in California -- back to Peru rests with the US government.

"We welcome Judge Hixson's ruling that supports the Peruvian state's position on the extradition of Toledo so that he can be tried in our country," tweeted Peru's Justice Minister Anibal Torres, in the first reaction from a senior Peruvian official.

Odebrecht is at the heart of a sprawling scandal in which the construction giant paid hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes throughout the continent to secure huge public works contracts.

According to the US Department of Justice, Odebrecht paid a total of $788 million in a dozen different Latin American countries over more than a decade.

The company has admitted to paying $29 million in bribes in Peru between 2005 and 2014.

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 (Reuters) - The Taliban on Wednesday warned of consequences if the United States did not stop flying drones over Afghan airspace.

"The U.S. has violated all international rights and laws as well as its commitments made to the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, with the operation of these drones in Afghanistan," the Taliban said in a statement on Twitter.

"We call on all countries, especially United States, to treat Afghanistan in light of international rights, laws and commitments ... in order to prevent any negative consequences."

U.S. officials were not immediately available to comment.

The Taliban Islamist militia swept back into power in Afghanistan last month after most U.S. and other Western troops left, ending a military and diplomatic mission that began soon after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.

Taliban leaders deny Islamic State and al Qaeda militants are active in the country, although Islamic State recently claimed responsibility for bomb attacks in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

The Taliban are under pressure from the international community to renounce ties with al Qaeda, the group behind the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington.

(Reporting by Rupam Jain; Editing by Stephen Coates)

On behalf of the organizers and reigning queens of Miss Gbagyi Beauty Contest Gonin Gora Kaduna 2021. We are pleased to inform the general public and interested participant that the search is on for the next Miss Gbagyi Beauty Contest Gonin Gora Kaduna 2021.  The first edition. 

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Popular blogger and hitmaker 'BRT shadow' is finally here with his long anticipated Extended play titled 'Blogger Singer EP'. The music work which comprises of a whooping 6 songs has production credits from Slow G, Beka, O'twenty and Sik one.

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 [Music] Led - Bunkumi (prod. Blaxz Magic) 

Well known Nigerian artist 'Led' is back with another banger titled 'Bunkumi', a song dropping after the valentines period of the year. Bunkumi by Led was produced and engineered by Blaxz Magic and is a song soon to be an anthem. Download Bunkumi by Led and drop your comments;

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