Peter Murrell, the husband of the former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, was sentenced on Tuesday after he admitted to buying a bizarre range of items with the Scottish National Party’s money.

A federal judge has ruled that David Rush, the C.I.A. employee, must remain in detention. U.S. officials say Mr. Rush funneled millions in federal funds to himself.

In a report obtained by The New York Times, a panel of judges found that evidence of sexual misconduct by the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court left room for “reasonable doubt.”

The center-left government is being challenged by a right-wing populist accused of launching a smear campaign in the final days of a close race.