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The Scottish Greens described the sums of money involved as “staggering”

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Unmasked: The foreign states who bought up Scots property worth millions
Among the properties owned by these states – often purchased using money from their national investment funds – are warehouses, office buildings, student accommodation, Highland estates, and a private island.

The Ossetians are an Iranian people who, rightly or wrongly, are often seen as allies of Russia in the Caucasus

The Ossetians are an Iranian people who, rightly or wrongly, are often seen as allies of Russia in the Caucasus

Inside Russia's 'prison of nations': A guide to the nationalities

Is the question even realistic? Or an attempt to troll Mr Putin and wind up his nationalist base?

Is the question even realistic? Or an attempt to troll Mr Putin and wind up his nationalist base?

'Identities are treacherous': The question of de-colonising Russia

Better Together

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Scotland, independence and the nation's role in 'de-colonising' Russia

The Loon Fung in Glasgow

The Loon Fung in Glasgow

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Revealed: Chinese 'secret police station' made multiple approaches to Nicola Sturgeon

The Loon Fung on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

The Loon Fung on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow

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Chinese 'secret police' restaurant owner met with Boris Johnson

The Louisville Metro Police Department urged people to avoid the area surrounding the Old National Bank.

The Louisville Metro Police Department urged people to avoid the area surrounding the Old National Bank.

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‘Multiple casualties’ at bank shooting in Kentucky

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Friday, July 8, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with military officials during his visit the war-hit Dnipropetrovsk region. (Ukrainian Presidential Press

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office on Friday, July 8, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a meeting with military officials during his visit the war-hit Dnipropetrovsk region. (Ukrainian Presidential Press

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Ukrainian official warns of 'catastrophe' in captured city

A runner falls as people run through the street with fighting bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, July 8, 2022. Revellers from around the world flock to the city every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in

A runner falls as people run through the street with fighting bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, July 8, 2022. Revellers from around the world flock to the city every year for nine days of uninterrupted partying in

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Six injured in second Pamplona bull run

The former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), Michel Platini, center, surrounded by media representatives, speaks to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail,

The former president of the the European Football Association (Uefa), Michel Platini, center, surrounded by media representatives, speaks to the press in front of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland, at the last day of the trail,

Blatter and Platini acquitted on charges of defrauding Fifa

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joy, center, participates in the opening session of the G-20 Foreign Ministers' Summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali Friday, July 8, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joy, center, participates in the opening session of the G-20 Foreign Ministers' Summit in Nusa Dua on Indonesia's resort island of Bali Friday, July 8, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

G20 foreign ministers struggle to find unity on Ukraine

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Defence Ministry Press Office on Thursday, July 7, 2022, Ukrainian soldiers install the state flag on Snake island, in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian military returned the flag of Ukraine to island, which had been

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Defence Ministry Press Office on Thursday, July 7, 2022, Ukrainian soldiers install the state flag on Snake island, in the Black Sea. The Ukrainian military returned the flag of Ukraine to island, which had been

Russia taking 'operational pause' in Ukraine, say analysts

Ukrainian serviceman looks on National Pedagogic university destroyed by a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukrainian serviceman looks on National Pedagogic university destroyed by a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Inflation has pushed 71 million people into poverty since Ukraine war - report

People run through the streets with fighting bulls and steers during the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year for

People run through the streets with fighting bulls and steers during the first day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Thursday, July 7, 2022. Revelers from around the world flock to Pamplona every year for

First bull run held in Pamplona as festival returns following pandemic

Ukrainian servicemen take their position near the frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, July, 5, 2022. The writing on the T-shirt reads

Ukrainian servicemen take their position near the frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, July, 5, 2022. The writing on the T-shirt reads

Seven killed in Ukraine as Russia pounds rebel-claimed province

A couple react as they take a mid-winter swim at Bronte Beach as rain continues to fall in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. More than 50,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes on

A couple react as they take a mid-winter swim at Bronte Beach as rain continues to fall in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, July 6, 2022. More than 50,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes on

Homes of 85,000 people still at risk as rain eases around Sydney

Members of a pro-Kremlin youth organisation ride their cars with flags of Luhansk People Republic along Nevsky prospect, the central avenue of St. Petersburg as they celebrate announced by Russian authorities full control over Luhansk Region, one of the

Members of a pro-Kremlin youth organisation ride their cars with flags of Luhansk People Republic along Nevsky prospect, the central avenue of St. Petersburg as they celebrate announced by Russian authorities full control over Luhansk Region, one of the

High cost of Russian gains in Ukraine may limit new advance

A police officer holds up police tape at the scene of a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A police officer holds up police tape at the scene of a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Police find man suspected in shooting at Chicago-area parade

Rescuers prepare to conduct searches for the victims of the Punta Rocca glacier avalanche in Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, two day after a huge chunk of the glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow,

Rescuers prepare to conduct searches for the victims of the Punta Rocca glacier avalanche in Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Tuesday, July 5, 2022, two day after a huge chunk of the glacier broke loose, sending an avalanche of ice, snow,

Drone search resumes for missing hikers on Italian glacier after avalanche

People salvage usable items from their house that was damaged by heavy rain, on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. At least six people, including women and children, were killed when the roofs of their homes collapsed in heavy

People salvage usable items from their house that was damaged by heavy rain, on the outskirts of Quetta, Pakistan, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. At least six people, including women and children, were killed when the roofs of their homes collapsed in heavy

Deadly monsoon rains lash Pakistan's south-west

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, July 2, 2022, a Russian Su-25 ground attack jet fires rockets on a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, July 2, 2022, a Russian Su-25 ground attack jet fires rockets on a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Russia tries to press its offensive into Ukraine’s east

Emergency services at the Field's shopping center after a shooting, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Danish police say several people have been shot at a Copenhagen shopping mall. Copenhagen police said that one person has been arrested

Emergency services at the Field's shopping center after a shooting, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, July 3, 2022. Danish police say several people have been shot at a Copenhagen shopping mall. Copenhagen police said that one person has been arrested

Denmark: Gunman acted alone in 'likely not terror-related' attack

This undated image made available Monday, July 4, 2022, by the press office of the Autonomous Province of Trento shows the glacier in the Marmolada range of Italy's Alps near Trento from which a large chunk has broken loose Sunday, killing at least

This undated image made available Monday, July 4, 2022, by the press office of the Autonomous Province of Trento shows the glacier in the Marmolada range of Italy's Alps near Trento from which a large chunk has broken loose Sunday, killing at least

Seventeen unaccounted for following glacier avalanche in Italy

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, first responders try to extinguish flames at a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, early Friday, July 1, 2022, following Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian authorities said Russian missile

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, first responders try to extinguish flames at a residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, early Friday, July 1, 2022, following Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian authorities said Russian missile

'At least 19 dead in Russian missile attack on residential building near Odesa'

Hong Kong's new Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong, left, bows as China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee, left, look on, during a ceremony to inaugurate the city's new

Hong Kong's new Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong, left, bows as China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Hong Kong's new Chief Executive John Lee, left, look on, during a ceremony to inaugurate the city's new

China's Xi Jinping swears in new Hong Kong leader John Lee

This photograph provided by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel and others trying to rescue those buried under the debris after a mudslide in Noney, northeastern Manipur state, India, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

This photograph provided by India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) shows NDRF personnel and others trying to rescue those buried under the debris after a mudslide in Noney, northeastern Manipur state, India, Thursday, June 30, 2022.

Mudslide leaves 19 dead and around 50 missing in northeast India

FILE - Overhead lights illuminate a tunnel inside the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Jan. 26, 2018. A Navy investigation released Thursday, June 30, 2022 revealed that shoddy management and human error caused fuel

FILE - Overhead lights illuminate a tunnel inside the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Jan. 26, 2018. A Navy investigation released Thursday, June 30, 2022 revealed that shoddy management and human error caused fuel

Navy report: Multiple errors poisoned Pearl Harbour water

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closer view of barge, serna class landing craft and sunken serna craft near Snake Island in the Black Sea Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Satellite image Â©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP).

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a closer view of barge, serna class landing craft and sunken serna craft near Snake Island in the Black Sea Thursday, May 12, 2022. (Satellite image Â©2022 Maxar Technologies via AP).

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Russian forces leave Snake Island but keep up assault in eastern Ukraine

A visitors carrying Disney memorabilia outside the Disney Resort theme park, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Shanghai. Shanghai is moving to allow in-person dining and reopening its Disney Resort theme park as domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 in

A visitors carrying Disney memorabilia outside the Disney Resort theme park, Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Shanghai. Shanghai is moving to allow in-person dining and reopening its Disney Resort theme park as domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19 in

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Covid-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world, warns WHO

Polish border guards patrol the area of a newly built metal wall on the border between Poland and Belarus, near Kuznice, Poland, Thursday, June 30, 2022. A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish Prime

Polish border guards patrol the area of a newly built metal wall on the border between Poland and Belarus, near Kuznice, Poland, Thursday, June 30, 2022. A year after migrants started crossing into the European Union from Belarus to Poland, Polish Prime

Poland completes Belarus border wall to keep migrants out

People lay floral tributes to the victims of the Russian rocket attack at a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

People lay floral tributes to the victims of the Russian rocket attack at a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Search ongoing for 20 missing after Russian strike on Ukraine shopping centre

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Trump campaign headquarters on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in Arlington, Va. Former President Donald Trump sought to

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Trump campaign headquarters on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020, in Arlington, Va. Former President Donald Trump sought to

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Trump dismissed January 6 threats and wanted to join crowd, says former aide

FILE - People look on from the super yacht Amadea as it arrives to the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on

FILE - People look on from the super yacht Amadea as it arrives to the San Diego Bay Monday, June 27, 2022, seen from Coronado, Calif. The $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on

£25bn from Russian oligarchs frozen in multinational seizure effort

People participate in the funeral procession of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, India, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Mobile internet services and large gatherings have been restricted in India’s western Udaipur city, a day after police arrested two

People participate in the funeral procession of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, India, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Mobile internet services and large gatherings have been restricted in India’s western Udaipur city, a day after police arrested two

Hindu tailor killed in cleaver attack amid religious tensions in India

EU countries approve climate measures after long talks

People watch as smoke bellows after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping mall, in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Monday, June 27, 2022. Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded

People watch as smoke bellows after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded shopping mall, in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, Monday, June 27, 2022. Ukrainian officials say scores of civilians are feared killed or injured after a Russian missile strike hit a crowded

Rescuers search rubble of Ukraine shopping centre after Russian missile strike

Onlookers stand near the scene where a semitrailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay).

Onlookers stand near the scene where a semitrailer with multiple dead bodies was discovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay).

Three in custody after 46 bodies found in southern Texas lorry trailer

FILE - Riot police officers cordon off the area after migrants arrive on Spanish soil and crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, Spain, on June 24, 2022. Spain's prime minister on Monday, June 27, 2022,

FILE - Riot police officers cordon off the area after migrants arrive on Spanish soil and crossing the fences separating the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in Melilla, Spain, on June 24, 2022. Spain's prime minister on Monday, June 27, 2022,

Spanish PM blames traffickers and migrants for deaths at border in Morocco

Workers inspect the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Workers inspect the scene of an Amtrak train which derailed after striking a dump truck Monday, June 27, 2022, near Mendon, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Three killed and dozens injured as passenger train is derailed in US state

A man is rescued from the debris of a four-story residential building that collapsed in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. At least three people died and more were injured after the building collapsed late Monday night. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A man is rescued from the debris of a four-story residential building that collapsed in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. At least three people died and more were injured after the building collapsed late Monday night. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Building collapse kills three people in Mumbai

The accused Josef S. covers his face as he sits at the court room in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. A 101-year-old man has been convicted of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp

The accused Josef S. covers his face as he sits at the court room in Brandenburg, Germany, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. A 101-year-old man has been convicted of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis' Sachsenhausen concentration camp

101-year-old man convicted of being Nazi guard jailed for five years in Germany

In this image taken from video, spectators are sent plunging to the ground as part of a wooden stand collapses during a bullfight, Sunday, June 26, 2022, at a stadium in the city of El Espinal in Tolima state, central Colombia. (AP Video)

In this image taken from video, spectators are sent plunging to the ground as part of a wooden stand collapses during a bullfight, Sunday, June 26, 2022, at a stadium in the city of El Espinal in Tolima state, central Colombia. (AP Video)

At least four dead after stands collapse at bullfight in Colombia

Afghan children line up for bread at a camp after an earthquake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 26, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone

Afghan children line up for bread at a camp after an earthquake in Gayan district in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 26, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, flattening stone

Child death toll in Afghanistan quake rises to 155

In this video still imgage forensics are investigating after a knife attack at an asylum seeker shelter in Kressbronn, Germany, Sunday, June 26, 2022. A knife-wielding attacker has stabbed several people in a shelter for asylum-seekers in southern

In this video still imgage forensics are investigating after a knife attack at an asylum seeker shelter in Kressbronn, Germany, Sunday, June 26, 2022. A knife-wielding attacker has stabbed several people in a shelter for asylum-seekers in southern

Knife attacker kills one and wounds five at German asylum shelter

An abortion-rights protester demonstrates in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

An abortion-rights protester demonstrates in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade

A Ukrainian serviceman looks at the ruins of the sports complex of the National Technical University in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 24, 2022, damaged during a night shelling. The building received significant damage. A fire broke out in one part but

A Ukrainian serviceman looks at the ruins of the sports complex of the National Technical University in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 24, 2022, damaged during a night shelling. The building received significant damage. A fire broke out in one part but

Ukrainian army to retreat from battered city to avoid encirclement

Afghans pray for relatives killed in an earthquake to a burial site l in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday,

Afghans pray for relatives killed in an earthquake to a burial site l in Gayan village, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 23, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a rugged, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday,

Death toll from Afghanistan's earthquake rises to 1,150 people

A clerk hands a gun to a customer inside a gun shop, Thursday, June, 23, 2022 in Honolulu. In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for

A clerk hands a gun to a customer inside a gun shop, Thursday, June, 23, 2022 in Honolulu. In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for

US Senate passes first gun control bill in decades

Police work near a site after a man killed some people in Kongsberg, Norway, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. A man armed with a bow and arrows killed several people Wednesday near the Norwegian capital of Oslo before he was arrested, authorities said. (Terje

Police work near a site after a man killed some people in Kongsberg, Norway, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. A man armed with a bow and arrows killed several people Wednesday near the Norwegian capital of Oslo before he was arrested, authorities said. (Terje

Norwegian sentenced to psychiatric care after bow-and-arrow murders

A demonstrator hurls a tear gas canister during protests against President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies and demanding a fuel price cut, in downtown Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa).

A demonstrator hurls a tear gas canister during protests against President Guillermo Lasso's economic policies and demanding a fuel price cut, in downtown Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa).

One dead and dozens hurt on 12th day of protesting in Ecuador

An Afghan villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a

An Afghan villager collects his belongings from under the rubble of his home that was destroyed in an earthquake in the Spera District of the southwestern part of Khost Province, Afghanistan, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. A powerful earthquake struck a

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Survivors dig by hand after Afghanistan earthquake kills 1,000

TOPSHOT - Ivan Sosnin, 19, walks next to his destroyed house in the city of Lysychansk at the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 7, 2022. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images).

TOPSHOT - Ivan Sosnin, 19, walks next to his destroyed house in the city of Lysychansk at the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 7, 2022. (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images).

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Russian army expands grip on Eastern Ukraine in move to cut supply lines

Photos of the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are shown on a video display at T-Mobile Park Friday, May 27, 2022, during a moment of silence before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros in

Photos of the victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, are shown on a video display at T-Mobile Park Friday, May 27, 2022, during a moment of silence before a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros in

Uvalde school police chief put on leave after response called 'abject failure'

Diego Maradona holds up his team's trophy after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany at the World Cup final soccer match at Atzeca Stadium in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli, File).

Diego Maradona holds up his team's trophy after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany at the World Cup final soccer match at Atzeca Stadium in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli, File).

Medical personnel who cared for Maradona to stand trial for criminal negligence