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Istanbul district mayor and 47 officials detained over corruption allegations in widening crackdown | World News

ANKARA: Turkish authorities on Saturday detained the mayor of an Istanbul district, along with 47 other officials, over allegations of corruption, as part of a widening crackdown on the country’s main opposition party. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the Istanbul chief prosecutor’s office ordered the detentions in connection with an investigation into alleged extortion, bribery, […]

Charlie Kirk shot dead: FBI director Kash Patel says person detained from scene released; investigation continues

Well-wishers pay their respects at a makeshift memorial at the national headquarters of Turning Point USA shown after the shooting death of Charlie Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the organization, during a Utah college event Wednesday. Federal Bureau of Investigation director Kash Patel on Wednesday said that the subject in custody has been released […]

Who is the Charlie Kirk shooter? Viral video shows elderly man being detained by police

Charlie Kirk shot in the neck at an event in Utah, the shooter detained the police. Right-wing activist and Donald Trump ally Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck Wednesday afternoon as he was speaking at a Utah university. The shooter was detained by the police and viral videos show that the alleged shooter is […]

London protests: Nearly 900 Palestine Action supporters detained; government defends ban on group

US vs Seoul? Hundreds of South Koreans detained after Trump admin crackdown at Hyundai factory; ties with ally strained

Federal immigration agents stormed a Hyundai site in Georgia on Thursday in what officials described as the largest single-site enforcement action in US history. Nearly 500 people were detained, most of them South Korean nationals, triggering a furious response from Seoul and raising questions over Washington’s treatment of its closest Asian ally.The timing of the […]

Huthis raid UN premises in Yemen: At least 11 aid workers detained; crackdown follows Israeli strike

Houthi fighters take part in a weekly anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen (File – PTI) The United Nations on Sunday said Yemen’s Huthi rebels detained at least 11 of its staff in raids on UN premises in Sanaa and Hodeida, days after Israel’s strike killed the group’s prime minister, Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi.According to the […]

Huthis raid UN premises in Yemen: At least 11 aid workers detained; crackdown follows Israeli strike

Firefighters detained by US border agents: Two held while battling Washington blaze; ‘immoral’ Donald Trump policy slammed

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Two firefighters working to contain a wildfire in Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula were detained by US Border Patrol agents during an immigration enforcement operation, prompting widespread criticism from lawmakers and state officials.According to news agency Associated Press, the workers were part of a 44-person contract crew assigned to the Bear […]

‘Treated like a criminal’: New Zealand woman and 6-year-old son detained by ICE at US border; narrates ‘terrifying’ ordeal

Image: GoFundMe@/VictoriaBesancon A New Zealand woman held at a US immigration center with her six-year-old son after being detained while crossing the Canada-US border is being “treated like a criminal,” said her friend and advocate, reported the Guardian.Sarah Shaw, 33, a New Zealander who has lived in Washington state for just over three years, dropped […]

‘Lived peacefully for decades’: Filipino immigrant with green card detained by ICE after vacation; old narcotics case flags arrest

Image: GoFundMe@/JojiVivianMitsuoHirano A Filipino immigrant and a green card holder with prior criminal charges for distributing controlled substances was detained at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on July 28, after returning from a vacation in the Bahamas, reported GMA News Online.Sonny Lasquite has reportedly lived in the US for 23 years and worked […]