Around 5,000 people flocked to the center of the Lithunian capital, Vilnius, on Friday for an event organized by the traditionalist Lithuanian Family Movement. The protesters, who gathered at the Cathedral Square north of the city’s Old Town, were seen waving Lithuania’s national flags and holding placards that read: “George …
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An estimated 4,000 protesters gathered in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria’s capital, defying the enduring anti-coronavirus restrictions. The unauthorized protest was met by a large police force that included riot and mounted units. Footage from the scene shows some protesters brawling with officers, as law enforcement responded with …
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The man, identified as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry from Grover, North Carolina, surrendered to police on Thursday afternoon after a phone was delivered to his truck via robot for negotiations. Roseberry had earlier told Capitol Police he had various explosive materials inside his truck, and the area was evacuated. In …
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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced the arrests on Thursday during a televised address, saying that “justice will perform its duty” after some 50 separate fires erupted simultaneously earlier this week, most near Tizi Ouzou east of the Alergian capital. “Some fires have been caused by high temperatures, but criminal hands were …
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In a statement issued on Wednesday, the office of the German Prosecutor General confirmed that a UK national, known only as David S., had been detained. According to the authorities, “until his arrest, he had been an employee at the British Embassy in Berlin. On at least one occasion, he …
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I started writing about the case of Chris Chan earlier this week, when I read about the transgender YouTuber’s arrest. The vlogger and artist, who goes by the name Christine Weston Chandler, was arrested after a leaked phone call revealed her allegedly admitting to sexually abusing her elderly mother. Chandler …
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The officers, John Haubert and Francine Martinez of the Aurora Police Department, were arrested on Tuesday for a litany of offenses over a July 23 encounter with suspected trespassers, the city government said. Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson played bodycam footage of the incident during a Tuesday press conference, warning …
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The group, which allegedly had access to a heavy shipment of weapons and ammunition, was recently apprehended after entering Iran through its western border, an official from the ministry told the Fars news agency. The official didn’t elaborate on the size of the unit or the nationality of those arrested, …
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Law enforcement agencies across 47 countries participated in the mission, under which some 500,000 inspections were carried out at checkpoints and airports following local intelligence and tip-offs, Interpol said in a statement on Monday. As well as the overarching mission to combat migrant smuggling, the agency said that a further …
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Andrew Quentin Taake, 32, was arrested on Friday and charged with five federal offenses, including assaulting officers, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder, and engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds. According to the charging documents, Taake discussed his participation in the riot with “Witness 1” …
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