Arquivos de Tag: arrest

Israeli police arrest man with knife near left-wing politician on election day

Israeli police arrested a man with a knife at an event for left-wing leader Yair Golan after what his party described as a “suspected stabbing attempt” Thursday, as Israelis went to the polls in a crucial election. As Golan mobilized voters Tuesday in Tel Aviv, “an unidentified man wearing a jacket approached him in a […]

U.S. ambassador to Israel calls for “arrest and prosecution” of Heidi Levine’s West Bank settler attackers

The U.S. ambassador to Israel condemned a settler attack during the olive harvest in the West Bank in which an American journalist was beaten.  In a social media post on Saturday, Ambassador Mike Huckabee called the attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine “vicious & cowardly,” citing that she is an American citizen and had […]

U.K. police arrest 7th man over RAF Fairford incident on suspicion of terrorism after releasing 6 on bail

British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. It was the seventh arrest in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford, 100 miles west of London, which has […]

U.S. troops help Ecuador arrest dozens linked to notorious Mexican cartel

U.S. troops helped Ecuador dismantle a local branch of Mexico’s notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), arresting more than 30 members, Ecuador’s interior minister said Thursday. Quito, a Washington ally, is enthusiastically cooperating with President Trump’s crackdown on organized crime across Latin America. Thursday’s early-morning operation “was conducted jointly with U.S. troops and the Drug […]

U.K. police arrest 10 in raids on religious sect over alleged modern slavery, forced marriage, sex offenses

London — Some 500 British police officers conducted raids on facilities linked to the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) group Wednesday morning, arresting ten people on suspicion of various offenses including modern slavery, forced marriage and sexual assault. Police from across the northwest of England executed warrants at three addresses, including AROPL’s headquarters in […]

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, seeks his arrest

Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as the Russian authorities restrict Telegram, […]