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Detained Tunisia Ex-minister ‘Refusing Food, Medication’

Tunisia’s detained former justice minister Noureddine Bhiri is refusing food or medication after his transfer to hospital, a member of a delegation that visited him said on Monday. Bhiri, deputy president of the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, which President Kais Saied views as an enemy, was arrested by plainclothes officers Friday and his whereabouts were initially …

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Crossbow-carrying Intruder Detained At Queen’s Castle In UK

A man armed with a crossbow who broke into Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is spending Christmas, has been arrested and detained for mental health treatment, police said Sunday. “Security processes were triggered within moments of the man entering the grounds and he did not enter any buildings,” said a statement from London’s Metropolitan …

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US Journalist Detained In Myanmar Jailed For 11 Years: Employer

A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of unlawful association, incitement against the military and breaching visa rules, his employer said. The military has squeezed the press since taking power in a February coup, arresting dozens of journalists critical of its crackdown on dissent, which …

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3 children stabbed to death in Calif., mother detained

This undated image released by the Los Angeles Police Department shows Liliana Carrillo. (Los Angeles Police Department via AP) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 9:40 AM PT – Sunday, April 11, 2021 A California mother was arrested after her three young children were found stabbed to death in their apartment. On Saturday, police named 30-year-old Liliana Carrillo as …

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Myanmar military frees hundreds of detained protesters, child victim buried

Protesters detained by police during the anti-coup demonstrations pose after being released at Tamwe township police station in Yangon, Myanmar, March 24, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer March 24, 2021 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling junta on Wednesday freed hundreds of people arrested in its crackdown on protests against the overthrow of the elected government, while businesses in Yangon …

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Trial of Canadian national detained in China for over two years begins, Canadian diplomat denied access

BEIJING, CHINA – MARCH 22: Canadian Embassy Charge d’Affaires Jim Nickel (L) and United States Embassy Acting Deputy Chief of Mission William Klein speak to the media after being denied entry to the trial for Canadian Michael Kovrig on March 22, 2021 at a court in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images) OAN NewsroomUPDATED …

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Exclusive: Russia in prisoner swap talks with U.S. over detained American – lawyer

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, stands inside a defendants’ cage during his verdict hearing in Moscow, Russia June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo February 15, 2021 By Tom Balmforth MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States are in talks on a possible prisoner swap that …

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Guyana says Venezuela detained two fishing vessels in its waters

FILE PHOTO: Small fishing boats pass in front of a cargo ship in Georgetown, Guyana, November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo January 25, 2021 GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Guyana said late on Saturday that a Venezuelan navy vessel detained two vessels that were fishing in Guyana’s exclusive economic zone, the latest dispute in a long-running border …

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Ethiopian police release detained Reuters cameraman without charge

Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu arrives to cover a breaking news assignment in Bishoftu, Ethiopia March 10, 2019. Family Album/via REUTERS January 5, 2021 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Ethiopian police released Reuters cameraman Kumerra Gemechu on Tuesday after detaining him without charge for 12 days. Police had told his lawyer Melkamu Ogo that their lines of inquiry …

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