A British man who would “dream about being like James Bond” was jailed Friday for seven years after trying to spy for Russia. Howard Phillips, 65, was found guilty in July for trying to pass information about former Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, whom he knew, to two men who he believed were Russian intelligence agents. However,...
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Attackers Board Ship Off The Coast Of Somalia After Firing Rocket-Propelled Grenades
Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a ship off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British officials said, likely the latest attack by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the area. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center issued an alert over the attack, warning ships in the area. The private security firm Ambrey also reported...
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Dutch Court Dismisses Appeal Seeking To Halt Weapons Exports To Israel
A Dutch appeals court on Thursday dismissed an appeal by a group of human rights organizations that filed a lawsuit arguing the Netherlands was violating international law by continuing to sell weapons to Israel. The Hague Court of Appeal found that although “there is a serious risk that Israel will commit genocide against the Palestinian...
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Mistakenly Released UK Prisoner Turns Himself In As Search Continues For Second Freed Convict
One of two inmates who were mistakenly released early from a London prison surrendered Thursday after waving to reporters and smoking a cigarette on the steps of the Victorian-era lockup. Billy Smith, 35, turned himself in to HMP Wandsworth three days after he was released in the latest administrative blunder to focus attention on an...
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Police Investigate Swastikas Painted With Human Blood In Germany
Police in Germany said Thursday they were investigating the appearance of swastikas painted with human blood and smeared on dozens of cars, some mailboxes and building facades in the central town of Hanau. Police spokesman Thomas Leipold said officers were alerted Wednesday night when a man reported that he noticed the shape of a swastika applied in...
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UK Police Hunt For 2 More Wrongly Released Prisoners, Just Days After New Measures Brought In
British police were undertaking two more searches Wednesday, following the news that two prisoners had been mistakenly released from prison over the past week, just days after the government had brought in more stringent checks. Police said the two were wrongly freed from Wandsworth Prison in southwest London, which was built in the middle of...
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Ogun State Authority Arrests Woman Over N8.5m Canadian Visa Scam
Ogun State Police Command said to have arrested a woman, Elizabeth Thamson, for allegedly defrauding three people of N8.5m under the pretext of helping them secure Canadian work visas. Her arrest came shortly after the command warned residents about the rising cases of online fraud, including fake dating sites, travel and visa scams, and other...
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Lagos Court Jails Banker For N8.6bn Cyber Fraud
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced one Samuel Asiegbu to three years in prison for his involvement in a ₦8.56 billion cyber fraud targeting Wema Bank Nigeria Plc. Asiegbu was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Asiegbu was arraigned alongside Hamza Zakaria, Nurudeen Ibrahim,...
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Federal Agents Drive Off With 1-Year-Old Girl After Arresting Her Father In Los Angeles
Federal immigration officers in Los Angeles arrested a U.S. citizen during a raid outside a Home Depot store, then two of them got into his car and drove off with the man’s toddler strapped into a car seat in the back, advocates and family said Wednesday, decrying the action. A video shot by a member...