Mexican authorities reported that at least five people were killed and three were injured after a car exploded outside a police headquarters in the western state of Michoacan on Saturday. The explosion took place shortly before noon local time (1800 GMT) on Saturday in front of the police headquarters in the coastal city of Coahuayana, according to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office, which has taken over the investigation of the case. The state prosecutor’s office raised the initial toll from three fatal victims to five, adding that three of them were local police officers. Several drug trafficking groups operate in Michoacan,...
Photo News: Former Nigerian V.P Atiku Abubakar Catches Up With Former President Goodluck Jonathan Following His Recent Return From Guinea-Bissau.
Photo News: Former Nigerian V.P Atiku Abubakar Catches Up With Former President Goodluck Jonathan Following His Recent Return From Guinea-Bissau.
“Another Year Of Love, Laughter, And Life Together. Happy Anniversary To My Darling, Reliable, And Dependable Wife, Toyin Saraki.❤” Former Senate President Celebrates Wedding Anniversary
“Another Year Of Love, Laughter, And Life Together. Happy Anniversary To My Darling, Reliable, And Dependable Wife, Toyin Saraki.❤” Former Senate President Celebrates Wedding Anniversary
Christmas Celebrations Return To Bethlehem After 2 Years Of War In Gaza
For the past two Christmases, John Juka’s family restaurant looked about the same as any business in Bethlehem: shuttered and eerily empty. But on Saturday evening, it bustled with families and was lit by strings of red lights, a hopeful change in the Palestinian city that’s been reeling since war broke out in Gaza. Christmas celebrations are slowly returning to the traditional birthplace of Jesus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. While a shaky ceasefire holds in Gaza, Palestinians hope the festivities are a step toward a more peaceful future in a region shaken by tragedy. “It’s not like it was...
Indonesia Is Repatriating 2 Dutch Drug Traffickers Convicted On Drug Trafficking Charges
Indonesian officials said on Monday that two Dutch nationals imprisoned in Indonesia on drug trafficking convictions will be repatriated to the Netherlands later in the day following the agreement between the two countries. The two prisoners, including one who had been sentenced to death, were handed over by the Indonesian authorities to Dutch authorities at a prison in Jakarta, ahead of an evening flight. The men wore baseball caps and bright green T-shirts at the handover. They were being treated for health problems, and the Netherlands had requested their repatriation on humanitarian grounds. Indonesia’s deputy minister for immigration and correctional coordination,...
Man Arrested After Pepper Spray Attack During Robbery At London’s Heathrow Airport Parking Garage
Police arrested a man at London’s Heathrow Airport on Sunday after a crowd of people were hit with pepper spray during a robbery at a parking garage that caused several hours of travel disruptions. Five people were taken by ambulance to a hospital and another 16, including a 3-year-old girl, were treated at the scene, officials said. None of the injuries was believed to be serious. The incident in the Terminal 3 garage on the outskirts of London happened when a group of four men stole a woman’s suitcase in an elevator and sprayed her with an irritant, Metropolitan Police...
Hong Kong Police Arrest Man For Posts About Deadly Fire
Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a man on Saturday in the first publicly confirmed arrest relating to criticism of authorities over a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 159 people. Police said he had been accused of posting “information with seditious intention” on social media. “That mainly included (materials intending to) incite hatred among (others) toward the Hong Kong government and the central government,” Steve Li, chief superintendent of the police National Security Department, told reporters. “For example, he pointed to the Hong Kong and the central governments as instigators of exploiting the tragedy to cause chaos and...
Turkish Police Officer Dies From Gunshot Wounds Suffered In Istanbul Drug Raid
A police officer died Monday after being shot and seriously wounded during an early morning drug raid in Istanbul, Turkish officials said. Officer Emre Albayrak died of his wounds in a hospital. He was part of a special operations team carrying out the raid in the Cekmekoy district on Istanbul’s Asian side. “Our police officer Emre Albayrak, who was seriously injured in a narcotics operation in the Cekmekoy district, could not be saved despite all interventions in the hospital to which he was taken and became a martyr,” Istanbul Governor’s Office said in a statement. The man who opened fire...
Woman Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Blackmailing Soccer Star Son Heung-Min
A woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for blackmailing soccer star Son Heung-min, a South Korean court said Monday. The woman, identified only as Yang, was charged with extorting 300 million won ($204,000) from Son in 2024 after sending him an ultrasound photo of a baby that she claimed was his and demanding money to stay silent. She later conspired with a man, identified as Yong, to try to extort more money from Son. The Seoul Central District Court on Monday said Yang “lied” to Son, although she hadn’t confirmed whose child she was carrying. The court...