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Lagos police detain six Liberians over visa scam
The Lagos police have detained six Liberian nationals accused of human trafficking, abduction and an international visa scam that promised relocation…
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Former officer extradited from China to face U.S. charges
Dan Hiers Jr., 53, a former Charleston police officer who disappeared in 2005 after being accused of sexual misconduct with a minor and after his…
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British sprinter CJ Ujah denies role in alleged crypto fraud
British sprinter CJ Ujah has denied any part in an alleged organised cryptocurrency fraud after appearing alongside nine others at Chelmsford Crown…
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Thomas Goldstein to be sentenced for poker-related crimes
Thomas Goldstein, a prominent Washington appellate lawyer who argued more than 40 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, will be sentenced on July 24…
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U.S. sanctions target more than 50 linked to Jalisco cartel
The United States announced sanctions on more than 50 Mexican individuals and entities alleged to be linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel…
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U.S. homicide rate set to hit historic low in 2026
Data from the Council on Criminal Justice show reported homicides across 30 cities were 18% lower in the first half of 2026 versus the same period in…
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Police, CBSA to announce record drug and gun seizures
Investigators from multiple police services and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will unveil results from Project Bay, a major probe into…
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ICC terminates case after prosecutors withdraw charges against Banda
Judges at the International Criminal Court terminated proceedings against Abdallah Banda after prosecutors withdrew charges that had accused him of…
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Report: U.S. city homicides fall 18 percent year over year
Data from 30 American cities showed an 18% decrease in the homicide rate in the first half of 2026 versus the same period in 2025, about 215 fewer…
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Metropolitan Police deploy facial recognition at Oxford Circus
The Metropolitan Police have deployed a facial recognition system at Oxford Circus. London mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said the capital had made strides…
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Sudanese court sentences RSF leader Hemedti to death
A court in Port Sudan has sentenced Rapid Support Forces leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) and 15 senior RSF members to death in absentia for…
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American right unites after Charlie Kirk's death
Charlie Kirk died at a Utah university rally on Sept 10, and in the days after his death the American right showed a rare public unity. That…
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Contractor Leonard flees house arrest, is recaptured and seeks clemency
Leonard Glenn Francis, the contractor at the center of a long-running Navy bribery scandal, described how he removed an ankle monitor in 2022…
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Police probe death of former MP Ann Widdecombe
Devon and Cornwall police are investigating the death of former MP Ann Widdecombe after her body was found with serious injuries at her Haytor home…
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Former Afghan lawmaker arrested on drugs and weapons charges
Abdul Zahir Qadeer, a former Afghan Border Force general and ex-deputy speaker of the national assembly, was arrested in Nairobi and extradited to…
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UN reports cholera, aid cuts and Sri Lanka prison deaths
The UN reported a deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan with more than 1,330 confirmed cases and 114 deaths and an extremely high case fatality rate of…
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Drug baron and foreigners arraigned over industrial meth lab
Federal authorities arraigned 11 suspects, including a 63-year-old alleged drug baron and three Mexican nationals, after coordinated NDLEA raids…
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Man jailed for trafficking 17-year-old from Indonesia
Surya Subekti was sentenced in the NSW District Court after pleading guilty to organising the entry of a 17-year-old from Indonesia into Australia to…
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British police warn technology used to threaten UK
Senior British counterterrorism officials warned that technology and online platforms are increasingly used to threaten the United Kingdom by hostile…
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New Mexico attorney general accuses DOJ of withholding Epstein files
New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez wrote a June 30 letter saying the US Department of Justice has withheld access to unredacted files tied to…
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House urges executive action to dismantle ransom financing networks
The House of Representatives approved a motion urging urgent executive action to disrupt financial networks that sustain kidnapping, banditry and…
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Texas officials consider banning crypto kiosks
Law enforcement officials and legislators in Texas are weighing bans or regulation of cash-to-crypto kiosks after testimony that the machines are…
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Chinese men shared rape videos on Telegram in Germany
Prosecutors say groups of mainly Chinese men in Germany used roughly two dozen Telegram chats to brag about rapes, share tips for drugging women and…
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Archbishop López Romero temporarily detached over sexual violence allegations
At least five women have accused Rabat Archbishop Cristobal López Romero of sexual violence, and the Spanish-born cleric announced his temporary…
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