No Comment WATCH: Thousands rally in Israel calling for Gaza hostage deal Thousands marched in Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities, as well as in Jerusalem, on Sunday, blocking roads and shutting businesses in protests demanding a deal to free hostages held in Gaza. 18/08/2025
South Korea South Korea's ex first lady arrested over corruption allegations Investigators are seeking to charge Kim over alleged crimes in one of three probes launched under Seoul’s new liberal government, targeting the presidency of Yoon, a conservative who was removed from office in April. 13/08/2025
Europe News 466 arrested in protests backing banned group Palestine Action Hundreds of protesters in central London showing support to recently banned Palestine Action group have been arrested. 10/08/2025
USA Trump raises bounty for President Nicolás Maduro's arrest to $50 milli US Attorney General Pam Bondi says Washington has seized more than $700 million in assets directly linked to Venezuela’s leftist President Nicolás Maduro, whom the US accuses of being a narco-trafficker. 08/08/2025
USA Florida woman arrested over treating thousands while posing as nurse The county sheriff who announced her detention called it "one of the most disturbing cases of medical fraud we’ve ever investigated". 07/08/2025
Europe News Far-right UK figure Tommy Robinson arrested over alleged assault Former leader of the far-right English Defence League was arrested by British Transport Police after disembarking from a flight from Portugal. 05/08/2025
Pakistan Pakistan sentences 108 Imran Khan's party members over 2023 protests Khan has remained in jail since his arrest in 2023 which sparked the protests, and faces over 150 charges. He and his supporters claim that they are part of a broader crackdown to weaken his movement. 01/08/2025
Culture news Turkish police detain cartoonist over Prophet Muhammad caricature Leman magazine's cartoon, depicting Prophet Muhammad and Prophet Moses exchanging greetings as missiles rain down from the sky, has led to the arrest of the cartoonist and several protests. 01/07/2025
Europe News Azerbaijan cancels Russian cultural events over deaths of two citizens Baku has cancelled all Russian cultural events in protest over the deaths of two Azerbaijanis during police raids in Yekaterinburg, demanding justice. 30/06/2025
Indonesia Three Australians arrested in Bali over fatal shooting of compatriot The three suspects face charges including murder and firearm offences that could result in a life sentence or the death penalty if found guilty, police said. 18/06/2025
Germany Germany arrests five for alleged right-wing extremist plot and attacks The suspects — aged 14 to 18 — are believed to have been members of a right-wing extremist organisation that calls itself "The Last Wave of Defence". 21/05/2025
Europe News French police detain 25 suspects in prison attacks investigation Fifteen attacks on French prisons occurred over a two-week period in April. 28/04/2025
Spain Spanish police arrest Russian couple over Mallorca cat smuggling ring The suspects are alleged to have advertised species including pumas, white tigers and clouded leopards — for which they were charging €60,000. 15/04/2025
World News Turkish court rejects appeal to release arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was detained last month, is widely seen as the biggest challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. 14/04/2025
Culture news Israel releases Oscar-winning Palestinian director after detainment The Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director of 'No Other Land', Hamdan Ballal, was attacked by Jewish settlers, detained by the Israeli army, and later released. 26/03/2025
Turkey Could Ekrem İmamoğlu become Turkey's next president? There is currently no obstacle for İmamoğlu, who was announced as the CHP's presidential candidate, to be elected despite his arrest. 24/03/2025
Europe News Protests continue for a fifth night after court orders Imamoglu jailed Protests erupted on Wednesday after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested following a dawn raid of his residence as authorities investigated allegations of corruption and terrorism. 24/03/2025
Turkey Dozens arrested over online posts in Turkey amid wider crackdown Istanbul mayor and opposition politician Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained on Wednesday on charges of corruption and bribery. 20/03/2025
Afghanistan British couple arrested by Taliban to be freed 'as soon as possible' Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who run education and training programmes in central Afghanistan, were detained by the Taliban earlier this month. 25/02/2025
Culture news Turkish star accused of promoting terrorism in famous French TV show Le bureau des légendes (The Bureau) actress Melisa Sözen has been questioned on terrorism charges over her role in the French series. She played a double agent in the show’s third season - which aired seven years ago. Apparently fiction must equate to reality for the Istanbul public prosecuton. 05/02/2025