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Care Bear undercover cop busts female drug dealing suspect in Peru

In Lima, Peru, a police officer disguised as a Care Bear delivering flowers and chocolates to arrest a suspected cocaine drug dealer before Valentine's Day.

Travel News

French tourist banned from Egypt after false charge of trafficking

The tourist was suspected over a statue she had purchased from the shopping arcade of a luxury hotel.

Culture news

Killer Mike issues statement following arrest at 2024 Grammys

US rapper Killer Mike has dismissed his arrest at the Grammy Awards ceremony, where he won three major awards, as "a speed bump". He is scheduled to appear in court later this month.

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Greta Thunberg cleared as judge throws out public order charge

The Swedish climate activist was arrested amid a crackdown by the UK government on ‘disruptive’ protests.

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Spain

Spanish former tennis star found guilty of multi-million euros fraud

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, once the world's number-one tennis player, has been found guilty of fraud alongside her former husband, Josep Santacana, whom she blamed for the crime.

Estonia

Estonia arrests Russian professor accused of spying for Moscow

The academic was allegedly on Moscow’s payroll for years, collecting intelligence aimed at undermining Tallinn's national security.

World News

One of two politicians arrested in Poland goes on hunger strike

Polish police on Tuesday arrested two politicians convicted of abuse of power in a dramatic escalation of a stand-off between the new and previous governments.

Russia

Russia extends pre-trial detention of theatre director and playwright

In the Kremlin's latest move to crackdown on dissent, the Russian women are accused of justifying terrorism and will be held in detention until March, 2024.

China

China arrest one individual accused of collecting secrets for the UK

Beijing said the unnamed individual had been cooperating with the British foreign intelligence agency MI6 since 2015.

Art

Second suspect arrested in theft of Banksy stop sign artwork

A second suspect was arrested in the alleged theft of a work by the elusive street artist Banksy of a stop sign adorned with three military drones, London police said Sunday.

Earth News

COP28: Activists fear surveillance and arrests at Dubai climate summit

Assurances about the ability to "peacefully assemble" and the promise of "inclusive" negotiations, are not enough to reassure activists.

Romania

France to decide on extraditing Romania’s convicted royal heir

Paul Lambrino, an heir to the former Romanian royal family, has refused to be extradited to his home country after being arrested in France last year, saying that the case against him is political.

Italy

Protests and vigils in Italy over violent death of 22-year-old woman

Filippo Turetta, who had disappeared a week ago, was arrested on Sunday in Germany after the body of Giulia Cecchettin was found the day before with multiple stab wounds.

France

Two detained in France over possible link to Brussels gunman

The two men are suspected of having conspired with Abdesalem Lassoued, the 45-year-old Tunisian national who killed two Swedes in Brussels on 16 October.

Culture news

Spanish actor Gabriel Guevara arrested during Venice Film Festival

The arrest was confirmed by the Venice Film Festival, who states that the actor was not on the Lido for anything related to the event.

Earth News

Pet bulldog abandoned at airport after being refused by airline

A woman abandoned her dog at a Pennsylvania airport before flying to a resort, officials say.

USA

Trump posts mug shot on site formerly known as Twitter

Donald Trump returned to the social media site formerly known as Twitter by posting his mug shot on Thursday after he surrendered himself at a jail in Atlanta on charges that he illegally schemed to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

Bulgaria

Bulgarian mayor arrested in EU fraud probe into €169,000 in subsidies

A crowd of supporters gave their backing to Valentin Dimitrov, who denies the charges, when he emerged from police headquarters in Dobrich, Bulgaria.

Kyrgyzstan

Arrests in Kyrgyzstan over attempted coup days after EU leaders' visit

The Central Asian nation's security agency confirmed more than 30 arrests among groups involved in allegedly plotting a coup.

Hacker Hunter

RaidForums: The child hacker facing extradition to the US

A co-production with Kaspersky

Portuguese national Diogo Santos Coelho launched one of the world's biggest hacking forums in 2015 when he was just 14 years old. The FBI chose not to intervene until he was old enough to be tried as an adult.