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Shell-shocked: California man arrested for attempting to traffic wild turtles
Donald Do allegedly sought to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles under the false claim they had been captive-bredA California man, who received a federal permit to export turtles under the false claim that they had been captive-bred, has been arrested on wildlife-trafficking charges, authorities said on Friday.Donald Do and an unidentified accomplice allegedly sought to export 292 loggerhead musk turtles to Taiwan from December 2022 to May 2024. The accomplice obtained the US Fish and Wildlife Service export license, after which, authorities say, Do purchased turtles poached from the wild in Florida and other locales. Do had also allegedly sent instructions for the animals to be shipped to San Francisco. Continue reading...
PM Modi Meets Dutch Royals In Netherlands, Discusses Tech, Trade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met King of the Netherlands Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the Royal Palace and discussed close cooperation in digital technology, innovation, fintech and blue economy.
UK and France extend ‘one in, one out’ small boats pilot scheme until October
Asylum seekers express dismay at continuation of scheme agreed last year that has failed to stop crossings in ChannelThe Home Office is extending a controversial scheme to stop asylum seekers crossing the Channel in small boats, the Guardian has learned.The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, signed a deal they hailed as “groundbreaking” last July, known as “one in, one out”. Continue reading...
Congolese report constant burials as deaths in new Ebola outbreak reach 87
Authorities say at least 87 people have died in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province
Nine injured after car pursued by police crashes in east London
Met police say they pursued vehicle believed stolen before it collided with another vehicle in IlfordNine people have been injured after a car being pursued by police crashed in east London.The Metropolitan police said officers had tried to stop a vehicle they believed had been stolen. Continue reading...
Bangladesh Arrests Ex-Soldier Who Threatened To Attack Parliament, Airport
The suspect, named as 23-year-old Mohammad Rahed Hossain Mahed, "had taken refuge in a hideout near the Indian border", authorities said.
Canadian cruise passenger gets a presumptive positive hantavirus test result after ship outbreak
Canadian officials have reported that one of four Canadians returning from a cruise ship with a hantavirus outbreak has a “presumptive positive” test result
Venezuela says it deported close ally of Maduro to face judicial proceedings in US
Venezuela’s government says it has deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro to face judicial proceedings in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap
Tommy Robinson tells tens of thousands at London rally to prepare for ‘battle of Britain’
Turnout down at second ‘unite the kingdom’ march featuring Islamophobic and ethnonationalist hate speech and flyersThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson told tens of thousands of supporters to prepare for the “battle of Britain” during a rally in London on Saturday.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, drew tens of thousands of supporters on to the streets of central London for the second year running in an event where Islamophobic and ethnonationalist hate speech and flyers were distributed to the crowds. Continue reading...
Seven people injured after man drives car into pedestrians in northern Italy
Man in 30s arrested over incident in Modena that left two seriously hurtEight people were injured, two seriously, on Saturday after a car rammed into a group of pedestrians in the northern Italian city of Modena.Police said the driver, in his 30s, had been arrested. He is also alleged to have attempted to stab a passerby who had tried to stop him from fleeing the scene. Continue reading...
Kash Patel faces scrutiny over snorkeling outing at USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii
FBI director reportedly took a snorkel excursion at site containing remains of more than 1,000 navy sailors and marinesThe FBI director, Kash Patel, is facing new scrutiny following reports that he participated in a snorkeling excursion around the USS Arizona during a trip to Hawaii last summer.The outing was first reported this week by the Associated Press, which obtained government emails describing the excursion as a “VIP snorkel” around the USS Arizona – the site that holds the remains of more than 1,000 US navy sailors and marines who died at Pearl Harbor in 1941. Continue reading...
Israeli Strikes Kill Hamas Armed Wing Chief, 'Architect' Of October 7 Attack
Ezzedine Al-Haddad had been killed in an Israeli strike on a residential apartment and a civilian vehicle in Gaza City on Friday.
