Rodrigo Duterte has been kept in a cell in The Hague for more than three weeks on charges of crimes against humanity for the deadly antidrug campaigns he oversaw in the Philippines. But the former president is still on the ballot in elections for mayor in his home base next month, a race that political … Read more
The Hyderabad police on Tuesday detained the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Telangana, Payal Shankar as they stepped out of MLA Quarters in Hyderabad to visit HCU (Hyderabad Central University) and the disputed 400 acres of land. Shankar came down heavily on the Congress-led State Government over a land dispute related to the alleged … Read more
An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were detained in Afghanistan earlier this year, according to a source with knowledge of the matter and a former U.S. envoy to Kabul. “American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of … Read more
A judge in the US has ordered that a Turkish student should not be deported after she was detained by immigration officials. Rumeysa Ozturk, a 30-year-old doctoral student, was detained near her Massachusetts home earlier this week after she voiced support for Palestinians. The federal judge in Massachusetts ordered on Friday that she should not … Read more
US immigration authorities have detained and revoked the visa of a Turkish student – accusing her of supporting Hamas. Footage showed masked and plain clothes agents taking 30-year-old Rumeysa Ozturk into custody near her home in Somerville, Massachusetts. The doctoral student, at Tufts University near Boston, had voiced support for Palestinians in Israel’s war in … Read more
Binance’s USDT/TRY trading pair saw its highest volatility since April 2024 after Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested. Turkey’s arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key political figure, and potential 2028 presidential candidate, sent shockwaves through the country’s markets — sparking a sharp drop in the lira … Read more
Chained, detained for weeks and eventually deported, two German tourists trying to enter the United States were recently tangled in a system responding to President Trump’s push to sharply restrict entry and deport people en masse. The cases of Jessica Brösche, held for 46 days, and Lucas Sielaff, held for 16, and accounts of their … Read more
Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after they were deported from the U.S. They were given 30 days to leave the Central American nation. The deportees, largely from Asian countries, were part of a deal struck between the Trump administration and Panama and Costa Rica … Read more
An American woman suspected of throwing her newborn out of a hotel window in Paris, killing the baby, has been detained in the French capital. The baby is believed to have been thrown from the second floor of the hotel in the 20th arrondissement on Monday morning, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement … Read more
Russia has reportedly released a American citizen who had been detained on drug charges, just hours ahead of its talks with the US over Ukraine. The New York Times said that Kalob Byers Wayne had been released by Russia on Monday, hours before the discussions were set to begin. The 28-year-old had been arrested at … Read more