After a colossal port explosion rocked the capital city of Beirut, the Lebanese government has decided to put all officials who oversaw storage and security there since 2014 under house arrest, until investigations are complete. The country’s Information Minister Manal Abdelsamad said the military will oversee their confinement, until all […]
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New Delhi (Sputnik): Last month, 30 kgs of gold, worth $2 million (INR 150 million) was seized from a diplomatic cargo addressed to a person in the UAE’s Consulate-General by customs officials at Thiruvananthapuram Airport in Kerala. India’s anti-terror probe body, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested six people in connection […]
The United Nations has denounced heavy-handed police tactics used against demonstrators in Portland and other US cities during ongoing protests, taking aim at what it called baseless arrests and unnecessary violence by officers. “Peaceful demonstrations that have been taking place in cities in the US, such as Portland, really must […]
There have been multiple arrests in Beverly Hills on Thursday evening as a mob of protesters attempted to take the streets of ultra-liberal Beverly Hills. An armored vehicle was brought in and a chopper could be heard overhead as they attempted to block Santa Monica Blvd. There had been at […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967276_0:78:3000:1766_1200x675_80_0_0_25c626083840ce12e2f955a8e235cc74.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967314-us-arrests-3-chinese-researchers-seeks-fugitive-at-san-francisco-consulate-justice-department-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US federal authorities have arrested three Chinese researchers for failing to disclose their links to China’s military, and a fourth individual is a fugitive harboured at the consulate in San Francisco, the Justice Department said in a press release […]
The head of the Department of Homeland Security set off alarms after saying that federal agents were making ‘proactive’ arrests in Portland amid heated protests, drawing comparisons to the dystopian “pre-crime” of Minority Report. Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf appeared on a Fox News segment on Tuesday night, discussing the […]
Dear VT and Messrs. Morrison, Shiffman, and Berens I read with interest your investigative report “The Teflon Robe”, published by Reuters on June 30, 2020, which “exposes hardwired judicial corruption” whereby “[t]housands of U.S. judges who broke laws or oaths remained on the bench” even though they “have made racist statements, lied to […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy Versione originale in Italiano «In September-October we will see the results of this period of serious economic crisis. We see closed shops, citizens who do not even have the opportunity to provide for their daily needs. The government has put in place […]
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said the ‘terrorists’ fueling violence in Belgrade will be arrested and held accountable, after the fourth day of protests saw more teargas and clashes with riot police. “I am proud of Serbia for enduring this,” Vucic said on Friday from Paris, where he was meeting […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy Versione originale in Italiano «In September-October we will see the results of this period of serious economic crisis. We see closed shops, citizens who do not even have the opportunity to provide for their daily needs. The government has put in place […]
Los Angeles police say they have arrested five people in connection to the shooting death of rapper Pop Smoke. He is seen here during Paris Fashion Week – Menswear in January. Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Claudio Lavenia/Getty Images Los Angeles police say they have arrested five people […]
Anarchists and leftists on Friday disabled vans and blocked the road to President Trump’s Mount Rushmore event. The National Guard moved in and began making arrests. Advertisement – story continues below WATCH: #BREAKING: National guard is working to disperse protesters who have formed a blockade leading to Mount Rushmore where […]
Three protesters have been arrested by the Tempe Police Department after footage filmed by a drone was used as evidence of their crime, signaling a new frontier in how the world is policed. The activists took to the streets to organize a ‘chalk walk’, which involves writing on the pavement […]
US Army soldier Ethan Melzer, 22, of Louisville, Kentucky, was indicted on terrorist charges Monday after he provided sensitive details about his Army unit to extremist organization Order of the Nine Angles (O9A), according to the US Justice Department (DoJ). Melzer provided information such as location, movements and security to […]
US President Donald Trump denounced Washington, DC police for seemingly doing nothing to prevent a group of activists from bringing down a Confederate general’s statue, calling for the “immediate” arrest of the perpetrators. Videos have emerged showing a group of protesters in the US capital dismantling a statue of Confederate […]
City Bar Calls For Investigation Following Arrests Of Legal Observers By Tom McParland, Law.com. June 19, 2020 City Bar Calls For Investigation Following Arrests Of Legal Observers2020-06-192020-06-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/national-lawyers-guild-legal-observer-yellow-hat.-photo-by-diego-m.-radzinschi-alm-e1592572403956.jpg200px200px Above photo: National Lawyers Guild legal observer outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington during oral arguments in the consolidated cases Department of Homeland Security […]
A 92-year-old woman was brutally knocked down in a random broad daylight attack in Manhattan last Friday. The video was captured on security camera. The 92-year-old woman was walking down the street with her walker when 31-year-old Rashid Brimmage walked by and punched her in the side of the face. […]
French police will abandon the chokehold method of arresting suspects, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner promised as George Floyd protests in the US inspired renewed outrage over police conduct in France. “It will no longer be taught in police and gendarmerie schools,” Castaner said on Monday, adding that the chokehold “has […]
Crooked Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr. on Friday announced the DA’s office will not prosecute protest-related arrests “in the interest of justice.” Cy Vance has been working around the clock to get his hands on President Trump’s tax records, but he will not prosecute violent rioters in his city. […]
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined Sean Hannity on Tuesday night to discuss the crisis in New York City. For days now far left protesters are destroying the city, looting businesses and attacking NY police. Rudy says de Blasio is calling the individual police chiefs and telling them […]
A national law enforcement agency in Ukraine has detained a hacker it claims is responsible for the country’s largest known theft of personal data, cryptocurrency wallets and other information. The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) reported detaining a hacker, known as Sanix, allegedly known for selling a database with 773 […]
US 22:08 GMT 13.05.2020(updated 22:09 GMT 13.05.2020) Get short URL The FBI has arrested a researcher for NASA who reportedly did not disclose his connections to the Chinese government and other Chinese entities. According to the US Justice Department (DoJ), Simon Saw-Teong Ang, a 63-year-old Arkansas professor, was arrested Friday […]
Venezuela Makes Fresh Arrests as Opposition Splinters over Failed Coup By Ricardo Vaz, Venezuelanalysis May 11, 2020 Venezuela Makes Fresh Arrests as Opposition Splinters over Failed Coup2020-05-112020-05-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/venezuela-arrests-suspected-participants-from-operation-gedeon-were-arrested-on-saturday-in-la-guaira-state.-from-ceofanb-e1589219823297.jpeg200px200px Above: Venezuela arrests suspected participants from ‘Operation Gedeon’ were arrested on Saturday in La Guaira State. From @Ceofanb. Trump said the operation “was not a good […]
The patient is said to have infected two members of his family during a 15-day struggle with the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. French health authorities are reportedly carrying out a tracing investigation to see whether he was the first person to bring the the novel virus into the country. A French […]