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Pakistan facilitates return of Iranian cargo ship crew seized by the United States

Pakistan has announced that it played a key role in facilitating the return of 22 crew members from an Iranian cargo vessel that was seized by the United States in the Arabian Sea. The move is being described as part of ongoing efforts to ease tensions in a highly sensitive regional environment. Crew......

Indian court extends detention of aviation official and reliance executive in bribery case

A court in India has extended the detention of a senior aviation regulator and an executive from Reliance Industries until May 6, as part of an ongoing corruption investigation linked to alleged bribery in drone import approvals. The case involves allegations that a deputy director general of the Directorate......

American-Kuwaiti journalist detained in Kuwait amid regional tensions

An American-Kuwaiti journalist has been held in detention in Kuwait for several weeks, according to international press freedom organizations, raising concerns about increasing restrictions on media activity in the Gulf region. The journalist, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, an independent reporter who has previously......

Moroccan man arrested in Spain over alleged kidnapping and abuse of his wife

Spanish authorities have arrested a 32-year-old Moroccan man in northwestern Spain on suspicion of illegally detaining and abusing his wife for several weeks inside their home in the province of Zamora. The arrest was carried out by the Guardia Civil after emergency services......

Frenchman freed after 909 days in Malaysian prison returns home

A French national who spent more than two years in detention in Malaysia on drug trafficking charges returned to France on Thursday after being acquitted earlier this week, ending a judicial ordeal that exposed him to the death penalty. Tom Félix, 34, landed early in the morning at Paris Charles......

Massive protests in Minneapolis as ICE detentions spark public outrage

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis on Friday despite freezing temperatures, demonstrating against the actions of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and federal immigration policies. The mobilization followed the detention of a five-year-old boy, Liam Conejo......

Mexico demands answers from the United States after migrant dies in ICE custody

The Mexican government has formally requested explanations from the United States following the death of one of its citizens while in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Georgia. In a statement released on Thursday, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs......

Influencer Soukayna Benjelloun placed in Pre-trial detention in Oukacha

Moroccan influencer Soukayna Benjelloun has been placed in pre-trial detention by order of the public prosecutor at the Casablanca Court of First Instance, following her arrest on Thursday, November 27. Benjelloun, widely known on social media and often referred to as “the woman with......

Peru issues international arrest warrant for former prime minister Betssy Chavez

Peruvian authorities issued on Friday both national and international arrest warrants for former prime minister Betssy Chavez, who is facing charges over her alleged involvement in the 2022 attempted coup. Chavez has been staying at the Mexican embassy’s residence in Lima since early November,......