Tag: Police

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‘Historic cocaine seizure’: Montenegro foils attempt to smuggle over 1 ton of cocaine in shipment of bananas

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Montenegro’s national police force announced the seizure of more than a ton of cocaine on Friday in the country’s biggest ever drug bust, detaining two people who tried to smuggle it across the border in a shipment of bananas. … Read More >‘Historic cocaine seizure’: Montenegro foils attempt to smuggle over 1 ton of cocaine in shipment of bananas

Categories Middle East

The Taliban needs foreign help to eradicate opium trafficking, spokesman tells Russian media

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The Taliban funded its insurgency against NATO troops with illegal opium trade, but now it once again wants to eradicate poppy cultivation and needs international assistance to do so, a senior militant movement official said. … Read More >The Taliban needs foreign help to eradicate opium trafficking, spokesman tells Russian media

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‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

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Police have imposed a week-long operations ban on a church outside Sydney, Australia after its pastor held a sermon in violation of health orders and urged followers to defy the city’s strict lockdown rules. … Read More >‘Lockdowns are over, in the name of Jesus’: Australian police fine church & ban services for openly defying Covid restrictions

Categories EU

Afghan evacuee from Kabul detained for breaking house arrest in France after being surveilled due to Taliban links

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An Afghan refugee from a family that was placed under police surveillance in France due to Taliban links was detained for breaking the terms of his house arrest, the country’s interior minister has said. … Read More >Afghan evacuee from Kabul detained for breaking house arrest in France after being surveilled due to Taliban links

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Clashes & arrests in Sydney, Melbourne as anti-lockdown protesters defy Australian police pledge to unleash ‘full force’ (VIDEOS)

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Heated protests erupted in Sydney and Melbourne as massive crowds took to the streets to decry ongoing lockdown measures, seeing clashes with Australian police, who responded with pepper spray, roadblocks and a string of arrests. … Read More >Clashes & arrests in Sydney, Melbourne as anti-lockdown protesters defy Australian police pledge to unleash ‘full force’ (VIDEOS)

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Over 200 arrested, at least 7 police injured amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Australia (VIDEOS)

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Thousands of people hit the streets of Australia’s largest cities on Saturday, defying coronavirus lockdowns. The protest got particularly chaotic in Melbourne, devolving into clashes between anti-lockdown marchers and police. … Read More >Over 200 arrested, at least 7 police injured amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Australia (VIDEOS)

Categories Shows

Tackling Anti-China Propaganda w/ Amanda Yee, an update on targeted harassment in Florida

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Amanda Yee is the host of the podcast Radio Free Amanda, where she tackles anti-China propaganda in politics, culture and the media. Anders Lee interviews Yee on this episode that’s hosted by Naomi Karavani. Lee and Yee look into the propaganda surrounding Chinese athletes at the Olympics, the development of – and Western backlash to – China’s Belt and Road Initiative … Read More >Tackling Anti-China Propaganda w/ Amanda Yee, an update on targeted harassment in Florida

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Ukrainian Neo-Nazi’s clash with police during anti-government rally outside president Zelensky’s office in Kiev (VIDEOS)

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Things got out of control during a nationalist rally in the Ukrainian capital Kiev, on Saturday, as demonstrators refused to undergo security checks and clashed with police in an attempt to break through to the president’s office. … Read More >Ukrainian Neo-Nazi’s clash with police during anti-government rally outside president Zelensky’s office in Kiev (VIDEOS)