Police arrest Istanbul mayor and key Erdogan rival over alleged corruption and terror links

Police in Turkey arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terror links.

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Istanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nomination

Key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan detained a day after university invalidated his diploma, in move seen as politically motivated . Turkish police on Wednesday arrested Istanbul mayor ...
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Turkish lira, stock market drop after Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival arrested

Imamoglu, the popular 53-year-old mayor was seen as the next opposition party candidate for the Turkish presidency.
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Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival

Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held
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Key Erdogan rival's diploma is revoked in a move that blocks him from Turkey's election

A university has invalidated Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's diploma in a move widely perceived as politically motivated to block him from from running in the next presidential race
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Belgian prosecutors make arrests in corruption probe linked to European Parliament

Belgian federal prosecutors say they've arrested several individuals as part of a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament amid reports in local media that Chinese company Huawei bribed ...
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Japanese police arrest several men for alleged sexual assault of their daughters

Japanese media say police have arrested several men for alleged sexual assault of their underaged daughters
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Texas AG announces multiple arrests over alleged illegal abortions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Texas AG makes multiple arrests over alleged illegal abortions Ken Paxton this week announced the arrests of ...
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Erdogan rival arrested days before becoming presidential candidate

Ekrem Imamoglu's detention comes days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
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Sydney caravan a ‘fake terrorism plot’ and antisemitic attacks a scheme to divert police resources, authorities allege

‘The caravan plot was an elaborate scheme contrived by organised criminals domestically and from offshore,’ AFP deputy commissioner Krissy Barrett says. Get our breaking news email , free app ...
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2 more suspects arrested after student dies in alleged hazing incident

Two men were arrested this week on charges of criminal hazing, a felony, the Baton Rouge Police Department said Tuesday.
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Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman

The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took place. Two men have been arrested in India in connection with the alleged rape of an Israeli and a ...
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Erdoğan’s main rival risks ban from Turkish vote after degree annulled

Popular Istanbul mayor faces potential disqualification from elections amid crackdown on opposition
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NYC mayoral candidate confronts Trump border czar over ICE arrest of Columbia graduate

New York State Assembly member and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani confronted President Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, in Albany on Wednesday over the recent arrest of Columbia University ...
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Police admit arrest of anti-monarchy heckler in Oxford was unlawful

Symon Hill paid £2,500 by Thames Valley police over his arrest at proclamation of Charles III’s accession in 2022. Police have admitted acting unlawfully in arresting a trainee Baptist minister who ...
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2 more Louisiana fraternity members arrested in alleged hazing death

Baton Rouge police on Tuesday announced the arrests of 25-year-old Kyle Thurman and 28-year-old Isaiah Smith. They were both charged with criminal hazing.
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Police investigate MP Rupert Lowe over alleged threats

The Great Yarmouth MP is accused of making "verbal threats" against Reform UK's chairman.
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Rival forces seize mayor's office in key Ethiopian town amid fears of new conflict

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Philippines' Duterte in The Hague after ICC arrest over drug war

Duterte, who led a "drug war" that killed thousands, was arrested for alleged crimes against humanity.
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A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked

Police in Australia say an explosives-filled trailer that politicians earlier described as an antisemitic terrorism plot and a foiled mass casualty event was staged by criminals in a complicated hoax
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The Eric Adams case may end in a corrupt miscarriage of justice

The strange official corruption case of New York City Mayor Eric Adams is about to draw to an abominable close.
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Democrats demand investigation into Musk over possible criminal corruption

Leading figures urge Pam Bondi to examine ‘Mr Musk’s activities at the FAA’ amid conflict-of-interest concerns. Never miss global breaking news. Download our free app to keep up with key stories ...
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Yale Scholar Banned After A.I. News Site Accuses Her of Terrorist Link

The deputy director of a liberal project at Yale Law School was put on leave over allegations that she is linked to Samidoun, a group the U.S. government has said funds terrorists.
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DOJ weighs plan to slash public corruption unit

The Justice Department (DOJ) is weighing a sizable reduction in a division designed to handle public corruption cases, a move that comes after the department dropped charges against New York City ...
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A Sydney caravan laden with explosives was a ‘fake terrorism plot’. Here’s what we know

Police say they believed soon after the caravan’s discovery in January that it was a ‘con job’, alleging it was fabricated by criminals for personal benefit. Follow our Australia news live blog ...
The Guardian - Mar. 10
Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by police at Manila’s international airport on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against ...
ABC News - Mar. 10
Alabama city leaders vote to replace and rebuild 'corrupt' police department

An Alabama city plans to replace its police department after a grand jury indicted its chief and four officers.
NBC News - Mar. 11
Police in Japan arrest man in fatal knife attack on a YouTuber during livestreaming

Police in Japan said Friday that they had arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street.
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Philippines’ ex-president Duterte sent to The Hague over drug war killings

Former leader arrested on International Criminal Court warrant over alleged crimes against humanity
Financial Times - Mar. 11
Reform UK's former Wales leader to stand trial over Russia-linked bribes

Nathan Gill appears at the Old Bailey charged with nine counts related to alleged bribery.
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Rodrigo Duterte appears at ICC hearing in The Hague by video link

Allegations of crimes against humanity laid out against former Philippines president over his deadly ‘war on drugs’. Rodrigo Duterte has become the first Asian former leader to appear before the ...
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Denver mayor tags arrest of leading immigration advocate as 'Putin-style political persecution'

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston blasted the Trump administration for "Soviet-style political persecution of political dissidents" by arresting high-profile Colorado immigration advocate Jeanette ...
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Cargo ship's captain arrested over North Sea crash

Humberside Police says an investigation has been launched into the collision between the two ships.
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Ship captain arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over collision with tanker

U.K. police say the Solong cargo ship's captain, identified by the vessel's owner as a Russian national, was detained on suspicion of negligent manslaughter.
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Ex-Barclays boss Staley accuses regulator of ‘destroying’ his reputation

UK bank’s former chief hits back over alleged links with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein
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Police arrest man in fatal knife attack on a YouTuber during livestreaming on Tokyo street

Police in Japan say they have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a YouTuber while she was livestreaming on a downtown Tokyo street
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Noel Clarke says life 'smashed' by allegations

He is suing the Guardian's publisher over allegations of sexually inappropriate behaviour.
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Court recommends charges against NYC Mayor Adams dropped

A court-appointed lawyer has advised a federal judge that corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped. Meantime, sources tell NBC News two federal prosecutors in ...
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Kleptocrats to benefit from Trump DoJ’s anti-corruption pause, experts warn

Former prosecutors criticize Pam Bondi’s decision to halt enforcement of bribery laws as short-sighted and dangerous. A radical makeover at the US department of justice has seen key drives to fight ...
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North Sea collision: ship’s master arrested as fears grow for marine life

Police launch criminal investigation while local leaders call on Starmer to prevent environmental catastrophe. Police have detained the master of the container ship Solong as experts voiced growing ...
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