Arrest

Een chaotische week waarin de handhaver van de ‘war on drugs’ vlucht uit het senaatsgebouw, laat de regering ‘incompetent’ overkomen. De gezochte man ontvluchtte beveiligingsagenten, mobiliseerde demonstranten en serenadeerde zelfs de media met een militair hymne. Daarna, na een plotselinge vuurwisseling, glipte de meest controversiële wetgever van de Filipijnen midden in de nacht uit het zwaarbewaakte senaatsgebouw. Senator Ronald dela Rosa, die door het Internationaal Strafhof wordt gezocht voor misdaden tegen de menselijkheid, is nu nergens te bekennen. Lees verder...

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi is voor de Amerikaanse federale rechtbank verschenen om te worden geconfronteerd met zes terrorismegerelateerde aanklachten. Het Amerikaanse ministerie van Justitie heeft een Irakees staatsburger gearresteerd en aangeklaagd, die wordt beschuldigd van betrokkenheid bij bijna 20 vermeende terreuraanslagen en pogingen daartoe in de VS en Europa. • De golf van geweld die aan Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi wordt toegeschreven, heeft gezorgd voor grote bezorgdheid in veel Europese landen, maar vooral in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, waar joodse gemeenschapscentra, goede doelen, synagogen en andere locaties de afgelopen weken doelwit zijn geweest. Lees verder...

• Man geeft toe relikwie in beton te hebben gegoten nadat hij deze uit de kerk had meegenomen omdat hij tegen de tentoonstelling ervan was, aldus de politie. • De Tsjechische politie heeft de schedel van een 13e-eeuwse heilige teruggevonden, dagen nadat deze was gestolen uit een kerk in het noorden van het land. • De politie meldde dat ze een verdachte hebben gearresteerd, die toegaf de schedel van Saint Zdislava of Lemberk op dinsdag uit een glazen schrijn in de basiliek van St Lawrence and St Zdislava in het stadje Jablonné v Podještědí te hebben gestolen. Lees verder...

Exclusief: DHS maakte social media-berichten van de arrestatie van een betoger onder schot. Christian Cerna spreekt uit over de langdurige vervolging die zijn leven ontspoorde

Richard Werstine, gezocht in verband met de dood van Cold as Life-zanger Rodney Barger, is gearresteerd in Panama • Een verdachte die wordt beschuldigd van de moord op zijn vriend, een rocksinger, in 1993 is opgepakt in Midden-Amerika nadat hij meer dan 30 jaar lang succesvol aan de autoriteiten was ontsnapt. • Volgens de US Marshals Service is Richard Werstine, die gezocht werd in verband met de dood van Cold as Life-vocalist Rodney Barger, gearresteerd in Panama. Lees verder...

Ronald dela Rosa, door het Internationaal Strafhof beschuldigd van misdaden tegen de menselijkheid, in impasse met autoriteiten

Voormalig politiechef Ronald dela Rosa brengt nacht door in senaatskantoor nadat een andere Duterte-bondgenoot hem bescherming aanbiedt

• Man van 45 en vrouw van 52 aangehouden op verdenking van samenspanning tot brandstichting na brand in Whitechapel • Twee personen zijn gearresteerd door antiterrorisme-functionarissen die een onderzoek doen naar een brandstichtingsaanslag bij een voormalige synagoge in Oost-Londen. • Een man van 45 en een vrouw van 52 werden zondag gearresteerd op verdenking van samenspanning tot brandstichting en zijn in bewaring gesteld door de politie.

One man critically injured following incident in Arnold and suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murderA man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after five people were struck by a car in a town centre in Nottinghamshire, police have said.One man suffered life-threatening injuries and remains critically ill in hospital while four other men sustained less serious injuries after the incident in Arnold shortly before 1.10am on Saturday. Continue reading...

• Britney Spears has been formally charged with a misdemeanor DUI for driving under combined alcohol and drug influence following her March arrest. • Prosecutors filed the count, to which the singer vows full legal compliance. • The case renews focus on Spears' post-conservatorship life and public struggles.

Nofolk police arrest man on suspicion of public order offence and possession of offensive weaponA man has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and possession of an offensive weapon near the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.Norfolk police said: “Officers were called to Wolferton shortly after 7.30pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2026) following a report a man was behaving in an intimidating manner in the village. Continue reading...

Turmoil and violence rocks state since prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative electionTensions have been high in the Indian state of West Bengal after a top political aide from Narendra Modi’s party was shot dead in the street and hundreds were arrested as violence broke out following elections this week.The prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) claimed victory in the West Bengal elections on Monday, defeating Trinamool Congress (TMC), which had ruled over the state legislature for 15 years. Continue reading...

Police say man is not suspected of involvement in the theft itself and the phone has not been recoveredPolice investigating the theft of a phone belonging to Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney have arrested a man.The man, who was arrested on Wednesday in Peckham, south London, is suspected of receiving the phone after it was stolen, the Metropolitan police said on Thursday. Continue reading...

The group of 13 women and children left Syria for Australia on Wednesday, with authorities saying some adults may be chargedA group of 11 women and children have landed in Melbourne after being detained for more than seven years in Syrian detention camps since the fall of Islamic State.Some the women may face and possible criminal charges – including terrorism and slavery related offences – with the Australian federal police (AFP) expected to provide an update later on Thursday. Continue reading...

Justice department targets MacArthur Park, which has long struggled with fentanyl use, overdoses and homelessnessFederal authorities arrested 18 people in Los Angeles in a crackdown on drugs in MacArthur Park, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.The DoJ said it was targeting an “open-air drug market” in the park near downtown, which has long struggled with fentanyl use and overdoses and has at times had large encampments of unhoused people. Continue reading...

Police say they arrested an 18-year-old man after weekend shooting at lake party promoted across social mediaSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailPolice announced on Wednesday that an 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a mass shooting that left one woman dead and 22 other people wounded during a night-time party beside an Oklahoma lake.Police in Edmond announced that the man was arrested earlier in the day on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in the wake of Sunday night’s shooting, which erupted following an argument amid a large crowd gathered at Arcadia Lake in that Oklahoma City suburb. Continue reading...

Disclosure made at preliminary hearing for civil case in which four women accuse the influencer and his brother of rapeAndrew Tate sought written assurances from prosecutors that he would not be arrested if he returned to the UK for a civil case in which he is accused of rape, a court has heard.Lawyers for the influencer and self-described misogynist, who has been charged with ten criminal offences and is under investigation by various forces, made the submission last year. Continue reading...

• A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with making repeated threats and leaving voicemails calling for President Donald Trump's assassination, marking the latest in a series of politically motivated violence incidents. • The arrest follows a similar case in California and has prompted concerns among political analysts about escalating threats against the president and other government officials. • Fox News political analyst Guy Benson highlighted the troubling trend of rising politically motivated violence targeting administration officials and lawmakers.

New government accused of ‘performative justice’ and making deals with suspects in 2013 Tadamon massacresAhmad al-Homsi is a deep sleeper, but when he was woken last month and told that Amjad Youssef, a Syrian intelligence officer who killed civilians in the 2013 Tadamon massacres, had been arrested, he bolted out of bed. He ran into the street to find other people already celebrating the news.“We stayed out for almost three or four days celebrating. People from neighbouring areas sent camels, sheep, livestock for us to slaughter and distribute them to people. The tears of joy didn’t stop,” said al-Homsi, a 33-year-old activist with the Tadamon Coordination Committee, which documented the atrocities in the Damascus neighbourhood. Continue reading...

Sabine Mairey, who was arrested on Thursday over social media posts, pictured with party activists in ClaphamA Green council candidate arrested this week over alleged antisemitic social media posts has been seen canvassing subsequently alongside other party members, with Labour saying it showed the issue was not being taken seriously by Zack Polanski’s party.Sabine Mairey was among two Green candidates in Lambeth, south London, arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning. Continue reading...

Man, 32, taken into custody after police called to Rosemeadow incident in early hours of Sunday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third victim has died and a man is in police custody following an incident at a home in Sydney’s southwest.NSW police arrived at the house in Rosemeadow on Sunday at 1.30am after reports of a disturbance. Continue reading...

Man, 32, arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning after incident in Rosemeadow. Follow updates liveFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third victim has died and a man is in police custody following an incident at a home in Sydney’s southwest, AAP reports.NSW police arrived at the house in Rosemeadow on Sunday at 1.30am after reports of a disturbance. Continue reading...

Five-year-old’s grandfather and senior Warlpiri elder appeals for calm, saying: ‘It is time now for sorry business’• Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police say one person is facing charges and more are expected over unrest in Alice Springs after the arrest of a man in connection with the death of five-year-old girl.The grandfather of Kumanjayi Little Baby, whose body was found on Thursday 5km from the Old Timers town camp where she was last seen alive on Saturday night, called for calm in the central Australian town on Friday, saying the violent confrontation between police and others at Alice Springs hospital was not “our way”. Continue reading...

Dozens of people gathered outside the hospital where the 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared•Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who have diedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn angry crowd has clashed with police outside a hospital in Alice Springs where a 47-year-old man arrested by police in connection with the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was being treated.The arrest of Jefferson Lewis was confirmed in a brief statement by Northern Territory police just before 10pm local time on Thursday night. Continue reading...

Mark Rowley defends officers who arrested suspect in Wednesday’s incident and calls on Green party leader to show solidarity The Metropolitan police chief has said that Green party leader Zack Polanski sharing a post about the arrest of the Golders Green terror suspect will have a “chilling effect”.Met officers arrested a 45-year-old man after two Jewish people were stabbed in the suburb of north-west London on Wednesday. Police said the suspect was shot with a stun gun to subdue him. Continue reading...

Lambeth council candidates Saiqa Ali and Sabine Mairey understood to have been detained over social media postsTwo women standing as Green party candidates in the local elections have been arrested over alleged antisemitic social media posts.The women, running in seats for Lambeth council, south London, were arrested by the Metropolitan police on Thursday morning. Continue reading...