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Omar was first elected to Congress in 2018, and is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. Image source, Getty ImagesByKwasi Gyamfi AsieduReporting fromWashingtonPublished12 October 2026, 14:39 BSTUpdated 36 minutes agoUS immigration agents searched the home of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday morning as part of a "criminal investigation". Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents "executed a judicially authorized search warrant" for the home in the Washington, DC, area, a.

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Shadrack Sibiya had denied grooming a 16-year-old and raping an 18-year-old. A lawyer representing Lt Gen Shadrack Sibiya submitted his resignation letter at his disciplinary hearing on Monday, a police spokesperson said. The charges relate to allegations that he sexually groomed a 16-year-old girl and raped an 18-year-old woman. He is also facing a charge of trafficking. Sibiya has denied all the charges. He says he did have sex with.

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US officials had been offering a reward of $10m (£7.5m) for information leading to Álvaro Pulido's arrest. The US Department of Justice said Álvaro Pulido, 62, had been arrested during a Homeland Security Task Force operation on Sunday, but did not provide further details as to how he ended up in US custody. Pulido had been in jail in Venezuela since March 2023 accused of diverting profits from the state-run.

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A 14-year-old was detained after the middle-school principal and teacher were injured. The ninth-grade student was detained "immediately" after the incident at Lakanal middle school, Aubagne Mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari said. French media reported the suspect was 14. No children were harmed and the teachers have been treated for injuries which are not life-threatening, Squillari added. Broadcaster BFMTV and Le Parisien reported that the incident was not thought to be related.

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It comes after the armed group hit Riyadh's international airport and another facility, killing 13 people, in a significant escalation. Watch: Footage from inside Riyadh's airport shows the moment the strike hit on Saturday Saudi Arabia's energy minister has vowed a "serious" response to the deadly attacks on the kingdom's airports and oil and gas facilities by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement. "The events of recent weeks are serious. Our response.

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The march follows a chaotic weekend in Delhi which saw thousands of protesters being detained by police. This will be the latest in a series of demonstrations in Delhi, with thousands of security forces deployed and roads barricaded in the capital. Attempts to hold a protest by the Cockroach Janata Party pressure group over the weekend led to thousands of demonstrators being detained. Opposition parties allege that under Chief Election.