Brazil begins making arrests in cellphone monitoring investigation

Police in Brazil conducted searches and made two arrests Friday in an investigation targeting members of the country’s intelligence agency who were suspected of using spy technology to track cellphones without judicial authorization, the Federal Police said in a statement. Officials at

Israel arrests 63 Hamas operatives in West Bank

Dozens of Hamas operatives have been arrested in the West Bank overnight, the Israeli military announced Thursday.  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that its troops and the Shin Bet security agency “operated in many centers throughout the Judea

France arrests 24 for antisemitic acts since Hamas attacked Israel

France says it has taken 24 people into custody for antisemitic acts since Hamas attacked Israel, including catching people with knives near Jewish schools.  Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, speaking Thursday on France Inter radio, also said authorities encountered a drone flying over

Bulgaria arrests 12 for violating anti-Russia sanctions

Bulgarian police have arrested 12 people accused of illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia that can be used by the Russian military in the war in Ukraine. The Interior Ministry chief secretary, Zhivko Kotsev, told reporters Tuesday the suspects included citizens of

India arrests administrator, editor of Modi-critical news site

Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor and human resources chief of NewsClick, a news site critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing government. At least 46 people were questioned when NewsClick’s office was raided, and numerous devices have been seized.

Azerbaijan arrests separatist leaders after reclaiming Nagorno-Karabakh

Azerbaijani authorities on Tuesday arrested several leaders of the Eurasian nation’s Armenian separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region. Former separatist president Arayik Harutyunyan was arrested and brought to Baku, alongside predecessors Arkadi Gukasian and Bako Sahakyan. Davit Ishkhanyan, the speaker of the separatist legislature, was

Pakistan arrests dissident TV news anchor

Pakistani security agents have arrested a senior Islamabad-based TV anchor known for his criticism of the authorities on charges of spreading false content about state institutions on social media, his news channel and family said Friday. Khalid Jamil was taken into custody

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