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Sri Lanka arrests former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa in charity graft case
World· 19m ago

Sri Lanka arrests former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa in charity graft case

Sri Lanka's anti-graft authority arrested former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa over allegations her Siriliya Saviya charity misused 10 million rupees raised for a children's hospital, in the latest revival of dormant probes against the once-dominant Rajapaksa family.

The Hindu
Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh's ICE detention sparks advocacy outcry
World· 1d ago

Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh's ICE detention sparks advocacy outcry

Advocates are demanding the immediate release of Arfat Sheikh, a 42-year-old Kashmiri filmmaker detained by ICE at Washington Dulles Airport on September 24. The case lands amid record immigration arrests across the US this summer.

Al Jazeera
FBI Foils ISIS-Linked Attack Plot on Mall of America, Arrests 18-Year-Old in Sting
World· 1d ago

FBI Foils ISIS-Linked Attack Plot on Mall of America, Arrests 18-Year-Old in Sting

The FBI arrested 18-year-old Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud in Minnesota after he paid $600 to an undercover agent for an AK-47, allegedly planning to kill dozens at the Mall of America during a crowded October 24 cultural event.

Washington Examiner
US Arrests Washington Man Accused of Coaching Canada's Tumbler Ridge School Shooter
World· 2d ago

US Arrests Washington Man Accused of Coaching Canada's Tumbler Ridge School Shooter

James Cody Bryant, 30, was arrested in Bellingham, Washington, on Tuesday and charged with conspiracy to murder people in a foreign country over his alleged role in the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia. Prosecutors say he spent months advising the shooter and agreed to livestream the attack.

Reuters
ICE News Today: Latest US Immigration Enforcement Updates
World· 3d ago

ICE News Today: Latest US Immigration Enforcement Updates

ICE news today: arrests hit record highs in the summer of 2026 as enforcement shifted to quieter tactics, detention numbers surged toward 67,000, and the Supreme Court let third-country deportations resume. Here is the complete picture of US immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

USA Today
France Gripped by Spreading Student Protests as PM Calls Crisis Meeting
World· 6d ago

France Gripped by Spreading Student Protests as PM Calls Crisis Meeting

High-school students across France are blockading schools over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting and ordered ministers to cancel travel as arrests mounted into the thousands.

Associated Press