‘Extraordinary operations’: UK police bust gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China; Indian national among suspects

‘Extraordinary operations’: UK police bust gang smuggling 40,000 phones to China; Indian national among suspects

Police have dismantled an international organized crime gang believed to have smuggled up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China over the past year, worth millions of pounds.In what the Metropolitan Police describe as the UK’s largest operation targeting phone theft, 18 suspects were arrested and more than 2,000 stolen devices recovered.Two…

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Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang Visit Overshadowed By Uyghur Detention Camp Accusations | Asia

Xi Jinping’s Xinjiang Visit Overshadowed By Uyghur Detention Camp Accusations | Asia

The United States formally determined in January 2021 that China’s actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide, according to the US State Department. Photo : AP Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Urumqi in late September to mark the 70th anniversary of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to Reuters. The trip was heavily publicised by state broadcaster…

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I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it – The Irish Times

I support Palestine Action. If this makes me a ‘supporter of terror’ under UK law, so be it – The Irish Times

On Saturday, August 9th, UK police arrested more than 500 peaceful protesters on suspicion of terror offences. The vast majority of these arrests took place on Parliament Square, London, where Irish citizens such as Sinéad Ní Shiacáis, from Limerick, were among those detained, but in Belfast too, a woman was arrested by the PSNI. These…

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BBC Slams "Deeply Offensive" Glastonbury Set, Won't Show It On Demand

BBC Slams “Deeply Offensive” Glastonbury Set, Won’t Show It On Demand

A BBC spokesperson has described Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set today as “deeply offensive” and said it won’t be making it available on demand. As we reported earlier this evening, the BBC tried to skirt controversial Irish band Kneecap by not showing the group’s Glastonbury set as part of its live wall-to-wall Glastonbury coverage today, but instead it was English…

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