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☆ Brazil's Candidate to Head Interpol Says Time for Non-Western Leader
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Anthony Boadle and Ricardo BritoBRASILIA (Reuters) - Interpol should elect a new head from a developing nation to diversify the organisation and boost its credibility as crime becomes increasingly globalised, Brazil's candidate to head the international police agency, Valdecy Urquiza, told Reuters. This would help Interpol strengthen global cooperation to combat transnational crime, said Urquiza, currently Brazil's Federal Police Director for International Cooperation. Interpol's executive committee will elect a new secretary general Feb. 13 for a five-year term, succeeding its current head, Juergen Stock of Germany. The selected candidate will be put to Interpol's General Assembly in November. "Interpol cannot be used for geopolitical ends, so it is important that the secretary general comes from a neutral country, and Brazil has that.

Persons: Anthony Boadle, Ricardo Brito, Valdecy Urquiza, Urquiza, Britain's Stephen Kavanagh, Faisal Shahkar, Moscow, Brazil's, Ros Russell Organizations: Ricardo Brito BRASILIA, Reuters, Interpol, Federal Police, International Cooperation, Juergen, Germany, Police Services, Assembly Locations: Europe, United States, Nawa, Zambia, Pakistan, Lyon, France, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil

A cascade of developments followed, including parliamentary hearings in June 2022 over Hockey Canada’s handling of the case and announcements in July 2022 that London police and Hockey Canada would reopen their investigations. CNN also has sought comment from the woman’s lawyer and Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada apologized for its handing of the caseA month after the TSN report, the Canadian government announced in June 2022 that it was freezing federal, public funding for Hockey Canada until the organization had submitted the complete results of its original, two-year investigation and plans for implementing change within Hockey Canada. Renney confirmed during the hearings that Hockey Canada had settled a civil lawsuit that the woman filed in April 2022, but he did not reveal the settlement amount. In July 2022, Hockey Canada published a letter apologizing for it said was inadequate action regarding the assault allegations, and said it was reopening an internal investigation.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A 21-year-old Black man has filed a lawsuit accusing officers in the embattled police department of Kentucky's largest city of wrongful arrest and excessive force. The suit asserts that officers had “no reasonable suspicion or probable cause” to make the arrest in connection with the stolen vehicle and a stolen gun found nearby. “LMPD is committed to providing fair, equitable, and constitutional police services to the people of Louisville,” the statement said. The Justice Department report said the Louisville police department “discriminates against Black people in its enforcement activities,” uses excessive force and conducts searches based on invalid warrants. A consent decree between the Justice Department and Louisville Police, which would allow a federal judge to oversee policing reforms, has not been finalized.

Persons: Jahmael Benedict, “ LMPD, Benedict, Breonna Taylor, “ Organizations: Louisville Metro Police Department, Jefferson Circuit, Louisville Metro Police, U.S . Justice Department, The, Justice Department, Louisville Police Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Kentucky's, Kentucky, Louisville

☆ China's Xi Urges Stronger Rule of Law Overseas Amid 'External Risks'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

BEIJING (Reuters) - President Xi Jinping has called for stronger rule of law related to foreign affairs given "external risks and challenges" as China opens up to the outside world, state media reported on Tuesday. Xi, speaking during a study session of the Communist's Party's powerful political bureau, said that to protect its overseas citizens and interests, it was necessary to deepen international cooperation on law enforcement, strengthen consular protection and assistance, and build strong rule of law. To facilitate economic and trade exchanges, authorities say Chinese law firms have set up 180 overseas offices in 35 countries and regions, an increase of nearly 50% since 2018. China needs to actively develop foreign-related legal services and cultivate world-class arbitration institutions and law firms, Xi said. China says such centres are meant to help its citizens renew expired driving licences, and are run by Chinese volunteers, not law enforcement officers.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Xi, Ryan Woo, Robert Birsel Organizations: Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Locations: BEIJING, China, Nepal, U.S, Canada, Britain, Netherlands, Beijing, Ukraine, Sudan

☆ Winnipeg, Canada shooting: 3 dead after shots fired early Sunday morning
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Sarah Dewberry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Three people are dead and two others were injured during a shooting early Sunday morning in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, law enforcement officials said. The Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release the shooting happened just after 4 a.m. nearly a mile west of the city’s downtown. Officers arriving at the scene found five victims “with injuries consistent with being shot,” according to the release. The victims’ identities have not been released, and police said the investigation into the shooting is ongoing. “The Winnipeg Police Service Forensic Services Unit will be on scene for an extended period due to the gravity of this incident,” officials said.

Persons: ” Constable Jason Michalyshen, Michalyshen, ”, CNN’s Ashley R, Williams Organizations: CNN, The Winnipeg Police Service, Winnipeg Police Service Forensic Services Unit, Winnipeg Locations: Winnipeg , Manitoba, Canada, Winnipeg

☆ A Look at Suella Braverman’s Turbulent Time as Home Secretary.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Megan Specia | More About Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Here’s a look at some of Ms. Braverman’s most prominent disputes. Despite her dismissal, Ms. Braverman was again appointed home secretary six days later, on Mr. Sunak’s first day in office. While the plan was first announced by Ms. Braverman’s predecessor, Priti Patel, Ms. Braverman has been an ardent supporter and put the policy front and center. Ms. Braverman had for weeks characterized these protests as “hate marches,” despite the fact that the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful. But then Ms. Braverman, who as home secretary oversees policing in Britain, went a step further later in the week.

Persons: Braverman, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Braverman’s, Truss, Sunak’s, Priti Patel, Sunak, ” Organizations: Conservative, Appeal, London’s Metropolitan Police Service, Islamists, Hamas Locations: Britain, Rwanda, Israel, Gaza, London

☆ Turmoil in UK government after key minister slams police ahead of pro-Palestinian march on Armistice Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Luke Mcgee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On Saturday, the UK will mark Armistice Day – the date commemorating the de-facto end of World War I. Also on Saturday, pro-Palestinian protesters will march through central London demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Every living UK Prime Minister lays a wreath at the monument, along with other senior politicians, visiting dignitaries and members of the royal family. Banning such a protest in the name of those who died for precisely these sorts of freedoms is not the best look on Armistice Day. The Conservative Party’s poll ratings are poor and Sunak is already barely holding together a fragile coalition of parliamentarians.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak, Suella Braverman, Leon Neal, Banning, Sunak’s, Braverman, ” Braverman, Keir Starmer, Downing, Mark Kerrison, ” Sunak, Brexit, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, – Organizations: London CNN, Getty, London’s Metropolitan Police Service, Conservative, National Conservatism Conference, Emmanuel Centre, Conservative Party Locations: London, Israel, Downing, Times, England, Gaza, Northern Irish, Charing, Westminster

☆ U.S. Says Surveillance Drone Was Shot Down Off Yemen’s Coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Julian E. Barnes | Edward Wong | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

“The laws created by Parliament are clear,” Mark Rowley, the chief of the Metropolitan Police Service in London, said in a statement on Tuesday evening. Speaking on Wednesday, Mr. Sunak said Mr. Rowley would answer for his decisions. “Now, my job is to hold him accountable for that.” The two men were set to meet to discuss the event on Wednesday. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign, one of a number of groups organizing the event on Saturday, vowed to continue. No protests are planned for Sunday, when the national service of remembrance will take place in central London.

Persons: Rishi Sunak, Sunak, ” Mark Rowley, ” Mr, Rowley, ”, Mr, “, Tayfun Salci, Suella Braverman, Tommy Robinson Organizations: Metropolitan Police Service, Sky News, London, Twitter, Palestine Solidarity Campaign Locations: London, Gaza, Israel, Whitehall, Palestine

☆ South Africa’s Transport Minister and bodyguards robbed at gunpoint
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sarah Dean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Johannesburg CNN —South Africa’s transport minister and her bodyguards were robbed at gunpoint on Monday, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga was travelling on the N3 highway between Vosloorus and Heidelberg, south of Johannesburg, on Monday when the incident took place, police said. She was inside the car while her bodyguards changed the tire. A manhunt has been launched following the incident and the victims are receiving support and counseling, SAPS said. South Africa has long grappled with gun violence, with several mass shootings reported this year.

Persons: Sindisiwe Chikunga, ” Chikunga, ” SAPS, SAPS Organizations: Johannesburg CNN, South African Police Service Locations: Johannesburg, Vosloorus, Heidelberg, South Africa, KwaZulu, Natal province

☆ Brussels attacker arrived in Italy's Lampedusa in 2011 - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A member of Belgium soccer team boards a bus at King Baudouin Stadium after play was suspended after a shooting in Brussels, Belgium, October 17, 2023 REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsROME, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Tunisian man suspected of shooting dead two Swedish football fans in Brussels arrived in Italy's Lampedusa island in 2011, two Italian government and security sources said on Tuesday, confirming a report by the ANSA news agency. The suspect spent some time in Italy before moving to Sweden, but was expelled from there under the EU's "Dublin" rules and returned to Italy, one of the sources said. Italian authorities lost track of him some time in 2016 and presumed he had again moved abroad, the source added. In Brussels, Belgian Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne said his country had received an unconfirmed report in 2016 from a foreign police service indicating that the suspected attacker had a "radicalised profile" and wanted to go to a war zone to wage jihad. Reporting by Angelo Amante and Alvise Armellini, editing by Cristina Carlevaro and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Yves Herman Acquire, radicalisation, Vincent Van Quickenborne, Angelo Amante, Alvise, Cristina Carlevaro, Alex Richardson Organizations: Belgium soccer, King Baudouin, Rights, Belgian, Thomson Locations: Belgium, Brussels, Swedish, Italy's Lampedusa, Italy, Sweden, Dublin, Bologna

☆ Brussels attack: Two Swedes shot dead in Belgian capital
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Two people were shot dead in the Belgian capital Brussels on Monday evening in what the government described as a terrorist attack. The suspect was still at large hours later, Belgian media reported, as authorities raised the terror alert in Brussels to its highest level. “Horrified by the terrorist attack that claimed two victims in the heart of Brussels,” Belgian Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib posted to X. Following the attack, the terror threat level for Brussels was raised to 4, the highest level. I am closely following the situation, together with the Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs from [the Belgian Crisis Center].

Persons: Hadja Lahbib, Philippe Close, ”, “, Alexander De Croo Organizations: CNN, Brussels, Police, Justice, Home Affairs, Belgian Crisis Locations: Belgian, Brussels, Belgium, Sweden

☆ Britain's Keir Starmer plots painstaking path to power
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Elizabeth Piper | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

[1/2] British Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during Prime Minister's Questions, at the House of Commons in London, Britain, May 24, 2023. Hours later, those from the opposition Labour party were summoned by senior members in charge of discipline and ordered to delete the posts and apologise. Welcome to Keir Starmer's Labour Party. "Thanks to Keir Starmer's leadership, voters see a changed Labour Party that is ready to change the country with a mission-driven government," a Labour spokesperson said when asked to comment for this story. 'CORBYN WITHOUT THE MADNESS'Named after the founder of the Labour Party, Keir Hardie, Starmer was brought up in a staunchly left-wing household.

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CNN —Concerns over Kenya’s human rights record have cast a shadow over a UN decision that gave Kenya the go ahead to lead an armed multinational force to Haiti amid brutal gang violence in the Caribbean country. For a year, the multinational force, comprising 1,000 Kenya police personnel is expected to combat criminal gangs responsible for a wave of killings, kidnappings and rape in Haiti. But human rights groups argue that Kenya’s history of human rights abuses must be evaluated. On Tuesday, Amnesty International Kenya urged UN member states, human rights organizations and citizens to thoroughly examine the “human rights and humanitarian implications” of deploying an armed multinational force to Haiti. What stake does Kenya have to be able to take those chances in a terrain that is foreign and dangerous?

Persons: Alfred Mutua, William Ruto, Ruto, “, ”, ” Ruto, Herman Manyora, Ruto’s, ” Manyora, Manyora Organizations: CNN, UN, Kenya, Amnesty International Kenya, Kenya National Civil Society Center, Kenya Police Service, Citizen Digital, Kenyan, UNSC, United Nations General Assembly, Union, Biden, US, University of Nairobi Locations: Kenya, Haiti, Caribbean, East, ”, African, Nairobi

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore City Council on Monday confirmed Richard Worley as the city’s new police commissioner, a leadership change that comes amid an ongoing push for reform of the embattled agency that began after Freddie Gray’s 2015 death. Harrison led the New Orleans Police Department through a similar reform process before moving to Baltimore. While Harrison brought an outsider’s perspective to the job, Worley is a Baltimore native and a longtime department veteran. Political Cartoons View All 1193 Images“I’ve dedicated my life to serving the Baltimore City Police Department,” he said during a confirmation hearing last month. During the hearing last month, council members once again criticized the department’s lackluster response.

Persons: Richard Worley, Freddie Gray’s, Brandon Scott, Worley, Michael Harrison, Harrison, ”, “ I’ve, I’ve, Pava, Jason Billingsley, Billingsley Organizations: BALTIMORE, Baltimore City Council, New Orleans Police Department, Baltimore City Police Department, Department, Brooklyn Homes, Police Locations: Baltimore, Brooklyn

☆ Some London Police Officers Step Back From Armed Duty After Murder Charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Megan Specia | More About Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

British soldiers were briefly put on standby over the weekend to support the counterterrorism police in London after some armed officers refused to carry their weapons in the wake of a fellow police officer being charged with murder. The Metropolitan Police Service said on Monday that a number of police officers took the decision to “step back from armed duties while they consider their position” over the weekend. Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police commissioner, and other senior police leaders held discussions with the officers over the weekend “to understand their genuinely held concerns,” the police said in a statement. Enough armed officers returned on Monday that assistance from Britain’s Ministry of Defence was no longer needed. “As of lunchtime on Monday, the number of officers who had returned to armed duties was sufficient for us to no longer require external assistance to meet our counterterrorism responsibilities,” the police said in the statement.

Persons: Chris Kaba, Mark Rowley Organizations: Metropolitan Police Service, Metropolitan Police, Britain’s Ministry of Defence Locations: London

☆ Former UK soldier pleads not guilty to prison escape
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel Khalife is shown in a police mugshot released by Metropolitan Police Service on September 6, 2023. Courtesy of Metropolitan Police Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A former British soldier charged with terrorism and Official Secret Act offences pleaded not guilty on Thursday to breaking out of prison and going on the run. Prosecutors say Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, escaped from London's Wandsworth prison on Sep. 6 by attaching himself to the underside of a food delivery truck. After a four-day nationwide manhunt, police said he was recaptured by a plain clothes officer while cycling alongside a canal in west London. Khalife, wearing a blue and yellow sweatshirt, appeared by videolink at the Old Bailey on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to one count of escaping from lawful custody.

Persons: Daniel Khalife, Daniel Abed Khalife, videolink, Bailey, Khalife, Sam Tobin, Kylie MacLellan Organizations: Metropolitan Police Service, REUTERS, Prosecutors, Ministry of Defence's, Administration, Terrorism, BBC, Thomson Locations: British, London's Wandsworth, London, England, Iran

☆ Russell Brand's management agency terminates ties to him following sexual assault allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Mirna Alsharif | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russell Brand's management agency terminated all professional ties to the actor and comedian after sexual assault allegations were published Saturday following a joint investigation by the Times of London, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches. Four women have come forward with allegations against Brand that include rape, sexual assault and emotional abuse. The allegations against Brand were published Saturday following a joint investigation by the Times of London, The Sunday Times and Channel 4 Dispatches. The U.K. Metropolitan Police Service said they "are aware of the media reporting of a series of allegations of sexual assault." U.K. women's charity, Trevi Women, announced that they cut ties with Brand after the documentary aired on Channel 4 Dispatches.

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LONDON (AP) — London police arrested a 25-year-old man early Saturday morning after he allegedly climbed over a wall and entered the royal stables at Buckingham Palace. The man was detained at 1:25 a.m Saturday for trespassing on a protected site, London’s Metropolitan Police Service said in a statement. He was taken to a London police station, where he remained by late morning. Officers found the man outside the royal stables following a search of the area. He didn’t enter enter the palace or its gardens at any time, police said.

Persons: didn’t Organizations: London, Metropolitan Police Service, London police, Associated Press Locations: Buckingham, London

☆ Sarah Everard: London Met police pay "substantial damages" and apolgize to women held at vigil
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Sharon Braithwaite | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Two women who were arrested while attending a Sarah Everard vigil in London in 2021 have been paid damages and received an apology from the Metropolitan Police. A lawyer’s statement on Thursday confirmed that the London police force had apologized and agreed to pay “substantial” damages to the women, Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid. “Together with making payments of substantial damages to Dania Al-Obeid and Patsy Stevenson, the MPS has issued an apology,” the statement by law firm Bindmans LLP reads. Police detain Patsy Stevenson at the 2021 vigil on London's Clapham Common. Hannah McKay/Reuters‘Tiring and difficult’ processIn a statement published by Bindmans LLP, Patsy Stevenson said the process had been a “tiring and difficult” one.

Persons: Sarah Everard, Patsy Stevenson, Dania, Everard, Stevenson, Bindmans, ‘, ”, Patsy, Hannah McKay, it’s, ” Stevenson, “ I’m, Obeid, Dylan Martinez, “, ” “ Organizations: CNN, Metropolitan Police, London police, Met, MPS, Metropolitan Police Service, Reuters, Bindmans LLP, Met Police Locations: London, Clapham Common, Clapham

☆ Lil Nas X’s Toronto Film Festival documentary premiere delayed due to threat from a ‘passerby,’ police say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-10 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lil Nas X’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere for his documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed Saturday while police investigated a threat in the area, officials confirmed to CNN on Sunday. “Yesterday, at the TIFF, a passerby uttered a threat towards private security. Out of an abundance of caution, the Toronto Police and the private security swept the scene and cleared within 20 minutes. To our knowledge, this was a general threat and not directed at the film or the artist,” the statement continued. Directed by Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel, “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” features footage of Lil Nas X “as he navigated the whirlwind of fame, creativity, and growing responsibility that came with his meteoric success,” according to an official synopsis.

Persons: Lil Nas, Montero ”, ” Victor Kwong, Alejandra Sosa, “, Montero, Roy Thomson, Carlos López Estrada, Zac Manuel, “ Lil Nas, who’ve, ” Organizations: CNN, Toronto Police, Media, Toronto Police Service

☆ Former Soldier Who Escaped From a British Prison Is Recaptured in London
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Mark Landler | More About Mark Landler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Three days after a former British Army soldier facing terrorism charges engineered an audacious escape from a London prison, setting off an intense nationwide manhunt, he was captured by the police on Saturday morning only a few miles way. The Metropolitan Police Service said the fugitive, Daniel Abed Khalife, was apprehended just before 11 a.m. in the residential London district of Chiswick. He broke out of Wandsworth prison on Wednesday morning by strapping himself to the bottom of a food delivery van, according to government officials. Mr. Khalife, 21, is scheduled to go on trial in November on charges that he left fake bombs at a military base to stir fears of a terrorist attack. He is also accused of gathering information that could benefit a foreign enemy, reported to be Iran.

Persons: Daniel Abed Khalife, strapping, Khalife Organizations: British Army, Metropolitan Police Service Locations: London, Chiswick, Wandsworth, Iran

☆ UK police searching London park for escaped terrorism suspect
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/4] Daniel Khalife is shown in a police mugshot released by Metropolitan Police Service on September 6, 2023. Courtesy of Metropolitan Police Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Britain's Metropolitan Police said on Friday searches taking place in London's Richmond Park were linked to the hunt for a former army soldier suspected of terrorism offences. London's LBC radio said police helicopters had been seen circling the park in west London early on Friday. He is also charged with obtaining information which might be "directly or indirectly useful to an enemy". Reporting by William James; editing by Sarah Young and Elizabeth PiperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Daniel Khalife, Daniel Abed Khalife, strapping, Khalife, William James, Sarah Young, Elizabeth Piper Organizations: Metropolitan Police Service, REUTERS Acquire, Metropolitan Police, London's HMP, LBC, Thomson Locations: London's Richmond, London's, London's HMP Wandsworth, London, England

☆ Northern Ireland Police Chief Resigns Amid Mounting Scandals
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Megan Specia | More About Megan Specia | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The top police official in Northern Ireland has resigned amid mounting scandals, raising questions about the leadership of policing in a region where law enforcement has long been a contentious issue, and prompting calls for further changes in the force. Calls had been growing for the official, Simon Byrne, the chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, to step down after a major data breach last month. On Monday, Mr. Byrne announced his resignation after an emergency meeting of the Policing Board, just a week after refusing to step down in the wake of another meeting. “The last few days have been very difficult for all concerned,” he said in a statement. “Regardless of the rights and wrongs, it is now time for someone new to lead this proud and resolute organization.”

Persons: Simon Byrne, Sinn Féin, Byrne, “, ” Organizations: Police Service of Northern, Northern Ireland Assembly, Irish Republican Army, Board Locations: Northern Ireland, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland

☆ South African police say 18 suspected robbers killed in shootout
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A view shows a crime scene after at least 18 cash-in-transit robbers were shot and killed during a shootout with a specialised airborne police unit in Makhado, Limpopo, South Africa September 1, 2023. South African Police Service/Handout via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsJOHANNESBURG, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Eighteen suspected robbers were shot and killed during a shootout with South African police in the Limpopo province, the police said on Friday. "We do believe this syndicate has been involved in a number of CITs in this province, Mpumalanga and Gauteng," Masemola said. One police officer was injured in the shootout, which lasted about 90 minutes, he added. Reporting by Bhargav Acharya; Editing by Alexander WinningOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Fannie Masemola, Masemola, Bhargav Acharya, Alexander Winning Organizations: South African Police Service, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, South, Thomson Locations: Makhado, Limpopo, South Africa, Rights JOHANNESBURG, South Africa's, Mpumalanga, Gauteng

CNN —The military junta in Niger has canceled the visa of the French ambassador and instructed police to expel him, after ordering the diplomat last week to leave the country. The police services have been instructed therefore to proceed with his expulsion.”The decision taken on August 25 regarding the ambassador’s accreditation is “irrevocable,” the junta added in the letter. French envoy Sylvain Itte was told to leave by the junta for refusing to attend a meeting scheduled with Niger’s foreign minister, including “other actions by the French government that are against Niger’s interest,” the Nigerien foreign ministry said last week. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that Itte will not leave Niger, despite the expiration of the junta’s deadline for his departure. Up to 1,500 French soldiers are stationed in Niger, which has been a major partner of the French in the Sahel region.

Persons: ”, Sylvain Itte, “, Mohamed Bazoum, Emmanuel Macron, Itte Organizations: CNN, Nigerien Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nigerien, Embassy, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: Niger, French, France, Sahel

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