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US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Abducted in Baghdad, Manhunt Underway
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US Journalist Shelly Kittleson Abducted in Baghdad, Manhunt Underway

American freelance journalist Shelly Kittleson was abducted in Iraq, prompting a manhunt. Authorities intercepted one of two cars involved in the kidnapping near Al-Haswa, arresting a suspect, as officials confirm her abduction and call for her release. The Iraqi Interior Ministry stated that security forces are working to rescue her and find those responsible, with one kidnapper already arrested.

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Hungary's Secret Service Suspected of Hacking Opposition Party

Hungary's internal secret service is suspected of attempting to hack an opposition party, an operation described by a former police official who has since been searched and interrogated, as the opposition candidate's lead over Prime Minister Orbán in polls increases.

Attack on police checkpoint repulsed in Dera Ismail Khan; one constable injured
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Attack on police checkpoint repulsed in Dera Ismail Khan; one constable injured

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unidentified armed militants attacked the Khutti police checkpoint in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan district late on Saturday night, triggering an exchange of fire with security personnel, police officials said. According to the police, the assailants carried out the attack under the cover of darkness using heavy weapons. Personnel stationed at the checkpoint responded swiftly and returned fire, forcing the attackers to retreat. During the exchange, one police const...

2 policemen martyred in IED blast in Wana
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2 policemen martyred in IED blast in Wana

LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Two cops were martyred while 22 people, including four policemen and 18 civilians, were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Wana’s Rustam Bazaar area on Saturday. According to police officials, the explosion occurred when policemen on routine patrol were present in the area around 5pm. They said that explosive material was planted near the main gate of a supermarket, which caused casualties among policemen and civilians present at the scene. Wana C...

Seven children die, 22 hurt in Chaman gas cylinder blast
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Seven children die, 22 hurt in Chaman gas cylinder blast

• Explosion occurs in Killi Mahmoodabad on outskirts of border town QUETTA: Seven children aged between 8 and 14 years were killed and 22 others, including women and children, were injured when a gas cylinder exploded in a house in Chaman, a town on the Pak-Afghan border, on Thursday. Officials said the tragic incident occurred in Killi Mahmoodabad, a locality on the outskirts of the district headquarters, Chaman. According to police officials, children from neighbouring houses had gathered...

Serial killer held for slaying four
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Serial killer held for slaying four

GUJRAT: The Gujranwala police on Monday arrested a ‘serial killer’ involved in kidnapping and killing of four people, including a woman and her two children as well as a 13 years old boy after snatching valuables from them in different hits. Gujranwala CPO Dr Ghias Gul told reporters at a news conference on Monday that police found two unidentified bodies of a 32 years old woman and her five years old son along the bank of canal near the Citi Housing Society on Feb 10. Both the deceased, he said, had been slain with a sharp-edged weapon. They were later identified as Malaika and her son Muhammad Ahmed and a case of double murder was lodged on the report of a police official. The CPO said a special investigation team under SP Civil Lines Imran Khan and DSP Hameed Virk was constituted that used modern techniques and traced a suspect namely Haroon Javed who was nabbed while making an attempt to flee to Karachi from Lahore via train. The suspect, he said, had confessed to have killed the woman and her two children – eight months old daughter Mubara through asphyxiation and threw her body into the canal. The body of deceased girl was recovered from the canal on the identification of the suspect. The suspect revealed that he had killed three people of a family just to snatch gold ornaments the woman was wearing in her ears. The suspect belongs to the same area of Alam Chowk where the deceased woman resided. The CPO said that the suspect had also revealed to have killed 13 years old boy Rehan Ali of Mado Khalil locality in the precincts of Ladhewala police on Dec 20 last. The suspect, he said, had kidnapped the boy to snatch a bridal dress from him and later murdered him. The boy had been sent by his father to deliver the dress to a customer in a nearby vicinity. A case of kidnapping of that boy had been lodged with the police against the unidentified suspects on the report of his father Muhammad Imran who ran an embroidery factory in the area. The CPO commended the police team for tracing and arresting the killer. Published in Dawn, February 17th, 2026

Bab Sebta: Authorities Foil Attempt to Smuggle Nearly 70 kg of Chira
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Bab Sebta: Authorities Foil Attempt to Smuggle Nearly 70 kg of Chira

Rabat – Moroccan customs and police officials intercepted a major drug trafficking attempt on Saturday, March 7, at around 8:15 a.m. at the Bab Sebta border crossing, seizing 69.8 kilograms of chira hidden inside a vehicle, according to customs sources. In a joint operation, officers discovered the illicit substance meticulously concealed in multiple compartments of […] The post Bab Sebta: Authorities Foil Attempt to Smuggle Nearly 70 kg of Chira appeared first on Morocco World News.

18 injured in explosion on Bannu–Miranshah road in KP’s North Waziristan: officials
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18 injured in explosion on Bannu–Miranshah road in KP’s North Waziristan: officials

MIRANSHAH: At least 18 people were injured in an explosion near the Chashma Sarbandki checkpost on the Bannu–Miranshah main road in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan on Friday, according to police and hospital officials. Police officials said further investigation of the incident was under way. Initially, 14 people were reported injured in the incident, with district headquarters hospital Medical Superintendent Dr Asif Iqbal saying that four of them had sustained critical injuries. The in...

Former Spanish Police Official Disputes Audio in Rape Allegation Case
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Former Spanish Police Official Disputes Audio in Rape Allegation Case

A former high-ranking Spanish police official has presented an alternative interpretation of an audio recording, which includes the phrase 'Adiós cariño, nos vemos el domingo,' in court. The recording was provided by an inspector who accused him of rape, with the official claiming a zipper sound was from her fanny pack.

BARMM councilor survives gun attack in Cotabato town
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BARMM councilor survives gun attack in Cotabato town

COTABATO CITY– A town councilor is now under medical treatment after he was shot by riding-in-tandem gunmen along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion 8, Midsayap, Cotabato at around noon on Sunday, according to a police official. Captain Sammy Clarito, deputy chief of Midsayap police, identified the victim as Councilor Al-Hamidie Sampulna Mohamad, 42, of

Lee orders stronger protections after stalking victim’s murder
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Lee orders stronger protections after stalking victim’s murder

President Lee Jae Myung on Monday ordered an investigation into police officials over the murder of a stalking victim, and called for tougher measures to protect stalking and dating violence victims. The presidential office announced Lee’s instructions after criticism mounted that authorities had failed to properly protect the victim despite multiple warning signs before a fatal stabbing in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, Saturday. Lee Kyu-youn, senior presidential secretary for public relations a

Itaewon Crowd Crush Inquiry Begins in South Korea
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Itaewon Crowd Crush Inquiry Begins in South Korea

South Korea's public inquiry into the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush has opened with emotional testimony from survivors and intense exchanges between police officials accused of mishandling emergency calls.

Civilian killed, cop injured as armed men open fire on police in KP’s Lakki Marwat
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Civilian killed, cop injured as armed men open fire on police in KP’s Lakki Marwat

A civilian was killed, and a police constable was injured when armed men on motorcycles opened fire on a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district, officials said. A police official confirmed that the attack occurred in the Serai Naurang town, adding that “a gun battle between the police and the assailants erupted after the firing attack.” The official said the bodies of the civilian and the injured cop were taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital in the Serai Naurang town...

Greek police detain man on suspicion of spying on naval base in Crete
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Greek police detain man on suspicion of spying on naval base in Crete

Greek police have detained a 36-year-old man on suspicion of spying on a naval base on the island of Crete, a strategic facility for the United States in the eastern Mediterranean, police officials said on Monday. The man was detained at Athens’ airport on information by the country’s intelligence service. Souda Bay in Crete is […]

6 killed in firing, mortar attack on Kech house
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6 killed in firing, mortar attack on Kech house

GWADAR: Six members of a single family were killed and three others injured when unidentified armed men opened fire and attacked with a mortar at a house in the Minaz locality of Kech district’s Buleda tehsil, police officials said. According to police sources, the assailants opened indiscriminate gunfire alongside firing a mortar strike, killing six, including at least three children. The injured were immediately shifted to a hospital, with some reported to be in critical condition. Followin...