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‘Escape wizard’ who has broken out of four prisons is arrested in Spain

Albanian criminal has cut bars, descended sheets and even used human pyramid in escapes in Italy and BelgiumPolice in Spain have arrested a dangerous Albanian criminal nicknamed the “escape wizard” who has managed to break out of four jails in Italy and Belgium by sawing through bars, clambering down knotted sheets and even using a human pyramid to breach prison walls.The fugitive, who has not been officially named, was arrested after officers from the Policía Nacional force discovered he was living in the north-eastern Spanish city of Tarragona. He was the subject of a European arrest warrant issued by the Italian authorities. Continue reading...

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Could Canada leave U.S. cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely

Social media users are claiming that Canada could plunge the U.S. into darkness if the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalates further.

Adm. Daryl Caudle: Deployments to the Middle East compete with Navy's leverage on China

Adm. Daryl Caudle, chief of naval operations, says the Iran war and other conflicts in the Middle East are presenting challenges to the Navy in keeping China at bay in the Pacific.

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Iran says the Strait of Hormuz stays closed until the U.S. meets its terms

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps again said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. respects the terms of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.

South African police arrest two Thai men for allegedly smuggling parrot eggs

Bird eggs intercepted in homemade incubators at Johannesburg airport as officials try to halt wildlife traffickingSouth African police have arrested two Thai nationals in separate incidents for allegedly attempting to smuggle endangered parrot eggs out of the country as authorities try to stem the tide of wildlife trafficking.A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested at OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg on 20 August, carrying 50 bird eggs in a homemade incubator in a hand-luggage bag, South Africa’s environment ministry said in a statement. Continue reading...