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Historically strained ties between Tehran and London have worsened since British Royal Marines took part in the seizure of Iran's 'Grace 1' oil tanker off the British overseas territory of Gibraltar on July 4.

The containers were loaded with a combination of garbage, plastic waste and hazardous materials in violation of import rules, according to customs officials on Batam Island near Singapore.

Video footage showed people fleeing in terror as rifle rounds rang out at one of the largest food events in the country, which attracts around 100,000 each year to the city of Gilroy, 130 kilometers southeast of San Francisco.

Prince Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was not an actively political royal within the ruling Al Saud family and had been passed over in the line of succession to the throne.

Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of behaving inappropriately with two women according to reports published last November. Tyson had, however, denied the allegations.

Images of the bust show large rhino horns and smaller pieces sitting on a table and police using rods to break the casts apart. 'It took half a day to break them open,' said a security source.

Riot police fired multiple rounds of tear gas in Yuen Long after tense standoffs with protesters, some of whom were throwing projectiles and had surrounded a police van.

Gerard Traynor was arrested in January this year after posting a string of racist messages to the senior Conservative Party MP's Facebook page between October and December 2018.

Gangster Baljinder Kang and his accomplice Sukhjinder Pooney led an eight-member gang who were all sentenced this week for their roles in laundering around 1.8 million pounds in drug money.

US President Donald Trump had last week told French President Emmanuel Macron that he was concerned about the proposed digital services tax.

Edith Vega's son Lorenzo, 2, climbed aboard the belt when she briefly set him down to print a boarding pass at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday, she told police.

It has thrown into the spotlight the role Mexico's militarised National Guard police force is playing in containing migration, mostly from Central America.

The incident took place on July 13 at the local International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) premises.

The bus was carrying employees of the Ministry of Mines. Kabul police spokesman said the explosion was caused by a magnetic explosive device attached to the vehicle.

When organisers of a public hearing cut off her microphone, 100-year old Lisel Heise, a schoolteacher who retired 40 years ago, knew she would enter politics so that her voice could be heard.

Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló said in a televised speech he would stay in his position until Aug. 2 when Puerto Rico Secretary of Justice Wanda Vazquez would take over as governor.