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U.S. Border Patrol Agent Opens Fire, Injures Two in Portland, Oregon

Two people were shot and wounded by a U.S. immigration agent during a vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon, authorities said, intensifying tensions already high after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis a day earlier. Portland Police Chief Bob Day urged restraint as investigators worked to establish what happened. “We understand the heightened emotion and tension many are feeling in the wake of the shooting in Minneapolis, but I am asking the community to remain calm as we work to…

Minneapolis protests after ICE agent kills woman during immigration raid

ICE officer fatally shoots legal observer in Minneapolis; protests erupt as officials dispute self-defense claim MINNEAPOLIS — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman identified by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a legal observer, during an immigration enforcement operation Wednesday, igniting street protests and sharp disagreement among federal, state and local officials over what happened. DHS says the officer fired “defensive shots” after Good allegedly…

Former Stasi Agent Sentenced for 1974 Berlin Boundary Murder

An ex-officer of the East German secret police has received a ten-year prison sentence, marking a significant ruling in a case that dates back fifty years involving the fatal shooting of a Polish individual attempting to escape to the West. This landmark conviction, nearly 35 years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, represents the very first instance where a former Stasi official has been held accountable for taking a life in the line of duty, as noted by historians. At a Berlin court, Martin Manfred Naumann, now 80 years…

Somalia: Was a NISA agent murdered in Mogadishu?

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The National Intelligence Security Agency disappeared Agent Ikran Tahil Farah was assassinated in Mogadishu just hours after being picked up from her home, a senior former spy said, which could take the case to a whole new level. According to Brigadier General Abdalla Abdalla, who was once deputy director of NISA, Ms. Farah, 24, was murdered on June 26, the night she was picked up from her home in the capital's highly protected area. The former director further claims that the agent was secretly…

decrease in sales of anticovid agent

In Madagascar, the traditional remedy of the President of the Republic Andry Rajoelina, praised for its preventive and curative virtues against coronavirus, no longer attracts. The production of bottle CVO (Covid-Organics) has therefore just been suspended. Overhead, difficult flow of goods, distributors and retailers have no choice but to sell the beverage at a reduced price. In supermarkets or…