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NEWBURY PARK, Calif. — Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Wednesday night after California Highway Patrol officers received reports of a black BMW 430i traveling erratically at high speed on U.S. 101, authorities said. The 44-year-old singer was taken into custody after she “showed signs of impairment and submitted to a series of field sobriety tests” during a traffic stop near the Borchard Road exit in Newbury Park at about 8:48 p.m., a CHP spokesperson said. Chemical test results are…

Tunji Disu Sworn in as Nigeria's New Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu has officially taken office as the new Inspector-General of Police, succeeding his predecessor who stepped down in February under circumstances widely believed to have been influenced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Although an official statement attributed the resignation to "pressing family considerations," political analysts speculate that it was part of a broader reshuffle requested by the president. The presidency has expressed optimism…

UK arrests over suspected China spying as MP Joani Reid defends husband LONDON — Counterterrorism police have arrested three men on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service linked to China, as Scottish Labour MP Joani Reid defended her husband, one of those detained, and rejected any suggestion she had advocated for Beijing. The Metropolitan Police said men aged 39, 43 and 68 were arrested in London and Wales and remain in custody. Officers conducted searches at the arrest locations and at three additional…

Florida executes Billy Kearse by lethal injection for 1991 killing of police officer A 53-year-old man convicted in the killing of a police officer during a 1991 traffic stop was executed by lethal injection in Florida, the state’s third execution of the year and the fifth in the United States. The Florida Department of Corrections said Billy Kearse was pronounced dead at the state prison in Raiford. Kearse was sentenced to death for fatally shooting Officer Danny Parrish after wrestling away his gun during a roadside stop…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali police arrested a senior advisor to the president of Puntland State during a late-night raid at an airport-area hotel in the capital, prompting allegations of intimidation and physical assault against federal lawmakers and sharpening political tensions across the country. Authorities identified the detainee as Ahmed Abdi Mahamud Hurre. Witnesses and local reports said Hurre was meeting several members of the Somali Federal Parliament at the Airport Hotel in Mogadishu when police moved in and took…

Jubbaland police arrest officer after journalist Abshir Khalif Shide Omar is shot dead in Kismayo MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Jubbaland state police officer has been arrested after fatally shooting broadcast journalist Abshir Khalif Shide Omar in Kismayo, authorities and media representatives said Tuesday. The killing occurred Monday evening in the interim administrative capital of Jubbaland after what police and colleagues described as a brief altercation between the journalist and the officer. The motive remains unclear, and…

KISMAYO, Somalia — A broadcast journalist was shot dead Monday night in the southern port city of Kismayo after an altercation with a police officer, according to the National Union of Somali Journalists. Authorities say the officer has been arrested and an investigation is underway. Abshir Khalif Shide Omar was killed at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2026, following a brief dispute with a police officer, NUSOJ said, citing initial inquiries. The union said the motive remains unclear and the full circumstances have yet to…

Police conclude search at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home after arrest linked to Epstein probe British police have concluded searches at Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home in southeast England following his arrest last week on suspicion of misconduct in public office, part of an ongoing investigation into his ties with the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Thames Valley Police said officers had wrapped up activity in Berkshire that began after the arrest on Thursday. “Officers have now left the location…

Somali journalist Abdihafid Nur Barre arrested in Mogadishu; opposition figures decry media crackdown Tuesday February 24, 2026 MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Cable TV journalist Abdihafid Nur Barre was arrested Tuesday in Mogadishu’s Waaberi district, the broadcaster said, prompting a wave of condemnation from prominent political figures who cast the detention as a blow to press freedom. Somali Cable TV said military forces carried out the arrest. Security agencies had not issued an official statement clarifying the…

Peter Mandelson has been released on bail after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office amid a Metropolitan Police investigation into whether sensitive government information was passed to Jeffrey Epstein. In a statement issued just after 2 a.m., the Metropolitan Police said a 72-year-old man “arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office has been released on bail pending further investigation.” The force said the man was arrested at an address in Camden on Monday, Feb. 23, and taken to a London police…