Germany arrests eight over alleged far-right coup plot newsthirst.

EPA Police officers escort an arrested man in Karlsruhe, south-west Germany German police have arrested eight suspected members of a far-right group, which was allegedly plotting to mount a Nazi-inspired coup. Prosecutors said the group – known as the Saechsische Separatisten or “Saxony Separatists” – was undertaking military training for the collapse of the German…

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Turkey arrests opposition mayor accused of being PKK member | World News newsthirst.

ISTANBUL -A mayor from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party was arrested late on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party , banned as a terrorist group in Turkey. Turkey arrests opposition mayor accused of being PKK member The arrest of Ahmet Ozer, mayor of Istanbul’s Esenyurt district, followed an…

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Indonesia arrests former trade minister in sugar import graft case | World News newsthirst.

JAKARTA, – Indonesian authorities investigating graft have arrested a former trade minister turned government critic on suspicion of improperly granting a sugar import permit in 2015 that led to losses of $25 million. Indonesia arrests former trade minister in sugar import graft case Thomas Trikasih Lembong was named a suspect and arrested late on Tuesday…

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