The mother of Yahali Sofer says a suspect manipulated her son into accompanying him to Bnei Brak, where he used the boy to beg for money. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted kidnapping.
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The clearance of one of England's largest illegal waste tips in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, has been completed, costing taxpayers £6m. The government vows to recover costs from criminals, but figures show only £7.3m has been clawed back from waste criminals in five years, against £1bn annual cost of waste crime.
The SEC charged 38 entities with making false statements in Forms ADV to appear as legitimate investment advisers, targeting retail investors, with some using foreign IP addresses.
Ecuador's former president Lenín Moreno was sentenced to five years in prison for taking bribes from Chinese firm Sinohydro to secure a hydroelectric dam contract. He will serve under house arrest and plans to appeal.
An investigation by European broadcasters found that a WhatsApp group chat with 532 members was used to launder hundreds of millions of euros via the hawala system, funding organized crime and extremism, including payments to Islamic State in Syria.
Pierre Picavet, head of LGBTQ association FLAG!, was hospitalised after being attacked with a bottle in Paris's Marais district. The suspect is in custody.
A 31-year-old British woman died after being stabbed at a railway station in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany, in the early hours of Sunday. A 27-year-old German man was arrested at the scene. The motive is under investigation.
A 22-year-old woman was killed and five others injured in a shooting at a techno rave near Zurich, Switzerland. Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for the perpetrator.
Israeli police arrested a sitting council head in southern Israel along with family members and senior officials on suspicion of bribery, bid rigging, and fictitious employment to embezzle funds. Seven suspects were arrested and six detained for questioning.
An Israeli court extended the detention of Eyal Nager, suspected of trying to monopolize delivery services in Ashdod and of extortion and threats, after reviewing four key pieces of evidence.