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  A pinnacle cop in Hong Kong police's National Security Department has been positioned on depart after he used to be caught in a raid on an unlicensed rub down parlour, say nearby media reports. Reports have named him as Director of National Security Frederic Choi. According to information web page SCMP, travelling an unlicensed parlour is no longer an offence however should "damage the force's image". This is the first massive scandal to hit the unit after it was once set up to put into effect the city's country wide protection law. Thousands in Hong Kong protested ultimate June when the countrywide safety regulation was once implemented. The regulation criminalises secession, subversion and collusion with overseas forces with the most sentence lifestyles in prison. However, Beijing has stated it will goal "sedition" and carry stability. "The police connect super significance to the habits of police officers... [we] will behavior a honest investig

  The French military chief of group of workers has advised troopers to resign if they signed a controversial letter that warned of a civil fighting trigged by using spiritual extremism in the country. The letter, posted in a right-wing magazine, accused the French authorities of granting "concessions" to Islamism. It observed a comparable letter three weeks in the past signed via 20 former generals. Both letters had been condemned by using the French authorities however praised through right-wing politicians. On Tuesday, General François Lecointre addressed the ultra-modern letter in a message to army personnel. "The most realistic step is virtually to depart the organization in order to freely categorical their thoughts and convictions," he stated in his message, in accordance to French media reports. While the widespread did no longer threaten any sanctions, he accused the provider personnel in the back of the letter of violating their "obligation of discret

       The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee, (PSC) on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, has clarified misrepresentation in the briefing of the PSC on Monday. Mustapha, who spoke to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, stated it used to be erroneously stated that the federal authorities had re-introduced nationwide curfew between 12 a.m. and four a.m. as phase of the COVID-19 protection protocols. He, however, stated the announcement with the aid of the National Incident Manager, Dr. Mukhtar Mohammed, throughout the PSC press briefing was once taken out of context due to the fact the federal authorities did no longer loosen up the curfew imposed until now below Phase Three of the eased lockdown. Rather, he defined that what Mohammed stated was once that the federal authorities used to be retaining the curfew below the Phase Four of the phased limit of movement. “Under the Fourth Phase of restrict of movement,

  Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have escalated in addition as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired thousands of rockets into Israel, which replied with ramped up airstrikes on the coastal enclave, as unrest unfold to cities and cities past Jerusalem. As each facets traded airstrikes on Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the country from Tel Aviv, saying, "We are in the midst of a enormous operation. Israeli bombing raids throughout Gaza have killed at least 35 people, which include 12 children, in accordance to Palestinian fitness officials, who additionally stated 220 humans have been injured, as of Tuesday evening. The Israeli navy stated it had killed extra than 15 militants. Rockets had been fired toward Tel Aviv in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Sirens should be heard warning of an impending assault round three a.m. neighborhood time. It was once no longer without delay clear if there have been any casualties. Rockets have

  The Nigerian presidency has demonstrated an tried break-in by using burglars into the professional dwelling of the president’s chief of staff, Ibrahim Gambari. President Muhammadu Buhari's chief of staff’s house is positioned subsequent to the closely fortified presidential villa in the capital, Abuja. The presidency’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, stated Prof Gambari had established the “‘foolish try to burgle his house at 3:00am this [Monday] morning however it grew to become out to be unsuccessful”. “Professor Gambari, whose residence is on a avenue subsequent to the villa has guaranteed that there is nothing to fear about from the incident,” Mr Shehu stated in a tweet. The presidential spokesman additionally demonstrated some other tried housebreaking into the dwelling of a 2d reputable in the presidency. He stated police have been looking out for the suspected burglar who tried to ruin into Maikano Adbullahi’s dwelling - additionally shut to the presidential villa - ultimate Thurs