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An alleged retail theft network worth millions has been broken up in Australia, with police confirming that an Indian national on an expired visa is among 31 people arrested.Victoria police say the group is accused of stealing up to $10 million worth of goods from supermarkets across the state in a highly organised operation. The arrests follow a months-long investigation.Among those charged is a 39-year-old Indian man who police allege was in the country on an expired visa. He is accused of stealing around $160,000 worth of goods over several months. Authorities say he faces 68 counts of theft and 19 counts of attempted theft and is yet to appear in court.Police say the group ran a coordinated “theft-to-order” model, targeting high-value everyday items such as baby formula, vitamins, skincare products and electric toothbrushes. These goods were then passed to receivers and sold on the black market for profit.The thefts took place across several locations in Australia including Melbour..

AdvertisementUnited StatesWorldUnited States & CanadaUS animal rights activists clash with police over Wisconsin dog breederAbout 1,000 animal welfare activists faced rubber bullets and pepper spray as they tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 10:44pm, 19 Apr 2026About 1,000 animal welfare activists who tried to gain entry on Saturday to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin were turned back by police who fired rubber bullets and pepper spray into the crowd and arrested the group’s leader.
It was the second attempt in as many months by protesters to take beagles from the Ridglan Farms facility in Blue Mounds, a small town about 25 miles (about 40 kilometres) southwest of Wisconsin’s capital, Madison.
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said in a video statement that 300 to 400 protesters were “violently trying to break into the property” and assault officers. He said protesters have ignored designa..

AdvertisementScienceChinaScienceCanada Research Chair chemist Janusz Pawliszyn joins Chinese universityThe Polish scientist who invented two widely used analytical chemistry techniques has been hired by one of his former students
2-MIN READ2-MIN3 ListenShi HuangPublished: 10:00pm, 19 Apr 2026Janusz Pawliszyn, the 71-year-old recipient of the Chemical Institute of Canada’s highest honour and a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, has joined Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University, the institution announced on April 9.
Pawliszyn has supervised more than 110 master’s and doctoral students as well as nearly 200 postdoctoral students and visiting scholars, many of them from China.
Ouyang Gangfeng was one of them. From 2004 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Pawliszyn’s laboratory.
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An Indian-origin Melbourne leader has called out what she describes as silence from politicians over racism targeting Indian Australians, saying the issue is about dignity, safety and equal respect.Roshena Campbell, Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne and a Liberal Party politician, said there was a clear difference in how different communities are treated when facing abuse.She said in an interview with Australia Today: “When other communities are targeted, we see politicians calling that out. Why is it when Indian Australians face racism there is silence among politicians? I am appalled by racist comments targeting the Indian Australian community. We can overcome this hate only by standing with Indian Australians. Every politician should see this hate and racism for what it is. This is not just about representation. It is about dignity, safety, and the right of every community to feel seen and respected. Answer to racism rests with all of us as Australians.”Campbell made the remarks in an ..

Concerns are growing inside the FBI over Director Kash Patel’s conduct, with colleagues alleging that the Indian-origin agency head has engaged in heavy drinking and unexplained absences that they say have affected his leadership.According to multiple current and former officials in FBI, Patel’s behaviour has raised alarm within the bureau and across parts of the US government. Some have described his tenure as erratic, pointing to incidents where his actions caused confusion and disrupted normal operations. Watch ‘All False?’ Kash Patel Fury Erupts As ‘Defamatory’ Atlantic Report Sparks High-Stakes Legal War One such episode took place on April 10, when Patel struggled to log into an internal system and believed he had been locked out. He thought he was fired and contacted aides in a “freak-out”. The situation caused concern within the FBI and prompted calls to the White House and members of Congress about who was leading the agency. The issue was later found to be a technical error.M..

AdvertisementAccidents and personal safetyHong KongSociety14 hurt after minibus slams into back of goods vehicle in Hong KongCrash occurred at about 9.30pm in Tsing Yi
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenEdith LinPublished: 11:10pm, 18 Apr 2026Updated: 11:14pm, 18 Apr 2026Fourteen people were injured after a minibus crashed into a heavy goods vehicle, Hong Kong police said on Saturday.
The driver reported to police at about 9.30pm that the minibus had hit a heavy goods vehicle in Tsing Yi, and that some passengers had been injured. The crash happened near Ching Chung House at Cheung Ching Estate.
Some of those injured are treated at the roadside. Photo: HandoutEmergency services found 14 people injured on the minibus. Two were said to have sustained serious injuries.
AdvertisementPhotos of the scene show the front of the minibus badly damaged and the windscreen smashed.
A passenger was fitted with a neck brace and taken to hospital while others sat on the ground waiting for medical treatment.
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