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Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
US Indicts Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Wife Cilia Flores on Torture Charges
3 sources · 14d ago
Hostage Diplomacy
US and Lebanon Secretly Harbor Wanted Syrian General for Intel on Missing Journalist Austin Tice
6 sources · 13d ago
Aviation Security
Interrogation Reveals FlyDubai Co-Pilot Planned Ben Gurion Airport Suicide Crash Before Airline Hired Him
4 sources · 17d ago
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