Philippine security officials said on Monday they had arrested a Chinese software engineer suspected of spying on Filipino military and police camps. Brawner said it was the second arrest of a suspected Chinese spy since last year and that forensic analysis of equipment seized in the earlier arrest also revealed images of military and police camps in Manila.
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Federal immigration agents arrested 37 undocumented workers during a raid at Mt Baker Roofing in Washington. Armed officers, acting under a federal search warrant, detained workers who had allegedly used fraudulent documents to seek employment, in a dramatic operation near the Canadian border.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Poland to address long-standing tensions over the exhumation of Polish victims of WWII massacres. Both nations have agreed to start exhumations, signaling improved relations. Poland, currently holding the EU presidency, has keen interest in the matter, especially ahead of upcoming presidential elections. The exhumations would provide proper burials for the victims.
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