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In a statement, the State Department said it is aware of the arrests and is providing the citizens with consular assistance.

Craig Williams was one of several people who had been investigated for cashing in on insider knowledge on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call the election.

The vote would permanently ban public events held by LGBTQ+ communities and crack down on the freedoms of assembly and expression.

Bolsonaro, who has had numerous abdominal issues since being stabbed in 2018, was hospitalized Friday morning while traveling in northeastern Brazil.

The pope wished more than 20,000 faithful a “good Palm Sunday” in yet another reassuring public sign of his recovery from a life-threatening battle with double pneumonia.

Some parts of the country recorded their most powerful winds in more than 75 years, registering at up to 92 mph.

It was a devastating escalation in a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people, forcibly displaced 12.7 million and left 24.6 million facing acute hunger.

“You’re not getting little rats anymore,” one resident told NBC News. “They’re getting cat-size.”

Moscow and Kyiv agreed in principle last month to implement a limited, 30-day ceasefire, but they each allege near-immediate breaches by the other side.

The stakes of the negotiations couldn’t be higher for the two nations closing in on half a century of enmity.

Tehran has said the discussions in Oman over the weekend will be indirect after President Donald Trump made a surprise announcement earlier this week of “direct” negotiations.