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Most recently he has been living in the southern city of Beihai, where authorities detained him.

Ukraine has captured an Indian national allegedly fighting for Russian forces, the first known Indian detained in the ongoing war.

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Migrants reportedly have been detained at Chicago-area construction sites, near a university building, along strip malls and outside schools.

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Four of the other gang members were also detained after police stopped vehicles across Sefton.

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Israel will also release about 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails, and another 1,700 Palestinians from Gaza who have been detained.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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