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JAPAN

Ghosn escape aides taken into custody

A US father and son pair accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn in his audacious escape from Japan arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday after losing their battle against extradition. In a statement, Japanese prosecutors confirmed they had arrested former US special forces member Michael Taylor and his son Peter "on suspicion of helping a criminal hide and escape". The pair, along with a third man still at large, are believed to have masterminded the operation that saw former international jet-setter Ghosn packed into an audio-equipment case and onto a private jet to jump bail in December 2019.

AUSTRALIA

UK far-right group the first put on terror list

A Britain-based neo-Nazi outfit will become the first far-right organization to be listed as a terror group in Australia, authorities said on Tuesday, after growing warnings from security services. The Department of Home Affairs signaled that the Sonnenkrieg Division would join the current list of 27 proscribed organizations, which have so far been exclusively extremist or separatist groups linked to the Middle East and Central Asia. Australia's domestic spy agency has repeatedly sounded the alarm about the growing threat of far-right violence.

Agencies - Xinhua