#CROATIA: Senior Arrested After Threatening Prime Minister With Rotten Egg Attack Online

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A 72-year-old has been arrested for insulting Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, more precisely for saying that the Prime Minister should be hit with rotten eggs.

The insult happened on the eve of the Prime Minister's visit to Zadar County.

The senior, who was not thrilled with the impending arrival of the Prime Minister, took to the internet, writing, "He should be greeted with rotten eggs, him and his minions. No one has humiliated and betrayed Croats so much, the narcissist," the man wrote on Thursday. He was arrested the following day.

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#CHINA: Leader Xi Threatens "Reunification" With Taiwan, Warns West, In CCP Birthday Speech

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China's President Xi Jinping issued a blistering "warning" to the West in a Thursday speech marking the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. 

The most provocative part of the roughly hour-long address given from Tiananmen Square focused on Taiwan and thwarting foreign forces' efforts at "meddling" in China's affairs and in the region.

The gray Mao suit clad Chinese leader said the nation is committed to the "reunification" of Taiwan and ensuring continued "stability" in Hong Kong, vowing that any outside "bullying" powers will inevitably "get their heads bashed."

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#IRAN: Defense Minister Threatens To Destroy Saudi Arabia (Except For Muslim Holy Sites There) Amid War Of Words

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Iran's defense minister has lashed back at Saudi Arabia, slamming the kingdom's deputy crown prince over belligerent comments last week that underscored the deep rivalries between the Sunni and Shiite power. Defense Minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan has been quoted as saying that Iran would advise against "such a stupidity" because in that case, nothing would be "left in Saudi Arabia except Mecca and Medina," the two holy cities.

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#KENYA: Nairobi Assembly Speaker, Facing Impeachment, Receives Death Threats

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Nairobi County Assembly Speaker Alex ole Magelo says his life is in danger. He said he received a threatening text that said he would be dead in three days. "I cannot entertain threats on my life." There have been recent motions in the Assembly and petitions circulated to impeach both him and the county's governor.

#MALTA: Member of Parliament Threatens Female Colleague With Violence During Parliament Session

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Labour MP Joe Debono Grech can be heard on live TV telling a female member of parliament, Marlene Farrugia, "I'll come and beat you up" during a raucous session in which she allegedly accused him of being "corrupt." Farrugia resigned from the Labour Party last month.