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Independence Party sacks leader

LONDON, England — The troubled U.K. Independence Party ousted its leader after a scandal over racist messages sent by his girlfriend.

Party members voted Saturday to back a motion of no confidence in Henry Bolton. The UKIP party leader had faced growing pressure to resign since a newspaper in mid-January published racist text messages about Prince Harry’s fiancee, Meghan Markle, sent by his girlfriend, 25-year-old Jo Marney.

Marney, who was also a UKIP member, was suspended immediately.

Military says it foiled smuggling plot

AMMAN, Jordan — The state news agency Petra reported that Jordan’s military said it foiled a plot to smuggle in weapons, drugs and terrorists by using an old pipeline linking the kingdom with Syria and Iraq.

Saturday’s report said smugglers used a house near Jordan’s northern border and dug tunnels for smuggling and carrying out terrorist attacks.

Asylum-seekers held in uprising

NICOSIA, Cyprus — A Cyprus court has ordered the detention of two asylum-seekers on suspicion that they instigated a small uprising at an immigrant reception center, causing extensive damage to offices and setting fire to furniture and trash bins.

Cyprus police said the Friday night unrest involved about 25 people at the Kofinou reception center. They said a third man has been arrested.

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