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Iran's judiciary said that a wildfire caused by very hot weather flared for a short time on Friday in the grasslands surrounding Evin prison, detonating landmines in a security area around the facility, according to Reuters. The judiciary's Mizan news agency reported that the fire, which lasted only "a few minutes," was immediately controlled, and no damage was caused to the prison facilities. The agency added, "The fire spread to the protected hills around Evin Prison and caused several mines to explode."

Police arrested Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday after a court sentenced the opposition leader to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts. Legal experts say the guilty verdict reached by a district court could end Khan's chances of contesting national elections that have to be held before early November. "Police have arrested Imran Khan from his residence," Khan's lawyer Intezar Panjotha told Reuters. "We are filing a petition against the decision in high court.

A security expert and military veteran says the U.S. security classification protocol needs to be updated for the digital age.

The two sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese.

The two sailors allegedly took thousands of dollars in payments in return for sending blueprints and other secrets to Chinese intelligence officers.