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“Brother Wang was very important. He was number one,” says Enrique, chuckling knowingly. Enrique – not his real name – describes himself as a high-level co-ordinator in Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, one of the world’s most powerful criminal…
The South African government says more than 53,000 foreign nationals have been deported or repatriated since launching a “migration management” campaign five weeks ago. Most were from Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, officials say, and…
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has died following a brief and sudden illness. His office has released a statement saying he died on Saturday evening. “Senator Graham’s family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy…
At least two people have been killed in gunfire at a street festival in Toronto. Police in the Canadian city initially received reports of an active shooter on St Clair Avenue at approximately 20:12 local time (01:12 BST), where a salsa…
The US said it launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran after Tehran struck a ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it closed the waterway until further notice and warned of a…
President Donald Trump allowed landmark housing legislation to become law overnight on Friday without his signature. He had earlier refused to sign it in protest over Congress’s failure to pass voter ID legislation but did not veto the…
TV presenter Dermot Murnaghan has died, a year after he revealed he had been diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer. The former BBC, ITV and Sky News journalist was 68. “It is with great sadness that the family of Dermot Murnaghan…
A US citizen working for a humanitarian group in the Democratic Republic of Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement on Friday. The CDC said…
Elon Musk’s plans for the future of SpaceX, and humanity, are rooted in an idea conceived in the 1960s when astronomers began to pick up mysterious, unknown radio sources in the cosmos. Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev was a pioneer in…
Four New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns surrounding a Qatari-gifted jet serving as the new Air Force One have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department, the news outlet reported Friday. The journalists –– Julian…
The US wants Iran to publicly state that the Strait of Hormuz is open and to pledge to stop firing on commercial ships as part of negotiations due to be held on Saturday. US media cited unnamed officials as saying Tehran had privately…
Police in South Africa say they have arrested a man on suspicion of murdering his wife and two daughters near Bedford. Nothabo Zandile Tshuma, 42, Natalie, 15, and Nala, five, were found dead at the family home in Great Denham on Monday.…
A 26-year-old man is being held on suspicion of murder following the death of former MP and government minister Ann Widdecombe. On Friday, Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed the man, a white British national, was arrested at an address in…
Amnesty International criticised Friday the latest US deportation of 11 people to Eswatini as unlawful, accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of “cruel and racist” anti-immigrant policies. The group was flown into the tiny…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, along with their children Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, have visited King Charles and Queen Camilla. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday evening that the King and Queen hosted the family at Highgrove…
At least 12 people have died and 23 others are missing in a wildfire in southern Spain, Andalusia’s regional leader Juanma Moreno has said. Four of the victims may be British, Andalusia officials say. Hundreds of people are trying to…
As the US-Iran war risked reigniting in recent weeks, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boarded a Navy ship for what was supposed to be a routine visit with sailors. The trip was marred by facial hair: Hegseth noticed multiple sailors…
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley has asked FBI Director Kash Patel to defend his use of FBI aircraft and purchase of BMWs in a letter obtained by House and Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats and reviewed by CNN, an indication that…
A man who was fatally shot by immigration agents at a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday was not the intended target, US officials say. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national, was stopped at 07:00 local time (12:00GMT) while driving to…
A New Jersey officer was criminally charged with causing the death of two police dogs by leaving the pair locked inside a hot patrol car. Cody Henderson, a K-9 handler in Salem County, is facing multiple charges related to the deaths of…
New EU procurement rules will seek to harness the European Union’s collective purchasing power to favour the bloc’s own companies and reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, a draft document seen by Reuters shows. The measures stop short…
Senegalese authorities ordered exiled Guinean opposition members to cancel a planned meeting in Dakar on Thursday to denounce human rights violations in their country, according to one of the event’s organizers. The meeting was supposed to…
Palm Beach, Florida officially renamed its airport after President Donald Trump on Thursday, becoming the latest in a series of institutions, buildings, government programs, warships and money to take on the Republican’s identity. The…
Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between…
