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These actions are the latest installments in a mounting campaign the U.S. launched in early September, signaling a shift from isolated interdictions into sustained military pressure. On September 2, U.S. forces struck a vessel in international waters, killing 11 people, and claimed that it belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang and was laden with narcotics. Just over a week …

These actions are the latest installments in a mounting campaign the U.S. launched in early September, signaling a shift from isolated interdictions into sustained military pressure. On September 2, U.S. forces struck a vessel in international waters, killing 11 people, and claimed that it belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang and was laden with narcotics. Just over a week …

Stretching across its country’s narrowest point, a train ride offers an extraordinary journey between two vibrant coastal cities. Operated by the Mexican navy, the Tren Interoceánico is lined with armed marines at every platform and crossing, a reminder that it is both a vital transport link and a symbol of modern infrastructure revival. The train brings passengers from the Pacific …

The agency has flagged governance challenges and ballooning liabilities in its latest sovereign review S&P Global has downgraded France’s long-term credit rating from AA- to A+, warning that rising debt and political tensions threaten the government’s ability to reduce its budget deficit. The agency also revised France’s outlook to ‘stable’ on Friday. S&P expects France’s government debt to reach 121% …

Germany “will very soon” have a deal in place with the Taliban to deport Afghan migrants to Afghanistan. Chancellor Friedrich Merz has promised the German people that returns to Syria and Afghanistan will be made under his administration. Leaders across Europe have been seeking ways to deport migrants back to Afghanistan in large numbers, with Germany leading the charge within …

Authorities in Thailand and Singapore are looking into a Cambodian real estate group after the United States and Britain imposed sanctions on the company’s chairman on allegations of fraud and money laundering. Surapol Prembutr, commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, said Thai officials would work with their US counterparts to review the asset seizure process and legal proceedings involving …

The US military has destroyed a submarine in the Caribbean that was smuggling drugs, President Donald Trump said on Friday. The statement came after the US struck at least five surface vessels since September, allegedly operated by cartels based in Venezuela, whose government Trump has accused of aiding “narcoterrorists.” “We attacked a submarine, and that was a drug-carrying submarine built …

David Attenborough has broken Dick Van Dyke’s record for oldest Daytime Emmy winner, taking the trophy for daytime personality, non-daily as host of Netflix’s Secret Lives of Orangutans. Attenborough, who is 99, was not on hand to collect his award on Friday. The British broadcaster’s career as a writer, host and narrator spans eight decades. Van Dyke was 98 when …

Surrounded by dense jungle and rolling hills on the picturesque island in the Pacific Ocean lies a capital city unlike any other in the world. Ngerulmud stands as the capital of the Micronesian island nation of Palau, but is home to no bustling streets, no homes, and no residents – only a single government complex. Built in 2006 to replace …

Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has said that he hates Russian President Vladimir Putin and claimed that the feeling was mutual. Zelensky made the comment shortly after concluding a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. “Putin hates me,” he told reporters in Washington, DC. When a reporter asked Zelensky, “Do you hate him?” the Ukrainian …