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Raids across Canary Islands in major cocaine gang bust
A major cocaine smuggling operation that used a network of speedboats to transport drugs from South America to the Canary Islands has been…
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Blue Moon’s Nussir Project receives EU strategic status
The EU Commission has designated Blue Moon Metals' Nussir Project as a Strategic Critical Raw Material Project. This development comes…
News
Twelve hurt after white powder found at DHL facility in Germany
Twelve employees suffered skin wounds at a facility operated by postal and logistics giant DHL in southern Germany after a white powder…
Business
Petrobras targets Africa for oil exploration region outside Brazil
Petrobras, the Brazilian state-run oil company, is setting its sights on Africa as its primary region for oil exploration activities…
Business
Russia cuts interest rates from two-decade high as economy slows
Friday's decision was the first time Russia's central bank has moved to cut rates since September 2022 (Alexander NEMENOV) Russia's…
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Interpol issues red notice for Ghana's fugitive ex-minister
Ghana's former finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been placed on Interpol's Red Notice list for allegedly using public office for…
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University colleges seek injunctions over protests
Two university colleges are seeking High Court injunctions against pro-Palestine demonstrations after an encampment on their land over the…
Politics
Russia strikes Ukraine with heavy wave of missiles and drones, 4 dead
At least four people have been killed after Russia launched an intense wave of drone and cruise missile strikes on Ukraine overnight,…
Business
Collage of 'Philippine traffic conditions' misuses Vietnam photo
Supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos have misrepresented a photo of a congested road in Vietnam as depicting gridlock in the…
Lifestyle
Human rights committee blames Guatemala for forcing girl who was raped to carry out her pregnancy
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A panel of independent experts who make up the United Nations Human Rights Committee said Thursday they found that…
Politics
Exclusive-Brazil government to defend bill cutting tax breaks by 10%, says sources
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Ricardo Brito BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's government is expected to back a bill proposing a 10% cut to federal…
Politics
West Bank mayor urges action as illegal entries into Area A endanger lives
"Failure to enforce the law that prohibits Israelis from entering Area A could lead to the next attack, which I want to prevent," the…
News
Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of religious holiday
Israel has carried out several air strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, saying it was targeting Hezbollah's drone production. The attack…
Politics
Netanyahu admits Israel backing ‘criminal’ groups, rivals of Hamas, in Gaza
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country is using armed gangs in Gaza to help fight Hamas, his admission coming…
Politics
Levin: The people are demanding judicial reform - we will deliver
The comments come at the pinnacle of the tensions between the judiciary and the rest of the government. Justice Minister Yariv Levin said…
Business
Colombia reports 33% drop in deforestation in early 2025, with major progress in Amazon parks
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia saw a 33% drop in deforestation in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the…
Politics
A ship called Madleen: Gaza’s first fisherwoman inspires solidarity mission
Gaza City – As the Madleen sails towards Gaza to try to deliver life-saving aid to its people, little is known about the woman the boat…
Lifestyle
Cutting off rhinos' horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in…
News
IDF recovers bodies of two Israeli-American hostages from 7 October attack
Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages who were killed and abducted in Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack. The…
Politics
NATO begins Baltic drills, Russian spy plane triggers jet scramble
NATO forces began conducting a two-week exercise on the Baltic Sea, with the first ships departing from the north-eastern German port of…
Business
UK sales of new Tesla cars slump by more than a third amid Musk backlash
Tesla has sold 15,002 cars in the UK so far this year, down by 7.8% in the same period last year.Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images Sales…
Politics
Indigenous rights defender elected head of top Mexican court
Hugo Aguilar, an Indigenous rights defender and former advisor to Mexico's Zapatista guerrilla movement, won election to become the head…
Politics
Former Zambian President Lungu dies aged 68
Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68, his party has said in a statement. He had "been receiving specialized…
Business
World Bank U-turn ends loan ban to Uganda over gay rights
The World Bank says it is lifting a ban on loans to Uganda that it had put in place two years ago when the country passed a draconian new…