MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities said Thursday that they arrested an alleged organized crime figure in the western state of Michoacan in connection with last October’s killing of an outspoken leader of the state’s lime growers. Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said that authorities arrested the man known as “El Botox,” allegedly responsible for … Read more
CENTCOM says the strike in northwest Syria on Friday killed a man tied to the December attack that killed US troops and an interpreter. Published On 17 Jan 202617 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The United States says an air strike in northwestern Syria has killed an al-Qaeda-affiliated leader … Read more
Prioritising stability Questions about Machado’s role in Venezuelan politics emerged within hours of the US operation to remove Maduro, a leader accused of violently suppressing dissent. Machado, 58, had been living in hiding for months after the 2024 election, for fear of facing arrest. But that changed in December, when she escaped abroad to accept … Read more
CONAKRY, Guinea — The Supreme Court in Guinea on Sunday upheld the election victory of Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, cementing the junta leader’s transition to a democratically elected president four years after staging a coup in the West African nation. Doumbouya won the country’s first election since the 2021 coup after polling 86.7% of the votes, … Read more
Israel on Friday announced it is officially recognising Somaliland, a first for the self-proclaimed republic since 1991. Published On 28 Dec 202528 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels has warned any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a “military target”, in the latest … Read more
Syrian officials confirm the arrest of ISIL leader Taha al-Zoubi in a security operation near Damascus. Published On 24 Dec 202524 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Syria’s Ministry of Interior has announced the arrest of Taha al-Zoubi, a leading figure in the ISIL (ISIS) group, in the Damascus countryside, … Read more
Naim Qassem calls the killing of Haytham Tabtabai as a ‘heinous crime’ saying Hezbollah has the right to respond. Published On 28 Nov 202528 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem says the group has the right to respond to Israel’s assassination of its top military chief … Read more
UNESCO to choose new leader amid controversies over anti-Israel bias claims The Times of Israel UNESCO board set to select Egypt’s s El-Enany as new chief – diplomats Reuters UNESCO nominates Egyptian as its new director following US withdrawal AP News UNESCO board selects Egypt’s former antiquities minister El-Enany as new chief France 24 Khaled El-Enany nominated by UNESCO’s … Read more
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia on Thursday banned separatist pro-Russian Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik from entering the small European Union country. The Slovenian government’s decision followed Dodik’s refusal to step down from the position of the president of a Serb-run entity in Bosnia despite a court ruling that removed him from office. Dodik in … Read more
Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to win a crucial by-election in the province of Alberta to secure a new Parliament seat after losing his constituency in the last general election. With final ballots still being counted, Poilievre leads with 80.4% of the vote in the rural riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, according to preliminary … Read more