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Mexico’s security chief quietly forms an elite force to take on the drug cartels
Six years ago Mexico’s president disbanded the country’s Federal Police and handed security responsibilities fully to the military. Now, his successor has quietly begun to build an elite civilian investigative and special operations force…
Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech after 24 hours
US Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate.
The New Jersey Democrat’s marathon address, a symbolic protest against President Donald Trump, in which he warned of a “grave and urgent”…
Six hospitalised after fire on Malaysia gas pipeline, among 33 hurt
A fire at a gas pipeline operated by Malaysia state energy firm Petronas injured 33 people on Tuesday (April 1) on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur, authorities said.
Six of the injured were sent to hospital, Selangor fire…
Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah
Israel’s military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city.
Israel ended its ceasefire with the…
Three Bangladeshis arrested at BIA in attempt to illegally migrate to Greece
Three Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake while attempting to travel to Greece using forged Greek residence visas.
The suspects, aged 22, 24, and 25, who had entered Sri Lanka on…
Japan estimates feared megaquake could cause $1.8 trln in damage, kill 300,000 people
Japan’s economy could lose as much as $1.81 trillion in the event of a long-anticipated megaquake off its Pacific coast, which could trigger devastating tsunamis, the collapse of hundreds of buildings and potentially killing about 300,000…
King Charles III briefly hospitalized for observation following side effects from cancer treatment
King Charles III was briefly hospitalized for observation on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects’’ related to a scheduled cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
His engagements for Thursday afternoon and…
Strong earthquake in central Myanmar, panic in Bangkok
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck Myanmar, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said on Friday, while hundreds of people poured out of buildings in the Thai capital Bangkok after the tremors.
There was no immediate word…
Trump auto tariffs: President slaps 25% duties on car imports to US
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks starting next week, widening the global trade war he kicked off upon regaining the White House this year in a move auto industry experts expect…
Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra sails through no-confidence vote in parliament
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra breezed through a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday in the first test of her premiership, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught to reaffirm the stability of her…