Mexico’s defense secretary said at least 30 people had been killed in two weeks of fighting in Sinaloa, where rival cartel factions have turned Culiacan into a near standstill.
Reporting on September 18, 2024, described a second wave of explosions in Lebanon a day after the initial pager blasts, with at least 20 people killed and hundreds wounded.
Doctors Without Borders says it has halted work in Russia after the government removed the organization from its list of approved foreign charities, forcing it to close its activities and end staff contracts.
17, 2024. Militants linked to al-Qaida attacked a military training camp and the airport in Bamako, prompting gunbattles, arrests and the rare closure of Mali's capital airport.
Thousands were injured when communication devices used by Hezbollah members detonated almost simultaneously, in an attack the group and Lebanon blamed on Israel.
Palestinian health and civil defense officials said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people in Gaza, including women and children, while new evacuation orders deepened pressure on families already displaced across the enclave.
Maria Daniela Icaza, director of Ecuador’s largest prison, died after an armed attack on the road near Guayaquil, deepening concern over violence tied to the country’s prison system.
Moscow’s decision to revoke the accreditation of six British diplomats deepens tensions with London as the war in Ukraine continues to shape the diplomatic climate.
Berlin and Nairobi have agreed a migration deal intended to ease German labour shortages while creating more routes for Kenyan workers, students and trainees.
The attack injured the president in Salimani and raised immediate questions about security around one of the Indian Ocean nation’s most powerful figures.
A CIA-linked report cited by Kyiv Post says Ukraine’s death rate reached 18.6 per 1,000 people, while its birth rate fell to six per 1,000 amid the war.
The British Embassy in Amman says Jordanian travelers will face new entry restrictions after the Home Office linked the move to a rise in asylum claims.
The United States imposed sanctions on 16 allies of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, accusing them of obstructing the country’s July presidential election and contributing to repression.
A report said Britain had decided to let Ukraine use Storm Shadow missiles for long-range strikes inside Russia, though no public announcement was expected.
Gunfire over a referee’s penalty decision spiraled into fresh violence in one of Port-au-Prince’s poorest neighborhoods, with the death toll still unclear.
The Dutch defense minister’s comments marked another sign that allies are loosening limits on how Ukraine can use supplied weapons, even as broader NATO policy remains uneven.