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Multiple sources reported on Sunday the Mexican government killed the country’s most wanted cartel boss, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, or “El Mencho,” during a military operation in Jalisco. “El Mencho” led the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Last February, the U.S. State Department listed the cartel as a terrorist organization. TheContinue Reading

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Exclusives Russia used Belarus’s cell towers to bomb Ukrainian power plants. Then hackers got inside the operators’ chatrooms. For six months, Ukrainian IT specialists watched Russian drone operators plan routes in real time — tracking launch orders and flight paths, feeding everything to Ukraine’s defense forces. Russia rushed reinforcements toContinue Reading

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Russian forces control most of the ruins of Vovchansk in Kharkiv Oblast and are attempting to encircle Ukrainian defenders still holding the city’s south, Ukraine’s Joint Forces communications chief Viktor Trehubov told Ukrainian TV.  The report comes two days after a senior Russian general claimed that Moscow’s troops had already seized the city. Vovchansk, whichContinue Reading

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Appellants were among 45 opposition figures sentenced to prison in 2024 for organising an unofficial primary election., The appellants were among 45 opposition figures sentenced to prison in 2024 for organising an unofficial primary election. The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by jailed democracy campaigners inContinue Reading

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These are the key developments from day 1,460 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., These are the key developments from day 1,460 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand on Monday, February 23: Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for an attack in the western Ukrainian cityContinue Reading

Oil Traders May Be Pricing Iran Risk Too Lightly

Crude oil prices on Thursday settled at the highest in six months, with Brent crude topping $71 per barrel and WTI over $66. However, this may be just the start of a much stronger rally—it all depends on developments between the United States and Iran. The latest round of negotiations between the two on Iran’sContinue Reading

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Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’., Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’. ⁠North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general ofContinue Reading