How the anti-drug ‘kingpin strategy’ fuels violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa | Drugs

How the anti-drug ‘kingpin strategy’ fuels violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa | Drugs

NewsFeed Rival criminal factions are battling for control in the Mexican state of Sinaloa after the arrests of two top drug lords earlier this year. Experts say this devastating violence is a predictable outcome of the so-called ‘kingpin strategy.’ Published On 13 Nov 202413 Nov 2024 Check out our Latest…

Who is Pete Hegseth, the pro-Israel Fox News host picked to head Pentagon? | US Election 2024 News

Who is Pete Hegseth, the pro-Israel Fox News host picked to head Pentagon? | US Election 2024 News

United States President-elect Donald Trump has picked Fox News host and military veteran Pete Hegseth, a pro-Israel and Iran hawk, to serve as his defence secretary, lauding him as “tough, smart and a true believer in America First”. The 44-year-old’s nomination to lead the world’s most powerful military has come…

US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day | Military News

US military strikes ‘Iranian-backed’ fighters in Syria for a second day | Military News

The US military said it carried out strikes against an Iranian-backed armed group in Syria, its second such operation in two days. The United States military has again carried out air strikes in Syria targeting “Iranian-aligned targets” following a recent rocket attack against US forces at a base in Syria’s…

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN aid chief warns of ‘gravest crimes’ committed in Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The United Nations’s humanitarian aid chief told a meeting of the Security Council (UNSC) that “acts reminiscent of the gravest international crimes” are being committed in Gaza where Israel’s military continues to bombard, besiege and prevent aid from reaching the civilian population. Addressing the UNSC on Tuesday, Joyce Msuya, the…

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison | Al Jazeera News

Prosecutors sought 17 years imprisonment for ‘significant’ violations of the Espionage Act. Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts National Guard, has been jailed for 15 years for leaking classified documents about the war in Ukraine and other military secrets. A federal judge in Boston, United States, on Tuesday sentenced…

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Despite 30-day Gaza aid ultimatum, US says support for Israel will proceed | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Washington, DC – The United States was unambiguous in a message to Israel last month: Take specific steps within 30 days to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or face consequences. The deadline has now passed, and the United Nations is warning that famine is “imminent” in parts of northern…

Trump picks pro-settlement Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel | US Election 2024 News

Trump picks pro-settlement Mike Huckabee as US ambassador to Israel | US Election 2024 News

President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of his former 2016 Republican primary election opponent Mike Huckabee to the post of United States ambassador to Israel. “I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee, has been nominated to be The United States Ambassador…

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

Abu Ghraib torture survivors win US civil case, $42m damages | The Iraq War: 20 years on News

A United States defence contractor must pay $42m to three Iraqi men who were tortured at Abu Ghraib prison, a US federal jury has ruled. The ruling on Tuesday ends a 15-year legal battle over the role of Virginia-based contractor CACI, whose civilian employees worked at the facility, in acts…

Democrat Gallego wins Arizona Senate race, defining Republican majority | US Election 2024 News

Democrat Gallego wins Arizona Senate race, defining Republican majority | US Election 2024 News

The last pending Senate race of the 2024 election has been called, meaning Republicans will hold a three-seat majority. Democrat Reuben Gallego will be heading back to Washington, albeit in a new capacity, after his Senate race against Republican Kari Lake was finally called. The Associated Press determined Gallego, who…