West Africa, a new hub of global cocaine trafficking – Report
Dozens of cocaine packages piled up, weighing in at four tonnes and valued at $317 million -- the seizure by Liberian police in July was a stark symbol of west Africa's expanding role in the global cocaine trade.
Kremlin says nuclear weapons in Finland would threaten Russia
Russia said on Friday it saw Finland’s move to lift restrictions on hosting nuclear weapons as a potential threat and vowed to respond if Helsinki followed through with the plan.
US Justice Dept releases Epstein documents with claims against Trump
The documents released Thursday include descriptions of multiple 2019 interviews the FBI held with the woman, who alleged she was assaulted by both Epstein and Trump while she was between 13 and 15 years old.
Trump says ‘question of time’ before US turns to Cuba after Iran
“We want to fix, finish this one first — but that will be just a question of time before you and a lot of unbelievable people are going to be going back to Cuba,” Trump said at a White House reception.
Iran warns people who dare defy internet blackout
Iran cut off internet access on Saturday after Israel and the United States launched air strikes on the country which continued Thursday for a sixth day.
US House set to reject bid to curb Trump’s Iran war powers
Lawmakers are due to vote on a bipartisan resolution led by Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna that would require Trump to obtain congressional authorization before continuing military operations against Tehran.
