President Trump on Saturday said that the airspace surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, ratcheting up tensions with the Maduro regime and offering yet another sign that he…
Read more Trump Declares That Airspace Around Venezuela Should Be Considered ClosedPlanned pardon of Hernández, convicted for cocaine trafficking, comes before the country’s election. José de Córdoba Source link
Read more Trump to Pardon Honduran Ex-President Serving 45-Year Drug SentenceAnother corruption scandal is roiling Ukraine, and there’s no denying corruption exists there as it does in most of the former Soviet states. The question is whether this…
Read more Opinion | Ukraine Corruption and U.S. InterestsThe departure of Ukraine’s top negotiator—the president’s right-hand man Andriy Yermak—comes at a pivotal moment for the country. Ian Lovett Source link
Read more Zelensky’s Top Aide Resigns as Corruption Probe DeepensCALI, Colombia—They see themselves as the cowboys of the drug trade, highly experienced crews that ferry narcotics on small boats across the open seas, running on a mix…
Read more ‘Deliver or Die’: Inside the Drug-Boat Crews Ferrying Cocaine to the U.S.It was a pre-Thanksgiving afternoon that few Americans could have imagined: U.S. troops defending themselves in a gunfight in the streets of the American capital. A witness took…
Read more Exclusive | Witness Photos Captured Attack on the National GuardIran has sent the Lebanese militia Hezbollah hundreds of millions of dollars over the past year via money exchanges and other businesses in Dubai, as Tehran seeks new…
Read more Exclusive | Iranian Funds for Hezbollah Are Flowing Through DubaiPolice in Hong Kong said three people have been arrested in connection with a fire that engulfed a housing complex and killed at least 36 people. The three…
Read more Three Arrested in Hong Kong Housing Fire That Killed At Least 36Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is facing unprecedented American military and diplomatic pressure to resign and leave his country peacefully. He is unlikely to take the offer. The days…
Read more The Reason Venezuela’s Maduro Won’t Resign PeacefullySanctions can strike the often-radical Islamist network a piece at a time. The Editorial Board Source link
Read more Opinion | Trump Takes On the Muslim BrotherhoodPARIS—French authorities said they’ve detained four more people in connection to the Louvre heist, including a man suspected of being the only thief to remain at large after…
Read more France Detains Last Suspected Louvre ThiefThe Colombian military said Monday it had opened an investigation into allegations that senior army and intelligence officials advised the leader of an armed drug-trafficking group about how…
Read more Colombia Orders Probe Into Ties Between Military and Drug TraffickersThe mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria caught the world’s attention over a decade ago when 276 high-school students were abducted from Chibok, sparking the #BringBackOurGirls campaign on…
Read more School Kidnappings Have Become a Cruel Fact of Life in NigeriaHASAKAH, Syria—In a wing of the notorious Al Sina prison in northeastern Syria, where some of the world’s most dangerous inmates are held, guards wearing balaclavas stood along…
Read more ISIS Prisons and Camps Are Festering in a Fragile Syria as Aid Peters OutAdding up Palestinian terrorism and Israeli settler violence. The Editorial Board Source link
Read more Opinion | Another Week in the Wild West BankThe Supreme Court could be enabling a criminal conspiracy to prosecute IDF reservists unjustly. Avi Bell Source link
Read more Opinion | Israel Proves the Danger of an ‘Independent’ Justice SystemGunmen stormed a Catholic school in Nigeria, abducting more than 300 students and teachers at a time when President Trump is threatening military action to protect Christians in…
Read more Militants Abduct 300 Children From Catholic School in NigeriaThe Brazilian president is in a stronger position to win in elections next year following his defiant stance on President Trump’s tariffs. Samantha Pearson Source link
Read more Trump’s Tariffs Hand Lula a Political Gift in BrazilThe Ukrainian leader is trying to prepare his people for “a very difficult choice” after almost four years of full-scale conflict with Russia. Ian Lovett Source link
Read more Latest Push for Peace Is Zelensky’s Toughest Moment Since Start of WarFor more than two decades, a loose-knit group of Venezuelan generals and senior officials has enabled the shipment of thousands of tons of cocaine to the U.S. and…
Read more The Web of Venezuelan Generals Accused of Fueling the Cocaine Trade