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Mexico announces seizure of arms stockpile smuggled from US
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The Mexican government has repeatedly demanded that the United States clamp down on the illegal flow of weapons across the border, saying the arms are fuelling ...
Trump kicks off his 'Board of Peace,' with eye on Gaza and beyond
Feb 19, 2026 (AFP)
Around two dozen world leaders or other senior officials have come to Washington for the meeting -- including several of Trump's authoritarian-leaning friends a...
French navy seizes 2.4 tonnes of cocaine in Pacific
Feb 15, 2026 (AFP)
The seizure of 100 bales of the drug took place on Thursday, and the vessel was allowed to continue on to its destination, which officials did not specify. "In ...
China executes 11 linked to Myanmar scam compounds
Jan 29, 2026 (AFP)
Fraud compounds where scammers lure internet users into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments have flourished across Southeast Asia, includ...
Colombia kills cartel members as US faces lawsuit over drug boat strikes
Jan 28, 2026 (AFP)
The US leader is set to host his leftist sparring rival Petro at the White House next Tuesday for talks on combatting drug trafficking from Colombia, the world'...
Fraudsters flee Cambodia's 'scam city' after accused boss taken down
Jan 21, 2026 (AFP)
Boarding tuk-tuks, Lexus SUVs and tourist coaches, an exodus departed Amber Casino in the coastal city of Sihanoukville, one of the illicit trade's most notorio...
Vietnam leader pledges graft fight as he eyes China-style powers
Jan 20, 2026 (AFP)
In just 17 months as general secretary, To Lam has swept aside rivals and centralised authority in an aggressive reform drive officials describe as a "revolutio...
French navy seizes almost 5 tonnes of cocaine from ship in Pacific
Jan 20, 2026 (AFP)
The vessel, coming from Central America, was intercepted on January 16, France's High Commission in French Polynesia said in a statement Monday, adding their ar...
Ecuador deploys 10,000 soldiers to fight drug violence
Jan 17, 2026 (AFP)
President Daniel Noboa's government has vowed an iron-fist approach as the South American nation hits record levels of murders and other violent crimes. Hundred...
China tells Cambodia scam hub disappearances threaten ties
Jan 17, 2026 (AFP)
Ambassador Wang Wenbin urged Phnom Penh to strengthen a crackdown on the illicit industry in a meeting with Cambodia's top ministers, a statement on the embassy...
Armed pirates abduct nine sailors off Gabon
Jan 12, 2026 (AFP)
The incident on Saturday night was the latest act of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which spans more than 5,700 kilometres (3,500 miles) from Senegal to Angola o...
Venezuela's furious street forces ready to 'fight' after US raid
Jan 10, 2026 (AFP)
For these members of the "colectivos" -- armed loyalists of the leftist leadership -- the US raid that ousted Nicolas Maduro as their president was the most dra...
'Sever the chain': scam tycoons in China's crosshairs
Jan 09, 2026 (AFP)
Across Southeast Asia, scammers lure internet users globally into fake romantic relationships and cryptocurrency investments. Initially largely targeting Chines...
Colombian leader asks Venezuela to jointly fight drug traffickers; Venezuela's furious street forces ready to 'fight' after US raid
Jan 09, 2026 (AFP)
"I have invited Venezuela's current president (Delcy Rodriguez) to act jointly with us on this," Petro wrote on X, calling on her to help see drug gangs "defeat...
Accused scam boss Chen Zhi arrested in Cambodia, extradited to China: Phnom Penh
Jan 07, 2026 (AFP)
Chen allegedly directed operations of forced labour compounds across Cambodia, where trafficked workers were held in prison-like facilities surrounded by high w...
55 Cuban, Venezuelan troops killed during US capture of Maduro: official tolls
Jan 07, 2026 (AFP)
During his 12 volatile years in power, Maduro -- like his predecessor Hugo Chavez -- employed specialized Cuban soldiers for his protection. Venezuela's Defence...
Venezuela's deposed Maduro pleads not guilty, insists still president
Jan 06, 2026 (AFP)
Maduro, 63, told a federal judge in Manhattan "I'm innocent. I'm not guilty." Smiling as he entered the courtroom and wearing an orange shirt with beige trouser...
US operation in Venezuela undermined international law: UN
Jan 06, 2026 (AFP)
"States must not threaten or use force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state," Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN righ...
Military remains loyal to regime as Hegset says 200 troops entered Caracas to seize Maduro
Jan 05, 2026 (AFP)
US forces captured Maduro and his wife over the weekend, bringing to an end 12 years of increasingly authoritarian rule by the left-wing leader, whom Washington...
Eight dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats: US military
Jan 01, 2026 (AFP)
US Southern Command, which is responsible for American forces operating in Central and South America, announced two sets of strikes, which were carried out on T...
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