The Trump administration said Wednesday it was sanctioning Mexican musician Ricardo Hernández, known as “El Makabelico,” over allegations that the artist was laundering money for a drug cartel.
The move comes after the administration has…
Category: 4. World
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Italy approves controversial bridge tying Sicily to mainland – DW – 08/06/2025
A committee of Italian ministers on Wednesday green lit plans to build a 3.3-kilometer (2.05-mile)-long bridge connecting the island of Sicily across the Strait of Messina to mainland Italy.
The controversial project has been discussed for…
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If America goes after India’s oil trade, China will benefit
WHEN WESTERN countries began boycotting Russian oil in 2022, India saw an opportunity. Some 2.6m barrels a day (b/d) of crude once destined for Europe were available—at a sweet discount. India, which bought next to no oil from Russia in 2021,…
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Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize for mRNA vaccines, professor says
Cambodia recently announced that it plans to nominate President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. In response, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, naming other conflicts that Trump has “ended,” said that, “It’s well past time…
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Russia now appears more inclined towards a ceasefire, Zelenskyy says in nightly address
Vladimir Putin held talks with Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow, days before the White House’s revised deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal or potentially face severe economic penalties.
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Ghana helicopter crash kills defense and environment ministers
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The crash of a military helicopter in Ghana on Wednesday killed all eight people aboard including the West African country’s defense and environment ministers and other top…
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Pakistan extends deportation deadline for Afghan refugees but UN remains concerned
Afghans have fled to Pakistan over the past four decades to escape war, political instability and economic hardship in their homeland.
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Belarus targets government critics with continued raids and detention, activists say
Mass arrests and convictions of government critics have continued since Alexander Lukashenko was handed a sixth term as president in an election that the opposition and the West denounced as rigged.
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