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[ad_1] An Italian court on Monday convicted more than 200 people for their involvement in the ‘ndrangheta, an organized crime syndicate that has built up a powerful global network through drug trafficking and other illicit revenues.  Recalling Italy’s famous maxi-trial of 1986 in which nearly 500 alleged Sicilian Mafia members …

[ad_1] The leader of a far-right Dutch populist party was hit on the head with a beer bottle Monday in an attack that took place two days before the Netherlands holds a general election. Thierry Baudet, leader of Forum for Democracy, was taken to a hospital in the northern city …

[ad_1] Election officials in Liberia on Monday formally declared Joseph Boakai the president-elect, three days after incumbent George Weah conceded defeat based on the runoff vote’s provisional results. According to the National Elections Commission, Boakai won with 50.64% of the second round balloting while Weah took 49.36%. “We are at …

[ad_1] Mexico’s government issued a decree Monday that will force private freight railway lines to give preference to passenger train service over their normal freight runs. The decree gives the two main private concessionary rail operators until Jan. 15 to present proposals for offering the passenger service themselves. If they …

[ad_1] Finland’s prime minister on Monday said the country may need to take further actions on its border with Russia after closing four border crossings in an attempt to stem a recent increase in asylum-seekers. Finland, which joined NATO this year in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has accused …

[ad_1] The Canadian mining company whose contract with Panama’s government has triggered weeks of protests said Monday that it has reduced operations and soon may have to suspend them due to a blockade of its mine’s power plant. Minera Panama, the local subsidiary of First Quantum Minerals, said in a …

[ad_1] China is flexing its diplomatic muscle with a major meeting in Beijing on Monday, welcoming foreign ministers from the Middle East in an attempt to exert its influence over the Israel-Hamas war. Its top diplomat hosted ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Indonesia, saying his …

[ad_1] A top emergency management official in Iceland revealed to Fox News on Monday that authorities there could get as little as “30 minutes notice” before a potential volcanic eruption in the southwestern part of the country.  Vídir Reynisson, the head of the Civil Protection and Emergency Management agency, made …

[ad_1] More than 30 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday, health officials said. A World Health Organization-led team said the babies had been safely removed from the Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, where power was cut and clean water, fuel, medical supplies, …

[ad_1] Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Ukraine on Monday, when he will meet with Ukrainian officials to relay a message of solidarity with the Ukrainian people and that America stands firmly behind the Eastern European country in its war with Russia. After an 11-hour train ride from Poland to …