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[ad_1] Slovakia’s president, Zuzana Caputova, is challenging a recent amendment that eliminates the special prosecutor’s office handling major crime and corruption. Caputova is seeking to freeze the legislation, which was approved by lawmakers loyal to populist Prime Minister Robert Fico. The amendment, passed in early February, has faced criticism domestically …

[ad_1] Hong Kong customs officials have arrested seven people in connection with the territory’s largest-ever money laundering case, involving approximately $1.8 billion. Those arrested were allegedly part of a large-scale transnational syndicate utilizing shell companies and bank accounts to transfer large sums from overseas to Hong Kong. The syndicate received …

[ad_1] Voters in Kingswood and Wellingborough are participating in by-elections to replace two lawmakers who departed abruptly. Chris Skidmore left in protest of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s green energy commitment, and Peter Bone faced allegations of bullying and sexual misconduct. The outcome of these elections may threaten the governing Conservative …

[ad_1] A submarine filled with 4,000 kilograms — approximately 4.5 tons — of cocaine and piloted by four criminals was discovered off the Pacific coast of Colombia.  Officials conducting a search mission for two missing fishermen stumbled upon the illicit submarine craft on Wednesday, dubbed the “narco sub.”  US EMBASSY …

[ad_1] Cocaine and crack continue to flow in Brussels, leading to frequent shootings among rival gangs, particularly in the Saint-Gilles district. Drug-related violent crime is on the rise in the European Union’s capital, as record amounts of cocaine are seized in Europe. Gang violence, fueled by drug trafficking, has been …

[ad_1] A missile strike on the Russian city of Belgorod near the Ukraine border on Thursday killed six people, including a child, and injured 18 others, a Russian official said. It was the latest in exchanges of long-range missile and rocket fire in Russia’s war on Ukraine. Hours earlier, Russia …

[ad_1] Kuwait’s emir on Thursday dissolved parliament after a lawmaker reportedly insulted the ruler, the latest dissolution to strike the oil-rich nation’s legislature amid years of political gridlock. The state-run KUNA news agency announced the decree from the country’s ruling emir, Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Jaber. It blamed “offensive …

[ad_1] Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local U.N. office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing the office of promoting opposition to the South American country. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference in Caracas, the …

[ad_1] Marines injured in Japan rollover accident The Marines were injured after a tactical vehicle rolled over. They were ‘transported to U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa with non-life-threatening injuries,’ according to the Marine Expeditionary Force Okinawa. A “mass casualty exercise” in Okinawa, Japan, became more real than expected on Thursday after …

[ad_1] The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces escalated Wednesday, reviving fears that the daily clashes could expand into an all-out war. A rocket fired from Lebanon struck the northern Israeli town of Safed, killing a 20-year-old female soldier and wounding at least eight people. …