Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South Pacific to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data has revealed. Nestled next to a pizza shop in the far-flung Cook Islands is the modest headquarters of one of the […]
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A son of the infamous Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman pleaded guilty Monday in a Chicago court to drug trafficking charges in a deal that would see him cooperate with US prosecutors for a reduced sentence. Joaquin Guzman Lopez, one of four sons of the jailed Sinaloa cartel leader, pleaded guilty to drug […]
Read MoreUS First Lady Melania Trump unveiled this year’s White House Christmas decorations on Monday — in a reduced space after President Donald Trump demolished part of the historic building for a new ballroom. The 55-year-old’s theme for the season was “Home is Where the Heart Is,” despite the fact that she spends relatively little time […]
Read MoreRussland hat die Eroberung der strategisch wichtigen Stadt Pokrowsk im Osten der Ukraine gemeldet. Die russische Armee habe zudem die Stadt Wowtschansk unter ihre Kontrolle gebracht, teilte der Kreml am Montag mit. Der russische Generalstabschef Waleri Gerassimow habe Kreml-Chef Wladimir Putin offiziell über die “Befreiung” der beiden Städte informiert, hieß es in einer Erklärung im […]
Read MoreThe United States has meddled for decades in elections around the world. But no modern president has done so as brazenly as Donald Trump. Forget shady CIA-hatched plots or surreptitious media campaigns. Trump has openly called on other countries’ electorates to vote for his right-wing friends, often deploying his favorite tool of social media. Most recently, […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump summoned his top national security officials to the Oval Office on Monday to discuss Venezuela, as his counterpart Nicolas Maduro rejected a “slave’s peace” amid mounting fears of American military action. The meeting comes as Trump ramps up pressure with a major naval build-up in the Caribbean, bombings of suspected drug-ferrying […]
Read MoreChocolate artworks by some of France’s most famous pastry chefs sold at auction Monday for more than 100,000 euros in a charity event that had bidders smacking their lips. The Paris auction, organised by the pastry chef Pierre Herme, featured such whimsical creations as a chocolate clock, a bouquet of white chocolate roses and a […]
Read MoreA businessman who has US President Donald Trump’s backing for the presidency of Honduras was locked in a “technical tie” with a rightwing TV host after a preliminary vote count, the Central American country’s electoral body said Monday. Nasry Asfura, 67, led 72-year-old rival Salvador Nasralla by just 515 votes, making it a “technical tie,” […]
Read MoreThe United States said Monday it was optimistic about pushing through a controversial deal to end the war in Ukraine as President Donald Trump’s envoy headed to Moscow. Steve Witkoff, Trump’s business partner turned roving emissary, is set to meet Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military on Monday claimed a key town in […]
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