Headlines- The US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied reports that a US aircraft was shot down in Iran, which have been making the rounds in Iranian media.
- US president Donald Trump is still not ready to sign the ceasefire extension deal, according to US Vice President JD Vance, who stated on Thursday that the US and Iran had made major progress toward it.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, stated that his country wants to control 70% of the Gaza Strip.
- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), arrived the Democratic Republic of the Congo late on Thursday.
- After an explosion on Thursday, a large fire tore through an apartment building in Dallas, killing people, according to authorities.
Tag: Drug Cartel
Search for Cartel Violence Victims in...
Hundreds of people have been reported missing and are thought to have been victims of violence between rival criminal groups in the bordering Mexican State of Sonora. Reporter Ruben Pereida joined a group of people known as the “Caborca Trackers” who are on a grim quest for missing victims. Veronica Villafañe narrates the story.
Eldest Son of Philippines Justice Secretary...
The eldest son of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s justice secretary was arrested earlier this week for allegedly possessing illegal drugs valued at U.S. $22,000, his family said Thursday
‘Crackland’ in Sao Paulo Reflects Brazil’s...
Brazil, which was once a small player in the drug trade, is now one of the world’s major cocaine suppliers and the main location for the transshipment of drugs to Europe.The illegal drug trade has also turned entire neighborhoods in Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America, into wastelands
Cambodian Authorities Bust Chinese Drug Traffickers...
Cambodia authorities have arrested 11 Chinese nationals on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, confiscating hundreds of metric tons of narcotics and drug precursors during raids in Phnom Penh and three other provinces, national police said Wednesday
Afghanistan Addiction Crisis:Focus on Bamyan
According to the United Nations, Afghanistan provides 80% of the world’s opium. Millions of people in Afghanistan are affected by drug abuse and addiction
Drugs Continue to Flow in Southeast...
Last month’s arrest of one of Asia’s most wanted men – Tse Chi Lop – may have dented Southeast Asia’s multibillion dollar drug trade
Artificial Nose Developed to Augment Dogs...
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal agents on the U.S. borders, at ports and in postal facilities are not letting up their guard against another dangerous killer – the artificial opioid, fentanyl. It’s cheaper and up to 100 times more powerful than heroin and it’s killing tens of thousands of American annual
US Military Aims to Stop Drugs,...
Surging violence by criminal gangs in Central America has led to an increase of asylum seekers at the southern U.S. border. As local authorities in Honduras and El Salvador struggle to counter the gangs and drug smugglers, the U.S. military is trying to help
Drug Addiction Rises in Myanmar’s Kachin...
In Myanmar’s Kachin State, eight years of conflict and displacement has caused some civilians to turn to drugs as authorities struggle to control and rehabilitate heroin and amphetamine addicts, both in the refugee camps and cities across the state~VOA NEWS
Dynamic Range – A Diaspora Film
The African diaspora in the Washington DC area is once again overflowing with creativity. The action-packed project is “Dynamic Range” produced and directed by a Cameroonian immigrant, known by his company’s name “Dexter Brains.”