Large parts of western Mexico were brought to a standstill after authorities said Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho” and alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed during a military operation in Jalisco state,…
US President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy tariffs in what he called a “much more powerful and obnoxious way” after the US Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global tariffs imposed under an economic emergency law. In a post…
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said he does not regret calling for Keir Starmer to quit. However, he is now stressing he is “looking to the future” and focusing on the Scottish election on 7 May. His comments come…
California governor Gavin Newsom escalated his attacks on Donald Trump on Friday, calling the US president “the most destructive” leader in American history and accusing him of “doubling down on stupid”. Newsom’s remarks came from the main stage at the…
People in Tumbler Ridge say Tuesday morning began like any other winter day. The haze sat low in the valley. The cold felt routine. Then the town’s sense of safety collapsed. A shooter opened fire at a local school, killing…
The high-profile case of Seamus Culleton, an Irish man held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has taken a new turn. Reports say an Irish court issued an arrest warrant for him in 2009, months after he arrived in…
Fifty-three people are dead or missing after a migrant boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the UN migration agency said. Only two survivors were rescued, both Nigerian women, after a search and rescue operation by Libyan authorities. The…
A senior legal adviser at the EU’s top court has said the European Commission should not have released billions of euros to Hungary and that the decision should be annulled. The opinion raises the stakes in a long-running dispute over…
The Pentagon’s top policy official, Elbridge Colby, has told European NATO defence ministers they must take the lead in protecting the continent from Russia. Speaking in Brussels, he said Europe needs to focus less on promises and more on real…
Portugal is facing growing pressure to draw up stronger plans to adapt to the climate emergency. The calls come as the country is hit by an extraordinary run of storms that has killed at least 16 people and left tens…