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U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest sabre-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats suspected of carrying narcotics in the Caribbean and Pacific. No immediate comment from presidents of Colombia, …

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged his fellow Republicans in Congress to vote for the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, reversing his earlier resistance to such a move. Battle over disclosure of more Epstein-related documents opens rift with some of Trump’s allies. …

A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led uprising last year. Ruling is most dramatic legal action against a former Bangladeshi leader in decades. A Bangladesh war …

The March 23, 1994, death of Luis Donaldo Colosio, a reformer on the cusp of winning the Mexican presidency who promised a more just and democratic country, holds a space in the country’s consciousness like the 1963 killing of President John F. Kennedy does in the United States. Federal authorities …

A large protest against insecurity and government corruption turned violent in Mexico City on Saturday as demonstrators clashed with riot police outside the National Palace. President Claudia Sheinbaum accuses right-wing groups of infiltrating movement, A large protest against insecurity and government corruption turned violent in Mexico City on Saturday as …

Mu’ayyad Ajjour and his neighbour Mohamed Zaida have searched every day among the ruins of a building, hoping they will find the remains of five-year-old Masa, Ajjour’s cousin, so they can give her a proper burial. Her body is one of thousands thought to be buried in the debris of …

Prince William’s recent visit to Brazil reflected both the personal and public sides of an heir to the throne coming under increasing focus as the monarchy faces its own pressures and recent scandal. Heir to the throne is in many ways ‘tasked with making the monarchy respectable again,’ author says. …

The latest revelation in the Epstein affair, which continues to dog Donald Trump, marked perhaps the worst moment of what might be considered a couple of rough weeks for the U.S. president. (Jacquelyn Martin/The Associated Press – image credit) This could have been a good week for Donald Trump, in …

After more than 20,000 documents were released this week from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, there are more questions than ever about what Trump knew about the sex offender and when he knew it. Here’s some of what emerged. Trump ‘knew about the girls,’ said Epstein, but what exactly he …

The U.S. military’s 20th strike on a boat accused of transporting drugs has killed four people in the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. military said Friday, coming as the Trump administration escalates its campaign in South American waters. Spate of ongoing U.S. strikes known to have killed 80 since September. The …