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Apr 30, 2026 - World

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on former Congolese President Joseph Kabila for his alleged role in funding and providing political support to rebel groups operating in the east of his country.

Apr 30, 2026 - World

A funeral was held Thursday for Mali's former defense minister, Gen. Sadio Camara, a key architect of the military government's security partnership with Russia.

Apr 30, 2026 - World

Indictment accuses high-level officials in Sinaloa of offences such as drug trafficking, weapons offences and kidnapping The US justice department has charged the governor of Sinaloa and nine other current and former Mexican officials for alleged ties to the Sinaloa cartel, accusing them of aiding in the massive importation of illicit narcotics into the United States.Some officials were members of Mexico’s progressive ruling party, Morena, posing a political conundrum for Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum as she seeks to offset mounting pressures from the Trump administration. Continue reading...

Apr 30, 2026 - World

A protester interrupted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a congressional hearing on Thursday as the Trump administration official faces heightened scrutiny over the Iran war and Pentagon budget. The Pentagon chief testified for the second day before congressional leaders, this time speaking to the Senate Armed Services Committee and defending the ongoing military operation in Iran and the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget request when a protester interjected, yelling at Hegseth during his opening statement. "You're a war criminal. You should be arrested. What you're doing is despicable!" A heckler in the room yelled out. The person, whose name was not immediately known, was removed from the hearing. heckler to Hegseth: "You're a war criminal. You should be arrested. What you're doing is despicable!" pic.twitter.com/hOrL2dCLgK— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 30, 2026

Apr 30, 2026 - World

U.S. President Donald Trump called Iraq's new prime minister-designate Thursday and extended an invitation for him to visit Washington once he has successfully formed a government, the Iraqi prime minister's office said in a statement.