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Colombian prosecutors charge 2 ex-Cabinet members of bribing lawmakers for their votes
Dec 1, 2025 - World 
Prosecutors in Colombia on Monday charged two former members of President Gustavo Petro's government with corruption for their alleged role in a congressional vote buying scheme.
India orders phone makers to preload devices with state-owned cyber safety app
Dec 1, 2025 - World 
Critics voice concern as government says its Sanchar Saathi app combats cybersecurity threats for 1.2bn telecom usersIndia’s telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cybersecurity app that cannot be deleted, a government order showed, a move likely to antagonise Apple and privacy advocates.In tackling a recent surge of cybercrime and hacking, India is joining authorities worldwide, most recently in Russia, to frame rules blocking the use of stolen phones for fraud or promoting state-backed government service apps. Continue reading...
Mexican authorities kill one of country’s top fentanyl traffickers
Dec 1, 2025 - World 
Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias ‘El Pichón’, was killed during an anti-drug operation by the Mexican navy in SinaloaMexican authorities have killed one of the country’s top fentanyl traffickers, accused of importing tens of thousands of kilos of the drug into the US and wanted by the US authorities on narco-terrorism charges.Pedro Inzunza Coronel, alias “El Pichón”, (The Pigeon) was killed on Sunday during an anti-drug operation by the Mexican navy in the north-western state of Sinaloa. Continue reading...
Trump team defends 2nd strike on drug boat as lawmakers worry about war crime
Dec 1, 2025 - World 
President Trump huddled with his national security team Monday evening at the White House amid a growing firestorm about a deadly "follow-on strike" by U.S. forces on a Venezuelan boat suspected of carrying drugs through international waters on Sept. 2.
Trump’s pardon of Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Dec 1, 2025 - World 
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big time trafficker off the hook?Deadly airstrikes and a military buildup: how the US pressure campaign against Venezuela has unfolded in the CaribbeanHe was a Latin American president accused of colluding with some of the region’s most ruthless narco bosses to flood the United States with cocaine.“[Let’s] stuff the drugs right up the noses of the gringos,” the double-dealing politician once allegedly bragged as he lined his pockets with millions of dollars in bribes and turned his country into what many called a narco-state. Continue reading...
