Ecuador arrests leader of powerful cartel targeted by U.S.

Maduro government releases Venezuela opposition leader after brief arrest

María Corina Machado was detained after leading protests in Caracas against president’s inauguration on Friday

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Venezuela opposition leader arrested, released amid tense crackdown

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested and released amid a tense protest crackdown.

CBS News - Jan. 9

House Democrats call on ICC to rescind arrest warrants for Israeli leaders

A group of House Democrats is urging the International Criminal Court (ICC) to rescind arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister and former defense minister as Congress is poised to potentially ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Targeted marketing can be most effective for games | Gamesight

Gamesight's State of Performance Marketing Report 2024 offers insights into how game studios can use tailored marketing approaches.

VentureBeat - Jan. 9

People smugglers to have finances targeted with new sanctions

The planned measures will target the finances of illegal smuggling networks, the Home Office says.

BBC News - Jan. 9

Japan mafia leader pleads guilty in U.S. to nuclear material trafficking

Takeshi Ebisawa allegedly conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the belief that Iran would use it for nuclear weapons.

CBS News - Jan. 9

Exiled Mozambique leader returns after months of violence in bid for power

Venâncio Mondlane holds ‘inauguration’ at airport amid fears that deadly stand-off with ruling party could destabilise region

Financial Times - Jan. 9

U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged

After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Japanese crime leader pleads guilty in U.S. to trafficking nuclear materials

The leader of a Japanese crime syndicate who was charged by U.S. authorities with trafficking nuclear materials from Myanmar pleaded guilty on Wednesday.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Man arrested trying to enter U.S. Capitol with machete as Jimmy Carter lies in state

President-elect Donald Trump was scheduled to visit the U.S. Capitol to pay his respects to former President Jimmy Carter and meet with Republican senators.

CNBC - Jan. 8

Sources: AC Milan, Dortmund to target Rashford

Manchester United are expecting formal loan offers from AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund for Marcus Rashford, sources have told ESPN.

ESPN - Jan. 8

Insider Reveals Red Wings Trade Target

Elliotte Friedman revealed a player that the Detroit Red Wings covet.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 8

Cartel threatens to kill famed singer: "Last time you will receive a warning"

Photos of a banner threatening the lives of Natanael Cano and several other artists circulated on social media over the weekend.

CBS News - Jan. 8

Awards success of cartel boss musical Emilia Pérez prompts outrage in Mexico

The film about Mexico has just one main actor who is Mexican, and Mexicans say it’s heavy with stereotypes and treats violence with frivolity. A musical about a Mexican cartel boss who fakes their ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

U.S. says Sudan's rebels have committed genocide and sanctions their leaders

The US determined Tuesday that members of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed genocide in Sudan and it imposed sanctions on the group’s leader.

NBC News - Jan. 8

Jimmy Carter lies in state at U.S. Capitol after eulogies by Kamala Harris and GOP leaders

Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the U.S. Capitol to lie in state after a memorial service attended by his family, Vice President Kamala Harris, members of Congress and other officials.

NBC News - Jan. 7

Mexico offers protection to famed corridos singer after drug cartel death threats

Authorities in Mexico are offering famed corridos singer Natanael Cano and other artists state protection after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors say

ABC News - Jan. 7

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks at Jimmy Carter's service at U.S. Capitol

Senate Majority Leader John Thune delivers a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday.

CBS News - Jan. 7

U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its Leader

A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades after a finding of genocide in the same region.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Business leaders court Trump as UAE billionaire promises to spend $20 billion on U.S. data centers

President-elect Donald Trump drew another expression of support on Tuesday, as a billionaire businessman from the United Arab Emirates, Hussain Sajwani, promised to spend at least $20 billion in ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

10 gunmen killed in shootout with police amid cartel turf battles

The early morning shootout happened during a joint patrol by police and the military in Guanajuato.

CBS News - Jan. 7

Israeli airstrike targets armed group in West Bank

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

Venezuela doubles down on intention to arrest opposition leader who claims he defeated Maduro

Venezuela’s government has doubled down on its intention to arrest the opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s election

ABC News - Jan. 5

Centers The Canucks Should Be Targeting If They Make A Trade With The Rangers

The Vancouver Canucks could be making a trade with the New York Rangers ahead of the 2025 trade deadline.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5

Powerful Winter Storm Brings Wind and Snow to Middle of the U.S.

An icy 18-mile section of Interstate 70 in Kansas was closed on Saturday. A large winter storm is bringing sleet, snow and freezing rain that will stretch to the Mid-Atlantic.

The New York Times - Jan. 5

U.S. Olympic medalist Fred Kerley arrested in Miami Beach following confrontation with police

Kerley won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics

CBS Sports - Jan. 4

Honduran Leader Threatens to Push U.S. Military Out of Base if Trump Orders Mass Deportations

In pushing back against President-elect Donald J. Trump’s plan, President Xiomara Castro threatened that a base hosting U.S. troops could “lose all reason to exist in Honduras.”

The New York Times - Jan. 4

Venezuela offers reward for candidate's arrest

The reward has been put forward for information leading to the arrest of Edmundo González.

BBC News - Jan. 3

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Yahoo News - Jan. 2

A Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target

A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.”

The New York Times - Jan. 1

A power that seems will never die

'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof used footage from actual protests in Iran to create large portions of his feature film.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 1

Man Is Arrested in Subway Shoving in Manhattan

The victim survived being pushed onto the tracks in the attack at the 18th Street station on Tuesday afternoon. A 23-year-old man was charged with attempted murder.