Former Mexico security chief tied to Sinaloa cartel pleads not guilty in NY
A former Mexican government official who oversaw public security in his country pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he accepted millions of dollars in bribes to protect the Sinaloa drug cartel once run by Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and let it o…
French police shoot man dead near Paris after fatal stabbing
French police shot dead a man near Paris on Friday after he went on a rampage with a knife in a park, killing one person and wounding two more, prosecutors said.
Spain’s electoral board orders Catalan leader stripped of lawmaker role
Spain’s electoral board on Friday ordered the pro-independence president of Catalonia’s government be stripped of his regional lawmaker role, in a move that may complicate efforts to end a prolonged national political deadlock.
U.S. to designate Iran-backed Iraqi militia as foreign terrorist organization
The United States plans to designate an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia as a foreign terrorist organization, the State Department said on Friday, accusing the Asaib Ahl al-Haq group of being a violent proxy of Tehran.
Paris knife attacker had mental health issues, Koran found on him: prosecutors
A Koran was found in the bag of a man shot dead by French police on Friday after he went on rampage with a knife in a park near Paris, killing one person and wounding two others.
Top U.S. general: Soleimani was planning ‘campaign’ of violence against U.S.
The United States had “clear, unambiguous” intelligence that a top Iranian general was planning a significant campaign of violence against the United States when it decided to strike him, the top U.S. general said on Friday, warning Soleimani’s plots “…
Trump says ordered killing of Iranian general to prevent war, not start one
President Donald Trump said on Friday he ordered the killing of Qassem Soleimani to stop a war, not start one, saying the Iranian military commander was planning imminent attacks on Americans.
U.S. deportations of Guatemalans doubled over past decade
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration stepped up deportations of Guatemalans in 2019, doubling the number of migrants sent back from the United States a decade earlier, data from the Central American country showed on Friday.
Turkish court formally arrests five suspects over Ghosn’s transit: Anadolu
A Turkish court ruled on Friday to formally arrest five suspects who were detained as part of an investigation into ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s transit through Turkey after fleeing Japan, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
Bahrain calls for de-escalation after U.S. air strike in Iraq: state news agency
Bahrain said on Friday it is following the developments in Iraq and called for de-escalation after a U.S. air strike, according to the state news agency.
