Claim that Tren de Aragua planned to attack officers was widely shared – only for FBI to later acknowledge it was mistaken, internal files show n unverified rumor that Venezuelan gang members were preparing to kill police officers spread like wildfire through US law enforcement agencies last year, internal records reveal, only for federal officials … Read more
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who first ran for elected office in 1982, announced he will run again in next year’s election The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced he will seek a historic fourth term in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending one of the most remarkable and enduring political careers … Read more
Plea comes after Pete Hegseth announced two new strikes that left at least five people dead Colombia has condemned US airstrikes on vessels allegedly involved in drug-smuggling off the coast of South America, urging Washington to immediately halt further attacks in the Pacific and Caribbean. The plea came after Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of … Read more
Gardaí deployed at Citywest facility as police issue statement urging people to stay away from violent standoff Irish police were braced for fresh disturbances outside a Dublin hotel that houses asylum seekers and has become a flashpoint for anti-immigration activists. Gardaí deployed near the Citywest facility on Thursday in anticipation of another possible standoff with … Read more
Footage showing two men appears to have been filmed from nearby window in museum The slow-motion getaway of two thieves from the Louvre clutching €88m (£76m) of France’s crown jewels was captured on video, it has emerged – the latest dramatic twist to the country’s most spectacular heist in decades. The 36-second clip, which Le … Read more
At least 600 North Korean soldiers have been killed and thousands more wounded fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine North Korea has begun constructing a memorial for its soldiers killed fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine, state media reported, as leader Kim Jong-un hailed a “historic peak” in ties with Moscow. The so-called Memorial Museum … Read more
President specifically lauds Nvidia and Salesforce CEOs and says they told him ‘the future of San Francisco is great’ Silicon Valley executives apparently leaned on Donald Trump to call off a “surge” of federal troops in San Francisco on Thursday. The president said in a social media post that “friends of mine who live in … Read more
Protesters flood streets in show of resistance, as president calls off deployment after speaking with city’s mayor and Silicon Valley leaders Donald Trump canceled plans for a deployment of federal troops to San Francisco that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and sent protesters flooding into the streets. The Bay Area region had been … Read more
President says San Francisco mayor and Silicon Valley leaders asked him to give the city ‘a chance’ – key US politics stories from Thursday 23 October at a glance Donald Trump has cancelled plans for a deployment of federal troops to the San Francisco Bay Area that had sparked widespread condemnation from California leaders and … Read more
Anthony Boyd, 54, says ‘I didn’t kill anybody’ as Justice Sonya Sotomayor writes excoriating dissenting opinion An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive was executed by nitrogen gas – a form of suffocation which defense lawyers have described as cruel and unusual punishment – on Thursday shortly after the US supreme … Read more