Rosario, Argentina, is using its most famous son, Lionel Messi, to rebrand itself as a tourist destination, aiming to shift focus from drug violence to its beloved soccer star and other attractions.
Hong Kong police arrested 25 people, including 13-year-olds, linked to a triad loan shark syndicate charging up to 282 per cent annual interest and laundering millions through personal accounts.
Former Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina vowed in a Delhi audio broadcast to return to Bangladesh in December despite facing a death sentence for crimes against humanity linked to the 2024 uprising.
British Kashmiri diaspora members protested in Bradford, UK, expressing solidarity with PoK residents and backing JAAC demands amid a Pakistani security crackdown.
Seis suspeitos morreram após troca de tiros com a Polícia Militar durante patrulhamento na Bahia. Ação resultou na apreensão de armas, drogas e dinheiro.
Tras cuatro meses como agente libre tras dejar el Liverpool, Mohamed Salah apunta al Trabzonspor de la SüperLig turca para disputar su última etapa deportiva en un club conocido por su intensa y ferviente afición.
Following US bans on Chinese-made robots, Ati Robotics CEO Saurabh Chandra discusses how his India-assembled hardware and low reliance on Chinese parts position the startup to benefit.
Several US senators wrote a letter to the CFTC inquiring about plans to crack down on prediction markets offering contracts to bet on wildfires, citing risks of arson and profiting off community suffering.
India asserts readiness to defend national interests after Pakistan deploys 250 Chinese-made SH-15 self-propelled artillery guns along their shared border, amidst tensions over cross-border terrorism and disputed elections in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's assembly polls are marked by reports of state-backed violence, enforced disappearances of journalists, and internet shutdowns, prompting condemnation from Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ).
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir faces escalating brutality, violence, and media crackdown during assembly polls, prompting global human rights and press freedom watchdogs to urge Pakistani authorities to end the crackdown and restore communications.
A probe into former China securities regulator Fang Xinghai underscores how opaque policy communication and sudden regulatory actions cause sharp market swings, unsettling foreign investors even as AI advances and index inclusions offer limited optimism.
The English and Welsh FAs, along with Finland, have withdrawn support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election, following FIFA's scrapped plan to sell tournament stakes and UEFA's criticism of "secret schemes."
Russian anti-war politician Boris Nadezhdin has fled to Paris, citing intensified Kremlin pressure and the risk of imprisonment. His departure follows his designation as a "foreign agent" and being barred from participating in upcoming parliamentary elections.
Dutch dike inspectors, like Jeroen Wouda and Dirk Boom, are using modern tech to find drought-induced cracks in peat dikes, vital for the low-lying Netherlands. A severe European drought has also caused record low levels in the Rhine and Danube, impacting cargo shipping, agriculture, and raising concerns about long-term water management.
Uma mulher de 56 anos foi presa em flagrante por suspeita de tráfico de drogas no bairro Buritis, zona Oeste de Boa Vista. A Polícia Militar apreendeu 21 porções de crack, duas armas falsas e dois celulares, encontrados em uma bolsa escondida no vaso sanitário da residência.
Em Roraima, um suspeito com tornozeleira eletrônica foi baleado na perna durante perseguição policial após fugir de abordagem. Ele e outro suspeito, em semiaberto, atropelaram um entregador e atiraram contra a PM. Um foi preso e o outro fugiu. Drogas e munição foram apreendidas.
South Korean police apprehended 5,203 drug offenders, arresting 1,039, in H1 2026 special crackdowns, a 7.8% on-year rise. They recouped 3.84 billion won and plan intensified investigations on online and foreign drug crimes in H2 using special teams.
Sunday's UK front pages feature Chancellor John Healey's warning to supermarkets against price gouging amid the Middle East crisis, fears of a "tax on death" for social care, and revelations about Nigel Farage's secret deal to return as Reform UK leader. Other stories include the Ceuta border crisis, a Fifa World Cup plan fallout, and various crime reports.
A Polícia Militar do Ceará prendeu um adulto com mandado de prisão e apreendeu um adolescente no bairro Jardim Violeta, Fortaleza, na sexta-feira (31). Foram encontrados um artefato explosivo, armas, drogas, um drone e outros ilícitos. O adulto já tinha antecedentes por tráfico e homicídio.
Police in Hong Kong dismantled an illegal debt collection syndicate, along with a prostitution venue, a drug den, and three illegal gambling parlours, arresting 57 individuals aged 14 to 70, some with triad backgrounds. The syndicate recruited young people for "quick cash" to harass debtors via messaging apps.
A car bombing in Cucuta, Colombia, injured 11 people (8 police, 3 civilians) days before right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration. No group claimed responsibility, but active rebel and criminal groups operate in the area.
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on July 20, tightening conditions for Department of Defense waivers on defense-critical imports from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, viewed by observers as an enforcement crackdown for national security.
Sweden has implemented a new law introducing tougher penalties for gang-related offenses, allowing courts to impose prison sentences up to double the previous maximum, effective Saturday, as the country addresses rising organized crime.
