The Trump administration’s Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro, along with his wife, son and a close associate, accusing the group of being involved in the global illicit drug trade. The action was taken under a Biden administration executive order targeting foreigners involved in the drug …
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Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris and stole priceless jewelry before escaping on motorbikes, French officials said Sunday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called the heist a “major robbery” that “lasted seven minutes.” Speaking to France Inter, he said the thieves “entered from the outside using a basket lift” …
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The gang of thieves who robbed the Louvre Museum on Sunday and made off with some of France’s most famous crown jewels might end up melting their loot down, an ex-FBI art crime expert said. Tim Carpenter also suggested the team of robbers behind the “shocking” operation were focused on …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said he has a “proposition” for President Donald Trump to exchange drone capabilities for American high-precision long-range Tomahawk missiles. “If you want to target a military goal, you need thousands of drones,” Zelenskyy said, pointing out that a single military capability will not win …
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The U.S. military carried out another strike on a suspected drug vessel, this time in the Eastern Pacific, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday. The strike Tuesday against a boat allegedly carrying drugs is the eighth conducted by the Trump administration. The previous seven happened in the Caribbean. “Yesterday, …
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with the families of Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, two U.S. citizens whose bodies have been held hostage in Gaza since they were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. “We will not forget the lives of …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday he supported President Donald Trump’s proposal to freeze the current front lines of the war while both sides work toward a longer-term peace agreement. Trump “proposed, ‘Stay where we stay and begin conversation,’” Zelenskyy told reporters during a brief visit to Oslo, Norway. “I …
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President Donald Trump directed a nighttime U.S. strike on a suspected Tren de Aragua vessel in the Caribbean Sea, killing six alleged narco-terrorists, the administration announced. “Overnight, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Tren de …
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Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said Monday he was no longer under police investigation after his September arrest over social media posts drew international attention. The “Father Ted” creator, 57, shared the update on X. “The police have informed my lawyers that I face no further action in respect of …
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A Chinese woman was indicted by a judge in Paris for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from the city’s National Museum of Natural History, including items dating back to the California gold rush. The Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday that the 24-year-old suspect was charged …
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