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Authorities in the US have announced sanctions against three top Malian officials said to be co-ordinating the spread of Russian private military firm Wagner in the West African country. They are Mali’s defence minister, air force chief and the deputy chief of staff, says US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. …

At least five inmates have died and five have been injured in a new clash between gangs in a prison in Ecuador, the penitentiary administration of this country, which is facing drug trafficking, said on Sunday. “We regret to announce that, so far, five people deprived of their liberty have …

Brazil recorded more than eight rapes per hour on average in 2022, a record, including 61.4% committed against children under 14, according to a report published Thursday by an NGO. The Brazilian Public Security Forum counted 74,930 rapes last year, an increase of 8.2% compared to 2021. In more than …

Twenty-seven years after Tupac’s death, the investigation into the murder of one of music history’s greatest rappers appears to be continuing. In a press release, Las Vegas police said a search took place on Monday July 17 in Henderson, Nevada, in the western United States. ABC News, citing a police …

At least eight people died and about 20 others are missing in a landslide that occurred on Monday evening on the road linking Bogota to southeastern Colombia, the services reported on Tuesday. emergency. “We have six dead at the moment. Two minors and four adults. The municipality has just informed …

Former US President Donald Trump has promised to end the ongoing war in Ukraine if Americans re-elect him in the next presidential election. The Republican billionaire, who intends to become president of the United States again in 2024, explained on Fox News his strategy to “end the war” in Ukraine …

The White House announced on Tuesday that it must crack down on a steep rise in deaths from overdoses of Xylazine, also known as the “zombie drug”. Xylazine is a particularly dangerous substance, originally an anesthetic for horses, regularly mixed with other drugs such as fentanyl or heroin. A study …

At least four people have died in the past six months in Alabama in the United States, after attempting a dangerous challenge. The “boat challenge” consists of jumping from a speeding boat, while of course filming the jump. Except that at high speed, the water quickly becomes hard as stone. …

Iceland is still the most peaceful country on the planet, according to the result of the 2023 index of the Institute for Economics and Peace, a think-tank based in Australia which publishes its ranking of the most “peaceful” countries each year. Iceland has been at the top of the rankings …

Two buses, including one full of tourists, collided Thursday evening in the New York borough of Manhattan, injuring more than 80 including 18 hospitalized, according to firefighters. The crash happened around 7 p.m. on First Avenue near Gramercy Park, New York Fire Deputy Chief Kevin Murphy said. Footage posted by …