On 25 July, 2024, Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of cartel kingpin El Chapo, and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, El Chapo’s former partner, were arrested by U.S. federal authorities. While Guzman surrendered voluntarily, Zambada was taken against his will. Murky circumstances surround the arrest of the two Sinaloa Cartel members, but
Ambassadors from 27 member states of the European Union (E.U.) “agreed in principle” on June 14 to begin accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova on June 25. The two countries applied to join the E.U. shortly following Russia’s invasion in 2022. The E.U. is expected to formally approve the decision
On May 26, 2024, North Korea’s Ministry of Defence accused the U.S. and South Korea of intensifying reconnaissance activities near the inter-Korean border. North Korea asserted that aerial espionage conducted by the U.S. and South Korea around the Korean Peninsula violates its national sovereignty and security. Additionally, Pyongyang has designated
The United Kingdom is currently grappling with its worst batch of riots in 13 years, as widespread anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rampage has ripped through the country over the weekend. On August 4, far-right rioters attacked asylum-seeker hotels in Rotherham and Tamworth. In Rotherham, hundreds of people gathered outside a Holiday
On Thursday, July 18, the European Parliament elected German politician Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term to lead the bloc as President of the European Commission. Von der Leyen earned support from centre-right, centre-left, liberal, and green groups– but not Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni and
On July 11, 2024, the Biden administration sanctioned the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, and the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Justice, offered a $12 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of its leaders. With both the White House and Treasury Department
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye, announced that he would invite the President of Syria, Bashar al-Assad, “any time” for talks to restore relations between the two neighbouring countries. Erdoğan said that Turkey would reciprocate any positive steps from Syria and that Vladimir Putin, President of Russia,
On June 29, 2024, three female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral, and a hospital in Borno State, Nigeria. Specifically, the blasts occurred in the town of Gwoza. Nahum Kenneth Daso, Borno State police spokesman, reported that in one of the attacks, a woman carrying a baby on her
In May and June 2024, record-breaking heat blanketed parts of the US, Mexico, and Central America. The scorching temperatures resulted in at least 125 deaths in Mexico, in addition to thousands suffering from heat strokes. These devastating effects of climate change correlate with a time of political significance in Mexico,
U.S. President Joe Biden has released a three-stage peace proposal and urges Hamas to accept it amid the current Israel-Gaza conflict. The plan begins with a six-week ceasefire, entailing the withdrawal of Israeli troops from populated areas of Gaza, the exchange of Hamas hostages for Palestinian prisoners, a return of
On May 19, 2024, over 50 armed men briefly occupied the Palais de la Nation in the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa. The Palais contains the offices of Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Vital Kamerhe, a Congolese politician whose anticipated
The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union announced on February 22 that the EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) will be based in Frankfurt, Germany. The formation of the AMLA signifies the EU’s efforts to address cross-border illicit finance, money laundering, terrorism financing, and cryptocurrency. The AMLA
