Mexico’s ex-security chief took ‘millions in bribes’ from cartel, US court hears
Trial begins in Brooklyn court for Genaro García Luna, who is accused of protecting the violent Sinaloa cartel The trial of a former top Mexican...
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George Santos denies reports that he competed as drag queen in Brazil
New York Republican under pressure over fabrications about his career, past and alleged criminal behaviour George Santos on Thursday tweeted an angry denial that he...
Trouser snakes: US man accused of smuggling three reptiles in his pants
New Yorker accused of hiding large Burmese pythons in trousers while crossing from Canada in July could face 20-year sentence A New York City man...
Ukraine war to take centre stage at UN as west and Russia vie for support
The general assembly is expected to see fresh tussles over future of Ukraine, as well as the threats of famine and the climate crisis in...
Ex-Honduran leader seeks to subpoena Biden, Trump and Obama in drugs case
Former president Juan Orlando Hernández’s also suggests he may seek testimony from Mexican drug lord El Chapo in New York trial Former Honduran president Juan...
US arrests Japanese yakuza leader over alleged missiles-for-heroin plot
Takeshi Ebisawa accused of planning to purchase surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and distribute drugs in US US authorities have arrested a leader...
Ex-Goldman banker Roger Ng found guilty in billion-dollar 1MDB scandal
Ng, 49, found guilty of helping to embezzle money earmarked for development in one of biggest frauds in financial history The former Goldman Sachs executive...
Covid news live: airlines cancel hundreds of flights ahead of Christmas; AstraZeneca booster protects against Omicron, study finds
Christmas plans for many now in disarray as US and Australian airlines say flight crews are affected by Covid; AstraZeneca says three doses of its...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial: jury begins deliberations
Prosecutors say Maxwell, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges, manipulated victims and groomed them for sexual abuse This article contains depictions of sexual...
Closing arguments set to begin in Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking trial
Proceedings expected to take about five hours, which means jurors could start deliberations on Monday afternoon John Sweeney: bad day in court for Ghislaine Maxwell...