Crime & Justice
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55 Cuban, Venezuelan Troops Killed During US Capture of Maduro: Official Tolls
Cuba published the names of 32 members of its military who died in the nighttime assault that led to Maduro’s capture in Caracas on January 3. The Venezuelan military published online a list of 23…
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Lithuania Jails Three for ‘Acting for Russia’
The court in Kaunas accused the men — two Estonian-Russian nationals and a Russian citizen — of acting on behalf of Russia for payment, a charge the men denied.
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At least 8,000 new Epstein-linked documents released by US Justice Dept
The new files include hundreds of videos or audio recordings, notably surveillance footage from August 2019, the month Epstein was found dead in his jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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Indonesia Bans British Porn Star Bonnie Blue for 10 Years
Billinger and an associate, 27-year-old Liam Andrew Jackson, were fined 200,000 rupiah (about $12) on December 12 for breaking traffic violations.
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German Court Jails Man for Repeatedly Raping Sedated Wife
The 61-year-old, identified under German privacy rules only as Fernando P., was found guilty of aggravated rape, sexual coercion, dangerous bodily harm and other crimes.
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Mercosur Trade Bloc Meets After EU Deal Delay
The deal would help the 27-nation European Union export more vehicles, machinery, wines and spirits to Latin America at a time of global trade tensions.
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Brussels Farmer Protest Turns Ugly as EU-Mercosur Deal Teeters
At least 7,000 farmers staged a mostly peaceful march through the capital’s European quarter, where the Mercosur deal loomed large over an EU summit focused on funding Ukraine’s war effort.
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France Exonerates Women Convicted Over Abortions Before Legalisation
France decriminalised the voluntary termination of a pregnancy with the 1975 Veil Law, named after women’s rights champion and health minister Simone Veil, who championed legalising abortion.
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Stalled Sierra Leone Abortion Bill Leaves Women Few Options
Approximately 91,500 illegal abortions were carried out in Sierra Leone in 2021, according to a report by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) published in 2024
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Emotions High, Hope Alive After Nigerian School Abduction
Parents have been living through trauma since armed gangs stormed the St Mary’s Catholic boarding school in remote village of Papiri in Niger state and herded away more than 300 children.
