Somalis arrested in Minneapolis immigration operation, officials say
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 4 (REUTERS) – – People of Somali origin are among those arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, federal officials said on Thursday, two days after President Donald…
Bondi orders law enforcement to investigate U.S. groups over accusations of domestic terrorism
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 – U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered federal law enforcement to step up investigations into the anti-fascist antifa movement and other similar “extremist groups,” and…
Cuba says island is no ‘black hole’ on drug trafficking route to US
HAVANA, Dec 4 – Top law enforcement officials in Cuba said on Thursday the island was prioritizing the fight against narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean and continued to provide information…
Syria’s growth accelerates as sanctions ease, refugees return, central bank chief says
NEW YORK, Dec 4 – Syria’s economy is growing much faster than the World Bank’s 1% estimate for 2025 as refugees flow back after the end of a 14-year civil…
Fugitive pro-Russian Moldova business magnate says he is halting projects
CHISINAU, Dec 4 – Fugitive Moldovan business magnate Ilan Shor, accused by authorities in the ex-Soviet state of buying votes and trying to destabilise it with Russian backing, said on…
Lawmakers have reviewed summary of Pentagon order on Caribbean attacks, sources say
Dec 4 – U.S. lawmakers have reviewed a summary of a Pentagon document that lays out the scope of the Trump administration’s campaign to strike vessels carrying narcotics in the…
Czech populist Babis to become prime minister next week
PRAGUE, Dec 4 – Czech election winner and populist ANO party chief Andrej Babis will be appointed prime minister on December 9, the country’s president said on Thursday, after Babis…
US signs pact with Kenya under ‘America First’ global health plan
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 – The U.S. will provide more than $1.6 billion to Kenya’s health system under a new five-year agreement signed on Thursday, the first such agreement reached under…
Syria’s growth accelerates as sanctions ease, refugees return, central bank chief says
NEW YORK, Dec 4 – Syria’s economy is growing much faster than the World Bank’s 1% estimate for 2025 as refugees flow back after the end of a 14-year civil…
UK, Norway to jointly ‘hunt Russian submarines’ under new pact
Sightings of Russian vessels in UK waters have increased 30 per cent in the past two years. Read More