23 minutes ago Zeta drug lord continued to control cartel from inside a Mexican prison, says US indictment

A U.S. indictment unsealed in the District of Columbia claims that the leader of one of Mexico's most violent gangs continued to control an offshoot group, the Northeast Cartel, from inside a Mexican prison

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32 minutes ago Duterte drug war back in ICC spotlight after parliamentary committee hears claims his office paid police $17,000 to kill suspects

Accusation against former Philippines president increases pressure on successor Ferdinand Marcos Jr to allow access to international criminal courtA Philippines former police colonel has testified that Rodrigo Duterte’s office offered police up to $17,000 to kill suspects as part of his “war on drugs”, sparking calls for the evidence to be referred to the international criminal court.Royina Garma, a former police colonel who had close ties to Duterte, gave the most damning evidence yet against the former president, when she told a parliamentary committee last week he had called her in May 2016, asking her to find a police officer capable of implementing a nationwide “war on drugs”. Continue reading...

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32 minutes ago Raise taxes on petrol and diesel cars to reduce electric ‘premium’ – think tank

A report by the Resolution Foundation recommended that this action is taken if ‘concerns’ persist over the number of EVs being bought.

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33 minutes ago Judge dismisses lawsuit over old abortion rights ruling in Mississippi

A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortions and a 1998 state Supreme Court ruling that said abortion is guaranteed in the Mississippi Constitution

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2 hours ago ‘I am not a cheater’: Paul Pogba plans comeback after doping ban reduced

Midfielder’s ban cut from four years to 18 monthsJuventus future uncertain despite contract to 2026Paul Pogba has insisted he is not a cheater after his doping ban was reduced this month and says he is targeting a return to the France national team when his suspension expires in March.The former Manchester United midfielder was banned for four years last February after being provisionally suspended since September last year after he tested positive for dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). After a lengthy appeal process, the 31-year-old had his ban reduced to 18 months by the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) on 4 October. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago US supreme court declines to pause new federal power plant emissions rule

Emergency requests by 27 states to pause rule requiring fossil fuel-powered plants to reduce emissions were deniedThe US supreme court declined on Wednesday to put on hold a new federal rule targeting carbon pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants at the request of numerous states and industry groups in another major challenge to Joe Biden’s efforts to combat the climate crisis.The justices denied emergency requests by West Virginia, Indiana and 25 other states – most of them Republican-led – as well as power companies and industry associations, to halt the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule while litigation continues in a lower court. The regulation, aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions that drive the climate crisis, took effect on 8 July. Continue reading...

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3 hours ago Organised crime gang led by promising footballer found with cocaine worth £300,000

Armani Brown, 26, who used the name Emporio Armani in drug communications, was discovered in possession of the drugs after a warrant was executed at a house in Newport

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3 hours ago I am not a cheater – Paul Pogba targets France return after reduced doping ban

The Juventus midfielder had his four-year ban reduced to 18 months on October 4.

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4 hours ago Paul Pogba breaks silence after ban reduced and reveals when he really wanted to quit Man United

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has dropped a remarkable revelation that he wanted to QUIT the club three years before he eventually did

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