54 h. ago Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisonedJailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible.Wong, a well-known activist who has been in jail for more than four years either awaiting trial or serving sentences, is accused of conspiracy to collude with a foreign country. He appeared in court on Friday to hear the charge and did not apply for bail. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The ugly past behind Salma Hayek and Linda Evangelista's happily blended family: Supermodel took fashion tycoon François

Linda Evangelista and her ex François-Henri Pinault were the image of harmonious co-parents as they beamed for photos at their son's high school graduation in the US this week,

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6 d. ago Utah oil tycoon family accused of conspiring with Mexican cartel on Trump’s foreign terrorist list

Oil magnate James Jensen and his son Maxwell allegedly trafficked 2,900 shipments of stolen crude oil into the U.S.

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8 d. ago Brit dad 'caught spying for China' as he 'called Xi Jinping the boss in phone calls'

John Miller, 63, is accused of conspiring with US-based Chinese national Cui Guanghai, 43 after he was arrested in a sting involving undercover FBI agents

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8 d. ago Utah oil tycoon family accused of conspiring with Mexican cartel in $300M smuggling scheme

Oil magnate James Jensen and his son Maxwell allegedly trafficked 2,900 shipments of stolen crude oil into the U.S.

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1 week ago Hong Kong releases second group of democrats jailed for four years in national security trial

Among those freed was long-time political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groupsFour people jailed in the landmark national security trial of the “Hong Kong 47”, the pro-democracy figures accused of conspiracy to commit subversion, were freed on Friday after more than four years behind bars, the second group to be released in a month.Among those freed was longtime political and LGBTQ activist Jimmy Sham, who also led one of Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy groups, the Civil Human Rights Front, which disbanded in 2021. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Supreme Court backs Utah oil railroad expansion, endorsing limited version of key environmental law

The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah, endorsing a limited interpretation of a key environmental law

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1 week ago US prosecutors won't seek death penalty for son of Mexican drug cartel leader 'El Chapo'

Federal prosecutors say they won't seek the death penalty for the son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” if he's convicted of multiple charges in Chicago

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2 w. ago Special Forces launch op to snare fearsome cartel boss 'El Yoghurt' sparking bloodbath

The brutal and deadly clash left cartel members dead and naval marines injured, however the brutal cartel boss El Yoghurt managed to escape capture from Mexican officials

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2 w. ago Mexico: ‘Noah’s Ark’ of animals flees cartel violence for new home on coast

Officials at animal refuge near Culiacán, capital of violence-torn Sinaloa state, faced threats from powerful drug gangsHundreds of animals including elephants, crocodiles, lions and tigers have been moved from a violence-torn Mexican cartel heartland to a new home in an operation described as a “21st-century Noah’s Ark”.The transported species, which also included exotic birds, had been housed at the Ostok animal refuge near Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state, home to one of the country’s most powerful drug gangs. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US sanctions two members of a Mexican drug trafficking group known as the Northeast Cartel

The United States has imposed sanctions on two members of the Mexican drug trafficking organization Cartel del Noreste, the Northeast Cartel, which was formerly known as Los Zetas

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2 w. ago Third man appears in court accused of arson conspiracy after Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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2 w. ago Ukrainian is third man in court charged over 'arson attacks' on property linked to Keir Starmer

Petro Pochynok, 34, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday accused of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life

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2 w. ago Ukrainian national, 34, appears in court after he was third man charged over arson attacks at properties and car linked to Keir Starmer

Ukrainian Petro Pochynok, 34, of Holloway Road, north London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today accused of conspiracy to commit arson.

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2 w. ago AP PHOTOS: Tigers, jaguars and elephants are the latest to flee Mexico’s cartel violence

A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks. Among the cargo: tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions – all fleeing the latest wave of cartel violence eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan.

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2 w. ago 'Pink cocaine' warning as Mexican cartel adds fentanyl to deadly drugs mix

The notorious Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most dangerous crime groups in the world, is now peddling so-called 'pink cocaine' laced with deadly fentanyl, according to the DEA

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2 w. ago Man handed suspended sentence over role in Blenheim Palace £4.8m gold toilet heist

Frederick Doe convicted of conspiring to transfer criminal property after 18-carat toilet was stolen in 2019One of the gang members convicted over the theft of a £4.8m gold toilet from an art exhibition at Blenheim Palace has been handed a suspended sentence at Oxford crown court.Frederick Doe, 36, also known as Frederick Sines, from Windsor, had been convicted by a jury of conspiring to transfer criminal property. He was accused of offering to find a buyer for the gold and brokering the deal. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mexican woman becomes first cartel suspect to be charged under new US terrorism law

Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez has also been accused of smuggling people, narcotics, cash, and weapons for CJNG cartel

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3 w. ago Mexican woman charged in US with supplying arms to ‘terrorist’ drug cartel

María Del Rosario Navarro, 39, accused of conspiring to provide material support to Jalisco New Generation cartelA 39-year-old woman has become the first Mexican national to be indicted in the United States on charges of providing material support to a cartel designated as a foreign terrorist organization, according to the US Department of Justice.María Del Rosario Navarro is accused of conspiring with others to provide grenades to the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), a powerful Mexican crime faction that the US in February designated as a terrorist organization alongside other criminal groups across Latin America. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Justin Bieber breaks silence on Diddy allegations amid sex trafficking trial

Chatter linked Justin Bieber to the explosive Sean Combs - P Diddy - trial, held as the rapper is accused of a string of depraved crimes, including racketeering conspiracy

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