Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombia security forces kill 5 members of top cocaine cartel days before country’s president meets with Trump

Colombian security forces killed five members of the country’s largest drug cartel, including a regional kingpin, the government said Wednesday ahead of a meeting in Washington between presidents Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump. The U.S. leader is set to host his leftist sparring rival Petro at the White House next Tuesday for talks on combatting…

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Africa: FIFA Marks 100 Days to 2026 World Cup

Africa: Sudan – 1000 Days of War Deepen the World’s Worst Health and Humanitarian Crisis

Today, the conflict in Sudan reaches its 1000th day, with over 20 million people requiring health assistance and 21 million desperately needing food. Nearly three years of continuous violence, severe access constraints, and reduced funding have turned Sudan into the worst humanitarian crisis globally. An estimated 33.7 million people will need humanitarian aid this year….

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Last Kurdish-led SDF fighters leave Syria’s Aleppo after days of clashes | News

Last Kurdish-led SDF fighters leave Syria’s Aleppo after days of clashes | News

Aleppo governor says last SDF fighters have left the city after the Syrian army took control of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood. The last fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have left the city of Aleppo, according to officials, following a ceasefire deal that allowed evacuations after days of deadly clashes in Syria’s second-largest…

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