Spanish customs agents and National Police said Friday they confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date of 9.5 tons hidden in a banana freight container originating from Ecuador. The drug was found Wednesday in the southwestern port of Algeciras in a
Over 300 migrants have reportedly arrived on Greek islands, most of which are in the country’s east near the Turkish coast, in the past three days. The arrivals were reported as separate incidents on the islands of Samos, Mykonos, Ro, Lesbos, Rhodes
Chinese leaders in the town of Xian sent a text message to residents with an encouraging message about “sweet love, marriage and childbirth.” The message by the city’s family planning authorities was sent in a text and shared by Chinese media, wishing
Authorities are warning parents and teachers to be on the lookout for drugs that don’t always look like drugs, especially as a new school year gets underway. For example, there are vapes disguised as school supplies — highlighters in particular. Some highlighter
The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer said Thursday. The case against Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia’s leading election watchdog Golos, is the latest step in the
Over a ton of pangolin scales worth more than $1.4 million were seized on Aug. 16, 2023, in the northeastern Thai province of Kalasin. The scales were reportedly meant to be transported out of the country through a land border. The pangolin
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday burned a marijuana plantation in the northern province of Aceh after it was discovered by drones. A joint team of the National Narcotic Agency, known as BNN, and the National Research and Innovation Agency using drones detected 11
All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday. Three examining magistrates and
Police in northern Greece on Thursday detained seven Romanian men carrying knives and protective gear, amid concerns that a deadly soccer-related attack this week could attract more groups of violent supporters from around Europe. The seven men were arrested near the Greek
Indian authorities imposed a curfew, suspended internet service and deployed thousands of paramilitary forces on Tuesday to parts of northern Haryana state after deadly communal clashes spread to Gurugram, a city just outside the capital, New Delhi. The violence began Monday afternoon