A rebel group with alleged links to Rwanda this week seized Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing a key mineral used in smartphones, the group said Thursday in a statement. In a statement shared with The Associated Press,
A European court on Thursday upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, ruling that Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its cultural heritage and rejecting the museum’s
Vladimir Putin’s forces could seize yet more Ukrainian terrirotry before the vital US aid reaches the frontlines, warned a think tank. The first batch of the $61 billion (£48 billion) aid from Washington is set to arrive “in a matter of days”,
Swedish customs made one of the country’s largest cocaine seizures ever, confiscating approximately 1.4 tons of the drug. The cocaine was found in a container at Nynashamn port, south of Stockholm. Six people were arrested on suspicion of involvement in its transport.
The U.S. House passed legislation allowing the transfer of seized Russian assets to Ukraine, prompting Russia to consider confiscating Western assets. Russian lawmaker Vyacheslav Volodin warned that this move could provoke the EU to follow suit, potentially damaging the European economy. Only
Iran’s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) troops seized a Portuguese-flagged ship owned by an Israeli billionaire as tensions between the two nations remain at a high amid continued threats of attack. “UKMTO has received a report of an incident … northeast
Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing for a major offensive to seize Ukraine’s second-largest city. Kharkiv is located in northeast Ukraine and is just 25 miles from the Russian border. Since the start of the invasion in February 2022, the city has been
BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed Monday to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand, as soldiers and civil servants loyal to the military government appeared to be preparing to abandon their
German investigators seized counterfeit U.S. dollar bills worth over $103 million. The bills were traced back to Turkey and were intended for transport to the United States. Tips from U.S. authorities led German officers to an apartment and two company addresses in
Bulgarian customs officials confiscated approximately 370 pounds of cocaine from a ship transporting bananas from Ecuador. The drugs were found hidden in a fruit container aboard the cargo ship Madison 2. The value of the confiscated cocaine is estimated at $6.8 million.