Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

Mexican prosecutors consider treason charges after US jails drug lord ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States managed to arrest Mexico’s most-wanted drug lord , but Mexican prosecutors — and the president — now say they are considering bringing treason charges against those who handed him over. It’s part of the long, strange trail of Sinaloa cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who unexpectedly appeared

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Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials close to the ousted Hasina are legal

Bangladesh interim leader Yunus says resignations of officials close to the ousted Hasina are legal

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The head of Bangladesh’s interim government, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus , says the high-profile resignations of authorities close to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are legal after student leaders who organized protests against Hasina’s government issued ultimatums for them to quit. “Legally … all the steps were taken,” Yunus, 83, told

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Pakistan’s military arrests former spy chief over probe related to a housing project scheme

Pakistan’s military arrests former spy chief over probe related to a housing project scheme

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former spy chief has been arrested and will be court-martialed, the country’s military announced Monday without disclosing charges against the retired army general implicated in a housing scheme while former Prime Minister Imran Khan was in power. In a statement, the military said Faiz Hameed was arrested following an internal probe

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Lebanon’s crisis-battered healthcare system now prepares for a wider war with Israel, minister says

Lebanon’s crisis-battered healthcare system now prepares for a wider war with Israel, minister says

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s crisis-battered healthcare system is now preparing for the possibility of a devastating wider conflict with Israel, the country’s health minister told The Associated Press in an interview Monday. Israel’s military and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group have traded strikes since the current war in Gaza began, but tensions have escalated since

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