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China Faces Growing Limits in Africa’s Fragile StatesChina’s transactional diplomacy in Africa is under increasing strain. While Beijing continues its policy of noninterference and regime agnosticism—working with any stable government regardless of its political structure—growing instability is testing this approach. A May 2025 report from the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce warned that political volatility […]

June 30, Paris – A major cryptocurrency investment fraud ring accused of laundering €460 million ($540 million) has been dismantled in Spain, according to Europol. The operation was led by Spanish police, with support from law enforcement agencies in France, Estonia, and the United States. A total of five individuals were arrested—three in the Canary […]

Ninety-nine per cent of the returnees were undocumented, and 70 per cent were forcibly returned, with a steep rise in families being deported – a shift from earlier months, when most returnees were single young men, according to the UN agency. The rise follows a March decision by the Iranian Government requiring all undocumented Afghans […]

Naples experienced its most powerful earthquake in four decades after a magnitude 4.6 tremor struck the southern Italian city, causing widespread disruption. The quake prompted residents to flee buildings and triggered major delays to local train and metro services. Reports also indicated isolated power outages across parts of the city. The main tremor was followed […]

Leader of Maple Avenue Narcotics Network Oversaw Violent Distribution of Crack and Fentanyl HARTFORD, Conn. — Daniel Diaz-Rivera, also known as “Danny,” “Lupin,” “Lupito,” and “L,” was sentenced today to 210 months (17.5 years) in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for leading a significant drug trafficking organization in Waterbury. The sentence […]