Category: World

A former Army soldier pleaded guilty today to child exploitation crimes he committed while living in Alaska and Texas, including attempted production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) depicting minors known to him, and trafficking of CSAM. Herrera According to court documents, beginning in March 2021, Seth Herrera, 36, previously of El Paso, Texas, started […]

A Brazilian man pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida accepted the guilty plea today. On June 1, the district court also accepted the guilty pleas of five co-defendants.  According to court documents, Omar Aliperti De Mello Correa, 34, a […]

Senior UN officials including the Secretary-General and human rights chief have warned that the Rapid Support Forces, (RSF) could launch an imminent assault on the city, capital of North Kordofan state. Drone strike near school Humanitarian partners reported that on Tuesday, a drone strike hit an empty fuel tanker parked near a school, injuring students. […]

Kevin Epstein has been designated by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the U.S. Trustee for Louisiana and Mississippi (Region 5) on an interim basis effective June 29. Epstein replaces David Asbach, who is retiring after 35 years of distinguished service to the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP). Under 28 U.S.C. § 585, the Attorney General may […]

As conflicts around the world continue to proliferate, a group of young UN peacebuilders met at UN Headquarters on the margins of the first ever UN Peacebuilding Week to reflect on what actions they can take to promote peace. From Afghanistan to Ghana, and Canada to Côte d’Ivoire, they told UN News how a lack […]

The owner of a North Carolina tax return preparation business pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to prepare false returns claiming fraudulent refunds based on COVID-19 tax credits. Seven other return preparers have already pleaded guilty for their roles in the same scheme. According to court documents and statements made in court, Nejlai Mitchell owned and […]

“The climate crisis is accelerating, and we are now on course to overshoot the 1.5°C limit in the coming years,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told delegates at the super-pollutants reception during London Climate Action Week, which runs from 20 to 28 June. “Reducing methane is a fight we can win and benefit from in our […]

As the result of a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) investigation, a brother and sister were both sentenced this week to life in prison and 33 years in prison, respectively, for their roles in a large-scale alien smuggling organization (ASO) directly linked to the Cartel De Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG). “The individuals sentenced today for […]

The new regulatory framework – adopted on Wednesday by the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations – comes a decade after early predictions of widespread automated driving failed to materialise.  The new rules establish common safety requirements and a shared method for validating vehicles equipped with ADS.   They aim to strengthen trust among governments, industry and the public by ensuring that automated systems meet rigorous safety standards.  “By […]

Samuel Flores de Dios, 36, an illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) after he placed a camera in his bedroom and recorded himself sexually abusing a victim who was under 13-years old. He was also required […]