Tirana Under Siege: Protesters Firebomb Prime Minister’s Office Over Corruption Crisis

TIRANA, ALBANIA — Violence erupted in the heart of the Albanian capital on Sunday, March 22, 2026, as anti-government protesters launched a coordinated assault on the office and residence of Prime Minister Edi Rama. Riot police deployed high-pressure water cannons and tear gas to repel crowds who hurled petrol bombs, flares, and heavy-duty fireworks at […]

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LaGuardia Shut Down After Air Canada Jet Collides With Fire Truck on Runway

Summary: Ground Collision Shuts LaGuardia Airport NEW YORK — A major emergency response is underway at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) this morning, Monday, March 23, 2026, following a high-speed ground collision between an arriving passenger jet and a Port Authority vehicle. The accident, which occurred late Sunday night, has resulted in multiple critical injuries and the […]

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How Kyrgyzstan built a system to support domestic violence survivors

Bübyusara Ryskulova has been on the frontlines for more than three decades. Honourary president of the crisis centre Sezim (which means “feeling”), she has worked towards helping women and children who survived violence. While Kyrgyzstan has made significant progress in strengthening protections against domestic and family violence, challenges remain, she told UN News during the […]

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War at a Threshold: Iran Defiant as President Trump’s 48-Hour Ultimatum Looms

Summary: WASHINGTON / TEHRAN — Global tensions reached a critical flashpoint on Monday, March 23, 2026, as a 48-hour ultimatum issued by U.S. President Donald Trump neared its deadline. The mandate, which demands the “full and unthreatened” reopening of the Strait of Hormuz by 23:44 GMT tonight, has been met with defiance from Tehran and […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Illegal Aliens from Mexico Indicted for Conspiracy to Manufacture and Distribute Methamphetamine Related to a Clandestine Lab in Calaveras County, California

A federal grand jury returned a 10-count indictment today against five illegal aliens from Mexico, charging them with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute methamphetamine, as well as various other drug trafficking and firearms offenses, Attorney General Pamela Bondi and U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. “These illegal aliens allegedly operated a secret lab on American soil […]

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WHO verifies deadly hospital attack in war-torn Sudan

The Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck late Friday, killing scores of people, including 13 children, two nurses, a doctor and multiple patients. “Enough blood has been spilled,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan […]

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Office of Public Affairs | District Court Revokes U.S. Citizenship of Convicted Drug Dealer

Note: View order here. Today, following a two-day trial in September 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida revoked the naturalization of Melchor Munoz, also known as Melchor Munoz-Correa, a native of Mexico who became a U.S. citizen in September 2009. The court held that, during his naturalization proceedings, Munoz concealed […]

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G7 Foreign Ministers’ statement on support to partners in the Middle East

We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, express support to our partners in the region in the face of the unjustifiable attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies. We condemn in […]

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Office of Public Affairs | Five Members of Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Nearly 120 Years in Prison

Five defendants were sentenced today for a total of nearly 120 years in prison for their participation in a violent sex trafficking ring led by Kimani Jones, 32, also known as Statik. Jones was sentenced to 54 years in prison, and his father Tremayne Lambert, 50, also known as Bayrock, both of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced […]

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When justice fails: Why women can’t get protection from AI deepfake abuse

Whispers followed her offline. Online, the abuse imploded, unchecked: comments, ridicule, shares, screenshots. She had never consented to any of it. That hadn’t stopped anyone. Within minutes, thousands had seen the content. Within hours, millions. The nightmare had only begun. Days passed before platforms responded. By then, the images had been seen, save, and replicated. […]

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