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Mexico Homicides Fall 22.7%, but Disappearances and Extortion Surge, 2026 Peace Index Warns
Mexico recorded one of its sharpest declines in lethal violence in recent years, but a major new security assessment warns that the apparent improvement masks a deeper transformation in organized crime, with disappearances, extortion and localized cartel conflicts increasingly replacing mass homicide as the dominant threats. 
Mexico recorded one of its sharpest declines in lethal violence in recent years, but a major new security assessment warns that the apparent improvement masks a deeper transformation in organized crime, with disappearances, extortion and localized cartel conflicts increasingly replacing mass homicide as the dominant threats. -
UK Could Pay £24 Billion a Year to Rejoin EU, and Would Lose Special Membership Terms
United Kingdom could face billions in extra annual payments and lose key Brexit opt-outs if it ever tries to rejoin the European Union, according to former EU officials and Brexit negotiators responding to renewed comments from senior Labour politicians. 
United Kingdom could face billions in extra annual payments and lose key Brexit opt-outs if it ever tries to rejoin the European Union, according to former EU officials and Brexit negotiators responding to renewed comments from senior Labour politicians. -
Russia Names London and 3 Other UK Cities as Potential Nuclear Targets in Escalating Kremlin Threat
Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine has escalated its nuclear rhetoric against Britain, with a prominent Kremlin broadcaster publicly naming London, Leicester, Reading and Suffolk as potential targets in what she described as a possible Russian "nuclear ultimatum" to the West over support for Ukraine. 
Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine has escalated its nuclear rhetoric against Britain, with a prominent Kremlin broadcaster publicly naming London, Leicester, Reading and Suffolk as potential targets in what she described as a possible Russian "nuclear ultimatum" to the West over support for Ukraine. -
Russia Warns US Taiwan Support Could Trigger World War III as $11 Billion Arms Deal Raises Stakes
Russia has intensified its rhetoric over Taiwan, warning that continued United States military support for the self-governing island could push the world toward a direct global conflict involving Washington, Beijing and Moscow, as tensions in the Indo-Pacific deepen alongside the expanding strategic partnership between Russia and China. Russia has intensified its rhetoric over Taiwan, warning that continued United States military support for the self-governing island could push the world toward a direct global conflict involving Washington, Beijing and Moscow, as tensions in the Indo-Pacific deepen alongside the expanding strategic partnership between Russia and China. -
Vladimir Putin Forced to Deny ‘Body Double’ Rumours After Former Teacher Asked: ‘Is That You?’
Vladimir Putin publicly confronted long-running conspiracy theories about his identity this week after his former schoolteacher, 92-year-old Vera Gurevich, appeared to question whether the man greeting her in Moscow was really the Russian president himself. Vladimir Putin publicly confronted long-running conspiracy theories about his identity this week after his former schoolteacher, 92-year-old Vera Gurevich, appeared to question whether the man greeting her in Moscow was really the Russian president himself. -
Trump Reportedly Discusses Resuming Military Action Against Iran After Nuclear Talks Collapse Into ‘Life Support’
Donald Trump met with senior national security officials Monday to discuss whether the United States should escalate military pressure on Iran after negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program and regional conflict reached what the president described as "life support." 
Donald Trump met with senior national security officials Monday to discuss whether the United States should escalate military pressure on Iran after negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program and regional conflict reached what the president described as "life support." -
Trump Rejects Iran Peace Proposal as ‘Totally Unacceptable,’ Raising Fears of Renewed Military Escalation
Donald Trump sharply rejected Iran's latest response to a U.S.-backed peace proposal on Sunday, escalating tensions around fragile ceasefire negotiations and raising new questions about whether diplomacy between Washington and Tehran can survive. 
Donald Trump sharply rejected Iran's latest response to a U.S.-backed peace proposal on Sunday, escalating tensions around fragile ceasefire negotiations and raising new questions about whether diplomacy between Washington and Tehran can survive. -
Report Says 75 Documented Cases of Sexual Abuse in Israeli Custody May Reflect ‘1%’ of Total
The Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and multiple human rights organisations have accused Israeli security forces of widespread sexual violence against Palestinian women and detainees since the start of the Gaza war, with Palestinian advocates warning that the documented cases likely represent only a small fraction of what is occurring inside detention facilities and military-controlled areas. 
The Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and multiple human rights organisations have accused Israeli security forces of widespread sexual violence against Palestinian women and detainees since the start of the Gaza war, with Palestinian advocates warning that the documented cases likely represent only a small fraction of what is occurring inside detention facilities and military-controlled areas. -
Putin Warns of ‘Nuclear-Strength’ Strike if Ukraine Targets Moscow Parade, Urges Diplomats to Leave Kyiv
Vladimir Putin has threatened a "massive retaliatory missile strike" on Kyiv if Volodymyr Zelenskyy authorizes drone attacks targeting Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow, intensifying tensions ahead of one of the Kremlin's most symbolically important events. Vladimir Putin has threatened a "massive retaliatory missile strike" on Kyiv if Volodymyr Zelenskyy authorizes drone attacks targeting Russia's Victory Day parade in Moscow, intensifying tensions ahead of one of the Kremlin's most symbolically important events. -
Iran Weighs ‘Mine-Carrying Dolphins’ as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens 20% of Global Oil Supply
Iran is considering deploying dolphins equipped with naval mines against U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, as tensions intensify between Tehran and Washington following a sustained blockade on Iranian oil exports. 
Iran is considering deploying dolphins equipped with naval mines against U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, as tensions intensify between Tehran and Washington following a sustained blockade on Iranian oil exports.
