The unsustainable costs of Operation Lone Star, the Texas model for Trump’s immigration agenda
Opponents of the Republican state’s heavy-handed immigration program say spending of more than $11 billion has diverted funds from other areas
Terry Cole, a Latin American hawk, nominated as new head of the DEA
With over two decades in the anti-drug agency, he undertook missions in Colombia and Afghanistan and was regional chief for Mexico, Canada, and Central America. His appointment threatens to further strain relations with the Mexican government
Trump’s plan to send migrants to Guantanamo hits first legal obstacles
A New Mexico judge has preemptively blocked the transfer of three Venezuelan migrants considered at risk of being relocated to the US naval base in Cuba
Wuhan five years later: No trace of the pandemic at coronavirus ground zero
The Chinese city registered the first cases of the infection and implemented the first lockdown of the population to curb contagion
Trump sweeps away Biden era with an avalanche of decrees against immigration, the green agenda and diversity
The president withdraws the US from the Paris Agreement, pardons those convicted of the assault on the Capitol and renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, but has not yet imposed tariffs on imports
Nagasaki survivor: ‘The risk of nuclear weapons being used is increasing in Ukraine and the Middle East’
Masako Wada is a member of Nihon Hidankyo, the organization that will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024, formed by victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
UN warns civilian suffering at ‘unprecedented levels’ in Lebanon after a month of Israeli attacks
The World Health Organization warns of a ‘very high’ risk of a cholera outbreak, with a fifth of the population displaced and bombings spreading to new areas
US reinforces military presence in Middle East as Israel launches ground incursion in southern Lebanon
Washington will have about 43,000 troops in the area once the new personnel arrive, according to Pentagon officials
Europe and the US commemorate D-Day (and suddenly World War II no longer seems so remote)
The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, with very few surviving veterans, takes place at a time when transatlantic unity is in danger
The Houthis, from Yemeni militia to threat against global trade in the Red Sea
The attacks on a crucial commercial artery under the pretext of solidarity with Gaza have increased the regional weight of the fundamentalist group, which controls nearly 30% of the Arab country
Washington deploys carriers, Marines and combat aircraft to prevent escalation of Israel-Hamas conflict
The Pentagon has stressed that the arrival of warships in the region is not designed to engage in military action together with Israel: ‘There is no intention to put US boots on the ground in combat’
North Korea says Travis King crossed border seeking refuge from ‘racial discrimination within the US Army’
The 23-year-old private is believed to be the first American soldier to enter the secretive dictatorship since 1982 after crossing the DMZ while on a civilian tour
Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides
The number of children recruited by armed groups in Syria has risen steadily over the past three years — from 813 in 2020 to 1,296 in 2021 and 1,696 in 2022, the U.N. says
25 NAT0-led peacekeepers injured in Kosovo in clashes with Serbs outside municipal building
The soldiers fired tear gas and stun grenades to protect the Kosovar officers and disperse protesters, according to witnesses. The assembled Serbs responded by throwing rocks and other hard objects