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Mexico City (EFE).- As part of a coordinated operation with the United States along the border between Tijuana and San Diego, California, Mexico deployed 800 military personnel and equipment capable of jamming drones within a three-kilometer radius. Authorities have primarily detected the use of these devices by migrant smugglers. As...
Tehran (EFE).- Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, described on Thursday the resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors against his country as “illegal” and “political.” He warned that it would cause some countries to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of...
New York (EFE).- American tennis player Coco Gauff advanced to the US Open semifinals on Wednesday by coming back from a set down and saving two match points against Russian player Mirra Andreeva, 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2. Gauff faced a challenging match, losing the first four games to fall behind...
Islamabad, Sep 9 (EFE).- Pakistan is mulling to carry out airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen following a request from Saudi Arabia, according to security sources, as Islamabad considers operationalizing its defense pact with the kingdom. The development came a day after Houthi militants attacked civilian and economic targets in...
By Ruy A. Valdés Seoul, Sep 9 (EFE).- South Korea faces a difficult decision over whether to deploy troops to the Strait of Hormuz, caught between pressure from the United States to contribute militarily and warnings from Iran that such involvement would carry “grave consequences.” A recent visit by a...
Moscow, Sep 9 (EFE).- At least four people died on Wednesday, including a minor, and 29 were injured in a massive attack by Ukrainian drones against the Russian port of Novorossiysk, one of the largest in the country, where fires broke out in the port’s infrastructure, according to authorities and...
Barranquilla, Colombia (EFE).- Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella and the United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave fresh momentum to bilateral relations on Tuesday. Their talks focused on combating narcoterrorism and rebuilding the country after last month’s earthquake. The meeting took place in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla,...
Madrid, Sep 8 (EFE).- The Spanish Supreme Court suspended registrations to the Electoral Roll of Absent Residents (CERA) related to the Law on Democratic Memory until consulates verify that those naturalized through this process meet the requirement of being descendants of exiled Spaniards. The Supreme Court has partially granted the...
Bogotá (EFE).- The Colombian government lifted the general suspension on permits to carry firearms on Tuesday, as President Abelardo de la Espriella argued that the previous restriction put law-abiding citizens at a disadvantage compared to criminals. «During the campaign, I said I was going to lift the suspension on permits...
La Paz (EFE).- Following the discovery of a soldier’s body in the rubble in the last few hours, the death toll from the two explosions that occurred Friday at a military barracks in Bolivia rose to eight, while six people remain unaccounted for, the Ministry of Defense reported Monday. In...
Berlin, Sep 7 (EFE). – Pressure on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his government has increased following the landslide victory of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, which has shocked the coalition parties. “We are all deeply shocked. We did not expect...
Geneva, Sep 7 (EFE).- The large-scale removal of debris in areas of Gaza under Israeli military control could be used to erase traces of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, the UN special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, said Monday. «Destroying evidence of atrocity crimes is illegal. It is...
