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USA
Maduro asks US court to drop drug charges on grounds of immunity
Maduro who has called himself a “prisoner of war” and his capture a “kidnapping” has requested all charges against him and his wife be dropped on grounds of diplomatic immunity. Their attorneys argued that only Venezuelan courts have the right to prosecute them.
World News
Six Colombian rebels killed in 'message' by new government
The six killed by Colombian forces on Sunday include four members of a splinter faction of the former FARC guerrilla group, as well as, two members of the Gulf Clan, Colombia's main drug cartel, in Antioquia department in the northwest.
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Liberia
Liberia sacks officials after record cocaine busts worth $336 million
The drug busts have intensified scrutiny of Liberia's narcotics problem, with social media users, political commentators and local media calling for greater accountability from public officials and swift progress in the investigation.
The Ring
Is Belgium a narco-state? Brussels Mayor and N-VA opposition debate
Brussels and Antwerp have seen rising drug-related shootings and turf wars among trafficking networks. Has Belgium lost control of the drug issue? Brussels Mayor Philippe Close and conservative opposition politician Mathias Vanden Borre (N-VA) go head-to-head in this edition.
Europe News
Portuguese rapper jailed in Germany for drug trafficking is deported to Portugal
Ivo Vieira Silva, better known as rapper 18 Karat, was deported early on Wednesday. Sentenced in Dec 2022 to six years and three months, he will remain free in Portugal, but any return to Germany would mean immediate arrest to serve the rest of his term.
Europe News
80 vials of fentanyl stolen from Rome hospital
80 vials have disappeared from the capital's Jewish hospital pharmacy, with no sign of a break‑in. The synthetic opioid, 100 times stronger than morphine and a national emergency in North America, sparks an emergency meeting at Palazzo Chigi.
