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news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeLONDON — British police said the country’s former ambassador to the United States has been released on bail after having been arrested following weeks of revelations over his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Peter Mandelson was detained Monday amid an intensifying scandal after […]

WASHINGTON − Most airports in Mexico are operating normally now, the State Department said on Monday evening as it narrowed its shelter-in-place advisory for U.S. citizens.U.S. citizens in Puerto Vallarta and the surrounding areas in Jalisco and Nayarit are still being encouraged to remain in place “due to road blockages and criminal activity” related to a […]

Facebook Twitter Print Email The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria has welcomed a ceasefire agreement between the Syrian Government and the mainly-Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), urging all parties to seize the moment to protect civilians and prevent further violations in the country’s northeast. “We welcome efforts to bring stability to the region and now […]

Facebook Twitter Print Email The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response in South Sudan’s Jonglei state, where escalating conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and pushed hunger to critical levels.About 60 per cent of the population – some 1.2 million people – is already acutely food insecure, according to […]

Exclusive coverage from Lisa Desjardins and the politics teamThank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Fabiola Sanchez, Associated Press Leave your feedbackMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho,” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful […]