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Afghanistan’s drug trade is booming just two years after the U.S. military withdrew from the country, with opium sales tripling in 2022 alone. A new report from the United Nations’ Office on Drugs and Crimes says the Taliban’s efforts to crack down on the drug trade in the country have had little impact, both on […]

At least 2,012 people in Morocco died after a rare, catastrophic earthquake struck the North African country late Friday night. The magnitude 6.8 earthquake also injured at least 2,059 people, according to Morocco’s Interior Ministry. 1,404 of those injuries were considered critical.  The death toll is expected to rise as first responders struggle to reach […]

In an exclusive interview with Fox News, Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, the former head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), put the withdrawal from Afghanistan bluntly: “I believe history is going to view the decision to come out of Afghanistan in the way that we did and the manner that we were directed to come […]

A declaration released by the Group of 20 on Saturday did not appear to condemn Russia for the invasion of Ukraine – a stark difference from the group’s statement about the war last year. The summit, which kicked off in New Delhi, India on Saturday, did not include China’s Xi Jinping or Russian President Vladimir […]

Rescue efforts are underway in Turkey to retrieve a U.S. researcher stranded 3,000 feet inside a massive cave.  Doctors gave the final go-ahead Saturday to begin rescue operations for researcher Mark Dickey, 40, who fell ill while exploring the Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains. “This afternoon, the operation to move him from his […]

A powerful earthquake shook the country of Morocco on Friday night, causing widespread destruction and casualties. The quake, a magnitude-6.8, destroyed buildings and crumpled walls across the five provinces at its epicenter near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province. “The problem is that where destructive earthquakes are rare, buildings are simply not constructed […]

Thousands of radical climate activists blocked a Dutch highway on Saturday to protest billions of Euros in government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.  The protesters broke through a police barrier and parked themselves on the main road in The Hague, preventing traffic to the temporary place where the lower house of parliament meets. Various […]

North Korea celebrated the anniversary of its founding on Saturday, marking 75 years since the establishment of the regime.  A military parade took place at Kim Il Sung Square, overseen by supreme leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter, Jun-ae.  Platoons of soldiers marched down the streets of Pyongyang, joined by lines of military, […]

London’s Metropolitan Police have captured terrorism suspect Daniel Khalife after his escape from a London-area prison, officials said Saturday. Police officers apprehended Khalife just before 11 a.m. local time in the Chiswick area, and he is currently in police custody, Metropolitan Police said in a statement.  “We thank the public and media for their support,” […]

The Pentagon has started to assess the possibility of developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered fleet of drones and autonomous systems that officials argue will allow the U.S. to compete with and counter threats from China.  “We’re not at war. We are not seeking to be at war, but we have to be able to get […]