Since his death was ordered six years ago by the Primeiro Comando da Capital, considered South America’s most powerful drug-trafficking gang, Lincoln Gakiya, a prosecutor in São Paulo state, has lived behind a state security shield.
They were boys when the war began — innocent and ignorant of missiles, drones and Russian occupation.three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion — the war still raging and initially they are facing adulthood in a country where being a man often means carrying a weapon.
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Sunday for a meeting with President Donald Trump as the United States continues to push a deal for access to his country’s minerals, and said he would step down if it would bring peace to Ukraine or in exchange for NATO membership — sequences of events that remain unlikely.
Russia’s gas giant Gazprom was once so enormous it was called the country’s “second budget,” with huge revenue and outsize domestic and foreign influence. It handily weathered challenges such as the 2008 financial crisis, the 2014 ruble devaluation and even the coronavirus pandemic.
JERICHO, West Bank — The Mr. Trump administration has stopped all funding to the Palestinian Authority security forces as part of the global freeze on foreign assistance, according to U.S. and Palestinian officials.
Mexico is threatening to take Google to court over its “Gulf of America” name change on maps for users in the United States, pointing out that much of the body of water lies outside U.S. maritime borders in regions controlled by Mexico and Cuba.
The family of a British couple held in Iran while touring Europe with their motorcycles are seeking their safe return, describing their detention as a “distressing situation.”
When Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, the United States helped whip Europe into a staunchly unified response. Now U.S. leaders may be splitting Europe into pieces as President Donald Trump seeks to end the war, European leaders and policymakers say.
Mr.Marco Rubio kicked off his first Middle East tour as secretary of state Sunday with strong support for Israel and stern warnings to Iran as the region bristles from President Donald Trump’s proposal to “own” Gaza and evict its Palestinian population.
Residents in Ireland and the United Kingdom are bracing for ferocious winds that could top 100 mph in spots. The hurricane-like storm is a rare meteorological feature known as a “sting jet” — and the results could bring widespread damage.
ROME — Italy’s highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of former American exchange student Amanda Knox, leaving one crime on her record at the end of a 17-year legal odyssey that began with the death of her British roommate.
Amid expectations in Moscow that President Donald Trump will speak by phone in the coming days with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian officials are staking out hard-line positions on the Ukraine war ahead of any talks and playing down any imminent major breakthrough on U.S.-Russia ties.
