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Investigators have alleged that Loaiza had recruited and brought a fellow Mexican to work at another suspected methamphetamine laboratory hidden in a forest in Oyo state, which was raided in June. Four Nigerians were also arrested after the raid. A month earlier, NDLEA officers arrested three Mexican nationals and seven Nigerians at what the agency […]

The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. Russia and China responded by warning of an arms race in space. However, according to the BBC’s Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale, this is already happening. Details of how the weapon operates have not been […]

Police in Malawi are investigating the kidnapping of a British national who was abducted in the southern African nation’s main city, Blantyre. Nusrat Osman, 47, was seized at around 12:30 local time on Friday by four men who had been travelling in a grey Nissan Dualis, according to a police statement. The authorities have offered […]

All flights have been suspended from one of Italy’s busiest airports because of volcanic ash released from nearby Mount Etna. It is the second time in recent months that Catania International Airport, on the island of Sicily, has stopped flights due to emissions from Etna, which is Europe’s tallest active volcano and erupts frequently. Airport […]

The announcement by the United States that it has deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit has raised questions about what weaponry is actually in space, and what role it could play in efforts by great powers to dominate that arena. Washington has given away little in its announcement. Secretary of the Air Force Troy […]

Satellite imagery shows a key oil pipeline in Saudi Arabia has been badly damaged after a strike last week, which experts have told BBC Verify could take more than a month to repair and force oil prices even higher. The image shows the most significant damage is at a pumping station along the East-West Pipeline, […]

Two sailors are missing and 23 others have been rescued following an attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman says. Oman’s Maritime Security Centre said the Panama-flagged El Gaia was being towed to an Omani port on Tuesday after a fire broke out in its engine room, adding that the vessel […]

Denmark has accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea. The Danish government has summoned the Russian ambassador over the incident, which it said happened during a “routine” monitoring operation on Monday. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen branded the Russian action […]

Parts of the Netherlands, including Amsterdam, have been hit by major rail disruption after suspected sabotage to the tracks, the country’s railway operator has said. ProRail warned that passengers in the country’s centre and north should expect cancellations and delays on Tuesday, while several level crossings were also malfunctioning. Pipes were attached to the tracks […]

The 79th Emmy awards were record-breaking and star-studded. Welsh actor Matthew Rhys made history with wins in two lead actor categories for his work in Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me. Watch the highlights from television’s biggest night of the year here. Read the full list of winners here.