Bolivia signs $20m deal with US to fight drug trafficking, foreign ministry says
Under its new president, Bolivia is re-establishing severed ties with the US to combat organised crime.
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Louvre boss describes Paris museum as dilapidated and outdated
June 17, 2026, 1:56 p.mJune 17, 2026, 1:56 p.m Only around four months after taking office, the new Louvre director Christophe Leribault paints a worrying picture of the state of the world-famous museum in Paris: The Louvre is “at the end of its tether” and faces a huge need for investment, he told a commission […]
Continue ReadingPolish civilians take army training course amid spectre of war with Russia
Poland, which is regularly targeted by Russian hybrid attacks, takes the threat of war with Moscow very seriously. The country now spends nearly 5 percent of its GDP on defence, and aims to train its civilians too, so they will know how to react if war breaks out. To this end, it has introduced a […]
Continue Reading‘They came with machetes’ – deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africa
Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.
Continue ReadingStatus quo at Jerusalem’s holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules
Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.
Continue ReadingFBI says it thwarted plot to use drones, snipers to attack White House UFC event
The FBI said on Tuesday it thwarted a planned attack on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts event on the White House lawn on the weekend, taking five people into custody, according to court documents. The plot involved using explosive-laden drones to strike the north side of the White House with the aim […]
Continue ReadingPolice save hundreds of cats from slaughter in Vietnam theft ring bust
Police in Vietnam seized more than 400 cats in a major bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports. More than 40 of the rescued cats were reunited with their owners following the multiday operation last week, but around 100 have died […]
Continue ReadingCrimea bans use of motorcycles and scooters at night because ‘they sound like drone attacks’
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Crimea has banned the use of motorised vehicles such as scooters, quad bikes and motorcycles at nighttime, saying they sound like drone attacks, Moscow-installed authorities said. Sergei Aksyonov, the […]
Continue ReadingJapan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegations
The investigation on alleged cartel pricing of ice cream comes as Japan faces record summer temperatures.
Continue ReadingTelegram challenges India ban over exam paper leak fears
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts NEET, has defended the ban on Telegram, saying it was imposed in response to the “organised use of the platform by cheating rackets to defraud candidates”, although it acknowledged the “inconvenience” it would cause users who rely on it for “legitimate personal, educational, professional and informational purposes”.
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