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Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America editor, BBC News Online Getty Images US President Trump signed an executive order classifying fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction” The United States has designated a notorious drug-trafficking organisation in Colombia as a terrorist group. The US Treasury Department added the group, known as Clan del Golfo or Gulf Clan, to […]

Former Clan del Golfo leader Dairo Antonio Usuga (center right), aka “Otoniel,” during his extradition to the United States from Bogota, Colombia, May 4, 2022.Image: keystone December 16, 2025, 8:10 p.mDecember 16, 2025, 8:10 p.m The US government has designated Colombia’s powerful crime syndicate, the Clan del Golfo (Gulf Clan), as a terrorist organization. This […]

Video: watson/Emanuella Kälin December 16, 2025, 7:12 p.mDecember 16, 2025, 7:12 p.m In the middle of Turkey’s granary, the ground is cracking. In central Anatolia, sinkholes are spreading at an alarming rate. In a comprehensive study, the Turkish Civil Protection Authority (AFAD) mapped a total of 684 of these subsidences. The provinces of Konya, Karaman […]

A rebel leader in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says his fighters will withdraw from a key city at the request of the US. Corneille Nangaa’s statement came days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the capture of Uvira by rebel forces violated a peace deal, and the US would “take action to […]

The European Union (EU) has watered down its plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035. Current rules state that new vehicles sold from that date should be “zero emission”, but carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions. Under the European Commission’s new plan, 90% of new cars […]

Published on 12/16/2025 – 18:04 GMT+1 The European Commission has presented its first European Affordable Housing Plan, which includes measures to reduce home prices to address a housing crisis taking hold across the bloc. The plan, released on Tuesday, focuses on increasing housing supply and triggering investments by relaxing the rules on state aid to […]

ByEuronews Published on 12/16/2025 – 17:57 GMT+1 •Updated 6:20 p.m Russia has labeled Deutsche Welle (DW) an “undesirable organization”, a move criticized by the German broadcaster and Berlin as an effort to stifle independent journalism. Under a 2015 law, members of “undesirable organizations” that threaten Russia’s constitutional order or national security can be found or […]

European Union-based carmakers will need to comply with a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions from 2035, instead of the 100% previously set in EU law, the European Commission announced today, revoking a controversial wholesale ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles adopted in March 2023. Manufacturers will have to compensate for the remaining 10% of […]

Published on 12/16/2025 – 17:28 GMT+1 The British government has announced an independent review into foreign financial interference in politics, after a former member of the right-wing Reform UK party was convicted of taking bribes from Russia. The inquiry will examine the effectiveness of the UK’s political finance laws and safeguards against illicit foreign money, […]

Published on 12/16/2025 – 16:56 GMT+1 Leaders from member states on the EU’s eastern frontier called on Tuesday for the “prioritization” of European Union funds towards the so-called Eastern Flank Watch flagship project, arguing they are “at the forefront” of the threat posed by Russia and therefore the bloc’s first line of defense. In a […]