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Aug 25, 2025 - World

Ismael Zambada was co-founder of Sinaloa cartel led by Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, now imprisoned in USThe Mexican drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges as well as running a criminal enterprise on Monday, more than a year since he was arrested in Texas after what has been described as a kidnapping.“I recognize the great harm illegal drugs have done to the people in the United States and Mexico,” the 77-year-old Zambada said in court through a Spanish-language interpreter. “I apologize for all of it, and I take responsibility for my actions.” Continue reading...

Aug 25, 2025 - World

HHS told Reuters patient had returned from El Salvador but beef industry said person had traveled from GuatemalaThe US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Sunday reported the first human case in the US of travel-associated New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, from an outbreak-affected country.The case, investigated by the Maryland department of health and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was confirmed by the CDC as New World screwworm on 4 August – and involved a patient who returned from travel to El Salvador, an HHS spokesperson, Andrew G Nixon, said in an email to Reuters. Continue reading...

Aug 25, 2025 - World

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Pentagon has been using its leverage to keep Ukraine from responding in kind to massive attacks from Russia as it defends its territory.That led an incredulous Joe Scarborough to lash out at the Trump administration and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who has been accused of meddling with Ukraine weapons shipments, of handcuffing the besieged country while once again giving Russian President Vladimir Putin an upper hand in the war.Holding up a copy of the Journal with a headline reading “Pentagon Has Quietly Blocked Ukraine’s Long-Range Missile Strikes on Russia,” the “Morning Joe" host launched into a tirade.Noting Russia's demands as part of the ceasefire agreement that has gone nowhere, the MSNBC host pointed out, “The security guarantee, they say Russia has to be a part of that. China has to be a part of that –– all nonstarters, all absolutely ridiculous, that will never happen.”“Also after talking to Donald Trump, they [Russia] blow up American factories,” he added. “So again, the question is what happens today after [Russian diplomat Sergey] Lavrov goes on TV and says, we're basically going to do nothing, we're just going to sit back.”“And what happens today inside the Pentagon when we find out that the United States military leadership is telling Ukraine, who has been invaded by the Russians, 'Hey, they're allowed to kill your women and children. They're allowed to lob missiles into apartment buildings, but you can't even strike military targets deep inside Russia.'""That is unbelievable,” he exclaimed. “I cannot even imagine, I cannot even imagine what they would be saying about a Democrat if a Democrat were doing that at this stage of the war during these negotiations.”You can watch below or at the link. - YouTube youtu.be

Aug 25, 2025 - World

Donald Trump has some big plans for the U.S. and its relationship with Russia, and they are coming within a month, according to a former insider to the first administration.Former Trump associate Lev Parnas, who says he used to be "deep inside the Trump machine" and now reports from the outside, published an article on Monday morning suggesting the president is in the midst of the "biggest cover-up in American history.""Folks, if you thought last week was crazy, let me tell you — that was just theatrics. What we are watching play out now, and what my sources are telling me will happen this week, is the execution of real plans — while the theatrics continue as cover," according to Parnas, who has referred to himself as a former "trusted operative" of Trump.Regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Parnas said that his "sources are telling me that Russia is preparing a major assault this week, while Trump is considering having Putin as his guest at the FIFA games here in the United States.""At the same time, Putin — through Steve Witkoff — is telling Trump that he should have the rest of the Donbas in Ukraine 'shortly,' promising him the spoils of war as if it’s a real estate transaction," Parnas added, before teasing additional news."I’m also hearing that within the next 30 days, some sort of U.S.–Russia relationship shift is being teed up — involving sanctions and business ties. The exact terms aren’t yet clear, but what’s being whispered is that the plan is already in motion," he said.Parnas concluded with a warning for himself."And let me remind you — I’m not a journalist. I’m not a pundit. I was inside Trump’s inner circle. I worked with Rudy Giuliani. I worked for Donald Trump," the ex-insider added. "I sat with congressmen, senators, oligarchs, and world leaders. I know how they think. I know how they move. And I risk it all by not staying silent."Read the full essay on Substack here.

Aug 25, 2025 - World

The renowned Gokteik bridge was bombed on Sunday, with the ruling military junta and rebel forces blaming each other for its destructionA colonial-era bridge in Myanmar that was once the world’s tallest railway trestle has been destroyed during fighting in the years-long conflict.A civil war has consumed Myanmar since a 2021 coup deposed the civilian government, with the military battling myriad pro-democracy guerrilla groups and ethnic armed organisations. Continue reading...