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Mexico captures drug fugitive on FBI most-wanted list: navy

Mexico has captured an alleged drug kingpin on the FBI list of 10 most wanted fugitives for the murder of a US federal agent, a navy source said Friday.. He is accused of co-founding the Guadalajara drug cartel and currently runs an arm of the infamous Sinaloa cartel, according to the DEA. He was captured by the navy in the northern state of Chihuahua, according to Mexican media.

Highway blocked as Panama protests persist

Large trucks and banner-waving demonstrators blocked the Panamerican Highway and other roads in Panama on Friday as two weeks of revolt against high prices and corruption showed no signs of abating. . "Lower the price of food, fuel and medicine, because we can't stand it in this country any longer," added truck driver Arnulfo Sarmiento, 53. 

Colombian forces kill FARC dissident leader

Colombian forces have killed FARC dissident leader Nestor Vera and nine other rebels in a raid in the country's southwest, the defense minister said on Friday.. "Today in Colombia there are none of the leaders, the big capos of the former FARC... it is a fundamental blow to the plans they had for regeneration," said the defense minister, Molano.

War in Ukraine: Latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the war in Ukraine: - Search for survivors after strike kills 23 -  Rescue workers dig through debris, a day after Russian missiles tore through Vinnytsia in central Ukraine, killing at least 23 people.. - Russia under fire at G20 - Western finance ministers on the island of Bali for two-day G20 talks condemn Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, accusing Russian officials of complicity in atrocities committed during the war.

Smiling and carefree: little Ukrainian girl's last moments

A happy, spirited four-year-old beams proudly as she pushes her own pram in a video recorded by her mother to chronicle their day out together in central Ukraine.. Zelenska explained that she had met Liza while recording a video celebrating the Christmas holidays.

China asks UN Security Council for ban on small arms to Haiti

China has asked the UN Security Council to vote on banning small arms deliveries to Haiti, setting up a potential stand-off Friday with the United States whose draft resolution does not reflect Beijing's proposal.. "An embargo of weapons against criminal gangs (is) the minimum the Council should do in response to the appalling situation," she added, echoing the Chinese proposal for Security Council member states to ban small arms deliveries.

US to resume International Space Station flights with Russia

The United States said Friday it would resume flights to the International Space Station with Russia, despite its attempts to isolate Moscow over the invasion of Ukraine.. NASA said that the International Space Station was always designed to be operated jointly with participation from the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada.

How authoritarian regimes hunt their opponents abroad

The world's authoritarian regimes are persecuting their opponents living abroad more vigorously than ever before and some get away with murder, literally.. "The threat perception of dictators or these repressive regimes has increased," said Marcus Michaelson, a researcher on authoritarianism at the Vrije Universiteit in Brussels.

Ukraine enlists public in push for high-tech 'Army of Drones'

In an undulating expanse of grassland at the city limits, a pick-up truck kicks up dust as it hurtles downhill, its passengers belting out the theme to 1980s hit comedy "Police Academy".. The troops inside are in training to be the tip of the spear in Ukraine's drive to modernise its tactical response on the frontlines of its war with Russia, in a massive expanse of its drone fleet.

In West Bank, Biden says Palestinians need to see 'political horizon'

US President Joe Biden said during a trip to the occupied West Bank on Friday that Palestinians need to see a path towards statehood, even if hopes for a peace process with Israel remain bleak.. Following the visit to the West Bank, Biden will fly from Israel to Iran's regional rival Saudi Arabia.