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US President Donald Trump’s war in Iran and subsequent fuel crisis could cost him votes.

THE ECONOMIST: How the Iran war is weakening Donald Trump

Trump’s Iran war is more unpopular than any recent conflict and the resulting fuel crisis could cost his presidency

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The machine of war is now digital.

How software led to war on an industrial scale

The United States and Israel’s intelligence software has led to military precision targeting machines that enable war to run on an industrial scale.

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An employee opens the door of the car carrying carrying the remains of the late Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho”.

Golden casket for Mexican drug lord 'El Mencho'

In a golden coffin and under a massive military and police presence, drug cartel boss 'El Mencho' has been buried in Mexico.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the latest carnage in Mexico and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

FIFA boss breaks silence over Mexico chaos and the World Cup

The wave of violence sweeping the country after cartel boss killed comes just months ahead of one of the world’s biggest sporting tournament.

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Some 23 people are dead and dozens more injured after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil.

Rising death toll hits 23 in horror Brazil floods

At least 23 people are dead, dozens are missing and hundreds of people have been displaced by heavy rains that have triggered landslides in southeastern Brazil.

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Drug lords have been killed and cartels have splintered only to see more violent ones replace them and the illicit trade expand. So, in nearly 60 years of the war on drugs, what has actually worked?

After six decades of the war on drugs, what works?

Drug lords have been killed and cartels have splintered only to see more violent ones replace them and the illicit trade expand. So, in nearly 60 years of the war on drugs, what has actually worked?

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El Mencho pictured with his son and one of his daughters

How drug lord El Mencho’s girlfriend was key to his takedown

A girlfriend of Nemesio Oseguera, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who was killed by the Mexican military, was key to finding him.

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Police officers secure the area where vehicles were set on fire after Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera was killed,

Mexico in chaos as cartels hit back after kingpin taken out

The Mexican army’s audacious strike on the country’s most wanted has unleashed terror across the nation.

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Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as 'El Mencho', has been killed.

Mexican cartel boss 'El Mencho' killed in military raid

One of Mexico's biggest drug lords has been killed by authorities, setting off a wave of violence as the government ramps up pressure on ‌cartels.

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A satellite image provided by Planet Labs shows the tanker Gas Exelero sitting at anchor off the coast of the Jamaican capital Kingston on Feb. 18, 2026.

Social unrest looms as new US blockade strangles Cuba

Nearly all of Cuba’s energy runs on oil and oil products. And Cuba appears to have few lifelines left.

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A mass shooting at school and home in British Columbia has left 10 people dead. (AP PHOTO)

Ten dead, female suspect after horror mass shooting

At least 10 people are dead and 27 wounded after a woman opened fire at a school and a home in a remote town in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers has praised Canadian PM Mark Carney for his speech in Davos.

‘Powerful point’: Chalmers lauds Canadian PM’s Trump attack

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has hailed a speech by Canada’s Prime Minister denouncing Donald Trump’s attacks on the global rules-based order as a ‘stunning’ and ‘thoughtful’ contribution.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks to reporters as she departs the US Capitol after meeting with US senators on January 15, 2026 in Washington.

‘Wonderful gesture’: Don responds to Nobel Peace Prize move

The US President took to social media to thank the Venezuelan opposition leader for presenting her prize to him during a meeting in the White House.

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A secret plane was painted to look like a civilian plane before it attacked a narco-terrorist boat.

Why new US boat attack revelations could breach rules of war

Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar ‘perfidy’.

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President Donald Trump has said land strikes in Mexico will begin “now”.

‘Going to start now’: Trump threatens Mexico land strikes

Donald Trump has announced the US government will launch land strikes in Mexico to ‘target cartels’.

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