Mexican mayor arrested over extortion of tequila producers
Mexican federal officers detained Mayor Diego Rivera on Thursday during coordinated raids that also led to the arrest of the municipality’s security...
Australian police have arrested former radio show host, Alan Jones, over allegations of indecent assaults spanning almost 20 years. TV footage from local media sees him in a police car entering a police station in Sydney.
According to media reports, former radio show host and Wallabies coach, Alan Jones, was arrested on Monday (November 18) following allegations he indecently assaulted, groped or inappropriately touched multiple young men over almost 20 years.
Jones, who has been in the radio business for about four decades, hosted the popular Sydney breakfast show on radio station 2GB for close to 18 years until 2020.
The arrest of an 83-year-old man in Sydney was confirmed by police. However, they did not name him.
Australian media identified him as Alan Jones, with TV footage on Monday showing him in a police car entering a police station.
Jones is popular in Australia for his conservative ideas, once grilling prime ministers on his show. He has been the subject of several legal suits for defamation.
Rivers and reservoirs across Spain and Portugal were on the verge of overflowing on Wednesday as a new weather front pounded the Iberian peninsula, compounding damage from last week's Storm Kristin.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new underground ballistic missile base on Wednesday (4 February), just over a day before the start of mediated nuclear negotiations with the United States, slated for Friday in Oman.
Morocco has evacuated more than 100,000 people from four provinces after heavy rainfall triggered flash floods across several northern regions, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Tuesday (3 February) of exploiting a U.S.-backed energy ceasefire to stockpile weapons and launch large-scale drone and missile attacks on Ukraine ahead of peace talks.
A second group of Palestinians receiving medical treatment arrived in Egypt from Gaza via the Rafah border crossing on Tuesday (3 February).
Russian troops in Ukraine have lost access to Starlink internet terminals after Kyiv and SpaceX moved to block unauthorised Russian use, a disruption Ukrainian officials described as a major blow to Moscow’s battlefield operations.
Mexican federal officers detained Mayor Diego Rivera on Thursday during coordinated raids that also led to the arrest of the municipality’s security director and the heads of public works and the land registry.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will not support extending the New START nuclear arms control treaty and wants a new, “improved and modernised” agreement, even as Russia expresses regret over the pact’s expiration and warns of the dangers of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.
Georgia and the United States have held a rare high-level meeting in Washington, reopening cautious discussion about relations after years of political stagnation.
A London court has sentenced Russian captain Vladimir Motin to six years in prison for gross negligence over a 2025 ship collision that killed Filipino crew member Mark Pernia, whose body was never found.
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