Work is under way to make all men in Poland undergo military training, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. In a speech to the Polish parliament, Tusk said the government aimed…
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UK: Drugs worth £1.7m seized as 10 cannabis farms found
Police uncovered 10 cannabis farms, made seven arrests and seized drugs worth £1.7m during a national operation to tackle criminal gangs. Operation Mille sees police forces nationwide work together to…
UK: Pair jailed following wave of keyless car thefts
Two men have been jailed for their roles in an organised campaign of keyless vehicle thefts worth £1.3m. Jack Reid, 22, and Connor Jones, 25, admitted burglary and conspiring to…
UK: Cannabis with a street value of £8.7m seized
cocaine, five machetes, gas canisters and an axe along with the cannabis plants and 29 people were arrested. Det Supt Fiona Gaffney, who led the operation, said: “By focusing on…
USA: Canadian Olympian wanted by FBI on drug ring charges
Former Olympic snowboarder and Canadian national Ryan Wedding, 43, has been placed on the FBI’s 10 most wanted fugitives list for allegedly running a violent transnational drug trafficking network. Wedding…
UK: Deep-sea mining tech advances but doubts remain
There’s one. And another. This robot was hunting for rocks. A three-pronged claw descended from above and plucked a stone off the seabed. All the while, the autonomous machine’s on-board…
USA:Trump’s strategic Bitcoin reserve criticised
President Donald Trump’s decision to establish official government cryptocurrency reserves in the US has drawn criticism from industry watchers. He has signed an executive order creating what he calls a Strategic Bitcoin…
USA: South Carolina man to be executed in US by firing squad
A South Carolina prison inmate convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend’s parents with a baseball bat will be the first person in the US to be executed by firing squad in…
USA: Trump expands exemptions from Canada and Mexico tariffs
US President Donald Trump has signed orders significantly expanding the goods exempted from his new tariffs on Canada and Mexico that were imposed this week. It is the second time…
Syria: Dozens killed in clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists
Forces linked to Syria’s new rulers have engaged in heavy fighting with fighters loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in a coastal area of the country. It is the worst…