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🇨🇦 Global News
National & Local

Conservative MP searches for ‘antifa’ in federal government, Canadian Armed Forces

A Conservative MP in Canada is seeking to identify any federal employees or members of the Canadian Armed Forces who support the 'antifa' movement.

Feb 26 • 19:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Court annuls injunctions and forces operators to comply with new meal voucher rules

Brazil's Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region has mandated that meal and food voucher operators adhere to new regulations after annulments of previous injunctions.

Feb 24 • 21:03 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

This was the luxury room of 'El Mencho' in Tapalpa: It had an altar to the Virgin and a letter with Psalm 91

The luxury room of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' featured a Virgin altar and was part of the upscale Tapalpa Country Club, where he was ultimately located and killed by federal forces.

Feb 24 • 15:53 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

'Honor to the Soldiers': Felipe Calderón Acknowledges the Work of the Army in the Operation Against 'El Mencho'

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón praised the federal forces involved in the operation against notorious drug trafficker Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho', who was killed in a confrontation with the military.

Feb 23 • 22:06 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

'Mencho', like Paris and Helena of Troy: the narco's girlfriend 'discovered' his hideout to federal forces

The narco leader 'Mencho' was targeted by Mexican federal forces after intelligence indicated he was meeting with his girlfriend, drawing parallels to historical figures whose romantic entanglements led to their downfall.

Feb 23 • 21:52 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Mexican president calls for calm as cartel violence erupts after leader El-Mencho’s death

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum calls for calm following increased violence and disruptions across Mexico after the federal forces killed cartel leader El-Mencho.

Feb 23 • 12:09 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Without El Mencho, a new front of war

Federal forces have killed Nemesio Oseguera, El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, marking a significant blow to organized crime in Mexico.

Feb 23 • 09:53 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

Mayor of Tapalpa did not know who organized the operation that killed 'El Mencho': 'We do not know the corporation'

The Mayor of Tapalpa, Antonio Morales Díaz, stated he was unaware of the operation's organizers that killed prominent cartel leader 'El Mencho', emphasizing the independence of federal forces in such actions.

Feb 22 • 21:46 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
National & Local

Shot down in Mexico 'El Mencho', leader of the violent Jalisco New Generation Cartel and one of the most wanted drug lords by the US for fentanyl trafficking

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed by federal forces in Mexico, ending a long manhunt.

Feb 22 • 18:15 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Judge forces CA hospital to keep trans treatments for minors despite Trump funding threat

A California judge has mandated that a San Diego children's hospital continue providing transgender treatments for minors despite threats from the Trump administration to withdraw federal funding.

Feb 21 • 11:00 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Mob besieges Benin FRSC office

An angry mob attacked the Benin Toll Gate Unit Command Office of the Federal Road Safety Corps, leading to one driver’s death and critical injuries among staff, prompting a swift response from security forces.

Feb 20 • 12:45 UTC
🇳🇬 Punch
National & Local

Health ministry forces immediate exit for senior directors

The Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria has ordered the immediate retirement of directors who have served for eight years or more, affecting various agencies and hospitals.

Feb 18 • 05:54 UTC
🌍 RFI Afrique (FR)
National & Local

Ethiopia: 'Tigray cannot afford a total war,' warns the former interim president of this region

The former interim president of Tigray warns that renewed conflict in the region is not in the interest of its people, amid escalating tensions between federal forces and Tigrayan rebels.

Feb 12 • 15:20 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Police conflict in Rosario: the Government seeks to avoid an escalation and reinforces Santa Fe with federal forces

The Argentine Government is taking actions to prevent an escalation of a police conflict in Rosario by reinforcing federal forces in the region.

Feb 10 • 23:23 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Federal Armed Forces: The Navy Should Upgrade, but There is a Lack of Material and Personnel

Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack addresses the challenges facing the German Navy, including material and personnel shortages amid heightened security concerns due to Russia's actions in Ukraine.

Feb 10 • 16:03 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Monreal receives initiative to reform the Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives in Chiapas

Ricardo Monreal has received an initiative to reform the Federal Law on Firearms and Explosives aimed at allowing state police in Chiapas to carry firearms currently restricted to the Armed Forces.

Feb 10 • 00:52 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

US Justice Dept being destroyed from within: Demise of rule of law, entrenching autocratic forces

A former federal prosecutor argues that the US Department of Justice is undermining democracy by collapsing from within, particularly following the fallout from the Epstein case.

Feb 9 • 21:51 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Javier Milei and his measures, LIVE: the Government dissolved the IOSFA, the social security of the Armed Forces

The government dissolved the Armed Forces and Security Health Insurance Institute (IOSFA) through a decree, creating two new autonomous agencies for military and federal security forces.

Feb 6 • 11:23 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

A federal police officer is attacked every 5 hours

In 2025, Germany recorded 1,960 attacks on federal police officers, according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior's response to a written inquiry from the AfD.

Feb 6 • 06:46 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Crime & Justice

A federal police officer is attacked every 5 hours

In 2025, attacks on federal police officers in Germany have markedly increased, with 1,960 incidents reported according to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

Feb 6 • 04:57 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Four tourists from Mexico City disappear in Mazatlán; federal operation activated

At least four tourists from Mexico City have been reported missing since Tuesday in the Cerritos area of Mazatlán, prompting a deployment of federal and state forces for their search.

Feb 5 • 19:38 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
Crime & Justice

Four arrested for the kidnapping of 10 miners in Sinaloa

Federal and state forces in Sinaloa have detained four individuals allegedly involved in the kidnapping of 10 engineers and technical staff from the Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver on January 23.

Feb 5 • 08:16 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

MDG nominates Minneapolis residents for the Nobel Peace Prize

The Green Party of Norway nominates Minneapolis residents for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their peaceful protests against federal forces in the city.

Feb 5 • 04:23 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Sent a protest email to the U.S. government and had my Google account shaken down... A life in fear

An elderly retiree from Philadelphia, John, faced intimidation from Google and federal authorities after he emailed a prosecutor about the deportation of an Afghan immigrant who assisted U.S. forces.

Feb 4 • 20:26 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

Juan Diego 'N', former director of public safety in Tlaltenango, Zacatecas, arrested for aggravated kidnapping

Juan Diego 'N', the former director of public safety in Tlaltenango, Zacatecas, was arrested on charges of aggravated kidnapping by state and federal forces, with details of the charges not disclosed by authorities.

Feb 4 • 14:46 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Daily Summary #1847: Federal Police opens investigation into BRB for fraudulent management; Bolsonaro and generals could go to common prison in case of expulsion from the Armed Forces

The Federal Police has launched an investigation into BRB for fraudulent management, while Bolsonaro and military generals could face imprisonment if expelled from the Armed Forces, amid political negotiations to limit investigations in an election year.

Feb 3 • 17:34 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
Crime & Justice

Arrest of alleged culprit behind shooting attack on MC deputies in Culiacán, Sinaloa

Federal forces arrested one of the alleged perpetrators of the armed attack on deputies Sergio Torres and Elizabeth Montoya in Culiacán, Sinaloa, on February 3.

Feb 3 • 13:37 UTC
🇦🇺 Guardian Australia
National & Local

Bill Shorten questions ‘forces at play’ after Steve Bannon’s claim he helped Clive Palmer damaging Labor’s 2019 election chances

Bill Shorten is seeking to understand the influences on the 2019 federal election following Steve Bannon's assertion of his role in a damaging $60 million ad campaign for Clive Palmer.

Feb 2 • 20:35 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Minnesota: What Could Happen If Trump Invokes the Insurrection Act

The article discusses the implications of President Trump potentially invoking the Insurrection Act, which allows the deployment of U.S. military forces on American soil to address insurrection or rebellion.

Jan 16 • 05:29 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Trump threatens Insurrection Act as protests spread in Minnesota

US President Donald Trump threatened to activate the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces to Minnesota amid escalating protests over federal immigration enforcement actions that resulted in gun violence.

Jan 16 • 01:09 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

Trump threatened to use a 19th-century law to deploy the military and stop protests in Minnesota

President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy military forces to suppress ongoing protests against federal agents in Minneapolis.

Jan 15 • 16:17 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Washington school district forces students to hide Bibles in backpacks, lawsuit alleges

A federal lawsuit claims a Washington school district forced students to conceal Bibles in their backpacks due to hostility from a school board member towards a Christian program.

Jan 14 • 11:00 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Letitia James sues HHS over tying federal funds to transgender policy

New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition suing the federal government for enforcing a Department of Health and Human Services policy that allegedly forces states to discriminate against transgender individuals to retain federal funding.

Jan 13 • 18:55 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Demonstrations in Minneapolis demand the departure of federal immigration forces

Thousands demonstrated in Minneapolis, Minnesota, despite snow and low temperatures, calling for the removal of federal immigration forces and expressing opposition to the ongoing arrests of undocumented immigrants.

Jan 12 • 09:22 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Protests sweep American cities in response to the killing of a woman by immigration agency

Thousands protested in Minneapolis demanding the departure of federal immigration forces following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer, condemning the government's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

Jan 10 • 22:05 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Times: Minnesota Ignites with Anger Following Mother's Death by Federal Forces

Protests erupt in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a mother is killed by federal forces, leading to clashes and increased tensions in the community.

Jan 9 • 09:04 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Federal forces shoot two people in Portland after Minneapolis events

Federal forces shot two individuals in Portland, Oregon, prompting authorities to urge the city's residents to remain calm amid rising tensions following a shooting in Minneapolis the previous day.

Jan 9 • 00:21 UTC
🇨🇿 Deník N
Crime & Justice

The Shooting of a Woman by an Immigration Agent in Minneapolis Divided the USA. Why Federal Forces Intervened

A shooting incident involving an ICE agent in Minneapolis has sparked national outrage and debate over the justification of lethal force, with local officials calling for federal agents to withdraw from the city.

Jan 8 • 16:49 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
Crime & Justice

Minneapolis, ICE agents kill a woman during anti-immigration operation

Federal forces opened fire and killed a woman in Minneapolis during a large-scale anti-immigration operation, which drew a significant crowd of protesters.

Jan 7 • 19:04 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
World

American boarding of a Russian tanker. The Russian submarine did not help

A Russian tanker, pursued by American ships for about two weeks for sanction violations, was captured under a federal court order issued by the U.S. Armed Forces Command in Europe.

Jan 7 • 18:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
World

Venezuela: Federal Government Criticizes USA for Maduro's Abduction

The German government has criticized the USA for that country's actions regarding the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces, questioning the legality of the US's approach in the UN Security Council.

Jan 7 • 15:04 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
World

Lawmakers split over Maduro's seizure

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including narco-terrorism, after being seized by U.S. military forces.

Jan 6 • 12:42 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Crime & Justice

Venezuela: Maduro pleads "not guilty"

Protests occurred outside the federal district court in Lower Manhattan as Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, captured in Caracas by US elite forces, appeared in court with his wife following their extradition to New York.

Jan 5 • 19:13 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drug and weapons charges

Nicolás Maduro, the ousted Venezuelan president, is set to appear in a Manhattan federal court on drug and weapons charges following his recent capture by US special forces.

Jan 5 • 11:29 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Crime & Justice

Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York court on drugs and weapons charges

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is scheduled to appear in a New York federal court on charges related to drugs and weapons following his capture by US Special Forces.

Jan 5 • 09:00 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Maduro Appears Today Before Court in New York Facing Multiple Charges

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, recently detained, is set to appear before a federal judge in Manhattan, New York, to face several charges after being arrested by U.S. forces during a military operation in Caracas.

Jan 4 • 20:38 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
Crime & Justice

Maduro, upon arriving at the New York prison after his capture in Venezuela: 'Happy New Year'

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife awaited a federal court appearance in Brooklyn after being captured by U.S. forces in Caracas.

Jan 4 • 19:40 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Trump withdraws National Guard from Chicago, LA, and Portland

President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, stating federal forces would return if crime rises in those cities.

Jan 1 • 08:23 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Trump withdraws the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland

President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, warning that federal forces may return if crime rates increase.

Dec 31 • 23:26 UTC

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