Kenya says it won’t deploy police to fight gangs in Haiti until they receive training and funding

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s government said Thursday that its police officers will not be deployed to Haiti until all conditions on training and funding are met in line with last month’s approval from the U.N Security Council to give the eastern African country command of a multinational mission to combat violent gangs in the troubled … Read more

Conservationists say Cyprus police are lax in stopping gangs that poach songbirds

A conservation group in Cyprus says police have been lax in cracking down on criminal gangs that illegally trap songbirds to supply restaurants ByThe Associated Press October 11, 2023, 11:05 AM FILE – A bird is entangled in a net used by poachers to trap migrating songbirds in the early morning in Larnaca district, Cyprus, … Read more

UN Security Council approves sending a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight violent gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.N. Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The resolution drafted by the U.S. and Ecuador was approved with 13 votes in favor and two abstentions from China and the Russia Federation. … Read more

UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a one-year deployment of an international force to help Haiti quell a surge in gang violence and restore security so the troubled Caribbean nation can hold long-delayed elections. The U.S.-drafted resolution obtained by The Associated … Read more

Police militias used to fight Brazil’s gangs. Now they extort, traffic and kill, too.

Comment on this storyComment NOVA IGUAÇU, Brazil — For years, police in Rio de Janeiro state have waged a bloody and expensive campaign against the gangs that dominate many of its impoverished favelas. But all the violence and effort, prosecutors and analysts say, has missed the most pressing security challenge confronting this notoriously turbulent region: … Read more

Haitian gangs name for armed overthrow of PM Henry as chaos escalates

By Ralph Tedy Erol PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s strongest gang chief referred to as for the armed overthrow of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, urging Haitians to take to the streets in opposition to the unelected authorities within the newest escalation of a rustic present process humanitarian disaster. Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, a former police officer who … Read more

US and UK Mount Aggressive Crackdown on Trickbot and Conti Ransomware Gangs

The USA Division of Treasury and United Kingdom International Workplace introduced at the moment that they’ve sanctioned 11 individuals for his or her alleged involvement within the Trickbot cybercriminal gang. The US Division of Justice additionally unsealed indictments in opposition to 9 individuals whom it says are linked to Trickbot and its sibling group Conti. … Read more

Unmasking Trickbot, One of many World’s High Cybercrime Gangs

“The Russian prison drawback isn’t going anyplace. The truth is, now it’s most likely nearer with the safety companies than it’s ever been,” says John Hultquist, Google Cloud’s chief analyst for Mandiant Intelligence. “They’re truly finishing up assaults and doing issues that profit the safety companies, so the safety companies have each curiosity in defending … Read more

Mexican authorities statistics company says it needed to pay gangs to enter some cities to do census

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s authorities statistics company has acknowledged it needed to pay gangs to enter some cities to do census work final 12 months. Nationwide Statistics Institute Assistant Director Susana Pérez Cadena instructed a congressional committee Thursday that employees additionally had been pressured to rent criminals with a view to perform some census interviews. … Read more

What Qin Gang’s disappearance means for U.S.-China relations

U.S. officers greet Qin Gang, then China’s overseas minister, forward of a gathering with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) in Beijing on June 18, 2023. Leah Millis | Afp | Getty Photographs BEIJING — The flurry over Qin Gang’s disappearance and removing from the place of overseas minister has little impression on … Read more