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Reform boekt winst in de arbeiderswijken van Labour, terwijl de Greens knabbelen aan de progressieve basis van de partij.

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection ontdekte materiaal voor seksuele uitbuiting van kinderen op vijf cruiseschepen in San Diego tussen 23 en 25 april, wat leidde tot de detentie van 28 bemanningsleden, waaronder personeel van de Disney Magic. • Autoriteiten trokken visa in en deporteerden de vastgehouden bemanningsleden, waarbij passagiers getuige waren van arrestaties in handboeien tijdens de handhavingsoperatie. • De ontdekking vertegenwoordigt een belangrijke gecoördineerde inspanning om kinderuitbuiting in de cruisescheepindustrie te bestrijden.

• FDA kondigde nieuwe handhavingsmaatregelen aan gericht tegen compounding apotheken die GLP-1-geneesmiddelen zoals semaglutide produceren vanwege veiligheidsproblemen. • De aanpak richt zich op de risico's van niet-goedgekeurde versies van afslank- en diabetesmedicatie die de markt overspoelen. • Deze beleidswijziging is bedoeld om patiënten te beschermen tegen mogelijke contaminatie en doseringsfouten in de booming GLP-1-sector van 100 miljard dollar.

• Ministerie van Justitie richt zich op MacArthur Park, dat al lange tijd kampt met fentanylgebruik, overdoses en dakloosheid • Federale autoriteiten hebben 18 personen gearresteerd in Los Angeles tijdens een crackdown op drugs in MacArthur Park, kondigde het Department of Justice woensdag aan. • Het DoJ verklaarde zich te richten op een "openlucht drugmarkt" in het park nabij het centrum, dat al lange tijd worstelt met fentanylgebruik en overdoses en waar zich tijdelijk grote kampen van daklozen bevonden. Lees verder...

Arrest of potential next leader found hiding in drainage pipe highlights renewed tactics – and fears of cartel infightingUS politics live – latest updatesThe golden coffin of “El Mencho”, the late leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel (CJNG), had barely been lowered into the ground when the Mexican military dealt a second blow to the very top of the organisation this week.As special forces descended on a ranch in the state of Nayarit, grainy drone footage showed El Mencho’s possible successor, Audias Flores, alias “El Jardinero”, being hauled from a drainage pipe he had tried to hide in, all without a shot being fired. Continue reading...

Federal raids unfold in Twin Cities amid ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Minnesota officialsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxFederal agents under the command of the Trump administration have descended on Minnesota’s Twin Cities again to primarily target alleged fraud at daycares after the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s so-called “Operation Metro Surge” all but wound down earlier in the year.“Today the FBI with federal, state and local law enforcement is involved in court-authorized law enforcement activity as part of an ongoing fraud investigation,” the US justice department told the Guardian in a statement on Tuesday. Continue reading...

• Brazilian President announced on Monday a comprehensive enforcement initiative targeting illegal logging and land invasions in the Amazon, deploying 5,000 additional federal agents to protected areas. • The government committed to reducing deforestation rates by 80 percent over the next two years through satellite monitoring and criminal prosecutions of organized trafficking networks. • Environmental groups and the U.S. State Department praised the pledge as a meaningful step toward climate commitments, though skeptics noted enforcement challenges in remote regions.

Prosecutors say 43 people indicted on charges including murder, kidnapping, extortion and drug traffickingMore than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican mafia were arrested during an early morning crackdown in southern California, federal authorities said on Thursday.The FBI and other federal and local agencies executed search and arrest warrants at locations mostly in Orange county, south of Los Angeles, according to the US attorney’s office. Continue reading...