One of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera, or "El Mencho," was killed in a military raid on Sunday, sparking widespread retaliatory violence. After reports of El Mencho's death, cartel henchmen blockaded highways with burning cars ...

News of the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera, 59, triggered cartel members across the country to block roads, torch vehicles and businesses and send fearful residents into hiding. AFP looks at the sprawling power of CJNG and its future without...

"Human rights are under a full-scale attack around the world," Antonio Guterres told the opening of the UN Human Rights Council's annual session in Geneva. "The rule of law is being outmuscled by the rule of force." The UN secretary-general stres...

Nicknamed "El Mencho", the 59-year-old and his cartel ambushed police officers, attacked the capital's security chief on his home turf and even shot down a military helicopter. Oseguera was considered the last of the drug lords who acted in the fla...

India were swept aside by 76 runs as 80,000 fans in Ahmedabad were silenced on Sunday and their 12-match win streak at the T20 World Cup, stretching back to 2022, came to a crashing halt. India, batting second for the first time in the tournament, ...

Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres allowed Arsenal to restore their lead at the top of the Premier League table to five points with victory in the North London derby (4-1).

A Ukrainian living in Russia for the past 20 years, Maria -- whose name AFP has changed for her safety -- has for four years watched with horror as her adopted homeland waged war against her native country. Her parents are her only family in Ukrai...

Lula and South Korean leader Lee Jae Myung signed a slew of agreements with the Brazilian president in Seoul, covering everything from agriculture to business cooperation. Lee singled out a memorandum of understanding to boost regulatory cooperatio...

Farmers' unions engaged a US lobbying firm late last year to raise their plight in Washington in the hopes of a funding breakthrough, according to a public disclosure filing. The government of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been unable...

Ireland dispelled talk of being a team in decline with a stunning record rout of England at Twickenham. Wales bounced back from two drubbings to give Scotland a mighty scare in Cardiff, but still lost a 14th straight match in the Six Nations. AFP ...

India came into the T20 World Cup as hot favourites on home soil but were thrashed by 76 runs in the Super Eights as 80,000 fans at the massive Narendra Modi stadium were stunned into silence. In their first chase of the tournament, India's batting...

Now the 60-year-old, who makes a modest living selling dried seafood, is determined to return to his birthplace, having already missed the deaths of his parents and first wife in Bangladesh. Direct flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh -- one nat...

Thousands of party elites have packed the capital Pyongyang for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers' Party, a gathering that directs state efforts on everything from diplomacy to war planning. The congress offers a rare glimpse into t...

South Korea opposes Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its recruitment of soldiers from North Korea, with which Seoul remains technically at war. The red, white and blue banner, written in Russian, was first spotted over the weekend and re...

The rally was led by tech firms, which have been at the forefront of regional gains this year as traders turn away from Wall Street to seek out cheaper investments amid concerns about extended valuations. Trump's trade agenda was dealt a hefty blow...