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Russia-France ties hit new low after Telegram boss arrested
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2024
» PARIS - Relations between Moscow and Paris have reached a nadir following the arrest of Russian-born Telegram boss Pavel Durov, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday, after the tech billionaire's detention was extended until Wednesday.
Turkey arrests British crime boss in Istanbul
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2023
» ISTANBUL - Turkey said on Wednesday it had captured the leader of a British gang involved in drug smuggling, the illegal gun trade and robbery in an operation in Istanbul.
Rohingya refugees face soaring hunger and crime after aid cuts
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2023
» LONDON: Every day 5-year-old Jannat hunts for bottles and cans in the Rohingya refugee camp where she lives in Bangladesh – when she collects enough, she buys a snack to stave off her hunger pangs.
Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2022
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a proposed judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use, Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use, a panel of nine judges ruled.
India seizes heroin-soaked yarn worth $58m
Reuters, Published on 30/04/2022
» AHMEDABAD: Indian authorities seized 90 kilogrammes of drugs worth US$58 million from a port in the western state of Gujarat, a police officer said on Saturday, the third such haul in two weeks.
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer.
Singapore conducts first execution since 2019 despite protests
Reuters, Published on 30/03/2022
» A Singaporean drug trafficker was hanged on Wednesday in the city-state's first execution since 2019, campaigners said, despite appeals for clemency from the United Nations and rights groups.
Singapore court rejects Malaysian's appeal in high-profile execution case
Reuters, Published on 29/03/2022
» SINGAPORE- A Singapore court rejected on Tuesday an appeal against the execution of a Malaysian convicted of drugs smuggling, dismissing an argument put forward by his legal team that he should be spared because he was mentally impaired.
Drug trafficking surging in year since Myanmar coup
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2022
» Increased instability in Myanmar since a military coup a year ago has seen a surge in narcotics production there and trafficking into Southeast Asia and beyond, a senior official from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) told Reuters.
Britain approves Pfizer's Covid-19 pill
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2021
» Britain has approved Pfizer's Covid-19 pill for adults who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness worsening, its second easily administered antiviral against the coronavirus.