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8 things we should all learn from the Coldplay Kiss Cam situation (allegedly) between Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. One of the worst things that can ever happen to cheaters is a slow news week, but that’s the situation that Astronomer...
How the Athlone Air Ambulance was key to huge cocaine seizure
The recent convictions of eight men for their roles in trying to smuggle the largest cocaine seizure in Irish history has shone the spotlight once again on the remarkable involvement of the Athlone-based air ambulance helicopter in the operation....

Wins
Over the last few weeks, there have been big legislative wins for the nation. For me, one of these wins is the signing, at last, of the HALT Fentanyl Act. Along with Congressman Bob Latta, we began the quest in 2021 to permanently designate...

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar holds video briefing with Latin American counterparts
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 9 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the...

El Salvador’s Rising Wages Keep Nation in Upper-Middle-Income Status.
El Salvador continues to rank as an upper-middle-income country, according to the latest World Bank statistics, placing it in a solid position within Central America. The classification, based on annual per capita income, includes countries where...

Woccu sets out new strategy for credit union sector at global conference
More than 2,000 credit union professionals from nearly 60 countries have gathered for the World Credit Union Conference (WCUC), where they will look at the organisation’s new global strategy and the realities of a post-USAID world. Michael...

World News | Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar Holds Video Briefing with Latin American Counterparts
Tel Aviv [Israel], July 9 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar on Wednesday held a political-security briefing via Zoom call with the foreign ministers of Paraguay, Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The Deputy Foreign Minister of the...

Does your country have enough food reserves to withstand a crisis?
Workers unload wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, May 25, 2022. Egypt, the largest importer of wheat in the world, has been forced by the war in Ukraine to radically change its strategy and rely more on the local...

Strategic Partnerships: Costa Rica’s Answers to New Threats
Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Special Investigation Units of the Ministry of Public Security Manuel Jiménez Steller brings a strong background in criminal law and extensive prosecutorial experience to his crucial role. Having led complex organized...

International official sparks controversy by refusing to follow widely supported wildlife proposal: 'There is a sufficient population'
Japan stands in opposition to several other nations. by Susan Elizabeth TurekJuly 9, 2025 Japan's agricultural minister sparked controversy by pushing back on a proposal filed by the European Union, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Honduras to...

Iran and Hezbollah implicated in Irish cocaine trafficking case
The seizure—2.2 tons of cocaine aboard the MV Matthew, a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier—marked the largest drug bust in Irish history. The vessel was intercepted in a joint operation involving the Irish Naval Service, police and customs officers...

Morning Mail: Marles aide ‘in relationship with lobbyist’, Trump slams Putin ‘bullshit’, to Russia, Pies prejudice
Morning everyone. The vexed issue of how to regulate lobbying in Canberra’s corridors of power raises its head again today with our exclusive story revealing that Richard Marles’s chief of staff is in a long-term relationship with a lobbyist who...

Jasmine Pineda Shockingly Reveals 90 Day Fiancé Star Who Tried To Deport Her By Calling Immigration
In a preview of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?, Jasmine Pineda revealed who reported her to the immigration authorities in an attempt to have her deported from the United States. Jasmine left her home in Panama to move to the United States in...

A roundtable across 18,000 kilometers sparks broad attention through its exchange of thoughts and global perspectives
The "Global Times Overseas China Week and Global South Dialogue: Roundtable Forum of China-Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) countries" is held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 25, 2025 of local time. Photo: Liu Yang/GTThe "Global Times...

Brazil and China to study South American transcontinental railway project
Brazil and China agreed on Monday to study the feasibility of a transcontinental railway that could reshape South America’s trade routes by connecting Brazil’s Atlantic Ocean coast to Peru’s Pacific Ocean port of Chancay. The memorandum of...

Can Tharoor & Co Win The Americans Over?
A cross-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is visiting the USA, Brazil, Colombia, Panama and Guyana to rally global support for India's counter-terror stance, spotlighting regional stability and Pakistan-backed cross-border...

After Doha: Why Gulf Risk Is Now Climate, Not Weather
The Gulf Weathered War's Storm, But What If Security Climate Changed? Every LNG molecule still runs the strait.Getty Images One missile struck near Al Udeid Air Base at 22:17 on 23 June 2025. That impact rewrote risk calculations for every company...

Men deported by US to Eswatini in Africa will be held in solitary confinement for...
In cell phone messages to The Associated Press on Thursday, Mdluli said it wasn't clear how long that would take. The men, who the U.S. says were convicted of serious crimes and were in the U.S. illegally, are citizens of Vietnam, Jamaica, Cuba,...

The USMNT's to-do list before the 2026 World Cup, ranked by urgency
So, uh, 2025, huh? If we put the U.S. men's national team on the same August-to-July calendar as club teams, it's been an incredibly disappointing year for the Americans. It started out great! After flaming out of the Copa América, the USMNT got...

The Week in Women's Football: NWSL review; Angel City coach Straus speaks
This week, we present part 2 of our 2025 NWSL Season Review to Date, during the NWSL summer break for international tournaments. This week we look at Gotham FC—who are in the last playoff spot if the season ended today—North Carolina, Bay FC,...