At least 27 people were killed by Hurricane Otis, which made landfall on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Wednesday, officials say. Four more people have been reported missing, the security secretary said. Acapulco was among the areas worst hit with 80% of the resort’s hotels damaged...
Dozens of foreigners have been reported killed, missing or taken hostage following the surprise attack on Israel by Hamas fighters over the weekend. More than 900 people have been killed in Israel and over 700 killed in retaliatory attacks on Gaza by Israeli forces so far. Many of the...
Millions of pounds worth of cocaine hidden below the water line of a container ship has been seized by police divers. Drugs weighing 137kg (302lbs) were found on a Panamanian-registered ship carrying bananas at Sheerness, Kent. The haul was likely to have had a UK street value of more...
Russia has failed in its bid to return to the United Nations top human rights body 18 months after it was suspended in the wake of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In a secret ballot of the General Assembly’s 193 members, Bulgaria emerged with 160 votes and Albania 123, giving each...
Some 17,000 soldiers and police have been deployed in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, where there has been widespread looting since a powerful hurricane hit the region. Videos show people taking food and water from shops, while others walk away with expensive electronic items and...
