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Nigeria seeks French help to combat insecurity, Macron says

France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the opening of the \"Adopt AI\" international summit on artificial intelligence, at the Grand Palais in Paris, France November 25, 2025. Julien De Rosa/Pool via REUTERS
France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the opening of the \"Adopt AI\" international summit on artificial intelligence, at the Grand Palais in Paris, France November 25, 2025. Julien De Rosa/Pool via REUTERS

Colombia, Clan del Golfo crime gang agree three concentration areas for combatants

13 men arrested for suspected links to secret societies during island-wide raids

Thirteen men aged between 21 and 39
Thirteen men aged between 21 and 39

Caribbean gun trafficking tied to hubs in Florida and Georgia, study finds

Weapons and ammunition seized during different operations against gangs are presented during a press conference, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder
Weapons and ammunition seized during different operations against gangs are presented during a press conference, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, November 28, 2025. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder

Abductors kill priest in Nigeria after a month in captivity, church leader says

French minister backs telecoms group Orange's temporary closure of Marseille site over crime fears

FILE PHOTO: A general view shows residential apartment buildings, the harbor towers and the Marseille skyline with Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica in the background, Marseille, France, January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows residential apartment buildings, the harbor towers and the Marseille skyline with Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica in the background, Marseille, France, January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says

FILE PHOTO: A view of metal beds in a hostel room after gunmen attacked a government girls' boarding school in Nigeria's Kebbi State on November 17, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, according to police, Kebbi, Nigeria, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on November 18, 2025.  Africa Independent Television/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of metal beds in a hostel room after gunmen attacked a government girls' boarding school in Nigeria's Kebbi State on November 17, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, according to police, Kebbi, Nigeria, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on November 18, 2025.  Africa Independent Television/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US labels another Venezuelan group as terrorist, ramping up pressure

A U.S. Marines UH-1Y Venom helicopter takes off from the U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale while underway in the Caribbean Sea, November 17, 2025.   Sgt. Nathan Mitchell/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
A U.S. Marines UH-1Y Venom helicopter takes off from the U.S. Navy San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale while underway in the Caribbean Sea, November 17, 2025.   Sgt. Nathan Mitchell/U.S. Marine Corps/Handout via REUTERS  THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Nigeria shuts some schools in Kwara state after church attack

An interior view of the Christ Apostolic Church, the day after an attack by gunmen in which people were killed and the pastor and some worshippers kidnapped, in the town of Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, November 19, 2025.   REUTERS/Abdullahi Dare Akogun
An interior view of the Christ Apostolic Church, the day after an attack by gunmen in which people were killed and the pastor and some worshippers kidnapped, in the town of Eruku, Kwara state, Nigeria, November 19, 2025.   REUTERS/Abdullahi Dare Akogun

Mexico arrests alleged mastermind in popular mayor's killing

A person holds a picture of Carlos Manzo, the mayor who was shot dead during a Day of the Dead event, in Uruapan, Mexico, November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ivan Arias
A person holds a picture of Carlos Manzo, the mayor who was shot dead during a Day of the Dead event, in Uruapan, Mexico, November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Ivan Arias

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.