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Drugs marked with Gaddafi's face seized in Libya

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk acquitted in murder-for-hire trial

Lil Durk poses with his Grammy for the Best Melodic Rap Performance award during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 4, 2024.
Lil Durk poses with his Grammy for the Best Melodic Rap Performance award during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb 4, 2024.

As gang violence deepens, hundreds of thousands of Ecuadoreans flee their homes

A man displaced by gang violence poses for a photo during an interview as Ecuador experiences a sharp rise in internal displacement amid expanding criminal group control and territorial disputes, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 20, 2026. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos
A man displaced by gang violence poses for a photo during an interview as Ecuador experiences a sharp rise in internal displacement amid expanding criminal group control and territorial disputes, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, July 20, 2026. REUTERS/Santiago Arcos

Haiti gangs shift operations into countryside, report says

Men of the local defense force stand guard in a cemetery during a funeral service for people killed in an armed gang attack on August 23, in Kenscoff, Haiti, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Patrice Noel
Men of the local defense force stand guard in a cemetery during a funeral service for people killed in an armed gang attack on August 23, in Kenscoff, Haiti, September 2, 2026. REUTERS/Patrice Noel

Haiti urges UN to renew anti-gang force mandate ahead of planned election

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case

Duane Davis stands during a break in closing arguments in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 31, 2026.  REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Pool
Duane Davis stands during a break in closing arguments in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 31, 2026.  REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Pool

Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac Shakur case 

Duane Davis was accused of leading a group of men to kill Tupac Shakur, who was one of rap’s most commercially successful and influential artists.
Duane Davis was accused of leading a group of men to kill Tupac Shakur, who was one of rap’s most commercially successful and influential artists.

Haiti receives nearly 200,000 forced deportees, UN says after brutal gang killing

Residents protest against insecurity after a fatal overnight raid by an armed gang, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, in Kenscoff, Haiti, August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder
Residents protest against insecurity after a fatal overnight raid by an armed gang, on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, in Kenscoff, Haiti, August 24, 2026. REUTERS/Fildor Pq Egeder

Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain, experts sceptical

Building in O’Smach reportedly used for scam operations, at the Chong Chom-O’Smach border crossing in Samraong, Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province.
Building in O’Smach reportedly used for scam operations, at the Chong Chom-O’Smach border crossing in Samraong, Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province.

Belgium sounds alarm after spate of Brussels shootings

A bullet impact from a heavy automatic weapon mark the location after a shooting incident in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium, on Aug 25, 2026.
A bullet impact from a heavy automatic weapon mark the location after a shooting incident in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium, on Aug 25, 2026.

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