Germany's constitutional court on Friday backed an Afghan woman's appeal against an interior ministry decision to deny her a visa, despite her previously having been approved for entry. The woman had initially accepted been under a refugee scheme set up by the previous German government. The plaint»»»

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael Zambada alias 'El Mayo' will appear in court on Monday for sentencing in the US to life in prison, after a plea deal last year in which he admitted to shipping millions of kilograms of cocaine over decades as leader of the violent Sinaloa Cartel. Zambada is one of the mo»»»

Afghanistan’s Taliban-run Ministry of Defense said on Friday that Afghan forces carried out airstrikes targeting hideouts of Islamist militants in two areas of Pakistan. In a post on X, the ministry said the targeted sites were being used to plan and coordinate attacks on Afghan territory. Reuters »»»

A suicide bomber in a three-wheel vehicle laden with explosives killed at least nine people and wounded 34 others in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said. "According to the initial reports, the suspected suicide attacker approached the two traffic police officers stationed at the checkpoint b»»»