Chile’s police on Friday arrested at least 55 people in a fiscal fraud case that could be one of the biggest in the country’s history, amounting to about $275 million and implicating small and mid-sized companies in different parts of the country.Marcelo Freyhoffer, a high officer at Chile’s tax agency,…

Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling dismissing terrorism charges against a popular separatist leader whose trial has been blamed for an outbreak of violence in the country’s southeast region.The Court said Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group that seeks independence…

Mexico’s Health Department on Friday ordered the temporary closure of a melon-packing plant implicated in salmonella infections that killed five people in Canada and three in the United States.The department did not name the company involved, but Canada’s Public Health Agency linked the outbreak to Malichita and Rudy brand cantaloupes.SALMONELLA…

State prosecutors in Thailand indicted a member of the country’s Senate on six charges involving narcotics trafficking, money laundering and association with a transnational criminal organization, said a statement received Friday from the attorney-general’s office.The senator, Upakit Pachariyangkun, denied all the charges when he appeared Thursday at criminal court in…

Albania on Friday returned 20 icons to neighboring North Macedonia that were stolen a decade ago, Albania’s Culture Ministry said.The return marked the final stretch on a long, 10-year road with “much inter-institutional and international cooperation,” said Albania’s Culture Minister Elva Margariti. It also showed Albania’s commitment to “the fight…

A woman who is alleged to have lured a U.S. activist to his abduction and ultimate death has been arrested by police in Colombia, according to reports. The woman, who has not been identified, is understood to have been arrested on Wednesday in relation to the gruesome death of Tou Ger…

An attack-turned-shootout on a police station on Friday left 11 people dead and eight others wounded in southeastern Iran, state TV reported.Senior police officers and soldiers were among those killed and wounded in the 2 a.m. attack in Rask town, about 875 miles southwest of Tehran, according to  Ali Reza…

An international court has determined that Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by allowing a nickel mine on tribal land almost 20 years ago.The verdict coincides with the United Nations climate summit, emphasizing the importance of minerals like nickel for energy transition.This ruling is considered a historic development for a country lacking…

The Finnish Border Guard reported that dozens of migrants without proper documentation or visas had arrived at the two checkpoints by late Thursday.The Vaalimaa and Niirala crossings briefly reopened on Thursday after being closed at the end of the previous month, along with six other border posts.The Finnish government has…

A boat carrying more than 60 migrants encountered difficulty Friday as it attempted to make the dangerous crossing across the English Channel from France, and authorities said one person died and another was hospitalized in critical condition after a rescue operation.French maritime authorities said in a statement that the boat…