Brazil Turns to Turkey for Defence Investment as Lula and Erdoğan Talk
Brazil Turkey defence cooperation: What happened: Lula and Turkey s president Erdo an agreed on Monday 24 August to deepen...
August 30, 2026Section
Defense & Security
Nigeria’s Kidnap Economy: Prayers, Ransoms and Empty Villages
Gunmen took worshippers from a Niger State mosque during Friday prayers. Behind the Borgu abductions stands a ransom industry that...
August 30, 2026
US Army Uses a Laser Weapon for the First Time to Down Three Cartel Drones on the Mexico Border
Army Uses Laser: What happened: The US Army shot down three cartel-linked drones with a high-energy laser near the Mexican...
August 29, 2026
When an Off-Duty Officer’s Argument Ends in Gunfire in Rio
Rio de Janeiro · SECURITY A ten-year count of off-duty police shootings in Rio puts the danger in bars and...
August 28, 2026
Rio’s Fastest-Growing Drug Faction Now Sits on the Airport Road
Rio de Janeiro · SECURITY The Rio armed groups map now puts the city's fastest-growing faction beside its busiest road....
August 28, 2026
Panama’s Murder Wave Defies Curfews and Tests Mulino’s Crime Pledge
Panama counted 300 homicides in the first half of 2026 as gang feuds spread. Curfews now reach from San Miguelito...
August 28, 2026
Ecuador Arrests 43 in Los Choneros and Los Lobos Raids, Flags 127 Phantom Banks
Ecuadorian police arrested 43 alleged members of Los Choneros and Los Lobos on 26 August 2026, seizing US$1 million and...
August 28, 2026
Peru F-16 Deal: Lockheed Martin Unveils US$1.8 Billion Industrial Package
Lockheed Martin unveiled a US$1.8 billion industrial collaboration package in Lima on 26 August, built around drone assembly and training...
August 28, 2026
Argentina’s Navy Pulls Its Planes Out of the 101-Year-Old Punta Indio Air Base
Punta Indio naval base: Argentina's navy has decided to strip the aircraft out of its Punta Indio air base, a...
August 28, 2026