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Bolivia has resumed operational cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration after a 17-year absence, in a move that the government says is part of a broader, multinational strategy to combat organized crime. The DEA’s return marks a significant security realignment with the United States, as centrist President Rodrigo Paz reopens diplomatic channels with Washington after nearly two decades of strained ties. Interior Minister Marco Oviedo confirmed that DEA officials were once again working with Bolivian authorities, undoing the 2008 expulsion ordered by then-president Evo Morales, whose leftist administration ended joint anti-narcotics operations. Oviedo said the renewed collaboration reflects the government’s focus…

Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of trying to obtain a nuclear weapon with help from Britain and France, an allegation Kyiv called an absurd lie. A French foreign ministry spokesperson said the allegation was “blatant disinformation”. A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “There’s no truth to this.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has previously criticised Kyiv’s decision to give up its former Soviet nuclear arsenal in the 1990s without obtaining proper, binding security guarantees. But Kyiv has said it does not seek to re-acquire nuclear weapons, and respects all international treaties. NUCLEAR THREATS In a statement published on…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government agreed on Tuesday to release documents relating to the appointment of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as a trade envoy amid widening scrutiny over his ties to U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Last week’s arrest of Mountbatten-Windsor, King Charles’ younger brother, led some lawmakers to openly question during a debate if it was time to end the parliamentary convention that prevents them from criticising the royal family. Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was the first member of the British royal family to be arrested in more than three centuries when he was questioned by officers on suspicion of misconduct in…

French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation on Tuesday of the head of Paris’ Louvre museum, which has been grappling with the fallout from a high-profile jewel heist and rolling strikes. Laurence des Cars tendered her resignation, which Macron accepted, “praising an act of responsibility at a time when the world’s largest museum needs calm and a strong new impetus to successfully carry out major projects involving security and modernization”, his office said. Des Cars has faced intense criticism since burglars made off in October with jewels worth an estimated $102 million that are still missing, exposing glaring security gaps at the world’s most-visited…

The G7 leaders on Tuesday reaffirmed their “unwavering support” for Ukraine as the ongoing war between Moscow and Kyiv marked its fourth anniversary. “On the fourth anniversary of the Russian further invasion of Ukraine in 2022, we, the leaders of the G7, reaffirm our unwavering support for Ukraine in defending its territorial integrity and right to exist, and its freedom, sovereignty and independence,” said a joint statement by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and US. Expressing support for US President Donald Trump’s “efforts to achieve these objectives by initiating a peace process and bringing the…

The military spokesperson for the M23 rebel group, Willy Ngoma, was killed in an army drone strike in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, two senior rebel officials, a regional diplomat, and a Western adviser to the government said. The attack happened near Rubaya, in North Kivu, at around 3 a.m. (0100 GMT), and came after several days of sustained drone attacks on the area by the Congolese army, one of the senior M23 officials said Rubaya is a strategic coltan-mining hub that produces around 15% of the world’s supply, making it a key financial stronghold for the M23…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday appointed Pekka Haavisto from Finland as his new personal envoy for Sudan, according to a statement. Haavisto succeeds Ramtane Lamamra from Algeria, whom the statement said Guterres “is grateful for his dedication and commitment to peace efforts in Sudan.” It said Haavisto brings extensive experience in politics and international affairs, as he served as the foreign minister of Finland from 2019 to 2023 and is currently a member of the Finnish parliament. “The new Personal Envoy has broad experience in mediation and negotiation processes in the Horn of Africa region and in the Middle…