The UN Security Council voted to extend the mandate of the international security force in Haiti by six months to continue fighting armed gangs that control much of the country. The force currently operates at just 30 percent of its intended staffing levels as violence continues.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Ecuador's Los Tiguerones gang as a foreign terrorist organization, marking an expansion of the Trump administration's campaign against transnational criminal groups. The gang gained notoriety for storming a television station during a live broadcast in 2024.
A Biden-appointed federal judge in California ordered the immediate release of David Antonio Aviles, an MS-13 gang member known as 'the witch' who is wanted on an aggravated murder warrant in El Salvador for his alleged role in a machete execution-style killing.
Jury selection has begun in Las Vegas for the trial of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur nearly 30 years ago. The 63-year-old faces one charge of murder with a deadly weapon with intent to promote a criminal gang.
At least three prisoners were killed and 23 injured in separate prison riots across Sri Lanka on Thursday and Friday, prompting authorities to deploy heavily armed troops to multiple facilities. The unrest highlights severe overcrowding in the island nation's prison system, with officials suspecting narcotics dealers and gang rivalries as contributing factors.
At least 12 people were killed and nine injured when a gang of approximately 10 gunmen opened fire at an informal settlement in Cleveland, east of Johannesburg, on Tuesday night before fleeing in a minivan. South African police have launched a manhunt with no arrests made yet.
