Colombian businessman Alex Saab, a close financial fixer for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, pleaded guilty in Miami to money laundering tied to an alleged bribery conspiracy to win government contracts.
Ecuadoran prosecutors have formally charged former interior minister José Serrano and six other individuals on suspicion of masterminding the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead at a campaign event in Quito days before the 2023 election.
Massive protests have continued for over a month in Tirana, Albania, with demonstrators calling for Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation and constitutional reforms. The demonstrations, dubbed the 'Flamingo Revolution,' were triggered by plans for a Trump family-linked luxury resort development on an unspoiled island, with police using tear gas against protesters.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama is under mounting pressure as protesters flood the streets demanding his resignation amid corruption accusations and opposition to a luxury resort development near a protected natural area linked to Jared Kushner. Rama has denied being Albania's 'Godfather' in response to the allegations.
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Albania, initially opposing a luxury resort development near protected natural areas backed by Jared Kushner's investment company, but demonstrations have evolved into wider anti-corruption protests demanding Prime Minister Edi Rama's resignation.
The US Justice Department charged Mexico's Sinaloa Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine other current and former officials with drug trafficking, weapons offenses, and kidnapping, alleging they worked with cartel leaders.
