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Germany: Major raids carried out against Hells Angels in North Rhine-Westphalia — 28 April 2026 (LINK)

— The state's Interior Ministry in Düsseldorf said more than 50 properties were searched. The ban on the Leverkusen Hells Angel chapter is the latest in a series imposed on the group in the state over the past years. The investigation into the group is based on the suspicion of forming a criminal organization.

Mexico: Special forces capture cartel leader 'El Jardinero' — 28 April 2026 (LINK)

Washington Post: Trump administration has fired over 100 immigration judges, hires loyalists — 28 April 2026 (LINK)

DRC creates a paramilitary mining guard backed by US and UAE funding — (LINK) ground.news: 18 media reports — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

Mexico's Sheinbaum rules out a conflict with US over 2 CIA agents killed in Chihuahua accident: "Let us hope this is an exceptional case" — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

— The head of the Chihuahua state prosecutor’s office, César Jáuregui Moreno, resigned after telling reporters days earlier that the state government had worked with U.S. agents on an operation. He later walked back the comments under pressure from Sheinbaum.

China blocks Meta’s $2 billion takeover of Manus, a Singaporean artificial intelligence startup with Chinese roots — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

US National Trust says it won't drop suit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

UK: Deal 'within sight' to end 14-month Birmingham bin dispute — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

— Union members have been taking action since January last year, with an all-out strike launched in March, leaving rubbish piled on streets and residents with no recycling service. The dispute initially centred on the council's decision to remove Waste Recycling and Collection Officer (WRCO) roles, which it insisted was necessary to make improvements.

SIPRI: Record arms spending for the 11th year in a row — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

— Much of the global rise in military spending in 2025 was driven by Europe, where spending rose by 14% to $864 billion. Spain's defense budget jumped by 50%, Poland's by 23% and Italy's by 20%. Among European countries, Germany was the biggest military spender in 2025. Its defense budget rose by 24% to $114 billion, making it the world's fourth-largest. For the first time since 1990, German military spending passed the NATO benchmark of 2% of GDP, reaching 2.3%. The US spent less on its military — just $954 billion in 2025. That's 7.5% less than the year before.

Military spending surges in Europe and Asia, by almost 3% in 2025, pushing world to levels not seen in 16 years, report says — (LINK)

Gunmen attack orphanage in northern Nigeria and abduct 23 pupils: 15 later rescued — (LINK) ground.news: media reports — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

— The facility, Dahallukitab Group of Schools, was operating illegally, said officials.

Trump's fortune could be wiped out by judge's ruling on 6 January 2021 disturbances: legal analyst — 26 April 2026 (LINK)

North Korea opens memorial museum for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war — (LINK) ground.news: 23 media reports — 26 April 2026 (LINK)

US Supreme Court formally reinstates pro-GOP Texas voting map by 6 to 3: could flip as many as five currently Democratic-held U.S. House seats to Republicans — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

US Supreme Court debates whether police may seek sweeping cellphone location data in investigations — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

US immigration agents left a refugee to die in the cold. His Buffalo New York community is demanding justice — 27 April 2026 (LINK)

— Alam, a 56-year-old Rohingya refugee from Myanmar, who spoke no English and had mental health issues, was dropped by federal immigration officers outside a closed coffee shop in the middle of a brutal winter. He had spent months in custody following a confusing encounter with local law enforcement, then was released — alone, in the cold — far from the Rohingya community hub where he might have found help. Days later, he died.

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon amid ongoing ceasefire: an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson had earlier issued evacuation warnings for several villages in southern Lebanon — 26 April 2026 (LINK)

Mexico's government said Saturday that two U.S. federal CIA agents recently killed in a car crash in the country's northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. — 25 April 2026 (LINK)

— AP: The role of the two CIA agents who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua remains unclear. Local government officials have said they were part of a convoy when their car drove off a ravine last weekend and the vehicle exploded. Two Mexican officers also were killed.

US: FBI director Kash Patel has admitted to alcohol-related crimes when a student, report reveals, as Trump stands by him — 24 April 2026 (LINK)

Catchup: Syrian authorities arrest alleged perpetrator of 2013 Tadamon massacre, a former intelligence officer — (LINK) ground.news: 54 media reports — 24 April 2026 (LINK)

— At least 288 civilians were executed on April 16, 2013, in the Tadamon neighborhood of Damascus by Military Intelligence Branch 227 forces, who forced victims into a pit before shooting them.