Scores of people suspected of being affiliated with the resurgent mob were arrested Tuesday during overnight raids in Palermo and the surrounding area.
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Ecuador’s Leader Has Had a Year of Chaos. He Is Still Favored to Win Sunday’s Election.
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The Dark Side of Canada’s Fight Over Lobster
As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster, and when, emerging threats are heating up the conflict in Nova Scotia.
Trump Calls Canada a Big Player in the Fentanyl Trade. Is It?
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Brazil’s Mafia-Run Animal Lottery Was Invincible. Online Games Changed That.
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In France, Drug Traffic Spreads to Small Towns
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Myanmar’s War Has Made It the Global Crime Capital
The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across much of Asia.
Two Americans on Holiday Are Killed in Western Mexico
The killings, and other violent episodes this year, have marred the first few months in office of Mexico’s new president, who has vowed to tackle the country’s bloodshed.
South Africa Police Try Siege Tactics on Illegal Mining, Igniting Debate
The police have cut off food and water to miners for weeks in a bid to force them out of an abandoned mine. Human rights advocates and community leaders call the tactics inhumane.
Canadian Police Say They Dismantled Country’s Largest Drug Lab
Federal officers in British Columbia seized drugs and chemical precursors that could produce about 96 million opioid doses, the authorities said.