Mexican cartel leader’s son sentenced to life in prison for role in major drug trafficking plot

The United States Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. Image for representation | Photo Credit: Reuters The son of a Mexican drug cartel boss has been sentenced to life in prison for helping his father run one of the country’s largest and most violent narcotics trafficking organizations. Rubén Oseguera, known as El Menchito, is … Read more

More than 200 dead in Syria amid clashes between Assad loyalists and government forces

A civilian man rides his motorcycle in front of a military convoy heading towards Latakia to join the fight against the fighters linked to Syria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo, Syria, March 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Fighters siding with Syria’s new government stormed several villages near the country’s coast, killing dozens of … Read more

International Women’s Day: when women marched for Bread and Roses

International Women’s Day is observed worldwide every March 8; heads of states, governments, and private players and commercial brands send out messages celebrating women’s equality and empowerment , but often without acknowledging its historical roots. Also Read: Mann Ki Baat: Women achievers to take over PM Modi’s social media accounts to mark Women’s Day What … Read more

South Carolina man, convicted of murder, becomes first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad in 15 years

People demonstrate outside the South Carolina Department of Corrections, where death row inmate Brad Sigmon, 67, was executed on March 7, 2025, by firing squad method, at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters A South Carolina man convicted of murder was executed by firing squad Friday (March … Read more

One dead, 180 missing after boats sink off Yemen, Djibouti

Four boats carrying migrants have sunk off Djibouti and Yemen, killing at least one person and leaving more than 180 missing, the International Organization for Migration said on Friday (March 7, 2025). The sinkings occurred late Thursday (March 6) along a route that is increasingly used by Ethiopians hoping to find work in Gulf countries … Read more

Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan

Japan’s ambassador to Sri Lanka Akio Isomata (L) and Secretary to Sri Lanka’s finance ministry Mahinda Siriwardana shake hands after signing of debt restructuring agreements between two governments in Colombo on March 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan on Friday (March 7, 2025) to restructure $2.5 billion in … Read more