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US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation

The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels. To longtime observers of US foreign policy in the region, his directive only came as a partial surprise.

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Aimee Betro had intention to kill before flying to UK, detectives believe

US woman Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted of conspiracy to murder at Birmingham Crown Court.

Evening Standard

No evidence Aimee Betro was paid for her role in assassination plot – police

The 45-year-old US citizen claimed to be in love with co-conspirator Mohammed Nabil Nazir, who joined her on a road trip after the bungled shooting.

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US woman found guilty of conspiracy to murder after failed assassination plot

Aimee Betro, 45, was convicted by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.

The Independent UK

US hitwoman who flew to UK found guilty of niqab disguise murder plot

Aimee Betro became embroiled in a plot to kill a man, but the handgun jammed

The Independent UK

The state-sponsored killing of journalists is another way to limit freedom of speech

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The assassination by Israeli forces of an Al Jazeera correspondent and his colleagues is a chilling reminder that, when international news organisations are denied entry to a war zone, the responsibility for telling the world of the destruction and the human cost falls to local reporters…

The Independent UK

Israel faces widespread condemnation after Al Jazeera correspondent killed in Gaza

Five staff members of the Doha-based Al Jazeera Network were targeted in the early hours of Monday in Gaza City. The network has condemned the targeting of its journalists, calling the strike “deliberate assassinations.”

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Marco Rubio Mourns Death Of Colombian Presidential Candidate Months After Assassination Attempt

Secretary of State Marco Rubio mourned the death of Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator who was shot over two months ago during a presidential rally

Latin Times

Al Jazeera condemns killing of its journalists by Israeli forces in Gaza

Media network condemns ‘assassination’ of its Gaza correspondents and photographers by Israeli forces.

Al Jazeera

“I thought this had blown over. The Who has a new drummer… this is old news and it’s completely wrong.”: Zak Starkey claps back at Roger Daltrey's "character assassination" claims as the drama surrounding his departure from The Who rumbles on

But he and Daltrey “go back too long for grudges,” he claims

MusicRadar

Jury retires in trial of US woman accused of taking part in murder conspiracy

Aimee Betro, 45, denies being part of a failed assassination plot in which a person wearing a niqab fired a gun at a man in Birmingham.

Evening Standard

“It was kind of a character assassination and it was incredibly upsetting”: Roger Daltrey on Zak Starkey’s reaction to his Who ‘sacking’

Singer says he’s nervous about making it to the end of upcoming US tour

MusicRadar

“Character assassination”: The Who’s Roger Daltrey hits back at ex-drummer Zak Starkey

The public spat between The Who singer and his band’s old drummer keeps on running

Louder

Evidence over in trial of US woman accused of taking part in murder conspiracy

Aimee Betro claims she had no knowledge of an attempted assassination and a follow-up shooting when she flew back to Amercia in 2019.

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Al Jazeera

UK, US and allies accuse Iran of cross-border assassination plots

Fourteen countries in Europe and North America have accused Iran of plotting killings and kidnappings on Western soil.

Evening Standard

US woman claims murder bid evidence against her is ‘terrible coincidence’

Aimee Betro, from Wisconsin, denies being at the scene of an attempted assassination linked to a row involving rival businessmen.

Evening Standard

US citizen denies being present at the scene of 2019 Birmingham murder plot

Aimee Betro told jurors she was in the city centre when someone dressed in a niqab was involved in an assassination attempt in the Yardley area.

The Guardian - US

US lawmakers balance security and openness as threats of political violence rise

Elected officials and law enforcement are starting to take threats more seriously in wake of political assassinations

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The Guardian - UK

‘Lumumba everlasting’: Belgium marks Congo’s slain leader’s 100th birthday with exhibition – and possible trial

Surprise move towards trial of veteran diplomat over Patrice Lumumba’s 1961 assassination coincides with show seeking to widen focus on his life and fight

Euronews

German satirist acquitted over social media posts about Trump assassination attempt

Sebastian Hotz, known online as "El Hotzo", was charged with condoning a criminal offence by mocking the shooting of Donald Trump on social media.

The Independent UK

German court acquits satirist over social media post following Trump assassination attempt

A German court has acquitted a satirist who was charged with having approved of an assassination attempt against Donald Trump during last year’s U.S. election campaign in a social media post and disturbed the public peace

Al Jazeera

Trump dumps a pile of MLK files. Why not the Epstein files?

Trump releases MLK files amidst backlash over withholding Epstein documents, fuelling selective transparency claims.

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 9, shot amid ‘planned assassination’ at east London restaurant, court hears

Javon Riley, 33, accused of attempted murder and GBH with intent for alleged role in Dalston shooting last May

Evening Standard

DNA of woman involved in alleged murder plot ‘found on gun parts sent to UK’

Aimee Betro, 45, is alleged to have been involved in multiple revenge plots concocted by Mohammed Nabil Nazir, a court heard.

The Independent UK

Nine-year-old girl shot in the head after ‘planned assassination of rival gang members’

The girl was shot in the head by a motorbike gunman in an alleged drive-by shooting at a restaurant in east London in 2024.

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