måndag 26 oktober 2026

Former Chief Prosecutor to Stand Trial in Mexico

Published 03:37

A former state prosecutor in Mexico is accused of launching an operation with the CIA without notifying the federal government. File photo. Photo: Carolyn Kaster/AP/TT

A federal judge in Mexico ruled on Sunday that a former state prosecutor will stand trial for treason, following his cooperation with the U.S. intelligence agency, the CIA.

César Jáuregui, the former top prosecutor for the state of Chihuahua, is accused of initiating an operation with the CIA to take down a drug laboratory in northern Mexico—without informing the federal government.

The operation came to light after two CIA agents and two state officials died in a car accident while returning from the scene.

Jáuregui was arrested on October 17 and initially charged with official misconduct. The charge of treason was added at a later stage.

Phuket flooded following torrential rain

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Published 09:06 | Updated 11:10

Devastation on the tourist island of Phuket on Monday. Photo: Phuket PRD via AP/TT

Several parts of the Thai holiday island of Phuket are underwater following heavy rainfall.

All three districts in Phuket Province—including the city of the same name—have been affected by the downpours.

In addition to flooding, several mudslides and landslides have occurred. Images and video clips on social media show cars partially buried in mud.

Thailand’s state meteorological agency is warning of continued heavy rain, as well as potential flooding and landslides in the southern parts of the country.

Flooding has been reported in many parts of Thailand since mid-September. At least 80 people have died, according to government figures.

UN: Increasing numbers of women and girls dying in wars

Published 20.45

Displaced women in Sudan queue for humanitarian aid. File photo from November 2025. Photo: Marwan Ali/AP/TT

At least 25 women and girls die every day in the world’s armed conflicts, according to a press release from UN Women, the UN agency for gender equality.

Last year, more than 37,000 civilians died in these conflicts. One in four were women and girls—double the number compared to 2021—according to a UN report on women, peace, and security, which was released on Monday.

“More women and girls are affected by war than at any other time in decades. Yet, military spending is rising while development aid is shrinking,” says Sima Bahous, Executive Director of the UN agency, as quoted in the press release.

Furthermore, women are almost entirely excluded from peace negotiations. According to the report, women made up only five percent of negotiators across 57 peace processes worldwide—a decrease of two percentage points compared to the previous year.

Ebola-infected person evacuated to Switzerland

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Published 12.15

A hospital in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, last week. Photo: Afolabi Sotunde/AP/TT

A Swiss woman infected with Ebola is being flown from Nigeria to Switzerland, AFP reports.

The 42-year-old woman—the wife of a staff member at the Swiss embassy in Abuja—fell ill following a trip to Uganda with her husband. Her condition is described as stable.

"But that does not mean she is not still contagious," says Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Ali Pate, in a statement.

The woman is Nigeria’s only confirmed Ebola case during the ongoing outbreak, which is centered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Experts are now concerned by the fact that more than two weeks passed between the woman’s arrival in Nigeria and her diagnosis. So far, just over 50 people have been identified as potential contacts of the infected individual.

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, more than 4,600 people have died in the outbreak since May.

USA: Twice as many measles cases as last year

Published 11:22

A vaccination clinic in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, earlier in October. Photo: Matt Rourke/AP/TT

The United States is grappling with its worst surge in measles cases in decades. The situation is particularly alarming in the state of Pennsylvania.

As of last Thursday, nearly 4,600 cases of measles had been confirmed in the U.S. this year, according to the public health agency, the CDC. That is more than double the number recorded during the entirety of 2025.

96 percent of those infected were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

Pennsylvania has been hit hardest; on Friday, the state’s Department of Health reported over 1,300 cases for 2026. Five people have died in the state—three of them in communities dominated by the Amish religious movement—according to NPR.

The CDC is urging people to get vaccinated. Children who are still too young to receive the vaccine are the most vulnerable.

“Infants are easy targets. It is incumbent upon all of us to protect one another,” pediatrician Deborah Greenhouse told the AP earlier this year.

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