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Trump-critical ex-adviser pleads guilty

Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty. Several media outlets report this.

The crime is that he shared over 1,000 pages of classified information about the US defense with two family members who lived with him, according to USA Today. He is said to have sent "diary-like" posts about his daily work tasks via private accounts in common messaging apps.

By pleading guilty, Bolton could have his prison sentence shortened or avoid prison altogether. He has also agreed to pay the equivalent of 21 million kronor in damages, according to NBC. The verdict will be handed down on October 28.

UN: Cocaine and amphetamine trade booming

The global cocaine and methamphetamine trade is booming, according to a new report from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UNODC.

The number of amphetamine seizures increased by 13 percent in 2024, while cocaine production is expected to soon exceed demand.

“It has never been more important than now to focus on stopping organized crime,” said UNODC chief Monica Juma in a statement.

6.2 percent of the world’s population is estimated to have used drugs in 2024, compared to 5.2 percent ten years earlier.  

Plane crashes into Beijing's tallest building

A small plane appears to have crashed into Beijing's tallest building, CNN reports.

Ambulances, fire engines and police cars have gathered outside the Citic Tower skyscraper, and a CNN journalist on site saw people being evacuated from the building.

A witness tells NYT that he saw a woman being taken away in an ambulance.

Video clips on social media show the tail of the plane on the ground below the skyscraper.