Nearly 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip while waiting for aid since May 27, the majority by the Israeli army, the United Nations said.
Record cocaine seizures in Antwerp as Belgium battles drug gangs
The annual figure was released one day after an 11-year-old girl was shot dead in a gun attack on an Antwerp home that the city's mayor dubbed the latest outrage in an ongoing "drug war". Belgium's main container terminal is now considered the main gateway for illegal drugs into Europe,...Rotterdam port ‘drowning in cocaine’ as gangs become stealthier
A record of nearly 70 tons of the drug was intercepted in 2021, up 74 percent from a year before, said Ger Scheringa, who leads a team of armed customs officers at the port. Gangs pay dockers and officials up to 100,000 euros to help get big batches through, Scheringa...
