Reuters The Mexican government says two US agents who died last weekend in a car crash had not been authorised to operate in the country.
The officials, who reportedly worked for the CIA, had taken part in a raid on suspected drug labs in the northern state of Chihuahua before their vehicle skidded off a mountain road and exploded.
Following an investigation ordered by President Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's security ministry
Getty Images Human rights groups in Venezuela have criticised interim President Delcy Rodríguez for saying a scheme to release political prisoners was "coming to an end", having been in place for just nine weeks.
Nearly 500 political prisoners have been released under the amnesty law brought in by the country's National Assembly, prisoner rights group Foro Penal says, but many more are thought to still be in jail.
Getty Images Palestinians are voting in local elections on Saturday, including the first poll of any kind to be held in Gaza since 2006.
Elections are taking place across the occupied West Bank, as well as in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza where Hamas operates.
Hamas was not allowed to stand and several other factions have boycotted it over a requirement that candidates
Reuters Explosions and sustained gunfire have been reported in Mali's capital Bamako as armed groups launch apparently coordinated attacks across the country.
In a statement on Saturday the military said "fighting is ongoing", adding "our defence and security forces are currently engaged in repelling the attackers".
Witnesses have told the Reuters news agency of explosions and gunfire around the Kati military base, a major installation outside the capital. Soldiers have been deployed to
State Emergency Service of Ukraine At least seven people were killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight, including five in the central city of Dnipro, where officials said an apartment building was hit.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the latest attack lasted "practically all night", while rescue workers were still searching for survivors under rubble in Dnipro on Saturday morning.
British jets were scrambled from Romania during the heavy attack when Russian drones were detected near the border, though
AFP via Getty Images Thirty-one sloths planned for a new "slothnarium" in Florida have died before the attraction's planned opening, authorities have found.
The mammals were planned to be showcased at a permanent, public exhibit at Sloth World in Orlando, set to open this spring.
Many of the sloths died due to conditions at a Florida warehouse where they'd been shipped, according to a report
BBC If you've picked up a book recently, there's a good chance it's because someone on TikTok told you to.
What we read is no longer driven by bookshops or bestseller charts alone, but by a constant stream of fast, highly personal recommendations.
From rapid-fire reviews to emotional reactions, creators are shaping reading habits at scale and #BookTok has more than 7
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It's not often a thousand-word social media post from a US tech firm goes viral.
But the post from Palantir - a 22-point manifesto of sorts - currently has over 30 million views on X.
It is the work of the controversial company's co-founder and chief executive, who has criticised the belief that all cultures are equal and called for universal national service.
Alex Karp also called the disarmament of Germany and Japan
Submitted by Janie Pérez Janie Pérez found it strange that her husband called her just a few minutes after leaving the house on his way to work.
When she picked up the phone, she learned why.
"I think ICE is here," her husband, Alejandro Pérez, said, referring to agents from the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
"We started praying," Janie recalls,