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Mexico deported the “Queen of the South” to the US, accused of drug trafficking

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Amanda Rachelle Miller, alias ‘La Reina del Sur’, linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, has been extradited from Mexico to the United States, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona reported on Friday.

According to the official statement, Amanda Rachelle, detained in Culiacán, Sinaloa, was deported on May 30 to the United States, where she faces charges for drug trafficking crimes, among others.

The 33-year-old woman is a U.S. citizen and had been a fugitive from justice for approximately three and a half years at the time of her arrest in Mexico. “Miller made her initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Rateau on July 3, 2024, and was ordered detained in custody,” the prosecutor’s office said.

Federal agents first encountered Miller in late 2020 in what authorities said was “the culmination of an investigation into narcotics distribution taking place at several motels in the Tucson area.” She was arrested at a downtown Tucson hotel on Nov. 12, 2020, as she attempted to flee the scene. She then fled to Mexico while on parole.

Source: RT News

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2024-07-27 17:51:51

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Diplomatic tensions between DRC and Kenya: Tshisekedi criticizes Ruto’s management of the Nairobi process

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has harshly criticized his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto for his handling of the Nairobi process. During a panel discussion on July 24, 2024, Tshisekedi expressed frustration, saying that the process, which was supposed to foster dialogue with armed groups in eastern DRC, is “virtually dead.” The statement marks an escalation of tensions between the DRC and Kenya.

Félix Tshisekedi has explicitly criticized the Kenyan president for mismanagement, saying that Ruto took sides with Rwanda, which compromised the effectiveness of the dialogue. The Nairobi process, initiated by former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, was intended to create a platform for discussions for armed groups in eastern DRC with a view to their disarmament and demobilization. However, according to Tshisekedi, since the end of the third round of talks in December 2023, little progress has been made.

The Nairobi process was set up to address the security crisis in eastern DRC, a region plagued by persistent armed conflict. Since 2022, the East African Community (EAC) has deployed a force under the leadership of a Kenyan general in North Kivu to fight the M23 rebellion. Kinshasa has often expressed reservations about Kenya’s role, accusing the EAC force of not adopting a sufficiently offensive posture.

Faced with the impasse of the Nairobi process, the Congolese authorities are now turning to the Luanda process, led by Angolan President João Lourenço. This process aims to re-establish dialogue between the DRC and Rwanda, accused of supporting the M23 rebellion. A trial against Corneille Nangaa, declared leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), and 24 co-defendants is underway in Kinshasa, although many are being tried in absentia.

Tshisekedi’s criticism comes after several incidents that have exacerbated tensions between Kinshasa and Nairobi. Last December, the announcement of the creation of the Congo River Alliance in Nairobi and Kenya’s refusal to arrest Corneille Nangaa particularly irritated Kinshasa, leading to the recall of its ambassadors. The Luanda process now appears as a more promising alternative for the DRC.

A meeting between Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, has been under discussion for several months but has not yet come to fruition. As the M23 continues to gain ground, the future of the peace dialogue in eastern DRC remains uncertain. The Luanda process, under the aegis of Angola, could offer a new path to resolve conflicts and stabilize the region.

/africapress.com


2024-07-27 15:49:30
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Two people were injured in a Russian drone attack in Kyiv

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

The drone strike was a rare breach of the Ukrainian capital’s air defenses, the first in months. Russia often targets Kyiv with missiles and drones, but they are usually shot down.

In the evening, air warning sirens sounded in Kyiv, residents heard explosions.

“[Dronas] “Shahed” hit a residential building in Kyiv,” Andrijus Yermaks, the head of the administration of the President of Ukraine, reported on the Telegram platform.

The attack affected the capital’s western Solomyanka district, Mayor Vitaly Klychko wrote to Telegram. He referred to “flames on the upper floors.”

One man was hospitalized and another was treated at the scene, he added.

Kyiv’s military administration posted photos of apartment buildings with broken windows on social media and said the damage was not caused by a drone strike, but by debris from the downed drone.

V. Klyčko also said that the wreckage of another downed drone fell on an unfinished house in the Darnytsia district in the east of the capital and that there were no victims.

Shrapnel from a downed drone hit a high-rise in the southern district of Holosiiv, but no one was injured, the city’s military administration wrote to Telegram.

The Ukrainian Air Force also announced that several groups of Russian-launched drones were flying towards the center, west and south of the country.


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2024-07-27 16:38:00

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Why Neil Armstrong had to go through customs on his return from the moon – World

by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief

A form signed by astronauts has been revealed by US Customs after Neil Armstrong, who walked on the moon, set foot on Earth.

According to details, on July 24, 1969, Apollo 11 was completed by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Ardern and Michael Collins, a task that is also surprising.

Surprisingly, the astronauts had to fill out a form, which was given by the immigration authorities. Officials said that the three astronauts had to fill out a customs declaration form as soon as they stepped on the ground, while the astronauts landed at Honolulu Airport in the US state of Hawaii.

The customs form is actually a standard document for international travelers, but for astronauts, this form is causing a surprise.