Mexican drug cartels are now operating methamphetamine laboratories in Nigeria, leveraging West Africa's less scrutinised borders for a new supply route into international markets. This expansion reflects a calculated move to diversify production and distribution away from traditional routes, exploiting local vulnerabilities and infrastructure for illicit drug manufacturing and export.
Australian dock workers are seeking a 28-hour work week, a reduction from 35 hours, as automation and artificial intelligence trials threaten employment across the nation's ports. The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) is currently in enterprise bargaining negotiations with two major stevedoring companies, DP World and Patrick Terminals.
New video evidence showing a man on a rooftop near the shooting location of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been presented at a preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of the murder.
Zimbabwean international footballer Knox Mutizwa was targeted in an attempted murder in Johannesburg, South Africa. Unidentified assailants opened fire on his vehicle, with Mutizwa sustaining no injuries. South African police are investigating the incident.
