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Mexico’s president offered a warning last month in response to news that the Trump administration planned to designate drug cartels as terrorist groups.“If they declare these criminal groups as terrorists, then we’ll have to expand our U.S. lawsuit,” Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s president, said at a news conference.She was referring to an unusual lawsuit that will be heard by the Supreme Court on Tuesday in which Mexico argues U.S. gun manufacturers have aided in the trafficking of weapons used by the cartels.The case reverses longstanding complaints by President Trump that Mexican cartels have contributed to rising violence in the United States.…

Kulin farmers were the shining light of a disappointing cropping year in 2023-24, with new figures showing the region achieved the highest total grain production in Australia. 

GENEVA: The United Nations rights chief expressed deep concern on Monday (Mar 3) about a “fundamental shift in direction” by the United States under President Donald Trump, warning that divisive rhetoric is being used to deceive and polarise people. “We have enjoyed bipartisan support from the US on human rights over many decades … I am now deeply worried by the fundamental shift in direction that is taking place domestically and internationally,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said in a speech that did not mention Trump by name. “Policies intended to protect people from discrimination are…

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has touched down safely on the moon.

When President Trump threatened tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China in January, saying those countries needed to do more to stop the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States, Canadian and Mexican officials raced to Washington, bearing charts and videos detailing their efforts to toughen their borders.Canada created a “fentanyl czar” and committed fresh resources to combating organized crime, while Mexico dispatched troops to the border and delivered cartel operatives into U.S. custody. As a result, Mr. Trump paused tariffs on America’s North American neighbors for 30 days.China never made these kinds of overtures and, in Mr. Trump’s…

Five people were wounded Sunday in Franklinton, Louisiana, after a shooting at a Mardi Gras parade, according to police.A suspect, 18-year-old Jamerian Anders, was arrested on five counts of attempted first-degree murder following the shooting, Franklinton Police said in a press release. Police said additional arrests are likely.The incident happened at about 7 p.m. near the parade route. Police described it as a gang-related shooting.LOUISIANA GOVERNOR SLAMS TEACHER WHO MADE STUDENTS COMPLAIN TO HIS OFFICE ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE Jamerian Anders, 18, was arrested on five counts of attempted first-degree murder. (Franklinton Police Department)Franklinton Police officers and Washington Parish Sheriff’s deputies…

“People will die,” said Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, executive director of the African Population and Health Research Center, “but we will never know, because even the programs to count the dead are cut.”The projects terminated include H.I.V. treatment programs that had served millions of people, the main malaria control programs in the worst-affected African countries and global efforts to wipe out polio.Here are some of the projects that The New York Times has confirmed have been canceled:A $131 million grant to UNICEF’s polio immunization program, which paid for planning, logistics and delivery of vaccines to millions of children.A $90 million contract…

Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old mining complex, complete with remnants of ancient homes, workshops and even baths.The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported that excavation was conducted at Jabal Sukari, located southwest of the town of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea Governorate, according to a Facebook post published on Feb. 25.The statement explained that among the discoveries were the remains of a mining camp dating back three millennia. It included “remnants of a complete factory for extracting gold from quartz veins,” a translated version of the statement read.The camp was sophisticated, and there is…

Maria Luisa Tipo was born in Naples on Dec. 23, 1931. Her mother, Ersilia Cavallo, was a concert pianist; her father, Alberto Tipo, had been a captain in the Italian navy and, she told The Baltimore Sun in 1993, was later a mathematics professor who loved music.When she was a teenager, at the end of World War II, her mother brought her to Rome to study with the great Italian modernist composer Alfredo Casella (1883-1947), who was already ailing. “I saw him between operations,” she told La Repubblica. “He was very sweet. And he praised my legato so much.”Her big…

Jimmy Butler was really serious when he wanted out of Miami.The NBA star was vocal about wanting to be traded by the Heat, and apparently it wasn’t just on-court issues.Butler was eventually traded to the Golden State Warriors, who have hit a stride with him (he missed Saturday’s game due to back spasms). However, the off-court issues in Miami are back to haunt Butler. Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III dribbles against the Charlotte Hornets in the second quarter at the Chase Center. (Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images)He is being sued by Five Star Marketing and Promotions Inc. for allegedly failing…