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WATCH: U.S. indicts Guatemalan national in smuggling case over deaths of 53 migrants in Texas truck

By Sonia Pérez D., Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

Officials announced Thursday that Rigoberto Román Mirnado Orozco is charged with six counts of migrant smuggling resulting in death or serious injury in the deadliest attempt from the U.S. Mexico border.

Canada’s 2 major freight railroads at a full stop as government officials scramble

By Rob Gillies, Josh Funk, Associated Press

All rail traffic in Canada and all shipments crossing the U.S. border have stopped, although CPKC and CN’s trains will continue to operate in the U.S. and Mexico.

At least 8 people drown after migrant boat overturns while crossing Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia

By Associated Press

Serbia's interior minister says that 18 migrants, including three children, managed to cross to Bosnia.

Botswana uncovers one of the largest diamonds ever found at 2,492-carats

By Associated Press

Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp. said in a statement Wednesday that it recovered the “exceptional” rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana.

Floods cause at least 15 deaths, strand hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh and India

By Julhas Alam, Associated Press

Floodwaters have stranded hundreds of thousands of people in India’s northeast and neighboring Bangladesh’s eastern region, officials and media reports said Thursday.

Zelenskyy visits northeastern border for the first time since Ukrainian forces entered Russia’s Kursk region

By Illia Novikov, Associated Press

Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces have claimed control of another settlement in the Russian region of Kursk and taken more Russian prisoners of war whom he hopes to swap for captured Ukrainians, adding to what he calls an “exchange fund.”…

Body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch is among those recovered from superyacht wreck, officials say

By Associated Press

One woman remains missing. The bodies of Lynch and five others were recovered by rescue crews following Monday's tragedy.

Guatemalan police arrest 7 people accused of trafficking 53 migrants abandoned to asphyxiate in Texas in 2022

By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press

They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into one of the deadliest human smuggling attempts to the United States.

Moscow comes under one of Ukraine’s largest drone attacks as fighting rages in Kursk, eastern Ukraine

By Associated Press

Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the country's capital.