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The bodies of 15 people were recovered from pits in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas which has been plagued by drug cartel violence.In a post on X, Chiapas State Gov. Eduardo Ramirez detailed an operation to restore stability to Frailesca, an agricultural region near Guatemala where rival cartels have been involved in a turf war. “Unfortunately, 15 bodies (have been found) so far in secret graves in two properties,” Ramirez wrote Saturday on social media.  Army soldiers patrol the streets after clashes between armed groups in Pantelho, Chiapas state, Mexico. ISAAC GUZMAN/AFP via Getty Images He added that weapons,…

Learn more about the financial standing of Olivia Hussey’s co-star from the 1968 ‘Romeo & Juliet’. Image Credit: FilmMagic Leonard Whiting, best known for his iconic role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), has remained a significant figure in film and television. Alongside co-star Olivia Hussey, Whiting’s portrayal of the tragic young lovers left an indelible mark on cinema. On Friday, December 27, the world was saddened by the news of Hussey’s passing at 73. Whiting, 74, paid a heartfelt tribute to his former co-star and dear friend. “Olivia, we have shared so much since we were two sweet…

Tom Pidcock has announced that he won’t be racing any cyclocross this winter, instead opting to focus on preparing for the 2025 road season with his new team Q36.5.In an Instagram post, Pidcock wrote that he wants to use the time to “settle into a new environment” with his new team following his departure from the Ineos Grenadiers after four years. He added that he plans to return to cyclocross for the 2025-26 season.”On Sunday I watched my first cyclocross of this season and it reminded me I should probably officially mention that this year, I will not race cyclocross,”…

Everyone loves the Volvo five-cylinder. Well, I’m not sure about everyone, but it is a widely regarded engine, a dependable thing with the unique character only a ‘five can provide. But, like any automotive engine, it can fail, and this one failed in spectacular fashion. Eric from the always-excellent I Do Cars channel on YouTube has the engine from a 2012 S60 on his stand this week, and the teardown is an entertaining watch. Volvo’s Modular engine family debuted with a six-cylinder back in the early 1990s with the 900 series, and the five-pot arrived in the mid 1990s with the…

Belgian cycling is in mourning after the death of Rik Van Looy, the so-called ‘Emperor of Herentals’, who dominated the sprints and Classics in a career that spanned from 1953 to 1970. Van Looy was the first rider to win all five of cycling’s Monument Classics and only Eddy Merckx and Roger De Vlaeminck have since equalled that feat. Van Looy was also a two-time world champion and was the oldest living world champion. He was expected to win a third rainbow jersey in 1963 but Belgian teammate Benoni Beheyt disregarded team tactics to win alone, sparking the infamous ‘betrayal of Ronse’…

The year’s tragic backdrop was Israel’s non-stop airstrikes on Hamas in Gaza; the misery of trapped Palestinians; and the agony of Israeli hostages and their families.Touring a wasteland in GazaIsraeli forces rescue 4 hostages held in Gaza (“Sunday Morning”)Children of Gaza (“Sunday Morning”)Campus unrest: Will protests make a difference? (“Sunday Morning”)One year after October 7 attacks, anger and anguish persist (“Sunday Morning”) Children of Gaza 10:14 But the game-changer was a much bigger offensive: Israel took on its arch-enemy, Iran.In September, in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “I have a message…

It was 1,000 days ago that Russia launched its full-scale invasion into Ukraine, and the grim milestone arrives with uncertainty and trepidation over what could come next. The war has been in an effective stalemate for several months, with little movement on the front lines while death and destruction continue to mount. With the international focus increasingly centring on the need for a diplomatic settlement to stop the bloodshed, a change in U.S. administration from President Joe Biden to president-elect Donald Trump has shifted the political calculus for Ukraine’s western allies and raised questions about what negotiations could look like.Not…

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsAs an investigation begins into the deadliest plane crash on South Korean soil, experts have questioned whether a bird strike could have caused the undercarriage to fail.All but two of the 181 people aboard Jeju Air Flight 7C2216 died on Sunday morning after the plane embarked on an unsuccessful emergency landing at South Korea’s Maun International airport. It had flown in from the Thai capital of Bangkok, carrying…

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu, Oregon authorities said, prompting a recall of raw frozen pet food that was sold nationwide.Northwest Naturals, a pet food company based in Portland, Oregon, said Tuesday it had voluntarily recalled one batch of its two-pound Feline Turkey Recipe raw frozen pet food after it tested positive for the virus. The product was sold through distributors in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, as well as Canada’s British Columbia.RELATED: Why Finland is vaccinating farmers against…

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag —a sister publication of POLITICO owned by the Axel Springer Group — published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month he supported…