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Police officers stand guard outside the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Örebro, Sweden, on February 6, 2025 two days after a shooting there left eleven people dead.

Sweden Abolishes Permanent Residence Permits for Asylum Seekers

Zolta Győri June 11, 2026

After years of dealing with immigrant gang violence and crime, Stockholm aims to make it harder for asylum seekers to remain in the country.

Youth Violence on the Rise in Belgium

TEC News April 24, 2026

Experts point to social media influence, school dropout rates and drug networks as key factors driving young people to turn violent.

A police official uses tape as he cordons off an area on a street outside the central railway station in Brussels on June 20, 2017, after an explosion in the Belgian capital.

Europe’s Capital Shaken by Gang Wars and Explosions— Again

Rebeka Kis April 17, 2026

Mayor of Saint-Gilles Jean Spinette said “We must all stand up and say enough is enough.”

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a newly-signed proclamation at the "Shield of the Americas" Summit at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, March 7, 2026.

Trump: Cuba Is “In Its Final Days”

TEC News March 8, 2026

Speaking at the “Shield of the Americas” summit in Miami, the U.S. president said Havana is ready to negotiate with his administration.

“What the United States has done was the only alternative for Venezuelans”—Political Consultant Alejandro Peña Esclusa

Álvaro Peñas January 9, 2026

“We Venezuelans could not decide our future because the regime’s weapons prevented us from doing so.”

Armed police officers stand in front of the Metropolitan Detention facility in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where ousted president Nicolás Maduro is expected to be held, on January 3, 2026 in New York City.

Trump: U.S. Will Run Venezuela Until Transition Takes Place

TEC News January 4, 2026

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held in a Brooklyn prison until prosecutors decide where he would face trial.

French gendarme patrol in the Les Rosiers residential complex during a major anti-drug operation in the Sainte Marthe neighborhood, northern Marseille, on December 9, 2025.

Another Failure for the French Government: Drug Market at All-Time High in France

Hélène de Lauzun December 16, 2025

For the first time, the cocaine market’s size has surpassed that of cannabis.

From Combat to Contract Killings: Europol Warns of a Dangerous Pipeline

Zolta Győri November 18, 2025

Latin American volunteers have joined the International Legion to acquire drone training to benefit drug cartels back home.

Belgium Joins Washington’s Crusade Against Drug Trafficking

Javier Villamor October 29, 2025

Judicial alarm and chaos in Belgian ports push the country to seek U.S. support.

Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Francisco Santos Calderón at a handover ceremony at the Colombian Embassy in Washington, D.C., on October 10, 2018.

“President Gustavo Petro bears political responsibility for Miguel Uribe’s murder”—Former vice president of Colombia Francisco Santos Calderón

Álvaro Peñas | Marzena Kożyczkowska October 28, 2025

“We will have elections where the government acts as a mafia entity.”