Drugs

Startup wants to grow “headless humans” to replace lab animals

Researchers describe brainless, lab-grown human bodies engineered to host full organ systems and study disease without consciousness.

 The four-story ‘Clore Person, with inflatable organs that are activated by climbing inside the giant statue
Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is escorted, as he heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, earlier this month. The handling of Maduro’s transportation to New York was done without discretion to send a message, the writer says.

Maduro returns to US court as rare narcoterrorism law faces key test at trial - analysis

Israeli Border Police officers patrol outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City during the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, February 18, 2026.

Woman detained after waving knives in Beersheba, court indicts suspects for lynching boy in Huwara

Protesters display a banner calling for a halt to executions in Iran during a rally in Berlin, Germany, on January 10, 2026, in support of the Iran protests.

Islamic regime left at least 222 children orphaned with drug-related executions in 2025


IDF, police conduct operation against criminal, terror operatives in Kafr Aqab, northern Jerusalem

IDF and police officers carried out a large operation in Kafr Aqab, seizing weapons and stolen vehicles, arresting suspects, and dispersing violent riots linked to terror and crime groups.

IDF officers planning an operation in Kafr Aqab, December 2025.

Jordanian army strikes near Sweida after intercepting arms, drugs smugglers near border

The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after coordination with "regional partners."

Jordanian troops ride their military vehicles during a parade at a ceremony to celebrate the country's 74th Independence Day within a limited number of activities amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amman, Jordan May 25, 2020; illustrative.

US military says it conducted strike on a vessel in eastern Pacific, killing four men

The US military said on Wednesday that it carried out a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men.

US DEFENSE SECRETARY Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, in December 2025.

Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation

The designation, unprecedented for a narcotic, signals Trump’s intent to treat fentanyl not merely as a public health crisis but as a national security threat on a par with chemical warfare.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

US Southern Command targets narco-traffickers in international waters

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," the military said in a post on X.

The top deck of US Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, with fighter jets, December 1, 2025; illustrative.

Spanish police bust gang that used helicopters to fly drugs from Morocco

Police seized one helicopter in an isolated warehouse, along with 657 kg of hashish, five firearms, cash and vehicles during raids in the provinces of Malaga, Almeria and Murcia.

A Spanish National Police officer guards part of a drug stash at the Port of Arinaga on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 26, 2025.

US issues fresh sanctions targeting Maduro's family, Venezuela-linked oil tankers

The action came as the US executes a large-scale military buildup in the southern Caribbean and as US President Donald Trump campaigns for Maduro's ouster.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro attends an event with supporters following U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that ground operations against drug cartels could be next, even without a declaration of war, in Caracas, Venezuela, October 23, 2025.

Trump again says land strikes on Venezuela drug shipments coming soon

Trump has repeatedly threatened to begin strikes on narcotics being smuggled overland in recent weeks.

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, December 11, 2025.

Trump backs Roger Clemens for Baseball Hall of Fame, bashing 'erroneous' drug accusations

"The only reason he is not (in the Hall of Fame) is because of rumors and innuendo, which were not proven," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Houston Astros former pitcher Roger Clemens tosses a ball before the game between the Astros and the Tampa Bay Rays at Minute Maid Park, August 2, 2025.

Hegseth says he would have ordered second strike on Caribbean vessel

"I fully support that strike," Hegseth said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California. "I would have made the same call myself."

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during the Reagan National Defense Forum at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, US, December 6, 2025.