Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
NPR – World Maduro who has called himself a “prisoner of war” and his capture a “kidnapping” has requested all charges against him and his wife be dropped on grounds of diplomatic immunity. Their attorneys argued that only Venezuelan courts have the right to prosecute them.
NPR – World Maduro who has called himself a “prisoner of war” and his capture a “kidnapping” has requested all charges against him and his wife be dropped on grounds of diplomatic immunity. Their attorneys argued that only Venezuelan courts have the right to prosecute them.
BBC News – World Duane "Keffe D" Davis was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday in Las Vegas for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. Jurors had convicted Davis of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in late August. Davis, a former Los Angeles gang leader, had discussed his involvement in books and interviews before denying it at trial.
NYTimes – World Pope Leo XIV, 71, has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said. Doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung in an operation lasting roughly 90 minutes; the Vatican called it successful with no complications. The pontiff is recovering in hospital. Scheduled visits to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru on November 6 have not been confirmed by the Vatican.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday, their first visit to the North African enclave since 2007. During the visit, King Felipe declared Ceuta and Melilla "an inalienable part" of Spain, as Morocco claims sovereignty over the territory. The visit comes amid strained relations following a mass migrant influx in July.
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