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Belgian port city terrorised by drug violence
Belgian port city terrorised by drug violence
by  AFP

In Belgium's port city of Antwerp, residents live in fear of eruptions of violence between the gangs that control Europe's vast cocaine trade. The city is the main port of entry into Europe for Latin American cocaine, a business controlled by transnational cartels with an increasing reputation for the most extreme violence.

Cracking the covert app that exposed Europe's drug gangs
Cracking the covert app that exposed Europe's drug gangs
by  AFP

From torture and murder in the Netherlands and Serbia to an unprecedented web of corruption in Belgium, the Sky ECC investigation has shone a light into some of Europe's darkest corners. After English, the most common language used on Sky ECC was Albanian, investigators found.

Macron kicks off US state visit, with trade dispute looming
Macron kicks off US state visit, with trade dispute looming
by  AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron was set to meet President Joe Biden on Wednesday, at the start of a state visit highlighting the countries' strategic ties but also fears of a transatlantic trade war. Largely due to Covid disruptions, this is the first formal state visit to the White House during the Biden presidency.

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