In April, gunmen shot dead 26 people, most of them Hindus, in Pahalgam, a tourist area in the Indian-administered region of Kashmir.

via World news | The Guardian — Trump administration to seek extra funding from Congress to ‘dismantle’ Los Tiguerones over narcotics trafficking The US has designated Ecuador’s Los Tiguerones gang, which stormed a television station during a live broadcast in 2024, as a terrorist organisation as the Trump administration expands its campaign against narcotics traffickers it says are destabilising Latin America. The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, made the announcement in Quito, where he met Ecuadorian president Daniel Nobo

The UN human rights office said the designation of the Palestine Action group as a terrorist organisation was "a disproportionate and unnecessary restriction".

The US formally designated Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organisation, layering terrorism-related sanctions.

Pakistan joins the UN Security Council for a two-year term, gaining a virtual veto on designating terrorists and amplifying its voice on Kashmir and terrorism issues.

via Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera — Trump administration has used crime and drug trafficking to push for greater US military influence across Latin America.