Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated on Thursday that her administration is seeking to collaborate with the Colombian government to address the activities of criminal groups operating in both countries. This follows reports suggesting the involvement of Colombian nationals in an attack that left eight members of Mexico’s National Guard dead last week in the western part of the country.

“We are looking to collaborate with the Government of Colombia to address any criminal activity involving members of criminal groups in Colombia or, in turn, any member of a Mexican criminal group,” Sheinbaum said during her morning press conference.

Her remarks came in response to statements made by Colombian President Gustavo Petro earlier this week. On Tuesday, Petro claimed that former Colombian soldiers were involved in the deadly attack near the border between the Mexican states of Michoacán and Jalisco, where several armed forces personnel were killed.

“A bomb just exploded against the Mexican army in Michoacán, leaving several dead. The army responded by arresting the suspected perpetrators. Most of them are former Colombian soldiers, and some are still active. The press knows about this, but it hasn’t been widely reported. We are exporting mercenaries to the mafia,” Petro stated.

A woman was publicly whipped 100 times on Wednesday after being sentenced by an Islamic court in Indonesia’s Aceh province, where Sharia law has been enforced since 2001.

The young woman was flogged in front of dozens of onlookers by an executioner whose face remained covered throughout the punishment, according to reports by EFE.

She pleaded for the whipping to stop at least twice and was comforted by other women who offered her food and water before the flogging resumed until all 100 lashes had been administered.

In addition to her, four men were also publicly whipped the same number of times for other violations of Sharia law, which punishes consensual same-sex relations, alcohol consumption, and sexual activity outside of marriage.

Aceh is the only province in Indonesia—home to the world’s largest Muslim population—where Sharia law is officially implemented. The country also ranks among the highest globally for female genital mutilation, often tied to religious beliefs.

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Public floggings are common in Aceh. On February 27, two young men, aged 18 and 24, were also whipped for engaging in consensual sex.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested a Russian national in Philadelphia who is accused of being a member of Al Qaeda.

The 39-year-old man, who was arrested on May 23, was born in Tajikistan and is a fugitive wanted abroad, ICE announced this week.

“The arrest of individuals linked to terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda reaffirms our unwavering commitment to safeguarding the homeland,” said Brian McShane, Field Office Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Philadelphia.

“Through close collaboration with our outstanding partners at the FBI, we’ve taken decisive action to make our communities safer and prevent potential threats to the American people,” he added.

ICE stated the man was initially apprehended at the San Ysidro West pedestrian port of entry in California in March 2023 and was “charged as an inadmissible noncitizen under the Immigration and Nationality Act due to lacking an immigrant visa.”

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