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The killing of Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa is a reminder that in Guatemala, the line between law enforcement and the accused is often drawn in gunfire. A former prosecutor, shot dead at a sports centre, with two arrests announced almost before the body was cold. The official narrative is swift, but the machinery behind it is slower and less transparent.

The optics of a diplomatic visit are rarely accidental. When the United States secretary of state chooses Mumbai over New Delhi, the message is not lost on those who track such things. Marco Rubio’s itinerary has stirred a predictable round of indignation from India’s opposition, who frame the snub as a humiliation of the national capital and, by extension, the government that sits there.

The fire at the Alberta military base is a raw, unresolved event. The only confirmed facts are that people died and others were injured. The minister offered no figures, no cause, and no timeline for answers.

The footage is grainy, the explosions are unmistakable, and the target is Russia's second city. A suspected Ukrainian drone swarm has struck St Petersburg, and the immediate military significance is only half the story.