Muhammad was 17 when the war started in his home country of Syria. He was getting ready to begin pursuing an engineering degree in the city of Homs. Adnan, meanwhile, was 30 years old at the time and was working in Homs as a carpenter. His third child had just been born.Muhammad and Adnan fought on different sides in the civil war in Syria. Muhammad served in the military of dictator Bashar Assad and was eager for stability, while Adnan joined the rebels because of his faith in the revolution. Both dreamed of living in a peaceful, united country.Now, nine years later, they are once again...…Muhammad was 17 when the war started in his home country of Syria. He was getting ready to begin pursuing an engineering degree in the city of Homs. Adnan, meanwhile, was 30 years old at the time and was working in Homs as a carpenter. His third child had just been born.Muhammad and Adnan fought on different sides in the civil war in Syria. Muhammad served in the military of dictator Bashar Assad and was eager for stability, while Adnan joined the rebels because of his faith in the revolution. Both dreamed of living in a peaceful, united country.Now, nine years later, they are once again...WW…

In September 2013, eight Ukrainians and a Russian departed Georgia on a beat-up freighter, apparently heading for Mozambique. Their ship was already in bad shape before it even left the Black Sea port of Batumi. Called the Rhosus, the vessel was leaking, its alarm system was faulty and so was its rescue equipment.But the cargo on board was extremely volatile: 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in a highly concentrated variant, the kind used to make explosives, with a nitrogen enrichment level of almost 35 percent. Seven years later, on August 4, 2020, it would devastate parts of Lebanon's...…In September 2013, eight Ukrainians and a Russian departed Georgia on a beat-up freighter, apparently heading for Mozambique. Their ship was already in bad shape before it even left the Black Sea port of Batumi. Called the Rhosus, the vessel was leaking, its alarm system was faulty and so was its rescue equipment.But the cargo on board was extremely volatile: 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate in a highly concentrated variant, the kind used to make explosives, with a nitrogen enrichment level of almost 35 percent. Seven years later, on August 4, 2020, it would devastate parts of Lebanon's...WW…

Die Szenen aus dem dreieinhalbminütigen Video der neapolitanischen Guardia di Finanza sehen so perfekt aus, als stammten sie aus einem Narco-Thriller: Männer flexen mannsgroße stählerne Zahnräder, meterbreite Papierrollen auf, und die Drogenpillen rieseln, rauschen, strömen heraus. Und strömen und strömen. Die Kamerafahrt der Endausbeute geht über Dutzende Container voller Captagon-Tabletten, dem Label einer der beliebtesten synthetischen Drogen.14 Tonnen, 84 Millionen Pillen, werden es am Ende sein, der weltgrößte je gemachte Captagon-Fund. Straßenverkaufswert: eine Milliarde Euro. Ein...…Die Szenen aus dem dreieinhalbminütigen Video der neapolitanischen Guardia di Finanza sehen so perfekt aus, als stammten sie aus einem Narco-Thriller: Männer flexen mannsgroße stählerne Zahnräder, meterbreite Papierrollen auf, und die Drogenpillen rieseln, rauschen, strömen heraus. Und strömen und strömen. Die Kamerafahrt der Endausbeute geht über Dutzende Container voller Captagon-Tabletten, dem Label einer der beliebtesten synthetischen Drogen.14 Tonnen, 84 Millionen Pillen, werden es am Ende sein, der weltgrößte je gemachte Captagon-Fund. Straßenverkaufswert: eine Milliarde Euro. Ein...WW…