Mykonos drug ring dismantled: Greek authorities busted a narcotics ring on the resort island of Mykonos that allegedly used tourist transport vans to distribute drugs, including so-called “pink cocaine.” The ring’s alleged leader, a foreign national, operated a tourist shuttle company as cover.
Solstice killing in UK stone circle: A 26-year-old man was found dead at a stone circle in the Peak District, killed “in the most brutal way” during the summer solstice. A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Peru suspends judges: Peru’s judicial oversight body suspended the judges who had sentenced former President Ollanta Humala to prison, in a decision that has sparked debate about judicial independence in the country.
It was a day that underscored how fragile the world’s security architecture has become — from the collapse of nuclear arms treaties to corruption within one of America’s most powerful police forces, from the silencing of a rights activist in Pakistan to the quiet reshuffling of political power in New York. Each story, in its own way, asks the same question: who holds power, and who holds them accountable?
