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- Italy probes claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians BBC
- Italy probes Sarajevo ‘sniper safaris’: What were they, who was involved? Al Jazeera
- Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war | Bosnia and Herzegovina The Guardian
- War tourist foreigners ‘paid £80k to shoot at civilians’ during Siege of Sarajevo The Independent
Pakistan arrests 4 from an Afghan cell over deadly Islamabad bombing
Those arrested are linked to a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Second brother of French anti-drugs campaigner shot dead in Marseille
Investigators fear the murder of a second brother of Amine Kessaci is meant as a warning to him.
Rights groups decry Tunisia’s ‘injustice’, crackdown on activists
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International condemn Tunisia's 'assault on the rule of law'.
Venezuela’s Maduro urges Trump to avoid Afghanistan-style ‘forever war’
Authoritarian leader calls for US to make peace amid military buildup and strikes against alleged drug smugglers
Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump not to lead the US into an Afghanistan-style “forever war”, as the American military buildup in the region intensified and Trump’s defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed to purge the Americas of “narco-terrorists”.
Speaking to CNN outside the Miraflores presidential palace in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, Maduro called on Trump to make peace, not war, after the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford, arrived in the region.
Continue reading...Dozens of Australian and NZ schools shut over asbestos risk in children’s sand
The Australian regulator has recalled several sand products used by children for play, but says the risk from them is "low".
Bihar 2025 election result: Who won, who lost, why it matters
Modi's BJP-led alliance poised to sweep the legislative assembly election in Bihar, vote count trends show.
Ukraine faces ‘exhausting battles’ against Russia in Zaporizhia, Donetsk
Moscow's troops push further into Pokrovsk but Ukraine is managing to fight on.
London judge rules BHP Group liable for Brazil’s 2015 Samarco dam collapse
About 600,000 people seeking compensation a decade on from disaster that killed 19 and devastated villages
The global mining company BHP Group has been found liable for the deadly 2015 collapse of a Brazilian dam, in a landmark ruling that could pave the way for a multibillion-dollar payout.
The high court in London on Friday, Mrs Justice O’Farrell ruled that BHP was responsible for the collapse of the Fundão dam in Mariana despite not owing the dam at the time.
Continue reading...South Africa to investigate ‘mysterious’ arrival of 153 Palestinians on plane
Passengers held on runway for 12 hours after landing in Johannesburg without travel documents
South Africa will investigate the “mysterious” arrival of scores of Palestinians who were kept on a charter plane at Johannesburg for 12 hours by border police because they did not have travel papers, the president has said.
A group of 153 Palestinians arrived at OR Tambo international iarport in Johannesburg on a chartered Global Airways flight from Kenya on Thursday without departure stamps, return tickets or details of accommodation, according to the border authorities.
Continue reading...Freed British-Egyptian activist not allowed to fly to UK, family says
Alaa Abdel Fattah was Egypt's best known political prisoner until seven weeks ago, when he was released from jail.
Rescue teams search at scene of Indonesia landslide
Rescuers in Indonesia have been searching for survivors of a landslide. Several people have been reported killed.
Chinese Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship ‘Sichuan’ Starts Sea Trials In Shanghai – navalnews.com
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- China’s Military Gives Update on Next-Generation Amphibious Assault Ship Newsweek
- China puts its first 076 drone carrier to the test The Telegraph
Is Venezuela prepared for a US attack, as Washington ramps up forces?
Venezuela's military is unlikely to be able to match US aggression. But President Maduro has other options, say experts.
Documents show Epstein texted with House Democrat during 2019 hearing, report says – live updates – The Guardian
- Documents show Epstein texted with House Democrat during 2019 hearing, report says – live updates The Guardian
- Epstein texted with House Democrat during Cohen hearing, documents show The Washington Post
- Del. Stacey Plaskett received texts from Epstein during 2019 congressional hearing CNN
- Epstein Helped Democratic Lawmaker by Text During Michael Cohen Testimony Newsweek
- Who was Epstein texting during House hearing investigating Trump; did he influence lawmaker? Files reveal shocking truth Hindustan Times
UK judge finds BHP Group liable in Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
A dam collapse in 2015 unleashed tonnes of toxic waste into a major river, killing 19 and devastating villages downstream.
Trump, Congress and the Epstein files: What happens next?
House advances bill to release Jeffrey Epstein files amid Republican resistance and Trump's opposition to disclosure.
Amputees from Israel’s Gaza war use homemade prosthetics to re-enter life
The besieged Palestinian enclave has the world's highest number of child amputees per capita.
Italian prosecutors investigate Bosnian war ‘sniper safaris’
Prosecutors in Italy are examining claims that Italians travelled to Bosnia during the war to shoot at civilians.
British-Egyptian activist stopped from flying to UK, says family
Egyptian authorities prevented Alaa Abd el-Fattah from attending human rights awards in London
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the British-Egyptian writer and human rights campaigner who was freed from jail in September, was stopped from flying to the UK by Egyptian passport control, his family has said.
Abd el-Fattah was pardoned after more than 10 years in jail but his status, including his right to travel back and forth between Britain and Egypt, was left unclear and subject to discussion between the family and authorities.
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