Cruise ship passenger found dead on Caribbean island after vanishing during hike – CBS News

  1. Cruise ship passenger found dead on Caribbean island after vanishing during hike  CBS News
  2. Missing cruise ship visitor found dead in St. Kitts and Nevis  USA Today
  3. Chinese cruise ship passenger found dead in St Kitts after vanishing during a hike  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  4. Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Found Dead After Hiking Alone  People.com
  5. Missing cruise ship passenger found dead on St Kitts nearly a week after disappearance  The Independent
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Four migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in Italy

Petrol station attack in Calabria throws spotlight on widespread exploitation of foreign farm labourers

The exploitation of farm workers in Italy has come under the spotlight again after four men – three Afghans and one from Pakistan – were allegedly burned alive in a car at a petrol station in Calabria.

The attack was captured by a surveillance camera at the garage in Amendolara, close to Cosenza. Two Pakistani nationals have been arrested on charges of aggravated murder, according to public prosecutor Alessandro D’Alessio.

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U.K. government condemns violence at protest over teen’s stabbing death – NBC News

  1. U.K. government condemns violence at protest over teen’s stabbing death  NBC News
  2. Handcuffed student’s death sparks uproar in UK, as far right accused of inflaming tensions  CNN
  3. Did police anti-racism policies lead to appalling treatment of Henry Nowak and if not, what did?  The Guardian
  4. Starmer denies Farage 'two-tier policing' claim and accuses him of exploiting Nowak murder  BBC
  5. Student Murder Sparks Accusations U.K. Police Are Biased Against White Victims  WSJ
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Ukraine drones hit Saint Petersburg as economic forum starts – DW

  1. Ukraine drones hit Saint Petersburg as economic forum starts  DW
  2. Ukrainian drones strike St. Petersburg, hours before ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens  CNN
  3. As ‘Putin’s Davos’ opens, St. Petersburg residents fear more Ukrainian strikes  NBC News
  4. Ukraine Strikes St. Petersburg on First Day of a Marquee Putin Event  The New York Times
  5. Ukrainian drones hit St Petersburg as ‘Russian Davos’ opens in city  The Guardian
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Trump Endorses Abelardo De La Espriella, Right-Wing Presidential Candidate in Colombia – The New York Times

  1. Trump Endorses Abelardo De La Espriella, Right-Wing Presidential Candidate in Colombia  The New York Times
  2. Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign  The Hill
  3. Colombia’s populist, Bukele-loving right looks likely to win power  The Economist
  4. Colombian presidency goes to runoff election that could redefine relations with the US  CNN
  5. Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election  Al Jazeera
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Kidnappings, threats and ‘protection fees’: how can Mexico confront rise in deadly extortion?

With corrupt police on the streets and shopkeepers forced to pay gangs, president has vowed to tackle crime that now affects all parts of society

It was about 11pm and Luis* was about to get into an Uber to go home when the police car pulled up. One of the officers frisked him and produced two plastic bags with what looked like drugs: one contained some sort of powder, the other little crystals. Luis had never seen them before.

Luis, who asked not to use his real name for fear of reprisals, insisted that the drugs weren’t his, but the officers didn’t seem to care. They shoved him into the back of the police truck and drove into the night.

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