- Colombian teen escapes 12 years after she was allegedly abducted and raped on camera; school bus driver arrested CBS News
- School bus driver charged with holding girl captive for 12 years Fox News
- Teen Escapes from School Bus Driver 12 Years After He Allegedly Kidnapped Her and Changed Her Name PEOPLE
- Girl 'kidnapped by bus driver' aged seven finally escapes after 12 years of captivity Daily Star
- Girl 'kidnapped by school bus driver' as a seven-year-old and 'raped on camera for child porn perverts' escape Daily Mail
Rebel groups launch attacks on Syria’s Aleppo city
Syria's army says its forces 'continue to repel the major offensive launched by armed terrorist groups' on Aleppo city.
Gukesh and Ding Liren draw Game 4 of tied World Chess Championship final
Indian teenager and China's reigning world champion record second draw of 14-game final in Singapore.
Abandoning Ukraine means ‘infinitely higher’ long-term security costs, MI6 chief says
If Putin allowed to reduce Ukraine to vassal state ‘he will not stop there’, Richard Moore says in plea to Trump
Abandoning Ukraine would jeopardise British, European and American security and lead to “infinitely higher” costs in the long term, the head of MI6 has warned in a speech that amounted to a plea to Donald Trump to continue supporting Kyiv.
Richard Moore, giving a rare speech, said he believed Vladimir Putin “would not stop” at Ukraine if he was allowed to subjugate it in any peace talks involving the incoming US Republican administration.
Continue reading...Bolivia’s former top anti-drug official to be extradited to US for drug trafficking
Maximiliano Dávila Pérez, arrested in Bolivia in 2022, was accused of using his position to help transport cocaine
Bolivia’s highest court on Wednesday approved the extradition of the country’s former top anti-narcotics official to the US to face charges of trafficking narcotics.
Maximiliano Dávila Pérez briefly served as Bolivia’s top counter-narcotics official in 2019, before then president Evo Morales resigned. He later served as a police commander in Bolivia under the government of the current president, Luis Arce.
Continue reading...Ashley Griffith committed ‘depraved’ abuse at childcare centres for nearly 20 years. Were warning signs ignored?
As one of Australia’s worst paedophiles is sentenced to life in prison for 307 sexual offences, parents and victims demand answers
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In 2021, the serial paedophile Ashley Paul Griffith wrote a letter to parents of children at a Brisbane childcare centre, where he was employed as the director, addressing claims on social media the centre was “involved in a pedophile ring”.
“We want to reassure families that the wellbeing and safety of you and your family are of paramount importance,” wrote Griffith, who had set up a tripod camera inside the centre so he could film his sexual abuse of young girls from two different angles.
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Continue reading...Millions of Australians charged $4.3bn may be part of debt miscalculation controversy
Services Australia tests found about 64% of employment income-related debts may be affected by the unlawful calculation practice
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About 3 million Australians charged debts totalling $4.3bn by the Australian government may have been affected by an unlawful debt calculation practice.
The commonwealth ombudsman has said an “extremely large number of Australians [are] potentially significantly impacted” in response to the latest estimate released by the Department of Social Services.
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Continue reading...Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says – The Associated Press
- Iran to begin enriching uranium with thousands of advanced centrifuges, UN watchdog says The Associated Press
- Iran plans to install 6,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium, IAEA says Al Jazeera English
- Iran injects gas into new centrifuges ahead of nuke talks with European powers The Times of Israel
- Iran plans new uranium-enrichment expansion, IAEA report says Reuters
- Iran Ramps Up Nuclear Program, Close to Weapons-Grade: UN Newsweek
Rashid Khalidi: This genocide ‘worse than any phase of Palestinian history’
'This is a systematic attempt to make Gaza unlivable, to immiserate that population,' historian says.
Ireland votes in a close-run election where incumbents hope to cling on to power – The Associated Press
As rouble plummets, how will Chinese merchants get money out of Russia? – South China Morning Post
- As rouble plummets, how will Chinese merchants get money out of Russia? South China Morning Post
- Russia’s War Economy Shows New Cracks After the Ruble Plunges The Wall Street Journal
- The ruble’s in a slump. For the Kremlin, that’s a two-edged sword The Associated Press
- Breakingviews - Currency drop worsens Moscow’s stagflation fears Reuters
- Russia tries to stem panic over the plummeting ruble, as the central bank is forced to intervene CNBC
Apartheid economy continues to haunt South Africa
The recent spate of deaths across the country linked to 'spaza shops' exposes the enduring legacy of apartheid.
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate – Reuters
- Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate Reuters
- KSA abandons US defense pact over Palestinian statehood 'stalemate': Report The Cradle
- Saudi Arabia does not deserve an American security guarantee The Hill
- Better offer needed if the US wants to pull Saudi Arabia away from China Amwaj.media
- Saudi Arabia Halts Push for US Defence Pact Amid Israel Deadlock Arise News
Thiaroye killings: France admits West African colonial ‘massacre’, Senegal President Faye says – BBC.com
- Thiaroye killings: France admits West African colonial 'massacre', Senegal President Faye says BBC.com
- For the first time, France's Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre Yahoo! Voices
- Bassirou Diomaye Faye: 'There will soon be no more French troops in Senegal' Le Monde
- Senegal's President Faye seeks withdrawal of French troops Anadolu Agency | English
- France 'must apologise' for WWII Senegal massacre, says victim's son MSN
Chinese journalist and former Harvard fellow sentenced to 7 years – The Washington Post
- Chinese journalist and former Harvard fellow sentenced to 7 years The Washington Post
- China sentences veteran journalist on espionage charges NPR
- China Journalist, Dong Yuyu, Is Sentenced to Prison for Espionage The New York Times
- China sentences journalist to seven years on spy charges, family says The Guardian
- Chinese Journalist Sentenced to Seven Years on Spy Charges The Wall Street Journal
UK spy chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage – Euronews
- UK spy chief accuses Russia of 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage Euronews
- Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow behind ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage in Europe, MI6 chief says – as it happened The Guardian
- UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign The Associated Press
- MI6 Chief Warns US and Europe Against Cutting Support for Ukraine Bloomberg
- UK spy chief says Russia behind 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage in Europe Reuters
Teenagers climb out of illegal South African gold mine
A group of teenagers have climbed out of an illegal gold mine in South Africa.
Uniqlo faces China backlash over cotton comments
Commentators call for a boycott of the chain in China after it told the BBC it does not use Xinjiang cotton.
Watch: First look inside Notre-Dame ahead of reopening
The gothic cathedral in Paris has been refurbished following a devastating fire in 2019.
France admits colonial ‘massacre’, says Senegal’s leader
Dozens - perhaps hundreds - of West African troops who fought for France in World War Two were killed.