They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border – WDIV ClickOnDetroit

  1. They were forced to scam others worldwide. Now thousands are detained on the Myanmar border  WDIV ClickOnDetroit
  2. Satellite Photos Show Scamming Capital of the World  Newsweek
  3. Freed captives describe scam operations in Myanmar  DW (English)
  4. Myanmar militias, scam syndicates gamble to ride out Thai crackdown  Nikkei Asia
  5. Thousands of online scam workers are stuck in limbo in Myanmar  kuaf.com
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Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy ‘fully committed’ to US talks in Saudi after Trump’s Russia comments

Ukrainian president backs negotiations, despite Trump’s remarks he finds Russia ‘easier’, and calls for more sanctions after deadly missile attack

Russia’s defence ministry said on Sunday that it had taken the village of Konstyantynopil, in the southern part of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, reports Reuters.

The Guardian has been unable to independently verify the report.

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Panama Releases Dozens of Detained Deportees from US into Limbo Following Human Rights Criticism – Newsmax

  1. Panama Releases Dozens of Detained Deportees from US into Limbo Following Human Rights Criticism  Newsmax
  2. Panama Will Release Migrants From Detention Camp, Challenging Trump’s Deportation Efforts  The New York Times
  3. An ocean-view prison for Trump’s deportees: ‘They don’t want us, but they won’t let us go’  EL PAÍS USA
  4. Panama offers temporary reprieve for 112 migrants deported by US  CNN
  5. Lawsuit Against Panama Challenges Detention of Trump Deportees  The New York Times
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Panama Releases Dozens of Detained Deportees from US into Limbo Following Human Rights Criticism – Newsmax

  1. Panama Releases Dozens of Detained Deportees from US into Limbo Following Human Rights Criticism  Newsmax
  2. Panama offers temporary reprieve for 112 migrants deported by US  CNN
  3. Panama Will Release Migrants From Detention Camp, Challenging Trump’s Deportation Efforts  The New York Times
  4. 'You have 30 days to leave': Panama releases dozens of detained US deportees from jungle camp  The Times of India
  5. Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp  PBS NewsHour
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Ukraine reports 264 Russian drone attacks in 48 hours amid Trump aid freeze – ABC News

  1. Ukraine reports 264 Russian drone attacks in 48 hours amid Trump aid freeze  ABC News
  2. Ukraine war: Zelenskyy says Russia has carried out ‘hundreds of attacks’ against Ukraine this week – as it happened  The Guardian
  3. Russia Hits Ukrainian Power and Gas Facilities in Widespread Attack  The New York Times
  4. Russia Steps Up Attacks, Battlefield Gains Ahead Of Crucial US-Ukraine Talks  Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
  5. Russian strikes continue in Ukraine as US suspends military aid  TODAY
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Internet shutdowns at record high in Africa as access ‘weaponised’

More governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability

Digital blackouts reached a record high in 2024 in Africa as more governments sought to keep millions of citizens off the internet than in any other period over the last decade.

A report released by the internet rights group Access Now and #KeepItOn, a coalition of hundreds of civil society organisations worldwide, found there were 21 shutdowns in 15 African countries, surpassing the existing record of 19 shutdowns in 2020 and 2021.

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How Trump is driving US towards Russia – a timeline of the president’s moves

Since becoming president, Trump has upended the US approach to Ukraine and treated Moscow more as an ally

In just seven weeks since returning to the White House for a second term, Donald Trump has upended the US approach to the invasion of Ukraine and treated Russia increasingly not as an adversary, but an ally.

After tossing aside decades of alignment with Europe against Russian aggression, the US president suspended military assistance and intelligence to Kyiv and said on Friday he finds it “easier” to work with Russia than Ukraine.

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More than 1,000 people killed in two days of clashes in Syria, war monitor says

About 745 civilians among those killed in fighting in Latakia province between security forces and fighters loyal to former president Assad

More than 1,000 people, including 745 civilians, were killed in the two days of clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters loyal to the former Assad regime and ensuing revenge killings, a war monitor has said, one of the highest death tolls in Syria since 2011.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitor, said 745 civilians were killed mostly execution-style, while 125 Syrian security forces and 148 Assad loyalists were killed. Death tolls from the two days of fighting have varied wildly, with some estimates putting the final death toll even higher.

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