2 w. ago FBI issues warning over social media photos being used as ‘proof of life’

The FBI has issued a warning about a rise in virtual kidnapping scams targeting Americans.

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2 w. ago Eurovision used to be a campy joy – but it has become a cynical way to whitewash war | Arwa Mahdawi

The song contest continues with its mission of ‘unity and cultural exchange’ by rolling out the red carpet for Israel, even though at least four countries have pulled out in protest A new acronym emerged a couple of months into Israel’s bombardment of Gaza: WCNSF. “Wounded child, no surviving family”. That acronym is unique to Gaza, experts like paediatrician Dr Tanya Haj-Hasan with Médecins Sans Frontières have said. Normally it’s rare for doctors to treat a child who has lost their entire family. But there has been nothing “normal” about the genocide in Gaza, where whole bloodlines have been wiped out and there are more child amputees than anywhere else in the world. Nothing normal about scores of doctors coming back from a landscape of rubble with reports of kids being deliberately targeted by Israeli snipers.Despite a supposed ceasefire being in place, Gaza remains hell on earth. Essential medical supplies are not getting in and Amnesty International has said Israel is still com...

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2 w. ago Strictly's Dani Dyer 'sick to death' as she's targeted for 'not looking after her kids'

It comes after the former Love Island winner, who was due to take part in Strictly Come Dancing this year, announced her next TV gig

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2 w. ago 'I thought I was moving to UK for a job but it was so my organs could be harvested'

Nigerian trafficking victim Daniel was promised a life-changing job opportunity but discovered he was being targeted for his kidney in modern slavery case that led to convictions

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3 w. ago Online cult accused of using Discord messaging app to 'coerce' and 'blackmail' children

WARNING DISTURBING DETAILS: Children targeted on Discord were encouraged to self-harm by a group that allegedly coordinated to exploit them in a variety of ways

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3 w. ago Online cult targeted kids and gave them instructions on how to kill themselves

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT Officials said the men operated as a coordinated network that sought out vulnerable children and coerced them during video calls into performing sexually explicit acts

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