68 h. ago Vika: The journalist who exposed Russian “black sites”, then ended up in one – podcast

Viktoriia Roshchyna was investigating Russia’s torture sites, then found herself inside one. Manisha Ganguly and Juliette Garside reportViktoriia Roshchyna, a Ukrainian journalist known as Vika, was determined to report on Russia’s “black sites”.“These ‘black sites’, they’re not prisons; there’s no control on behaviour there,” Juliette Garside, an editor at the Guardian, tells Michael Safi. “So it’s where we know that some of the worst war crimes, the worst human rights abuses, take place. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Common medication taken by millions could 'fight and kill cancer cells'

Widely used drugs could help the immune system ward off cancer by 'fighting tumours', new research suggests

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4 d. ago War and microplastics are new threat to bees, scientists warn

Report from University of Reading found Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left bees without diverse food

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5 d. ago FBI deputy director Dan Bongino drops Jeffrey Epstein bombshell that sends MAGA conspiracy theorists wild

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino stunned MAGA conspiracy theorists on Sunday as he gave his verdict on pedophile Jeffrey Epstein 's 2019 death.

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6 d. ago FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says James Comey ‘brought shame to FBI again’ over ‘86 47’ pic

Comey, who was dismissed by President Donald Trump in 2017, shared a photo reading “86 47,” drawing outrage from the right.

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7 d. ago CIA to name veteran Middle East case officer as head of covert operations

Deputy director of operations to become more powerful as agency increases focus on espionage

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1 week ago Child remains fighting for their life after minibus crash on the M4 that killed boy, six, and seriously injured five other youngsters

The motorway in Berkshire was locked down in both directions following the incident which took place on the slip road from Junction 10 to the A329M near Reading at around 2.45pm on Sunday.

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1 week ago Israel hits Gaza hospitals in deadly strikes after pause to allow release of Edan Alexander

The strikes reportedly killed at least 18 people and came after Benjamin Netanyahu announced the military would enter the strip ‘with full force’Israeli strikes on hospitals in Gaza on Tuesday reportedly killed at least 18 people, after a brief pause in fighting which saw the release of 21-year-old Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who had been in Hamas captivity since the 7 October 2023 attack.The strikes hit the European Hospital complex near Khan Younis and left large craters gouged into the ground and cracks in the courtyard outside the European Hospital complex, images from the AFP news agency show. A damaged bus was lodged in a hole in the road. Continue reading...

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1 week ago More than 400 ISIS fighters have returned to Britain WITHOUT being prosecuted for atrocities, report finds

Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) said IS fighters who participated in killings, terror attacks and the persecution of minorities in the Middle East must face justice.

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1 week ago Man died of ‘blunt force injuries’ at US zoo after suspected kangaroo fight

South Carolina officials investigating death of Eric Slate, 52, and conditions of the petting zoo owned by his brotherOfficials in South Carolina are investigating the death of a man who was believed to have been killed while fighting a kangaroo in an enclosure at a children’s petting zoo.Eric Slate, 52, died of “multiple blunt [force] injuries”, according to Tamara Willard, the chief deputy coroner of Horry county, as reported by WPDE News. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Moment passengers party on luxury cruise liner hours before grandfather, 60, was 'killed in stag do fight'

James Messham, from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, died following an 'altercation' on the MSC Virtuosa as it was in British waters on May 3, during a short trip to Belgium.

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1 week ago Second man is arrested over the death of grandfather, 60, killed 'in stag do fight' on luxury cruise ship

James Messham, from Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, died following an 'altercation' on the MSC Virtuosa as it was in British waters on Saturday, May 3, during a short trip to Belgium.

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2 w. ago Major update after cruise ship Brit 'murder' victim killed in stag do 'fight'

James Messham, 60, from Shoreham-by-Sea, died after a fight broke out aboard the MSC Virtuosa just over two hours after it left Southampton for Belgium last weekend

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2 w. ago Cruise ship traveller, 60, killed 'in stag do fight' is pictured

James Messham, 60, died when a fight allegedly broke out aboard the MSC Virtuosa around 8.30pm last Saturday.

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2 w. ago Cruise ship 'murder' victim killed after stag do 'fight' described as 'lovely grandad'

"Lovely grandad" James Messham was reportedly on a stag do with friends and family when he was killed in an "altercation" just hours after the MSC Virtuosa set sail

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2 w. ago BMW driver, 25, admits killing mother and daughter in 'fireball' Boxing Day crash that left three others fighting for their lives

A man has admitted causing the deaths of a mother and daughter and seriously injuring three others in a Boxing Day crash.

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2 w. ago MSC Virtuosa 'murder': Emergency 'call for help' blasted as man 'on stag do' killed in 'fight'

The MSC Virtuosa set sail from Southampton for a two-night mini cruise to Bruges in Belgium - but hours in, a brawl reportedly broke out, resulting in the death of a man aged in his 60s

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2 w. ago Kashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills 26; Pakistan says five Indian fighter jets shot down

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’Full report: Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ after Indian missile attackAt a glance: what we know so farUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Kashmir crisis live: India missile attack kills eight; Pakistan official says two Indian fighter jets shot down

Pakistani PM calls India’s missile attack on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir ‘cowardly’; defence minister says ‘We are in the process of retaliating’ Pakistan vows to retaliate after wave of Indian missiles hits countryUS president Donald Trump was just asked about the Indian missile strikes into Pakistani-administered territory.“It’s a shame,” Trump told reporters. “We just heard about it.”In Ahmedpur East, we have information about the martyrdom of a child and 12 people injured Two civilians were martyred in Kotli.We know that a mosque was struck [in Ahmedpur]; ordinance landed on a house near it Parents and a child are stuck and being rescued. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago MSC Vertuosa cruise ship 'murder': Everything we know after man, 60, killed during 'fight'

A passenger in his 60s died during a reported fight aboard the Virtuosa just hours after it left port - before the ship returned to Southampton, where Hampshire Police boarded and arrested the suspect

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