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Mass MS-13 trial held at El Salvador mega-jail
AFP, Published on 24/04/2026
» TECOLUCA (EL SALVADOR) - Hundreds of alleged Mara Salvatrucha gang members sat chained, shaved and mute as they were accused of murder and torture during a mass trial at El Salvador's notorious Cecot jail, AFP reporters witnessed on Thursday.
Delicate extraction: Malaysia offers rare earths alternative to China
AFP, Published on 22/04/2026
» GEBENG (MALAYSIA) - Workers load tonnes of rare earth minerals into bags ready for shipping at a refinery in eastern Malaysia, fuelling the global pushback against China's grip on the critical sector.
Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef
AFP, Published on 15/04/2026
» WUXI (CHINA) - In a community centre in eastern China, Shu Fangqiang shrugged off his jacket and stepped onto a scale, one of hundreds of locals signing up for an unusual weight loss programme -- "Trade Fat for Beef".
What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - “Is Netanyahu real or AI?” an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
In historic first, Trump attends Supreme Court hearing
Reuters, Published on 01/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump made a historic visit to the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to attend arguments over the legality of a policy he considers crucial to his hardline approach toward immigration — a directive he signed on his first day back in office that would limit birthright citizenship.
Dead on arrival: South Sudan's devastated health system
AFP, Published on 09/03/2026
» JUBA — South Sudan's healthcare system has been so crippled by years of corruption that when a state governor experienced high blood pressure recently, he had to fly to Kenya for treatment.
Young Chinese parents tighten belts as childcare costs rise
AFP, Published on 08/03/2026
» LANGFANG (CHINA) - New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births.
Newsmaker: Pragmatist Larijani the new power broker in Iran
Ahmed Elimam of Reuters, Published on 01/03/2026
» Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani, who said on Sunday a temporary leadership council would be set up after an air strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reemerged last year as one of the most powerful figures in the security hierarchy.
UK probes leaks of ‘highly sensitive’ info to Epstein
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 03/02/2026
» LONDON - The British government has referred communications between former cabinet minister Peter Mandelson and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to the police after it found them to contain “market-sensitive” information.
Putting up a brave front in Brazil
News, Jitsiree Thongnoi, Published on 01/12/2025
» On the sidelines of the COP30 in Belém, Brazil, Thai activist Baramee Chaiyarat says he was there to help give voice to those typically underrepresented at such a high-level summit.