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Colombian elite backed death squads, former paramilitary commander says

Salvatore Mancuso testified to peace tribunal that rightwing AUC worked hand in glove with business, military and political elite

The Guardian - US · May 19, 2023

UN not given access to Rohingya refugee camps after Cyclone Mocha

UNHCR says it’s awaiting permission from Myanmar government to distribute health supplies in Sittwe, where an estimated 90% of Rohingya homes have been destroyed

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

First Thing: Zelenskiy to attend G7 in person as leaders prepare new Russian sanctions

Ukraine’s president will attend Hiroshima meeting on Sunday as leaders prepare to target exports to Russia. Plus, humanity’s first record of kissing

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2023

First Thing: FBI accused of failures but report finds no deep-state plot against Trump

Agency ‘failed to uphold mission of strict fidelity’, special counsel John Durham concludes in investigation launched by Bill Barr. Plus, who is Twitter’s new CEO and can she fix its problems?

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

‘Separation is the only answer’: Manipur violence fuels calls for separate state in India

Leaders of the mainly Christian hill tribes say that living alongside the mostly Hindu Meitei people is ‘as good as death for our people’

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2023

‘I saw many bodies’: having escaped one conflict, Tigray refugees face new terrors

Living in UN camps in a rapidly collapsing Sudan, refugees from Ethiopia are being kidnapped, taken across the Sahara, and tortured for ransom – in a brutal, multimillion-dollar industry

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2023

Voyager take Australia to ninth place in Eurovision grand final

Fans of song contest hail ‘a brilliant result’ as Perth synth metal rock band perform track Promise in Liverpool

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2023

Title 42 migration restrictions have ended, but Biden’s new policy is tougher

President pledged as a candidate to dismantle Trump’s hardline immigration agenda but new rules are more restrictive

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2023

Land of no return: the Mexican city torn apart by cartel kidnappings

Violence in Fresnillo between Sinaloa and Jalisco groups mirrors national trend – and critics say Amlo has failed to act

The Guardian - US · May 13, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Victory Day in Russia; Ukrainian counter-offensive on pause; French journalist killed in Bakhmut

The Guardian - AU · May 12, 2023