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120,000 ‘stolen’ babies: Georgia’s trafficking scandal

Georgian student Elene Deisadze was browsing TikTok in 2022 when she stumbled across the profile of a girl, Anna Panchulidze, who looked exactly like her. Months later, after chatting and becoming friends,
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President of Kenya William Ruto (C) addresses members of the media during a press conference at the State House in Nairobi, on June 26, 2024. - Kenyan President William Ruto said on June 26, 2024 that a contentious bill containing tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after unprecedented scenes saw over a dozen people killed and parliament ransacked in the capital Nairobi. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)

Kenya braces for new protests after deadly anti-tax demonstrations

Kenya was bracing on Tuesday for fresh protest action against the government after anti-tax hike demonstrations last month descended into violence that left dozens of people dead. Activists have stepped up their
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Mexico extradites drug cartel bagman to US

Mexico has extradited a suspected senior money man of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel to the United States, officials said Sunday. Sergio Miguel Vega Mendoza was arrested last year in Mexico City
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Activist hold a banner in front of the criminal court for the opening of an appeal trial of six police officers involved in the arrest that led to Mike Ben Peter's death, in Renens, western Switzerland, on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Jean-Guy PYTHON / AFP)

Appeals trial opens in Swiss ‘George Floyd’ case

A Swiss appeals trial began Monday of six police officers acquitted over the death in custody of a Nigerian man, which has drawn comparisons to George Floyd’s killing in the United States.
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Ecuador capital struck by magnitude 4.2 quake

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake shook Ecuador’s capital Quito on Monday, cutting off power in some neighborhoods but causing no immediate casualties or significant damage, the country’s geophysics agency announced. The epicenter of
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(FILES) Lawyer and one of the main defendants in the Panama Paper case, Jurguen Mossack, speaks to reporters upon his arrival at the court of justice in Panama City on April 8, 2024. - A Panama court on June 28, 2024, acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering related to the defunct Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, the epicentre of the international "Panama Papers" scandal, Panama's judicial body reported. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)

Panamanian court acquits 28 defendants in ‘Panama Papers’ trial

A Panamanian court on Friday acquitted 28 people charged with money laundering in connection with the now-defunct law firm Mossack Fonseca, the epicenter of the “Panama Papers” international tax evasion scandal. Among
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