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  • British troops accused of human rights violations, environmental destruction and sexual abuse in Kenya
    Mittwoch, 3. Dezember 2025 20:00 Uhr

    Inquiry into British Army Training Unit in Kenya by Kenyan parliament says it faced ‘institutional resistance and non-cooperation’

    A report by the Kenyan parliament into the conduct of troops stationed at a British military base close to the town of Nanyuki in Kenya has alleged human rights violations, environmental destruction and sexual abuse by British soldiers.

    The inquiry into the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) was carried out by the Departmental Committee on Defencе, Intelligence and Foreign Relations. It collected testimony at public hearings in Laikipia County and Samburu County, and also received oral and written submissions from affected civilians, victims, community leaders, civil society organisations and relevant public agencies.

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  • Whistleblower accuses Foreign Office of ‘censoring’ warning of Sudan genocide
    Mittwoch, 3. Dezember 2025 12:40 Uhr

    Exclusive: Analyst claims UK officials deleted alert to threat of genocidal violence by paramilitaries to protect UAE

    Warnings of a possible “genocide” in Sudan were removed from a UK risk assessment by Foreign Office officials, according to a whistleblower whose testimony raises fresh concern over British failures to act on the atrocities unfolding in the war-ravaged country.

    The threat analyst said they were prevented from warning that genocide could occur in Darfur by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials in a risk assessment collated days after Sudan’s brutal civil war erupted in April 2023.

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  • Trump calls Somali immigrants ‘garbage’ as US reportedly targets Minnesota community
    Dienstag, 2. Dezember 2025 22:20 Uhr

    US president’s xenophobic rant comes amid reports of ramped-up deportation efforts in Ilhan Omar’s district

    Donald Trump on Tuesday called Somali immigrants “garbage” and said they should be sent back home in a rant that came as the administration is reportedly increasing immigration enforcement against undocumented Somalis in Minnesota.

    In a xenophobic rant during a cabinet meeting, Trump went off on Somalis and Ilhan Omar, the congressional representative who is from Somalia and is a US citizen. He said Somalia “stinks” and is “no good for a reason”.

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  • Five South Africans in court over alleged recruitment for Russia’s war in Ukraine
    Montag, 1. Dezember 2025 15:43 Uhr

    Suspects arrested after tipoff over accusation that 17 South Africans were tricked on to frontlines of the conflict

    Five South Africans have appeared in court on charges relating to recruitment and fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, amid allegations that 17 South Africans had been tricked on to the frontlines of the conflict.

    A female suspect was arrested on Thursday on her return to South Africa at OR Tambo international airport outside Johannesburg, police said. Three suspects were arrested at the airport on Friday and another on Saturday.

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  • Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead
    Montag, 1. Dezember 2025 07:00 Uhr

    Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030

    In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.

    Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week.

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  • House Democrats release new images of Epstein’s private Caribbean island
    Mittwoch, 3. Dezember 2025 19:13 Uhr

    Images and videos taken in 2020, a year after he died in jail, show the late sex offender’s home

    House Democrats released a handful of photos and videos from Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island on Wednesday, offering a rare glimpse into a secretive place where Epstein is alleged to have trafficked young girls.

    The new images and videos show Epstein’s home, including bedrooms, a telephone, what appears to be an office or library, and a chalkboard on which the words “fin”, “intellectual”, “deception” and “power” are written. One photo shows a room with a dentist chair and masks hanging on the wall. The New York Times reported that Epstein’s last girlfriend was a dentist who shared an office with one of his shell companies. The videos appear to be a walk-through of the property.

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