US Sinks Ecuadorian Boat it Alleges is Tied to Drug Trafficking
By The Associated Press September 7, 2026 Women seek information about the expected arrival of their relatives who were aboard the Maria Candelaria, a vessel intercepted two days prior by U.S. authorities on suspicion of alleged drug trafficking at the port of Manta, Ecuador, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Ochoa) QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The U.S. Southern Command on Monday sank another Ecuadorian vessel that the U.S. alleged was linked to the criminal group Los Choneros.
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Satire Can Be A Crime In Kazakhstan
By Mihra Rittmann September 17, 2026 Another Critic Prosecuted into Silence Amid Crackdown on Freedom of Expression Downtown Astana, Kazakhstan, February 28, 2023. © 2023 Olivier Douliery/AP Photo Satirist and political commentator Azamat Omarov, who had been in pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan since mid-April on “inciting discord” charges, struck a plea bargain with the prosecution, under the terms of which he pled guilty, and on September 15, was released. While Omarov avo
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Saudi Promises To Respond To HouthI Attacks ‘Firmly’
By Al Jazeera Staff, Ali Mustafa and Anadolu 15 September, 2026 Houthis pledge to continue attacks on ‘Saudi military concentrations until aggression ceases’ Correction A previous version of this article stated that the Houthis claimed on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia carried out 54 air strikes over the past 24 hours. This was incorrect. The Houthi claim was made late on Monday. The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has promised to respond “firmly” to missile and drone attack
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5 Years After Kamloops: History of Canadian Residential Schools
November 2026 By Flora Tu Former Kamloops Indian Residential School, British Columbia, circa 1930 Archives Deschâtelets-NDC, Fonds Deschâtelets On May 27, 2021, Indigenous nation Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc announced that ground-penetrating radar identified 215 suspected unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. For many Canadians, the announcement sparked national mourning and calls for reform. For Indigenous communities, it was an affirmation of what ha
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North Macedonia's independence should not be commemorated by glorifying war criminals
By Bardhyl Jashari September 6, 2026 Gravestones at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, commemorating 8,372 Bosniak Muslim victims of a massacre committed by Bosnian Serb forces under the command of Ratko Mladić in 1995. Photo by Michael Büker, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Death does not erase the verdict. When a war criminal is placed on a pedestal by government officials, it undermines the dignity of the victims, weakens the rule of law, harms the very idea of North
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Trinidad and Tobago declares state of emergency
By Anselm Gibbs March 03, 2026 Trinidad and Tobago has declared a new state of emergency as authorities in the Caribbean country struggle with a surge in violent crime Trinidad and Tobago (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Trinidad and Tobago declared a new state of emergency Tuesday, only about a month after the end of the previous one, as authorities in the Caribbean nation continue to grapple with high levels of violent crime. Prime Minister Kamla P
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