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‘Huge milestone’ as Libyan militia commander accused of torture to appear at ICC
ByJason Burke International security correspondent May 19, 2026

Prosecution is seen as landmark step towards justice over abuses of refugees trying to reach Europe from AfricaA former militia commander accused of overseeing murder, rape, enslavement and torture in Libyan detention centres will appear at the interna…

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Remains of second US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered
ByAssociated Press May 13, 2026

Mariyah Symone Collington and Kendrick Lamont Key Jr, who also died, had fallen off a cliff during an off-duty hikeThe remains of the second US army soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered, the army said on Wed…

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Chinese Firms Plot Secret Arms Sales to Iran, U.S. Officials Say
ByJulian E. Barnes, Mark Mazzetti and Dustin Volz May 13, 2026

The effort involves plans to send weapons through other countries in an effort to hide the origins of the shipments.

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The UAE tries hard to keep its reputation spotless. But with the war in Sudan, how can it? | Nesrine Malik
ByNesrine Malik May 13, 2026

Outrage is mounting about the Gulf country’s complicity in Sudan’s catastrophic civil war – and it might be starting to hit them where it hurtsThere are certain states whose reputations in the global community are tainted. For habitual violations of in…

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Zineb Sedira review: A chic ode to revolutionary cinema, brainy boozers – and exceptional berets
ByBen Eastham May 13, 2026

Tate Britain, LondonThe Franco-Algerian artist’s exploration of radical film-making in the 1960s and 70s is so seductive it makes you wish the crowd was livelier and the wine was flowing‘WHEN WORDS FALL SILENT, CINEMA SPEAKS …” announces a giant sign. …

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Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
ByOlivia Lee May 12, 2026

The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around worldThe number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the numbe…

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‘It’s like we went bankrupt overnight’: poorest Somalis suffer as piles of worthless shillings mount up
ByMohamed Gabobe in Mogadishu May 11, 2026

Banknotes are now so tattered that even buses refuse to accept them, as a dollarised economy and mobile phone payments push up the cost of essentialsAs US troops withdrew from Somalia in the spring of 1994, a teenaged Muse Omar Jama began working as an…

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Guardian reporter and colleagues detained and beaten by Somali police
BySarah Johnson May 9, 2026

Mohamed Bulbul arrested in Mogadishu after covering case of woman allegedly being tortured in prisonA journalist who covered the case of a woman who said she was being tortured in prison was detained and beaten with pistols by Somali authorities, along…

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Woman jailed in Somalia for peaceful protest ‘stripped, kicked and beaten’
BySarah Johnson and Mohamed Bulbul May 7, 2026

In an exclusive interview from prison, Sadia Moalim Ali, a 27-year-old rickshaw driver, tells of her treatment after being arrested for demonstrating against the governmentA woman being held in prison in Somalia for taking part in peaceful protests has…

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Two US service members missing after military exercises in Morocco
ByAssociated Press May 3, 2026

Search and rescue operation launched after service members reported missing near south-western city of Tan TanTwo US service members are missing in south-western Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African …

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