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Shackled, transferred, mocked: woman, 23, says she gave in to deportation after ‘humiliating’ ICE detention

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T12:00:18+00:00

Exclusive: Ana María was happy working in the US with an open asylum case. But after ICE detained her for months, she said she requested to go back to her native countryAna María had been happy living in the US. She had an asylum case going through the US immigration system and was working, becoming part of the community, living with her boyfriend and was grateful for safe harbor.But after she was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), she had such a horrendous experience that, in desperation, she agreed to be deported back to her native country in South America, back to danger

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Procès Hissène Habré : « Pour les survivants tchadiens, le contrat reste largement non rempli »

Source: Le Monde - International · Published: 2026-05-30T12:00:12+00:00

Dix ans après la condamnation à la réclusion à perpétuité du dictateur par les Chambres africaines extraordinaires, l’avocat Reed Brody souligne, dans une tribune au « Monde », « l’héritage immense » du procès sur le terrain du droit, mais encore inachevé pour les victimes.

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5 Are Freed in Laos Cave Rescue After More Than a Week

Source: New York Times - World · Published: 2026-05-30T11:56:37+00:00

Rescuers pumped water from the flooded cave, enabling four miners to crawl out. One used diving gear to escape earlier, and two remain missing.

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Centre waives cotton import duty till October 31

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-30T11:41:37+00:00

The move is expected to support manufacturers, exporters and consumers by stabilising raw material supplies and enhancing global competitiveness

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Mutual Funds returns

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-30T11:41:34+00:00

As on : May 30, 2026

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Victims of sexual offences denied justice for sake of child perpetrators, says Jess Phillips

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T11:37:29+00:00

Former safeguarding minister calls for sentencing guidelines review and fears crime now seen as ‘content for an eyeball economy’The former safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has said victims of sexual offences committed by children are being asked to “suck it up” for the sake of their attackers’ rehabilitation and called for a review into sentencing guidelines.In the past month, cases of teenage boys given lenient sentences after being convicted of rape and sexual assault have provoked public outrage. Continue reading...

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Bound by blood: new film highlights Jamaica’s outlawed obeah belief system

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T11:00:18+00:00

Stew Peas focuses on obeah, an enduring African magic practice in Jamaica banned by colonisers in the 1700sA new movie from award-winning Jamaican film-maker Sosiessia Nixon shines a spotlight on Jamaica’s enduring west African-based magic and spiritual healing tradition known as obeah.Nixon’s tense, feature-length suspense, Stew Peas, tells of the story of Jamaican detective Tessa, who is obsessed with an old murder case. Continue reading...

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Inflation won Trump the presidency, but could cost him the midterms

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T11:00:18+00:00

Trump’s pursuit of policies that drive up prices, including tariffs and war, might be punished in November’s electionsFor such an uncannily successful politician, Donald Trump exhibits a perplexing political myopia. His most recent own-goal was endorsing Ken Paxton, a state attorney general, against four-term senator John Cornyn in the Republican primary for Senate in Texas. Trump’s endorsement helped push the ethically compromised Maga firebrand over the top, to run against popular Democrat James Talarico in November, complicating the Republicans’ chances to keep the seat.But what truly screa

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‘Maybe it’s because we love the sesh’: how Wales is bucking Britain’s pub-closing trend

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T11:00:17+00:00

At least six new pubs and taphouses have opened in recent months, including the Pig & Swill in Cardiff On a hot Thursday evening in Canton, a buzzy Cardiff neighbourhood, a steady stream of people in sunglasses, shorts and dresses went back and forth between bar and garden at the city’s newest pub, the Pig & Swill.Next door, in Victoria Park, the splash pad was still heaving with families making the most of the tail-end of the May heatwave. Many parents and carers stopped by for takeaway pints and small plates. Continue reading...

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Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T10:52:45+00:00

Centrepoint warns young people facing ‘huge scarcity of work opportunities’ after Alan Milburn’s report on crisisThe growing number of young people not in work or education is driving more into unstable housing or homelessness, charities have warned.A government-commissioned review into the crisis facing young people in the UK said there could be a 25% rise in young people not in education, employment or training (Neet) to 1.25 million by the early 2030s without intervention. Continue reading...

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Four more men freed from flooded Laos cave in hazardous rescue mission

Source: The Guardian - World · Published: 2026-05-30T10:46:52+00:00

Two still missing as divers make their way deeper into cave through muddy water and sharp rocks to find themFour more miners who were trapped in a flooded cave in Laos for 10 days have been freed by divers, but two people are still missing as rescuers continue to crawl through narrow, deluged tunnels and sharp rocks to find them.The first of the party of seven men was rescued on Friday in a perilous rescue mission which has required teams to drain water from the cave and navigate collapse hazards. Continue reading...

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FPIs turn net sellers for third straight month in May; DIIs absorb pressure

Source: The Hindu Business Line – Markets · Published: 2026-05-30T10:42:14+00:00

Selling resumed on May 27, with net outflows of ₹1,330.07 crore; the final session of the month, May 29, closed with a marginal net inflow of ₹502.06 crore, pointing to a tentative stabilisation

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