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Rights groups condemn Trump Guantánamo Bay order as ‘disastrous’ and ‘indefensible’Rights groups were swift to condemn Donald Trump’s announcement that he would order the construction of a migrant detention facility in Guantánamo Bay.Amnesty International said Guantánamo has been a “site of torture, indefinite detention without charge or trial and other unlawful practices”.It argued that Trump should be using his authority to close the prison and not repurposing it for offshore immigration detention.The American Civil Liberties Union said building a huge detention facility at Guantánamo would be a “disastrous mistake”. Sending scores of immigrants to an inaccessible military base in Cuba…

PoliticusUSA is ad-free because of readers like you. If you want your news, opinion, and analysis corporate and billionaire-free, please support us by becoming a subscriber.It wasn’t enough for one judge to block Trump’s federal funding freeze. A second judge is also going to block the illegal order to freeze federal funds.Politico reported:U.S. District Judge John McConnell said a bid by the White House to rescind a “hugely ambiguous” order implementing the freeze appeared to be undercut by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s subsequent statement that the freeze was still in effect.“I’m inclined to grant the restraining order,” McConnell,…

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners. The release was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross.The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive conflict ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel sparked the fighting. It has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence…

Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, on Thursday as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, more than a year after they were taken captive during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.Agam Berger, an Israeli army soldier, was released first in a highly choreographed ceremony in northern Gaza. A second hostage release in southern Gaza descended into chaos as crowds pushed forward to try to get a glimpse of them.The hostage release is part of a 42-day cease-fire deal that went into effect this month, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Hamas agreed…

Joel Guinto and James FitzGeraldBBC NewsWatch: Rescue efforts as passenger jet and helicopter collide in DCAt least 30 bodies have been pulled from the crash scene in the Washington DC area after a passenger plane collided in mid-air with a helicopter, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it landed in the Potomac River after the collision. Figure skaters from the US were among those who were on board the aeroplane. Russia has confirmed that some of its citizens were also on board. Search and rescue teams worked through the…

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Cherry Wilson & Jim ConnollyBBC News InvestigationsWatch the moment shoplifters targeted a phone shop in central London, December 2024Retail crime is “out of control” and shoplifters are carrying out increasingly brazen and violent acts of theft because they do not fear any consequences, an industry body has told the BBC.In some cases, offenders are openly clearing shelves of items in full view of customers and shop workers – a tactic sometimes known as “kamikaze” shoplifting.In the 12 months to September last year, incidents of customer theft reported by retailers in the UK rose by 3.7 million to 20.4 million, and…

Israeli army says Red Cross confirms it has seven hostages – two Israelis and five Thai nationalsThe Israeli army says the Red Cross has confirmed that it has seven hostages – two Israelis and five Thai nationals.More details soon …ShareKey eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featurePreparations have been under way for the release of Palestinians prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Here are some images via the newswires:A view of Ofer prison located between Ramallah and Jerusalem as preparations for the release of Palestinian prisoners continue on Thursday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesVehicles are lined…

Aspyr continues their remaster streak with a follow-up to the successful Tomb Raider I-III Remaster. This newly enhanced collection rounds out the first six games in the series. What’s especially noteworthy about Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered is all the restored content that’s being added; it gives it an element of newness to the package that may just entice those on the fence. Aspyr’s approach to one of the series’ most critically panned games, Tomb Raider VI, is also going to be fascinating to witness. And we don’t have too long to wait, considering Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered releases February 14th for Nintendo…

In the impoverished villages of Isaan, as Thailand’s northeast is known, families have become used to a vigil from half a world away.On Thursday, five families hoped that their loved ones were finally being released from Gaza, after 15 months as hostages in a conflict whose contours they do not fully understand. The Thai foreign ministry has said that five Thai nationals will be among those released on Thursday.“Is there any news yet?” asked Wiwwaeo Sriaoun, the mother of Watchara Sriaoun, one of the remaining Thai hostages. “We are happy but also anxious waiting for the names to come out.”Neither…