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Iron body presses and torture rope: horrors of Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ prison emerge
Syria braces to discover the fate of over 100,000 inmates subjected to horrific abuse as rescue teams liberate the Sednaya military prison
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Rats, pigeons and water buffaloes massacred in world’s largest animal sacrifice
At least 200,000 animals were sacrificed at Gadhimai, dubbed the ‘world’s bloodiest festival’
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Into the unknown: Crack WHO team journeys deep into the Congo to identify mystery killer
Their urgent mission is to find out what is killing swathes of people in one of the most remote parts of the world
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‘The smog has conquered us’: Children bear the brunt of Pakistan’s pollution crisis
Swathes of the country have been enveloped in toxic air for weeks – for the most vulnerable, exposure could lead to lifelong complications
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Battle Lines: Why are foreign fighters joining Myanmar’s civil war?
Plus: why MSF has suspended activities in Port-au-Prince
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Myanmar overtakes Syria and Ukraine in landmine deaths
The rise in landmines comes as fighting ramps up in civil war, which was sparked by a ruthless crackdown following a military coup in 2021
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The Philippines will not intervene if Interpol arrests Duterte over ‘war on drugs’
Filipino government agrees to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it resumed a stalled investigation into Mr Duterte
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Number of people globally with uncontrolled diabetes exceeds 445 million, study warns
First global analysis of diabetes trends finds that while prevalence of the condition has exploded, treatment rates have stagnated
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Why I left the US Deep South to fight in Myanmar’s brutal civil war
Azad is among a growing number of international combatants in conflict that has claimed thousands of lives
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Watch: Volcano erupts in Bali spewing five-mile ash cloud
Tourists stranded on Indonesian island after airlines including Qantas, Virgin Australia and Cathay Pacific grounded planes
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‘I thought I’d be next’: Working in the ‘red zone’ of the world’s deadliest disease
Almost 80 per cent of Rwanda’s Marburg cases have been doctors and nurses. One medic describes the reality of treating the deadly virus
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South Korean president takes golf lessons to impress Trump
Yoon Suk Yeol sharpens his ‘sporting diplomacy’ skills ahead of any future talks about pressing issues with game-obsessed president-elect
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Teenager hospitalised with bird flu
Authorities are investigating whether the case in Canada is linked to the H5N1 outbreak in US dairy herds
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What is mpox? Symptoms, transmission and vaccines
The WHO has declared a global health emergency over a new strain Clade 1b spreading in Africa. Here’s what you need to know
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I’ll dig up your dad’s bones and throw them in sea, Philippines VP tells president
Sara Duterte’s outburst forms part of a bitter feud between political dynasties
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