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Home Office knew AI age checks for migrant children were flawed – but rolled it out anyway

Exclusive: Government advisers describe the tool as ‘hideously flawed’ amid concern facial age estimation has ‘baked-in racial bias’ – and can wrongly identify a 14-year-old as an adult

The Independent UK

How visa applications became big business across Africa

For millions of people, getting a visa is the key to studying, working or travelling abroad, but applicants on the African continent say the process has become increasingly expensive and difficult due to VFS Global – an Indian company that handles visa applications for dozens of African governments. An investigation…

Radio France Internationale

Hero Afghan commando sent back to Taliban after being failed by Britain

When Aziz was promised a new life in Britain in return for serving alongside UK forces, he hoped for a fresh start. Months later, he and his family were rounded up by police and deported back to Afghanistan – despite being under the care of the government. He is now…

The Independent UK

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‘How can we wait like this?’ Desperate plea of Afghan heroes in hiding as UK delays rescue

Investigation: They fought shoulder-to-shoulder with British troops in UK-run units in Afghanistan. Now these highly trained commandos are reduced to living in shacks, surviving on bread and scavenged food as the UK drags its heels despite promises to relocate them to safety. Holly Bancroft, May Bulman, Fahim Abed and Jessica…

The Independent UK

Revealed: How Donald Trump’s alleged assassin tapped up UK-trained Afghan commandos to fight in Ukraine

This is the extraordinary story of how Ryan Wesley Routh apparently messaged Afghan special forces hiding in Iran just three days before being arrested with an AK-47 at Trump’s Florida golf club. The UK is still dragging its feet over offering safe haven to these desperate men - paid and…

The Independent UK

UK-trained elite commandos approached to fight for Russia against Ukraine

Investigation: The UK trained and paid special forces to fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan. As hundreds of these fighters live in danger while Britain delays decisions on whether to give them sanctuary, the UK’s adversaries are circling. Holly Bancroft, Fahim Abed, May Bulman and Jessica Purkiss report

The Independent UK

Border 911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the ‘Invasion’ Narrative

Dark money and charity organizations led by former intelligence officers and ex-feds have been spreading propaganda and laying the groundwork for presidential election challenges.

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South Africa gears up for crucial election

In tonight's edition: With just one week to go before South Africa heads to the polls, we head to Cape Town, where our correspondent tells us what's at stake before the crucial day. Also, an investigation by Lighthouse Reports accuses the EU of funding serious human rights abuses in Tunisia,…

France 24

Death Trap: ‘We’re Not Going to Open It for Them’

A new investigation of a deadly fire that killed 40 migrants in a locked detention cell in Mexico shows that keys and fire extinguishers were readily available, but withheld.

Texas Observer

Immigration minister quizzed about female Afghan special forces soldier denied sanctuary in UK

Robert Jenrick says UK is ‘big hearted country’ when pressed on plight of left behind Afghans

The Independent UK

Afghan special forces soldier who risked her life working with British abandoned by UK

Exclusive: Soldier who fought with us against Taliban forced into hiding because UK won’t give her sanctuary – as British veterans demand we repay our debt of honour

The Independent UK

Top 10 hedge funds made £1.5bn profit from Ukraine war food price spike

Analysis raises questions over role of speculators in inflating food prices amid global cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Were Afghan spies working for French secret cell 'left to die' at hands of Taliban?

Dozens of Afghan intelligence agents who worked for the French secret services in Afghanistan say they were abandoned by France after the Taliban took power on 15 August, 2021. These allegations are revealed Wednesday in a joint investigation by RFI, the NGO Lighthouse Reports and daily newspaper Le Monde.

Radio France Internationale

Report: Croatian officials shared information on migrants

An independent investigative group has accused Croatian officials and police of using a clandestine WhatsApp group to share sensitive information about migrants trying to enter the country

The Independent UK

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Investigation exposes 'cage-like' migrant detention sites in Eastern Europe

A consortium of investigative journalists has exposed deplorable conditions at so-called "black sites" in Eastern Europe where migrants are reportedly being detained to prevent them from seeking asylum.

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK has failed to resettle Afghans facing torture and death despite promise

Those who risked their lives helping British government face a ‘toxic combination of incompetence and indifference’

The Independent UK

23 dead and 77 missing, so why is Europe silent? The fight for justice in Melilla

Special Investigation: New footage and witness testimony reveals extent of Spain’s involvement in crush that led to the deaths of more than twenty African asylum seekers on the Moroccan border, reports Beatriz Ramalho da Silva

The Independent UK

Ukraine’s forgotten refugees: Lottery of rights across EU leaves thousands struggling for help

Countries across Europe have been accused of discriminating against non-Ukrainians who have fled Russia’s invasion, write May Bulman and Maud Jullien

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The Guardian - UK

Revealed: world’s biggest meat firm appears to have avoided millions in UK tax

Exclusive: major supplier to brands including KFC and Nando’s used offshore companies allowing them to reduce UK tax payments, investigation suggests

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a kind of revenge’: Damascus suburb demolished as Assad builds a ‘new Syria’

Investigation reveals former rebel-held areas are being levelled under the guise of mine clearance to make way for high-end developments – leaving refugees nothing to return to

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: ships may dump oil up to 3,000 times a year in Europe’s waters

Collaborative investigation shows ships regularly discharge ‘bilge’ water illegally instead of treating it, with toxic effect on marine life

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