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Thirty-nine dead in a migrant boat in the Gambia that has sunk, officials say

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Thirty-nine dead in a migrant boat in the Gambia that has sunk, officials say

By Pap Saine BANJUL, Jan 8 (Reuters) – The death toll after a boat carrying migrants to Europe capsized off the coast of Gambia on New Year’s Eve has risen to 39, two government officials told Reuters, as survivors described the vessel as “overcrowded and dilapidated”. Gambia’s defense ministry last week put the death toll … Read more

Ex-officer tells UK military inquiry he committed war crimes in Afghanistan

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Ex-officer tells UK military inquiry he committed war crimes in Afghanistan

By Michael Holden LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – A former senior British officer told a public inquiry that British special forces in Afghanistan appeared to have committed war crimes by executing suspects and despite widespread knowledge in the chain of command nothing was done. The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) ordered the inquiry after a … Read more