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Yemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 dead in US airstrike on prison

Alleged attack on facility holding African detainees raises fresh questions over US military operations in regionYemen’s Houthi rebels say 68 people have been killed and 47 injured in a US strike on a detention centre holding African migrants in the city of Saada.The rebel group, which governs north-west Yemen, said the shelter was under the supervision of the International Organization for Migration and the Red Cross and targeting it “constitutes a full-fledged war crime”. The US military had no immediate comment. Continue reading…

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Trinidad and Tobago voters head to polls for wildly unpredictable election

Voters in twin-island Caribbean nation to determine representatives amid Trump tariffs and rising cost of livingVoters in the twin-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) are going to the polls today in a parliamentary election described by analysts as one of the most unpredictable in decades.Soaring crime levels, Donald Trump’s trade tariffs, and the rising cost of living have dominated the race between the two main parties, the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) and the United National Congress (UNC). Voters will choose the 41 members of the lower House of Representatives for a five-year term. Continue reading…

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Play to tell tale of surprise Banksy that appeared on garage in Port Talbot

Season’s Greetings, which was removed from the town much to residents’ sadness, is focus of touring showIt materialised just before Christmas seven years ago, turning the industrial town of Port Talbot into a destination for culture lovers, but – after much wrangling and soul-searching – was whisked away on the back of an art dealer’s lorry and is more than 1,000 miles from home.The saga of Port Talbot’s Banksy mural, Season’s Greetings, is being told in a new play opening next week, prompting a flurry of reminiscences and recriminations about what happened after one of the world’s most famous street artists paid a visit to south Wales. Continue reading…

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