Rights report details beatings at ICE’s 5,000-bed Texas detention camp
What’s new: 64 of 71 detainees interviewed said they were assaulted by staff or saw others beaten at Camp East Montana.
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US strike on Pacific boat killed 3 as senators press Pentagon
What's new: The deaths bring the toll from the campaign against alleged “narcoterrorists” to at least 211 since September.
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US strike on Pacific drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors
What's new: The death toll from the administration's boat-strike campaign has reached at least 208 since September.
The Straits Times, NPR +1
Rights groups link Israeli white phosphorus to strike near Nabatieh
Why it matters: International law bars incendiary weapons in populated areas, and the allegations add pressure as a fragile Israel-Lebanon ceasefire strains.
Series: Israel · Lebanon Ceasefire Crisis · 10 chapters since Jun 1Ghana parliament passes anti-LGBTQ bill, awaits president
The bill would expand penalties to cover identity, promotion and reporting of LGBTQ activity, pending John Dramani Mahama's approval.