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Patients at a high-security psychiatric hospital in Aktas, Kazakhstan, described abuse in secretly recorded videos obtained by RFE/RL: forced injections, days tied to beds, and manual labor. The hospital denied the allegations as authorities launched several investigations.

The case against Venkata Vasamsetty was dismissed by an immigration judge on 19 May this year

Around 400 homes in Benenden, Cranbrook and Rolvenden continue to be affected, South East Water says.

Spanish authorities issued a new alert on Tuesday morning

Thailand’s justice minister pledged on Tuesday to review pardon criteria following backlash over the release of an 85-year-old drug trafficker who served less than a decade of a life prison sentence. Laota Saenlee, a former anti-communist guerrilla turned drug runner linked to powerful Myanmar drug kingpins, was arrested by undercover officers in 2016 for selling crystal meth in the Golden Triangle drug-producing region. The rugged Golden Triangle zone – where Thailand, Myanmar and Laos meet –...

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There were a number of ‌zoos in Gaza before the conflict between Israel and Hamas erupted

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a man to 22 years in prison for repeatedly raping his daughter since she was 13, with the judge saying the penalty could not make up for the ordeal the victim suffered, and that it was one of the worst sexual assault cases involving a biological father he had ever seen. High Court judge Eric Kwok Tung-ming on Tuesday handed down the sentence to the 48-year-old defendant, whom he described as lacking “an ounce of kindness” towards his daughter, whom he raped 14...

BBC Sport's team of Fantasy Premier League experts debate some of the new season's big talking points to help you select your team before Friday's deadline.

BBC Sport's team of Fantasy Premier League experts debate some of the new season's big talking points to help you select your team before Friday's deadline.

BBC Sport's team of Fantasy Premier League experts debate some of the new season's big talking points to help you select your team before Friday's deadline.

BBC Sport's team of Fantasy Premier League experts debate some of the new season's big talking points to help you select your team before Friday's deadline.