Hong Kong lodges ‘strong protest’ after Panama takes control of canal ports

Last year, the Hong Kong-based company agreed to sell most of its stake in the two ports to a group led by the US investment firm BlackRock. The move by the Panamanian government could disrupt the $22.8bn (£20.75bn) sale, according to the Reuters news agency. Source link

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Celebrity doctor Peter Attia steps down from CBS over Epstein links

Days after the documents were published, Attia shared a 1,000-word note on social media in which he rejected being "involved in any criminal activity" and stressed that he was "never on his [Epstein's] plane, never on his island, and never present at any sex parties". Source link

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Russian soldiers tell BBC they saw commanders order fellow troops’ killing

Russian soldiers have exposed the brutality of conditions on the Russian side of the front lines in Ukraine, with two men telling the BBC they saw their commanders executing soldiers for refusing orders.The men, who are on the run, spoke about the horror they witnessed from an undisclosed location outside Russia in the documentary, "The Zero Line: Inside Russia's War".Ilya, 35, taught children with special needs before he was drafted into the army for the war. He says…

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BBC’s Will Grant on the atmosphere in Mexico following unrest

Since the death of a powerful drug lord, Mexico has deployed thousands of soldiers to reinforce security due to a wave of violence erupting across parts of the country.Defence Secretary Ricardo Trevilla said an extra 2,500 soldiers have been sent to western Mexico, bringing the total number of deployed since Sunday to 9,500. On Sunday, Nemesis Oseguera Cervantes, better known as "El Mencho", died in custody after being captured by Mexican special forces in Jalisco. The BBC's Will…

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Russia soldiers tell BBC they saw fellow troops in Ukraine war executed on commanders’ orders

One of the men, whose job was to identify and count dead soldiers, provided detailed lists showing that he is the sole survivor from a group of 79 men he was mobilised with. Because he refused to go to the front line, he says he was tortured and urinated on. Others in his unit who refused would be electrocuted, starved and then forced into meat storms unarmed, he says. Source link

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