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‘A Powder Keg’: 6 Dead After Attempt to Rescue Kidnapped Pilot Turns Into Bloodbath
The man's captors told VICE World News that further attempts to rescue him could jeopardise his safety.
Major Photography Prize Winner Reveals Image Is AI-Generated, Rejects Award
A winner at this year's Sony World Photography Awards wasn't a photo at all.
Why Did a 21-Year-Old Guardsman Have Access to State Secrets?
"I have a feeling that at least one, if not multiple people on the security side were asleep at the wheel."
Animals Are Using Rafts of Plastic Garbage to Colonize the Open Ocean
Coastal animals such as mollusks and crustaceans are making a home on the high seas using heaps of trash from humans, a new study has found.
A Viral AI-Generated Drake Song by ‘Ghostwriter’ Has Millions of Listens
"Heart on My Sleeve" is taking off on TikTok and Spotify. Is it a watershed for AI-generated music, a PR stunt, or something else?
An Ex-MP Was Shot Dead on Live TV in India. Why Are These People Celebrating?
The brazen killing of former Indian lawmaker Atiq Ahmed has raised questions about India’s record of extrajudicial killings.
Gangsters Have a New Way of Avoiding Capture: Becoming Turkish
European officials tell VICE World News they are concerned accused drug traffickers are using Turkey's citizenship laws to evade trial in other countries.
Mexican Cartels Are Turning Once-Peaceful Ecuador Into a Narco War Zone
“We are fighting to contain this sickness that is threatening our country,” said an official of the violence created by Mexico's cartels in Ecuador.
US Claims El Chapo’s Sons Fed People to Tigers
Prosecutors claim that Los Chapitos also tested illicit fentanyl produced by the Sinaloa Cartel on humans in a slew of new charges.
Andrew Tate’s UK Accusers Are Crowdfunding to Sue Him
The three women, whose allegations were revealed by VICE World News in January, hope their civil suit will pressure police to reopen a criminal investigation against him.
xHamster Ordered to Verify or Remove All Amateur Content
A court in the Netherlands ruled that the porn site has three weeks to remove amateur content that doesn’t have documentation, or face heavy fines.
YouTube Just Gave a Prize to a Violent Haitian Gangster Rapper
Izo Vilaj de Dye, also a popular rapper, is an alleged Haitian crime boss and reportedly behind a series of kidnappings in Haiti.