China's Baidu has blank spots in its mapping platform. We used those blank locations to look for the network of prisons and internment camps in Xinjiang, where up to a million Muslim minorities have been detained. Here's how we did it.

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia is struggling to deliver its desert-defying ski resort for the 2029 Asian Winter Games and has held internal discussions about finding alternative countries to host the event. By @alisonkilling, @cornishft, @ahmed, @leahyjoseph 👉 https://t.co/D9yuxF4Dng

Delays to Saudi Arabia’s snow mountain put 2029 Asian Winter Games at risk. ‘Kingdom eyes alternative countries to host event after falling behind on construction of desert ski resort’ ⁦ by ⁦⁦⁦@alisonkilling⁩ the ⁦@FT⁩ team.

NEW: Saudi is holding internal discussions about having China or South Korea hold the 2029 Asian Winter Games as it struggles to deliver its desert defying ski resort in Neom. @FT

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NEW: Inside the race for AI capacity. The quest for superintelligence is spurring a data centre boom — but critics question the cost, environmental impact and whether it is all needed.

NEW: Armed gangs control 95% of Haiti's capital and are expanding their campaign of murder, rape and extortion across the country. Better armed than the Haitian police, it is weapons smuggled from the US that enable their dominance. We tracked how Haitian gangs get their guns.

By @joeparkdan @mylesmccormick_ @digitalcampbell @peterjandringa @samjoiner and me.

NEW: Armed gangs control 95% of Haiti's capital and are expanding their campaign of murder, rape and extortion across the country. Better armed than the Haitian police, it is weapons smuggled from the US that enable their dominance. We tracked how Haitian gangs get their guns.

I can hardly believe it. My dear friend Awdah was slaughtered this evening.He was standing in front of the community center in his village when a settler fired a bullet that pierced his chest and took his life. This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time. الله يرحمك

Dutch Olympic swimmer Sean Niewold will finally be allowed to use the pool at his local municipal baths after getting his basic swimming certificate.

@sam_learner Dan Clark and Gaku Ito

NEW: Inside US’s booming immigration detention industry where increasing levels of incarceration are leading to deteriorating conditions, legal representatives and detainees say. ⁦@upyorkshire⁩ ⁦@nassos_⁩ ⁦@inari_ta⁩ ⁦@janatausch⁩

NEW: Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how…

We stand against any government attacks on the right to protest ✊🏾 A statement by Southall Black Sisters:

And also to follow it up with a second award for our story on West Bank settlers. Hope that this brings these stories to even more readers. https://t.co/IkvgdfBHFE

Really honoured to have win this...

Major media investigation finds thousands of Uyghurs forced to work in 75 factories across 11 Chinese regions, with links to major western companies. I supported this joint investigation into state-imposed forced labor transfers by @nytimes @derspiegel @TBIJ. THREAD: 👇

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Great scoop from ⁦@peterjandringa⁩ The Venezuelans sent by Trump to El Salvador and dumped in prison thought they were going to Venezuela. They had signed paperwork to go home. via @FT