Migrants Surging to the Border ‘Pray to God’ for End of Title 42
Mexico's border cities are swelling with migrants, most of them from hoping to enter the US if the Title 42 border policy ends.
world conflict
The Photos That Defined 2022
These powerful photos captured the biggest news stories in a tumultuous year, from war in Ukraine to the fall of Roe v. Wade.
‘They Held Stalingrad. We’re Holding Bakhmut’: Inside Ukraine’s Shattered City
VICE World News spent 2 weeks inside the besieged city of Bakhmut, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance and Russia’s desperation to overwhelm Ukraine’s defenders.
Pakistan Diplomat Says There’s a Bounty on His Head For Calling India’s Modi a ‘Butcher’
A heated war of words between top Pakistani and Indian envoys highlights diplomatic tensions between the decades-old rivals.
Tech
Watch a $130 Million F-35 Fighter Jet Absolutely Eat Shit
An F-35B crashed in Fort Worth, Texas. This happens more often than you’d think.
Senator Asks Gabe Newell Why Steam Hosts So Much Neo-Nazi Content
New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan sent Valve a letter decrying the vast amount of white supremacist imagery in its user generated content and community spaces.
OSINT Experts React to Musk's Flight-Tracking Twitter Bans
The experts who use public information to document war crimes and help criminal investigations say Musk's bans will limit the public's knowledge.
Climate
These Tiny Greek Islands Have Become Unlikely Laboratories for Global Corporations
On islands like Astypalea, goats and sheep outnumber humans 10 to 1 and many residents don’t have smartphones. But opaque deals with companies like Amazon and VW have locals unnerved.
‘We Feel Completely Rejected’: Egypt Is Shutting Its Own Activists Out of COP27
Egyptians working to protect the climate tell VICE World News that COP27 being held in Sharm el-Sheikh is a propaganda tool for the country’s regime.
Rishi Sunak Ignored Questions About a UK Citizen on Hunger Strike in Egypt
The UK Prime Minister refused to answer repeated questions from VICE World News about the plight of jailed UK-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
Social Justice
Calls to Defund Police After the World’s Deadliest Football Stampede
“What we saw in Malang is a culmination of years of political neglect to prioritise democratic police reforms.”
Iranian Riot Police Clobber Student Protesters
As protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini continue to rage, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei resorted to blaming the US and Israel for orchestrating dissent.
‘Our Kids Are Dying in Schools’: Is India’s Caste System Turning Teachers Into Killers?
On September 29, a school teacher accused of beating his student to death was arrested. Cops say it’s an isolated murder, but his family says it isn’t.
Extremism
The Photos That Defined 2022
These powerful photos captured the biggest news stories in a tumultuous year, from war in Ukraine to the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Are Women the Far-Right's Trump Card?
By leading far-right parties or pushing white nationalist ideology to huge online audiences, women are increasingly influential in the traditionally male-dominated far-right.
The QAnon Queen Tried to Go Global. It Didn’t Go Well.
The so-called QAnon Queen of Canada tried to expand her empire and name other sovereigns. They split off and are now threatening regicide.
Drugs
The US Is Trying to Take Down the Family Behind the Notorious Gulf Cartel
Gulf cartel boss Mario Cárdenas Guillén pleaded guilty to drug trafficking on Monday in the US. But his brother Osiel - another former leader - is due for release from prison next year.
A Cartel Boss Nicknamed ‘Tony Montana’ Was Just Arrested in Mexico
Antonio Oseguera Cervantes is CJNG leader El Mencho's brother and the latest member of that family to be arrested in Mexico.
No, Drug Dealing Is Not Driving London’s Teen Murder Epidemic
Researchers tell VICE World News that murders of young people in London are rarely drug-related, despite what the government and police say.