A man has been charged with manslaughter after 39 people were found dead inside a refrigerated trailer in the UK last week.
According to Essex Police, the 25-year-old lorry driver has also been charged with trafficking, immigration and money laundering.
Maurice Robinson will now appear in court on Monday
The bodies of 31 men and eight women were found in the town of Grays on Wednesday.
Five others remain in police custody.
Russian drone attack kills three children and a woman in Kyiv region
Two people have died in Ukrainian drone attacks in the Moscow region, and an oil refinery in Russia's capital was hit, authorities said on Sunday, as Russia enters the final day of parliamentary elections.
US says it killed four people in strike on vessel in Caribbean
The US Military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday, alleging that the vessel was involved in drug trafficking.
Saudi civil defence sends all-clear after alerts issued for capital Riyadh
Saudi civil defence sent an all-clear on Saturday after issuing alerts for a second time for potential danger in Riyadh and the city of Al-Kharj east of the capital, amid an uptick in attacks by Houthi rebels on the Gulf country.
11 Syrian soldiers killed in weapons depot explosion
Eleven Syrian military personnel were killed in an explosion at a weapons depot near the town of Ayyash in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, the country's Ministry of Defence said.
Number of people displaced worldwide falls, UN says
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Saturday that the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide fell to 117.8 million by the end of 2025, down 5.4 million from 2024.
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