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| 05.05.2024 | China's Xi arrives in France for state visit | PARIS: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday (May 5) arrived in France on a state visit hosted by Emmanuel Macron where the French leader will seek to push his counterpart on issues ranging from Ukraine to trade.
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| 03.05.2024 | Burkina Faso bans media over critical coverage of military | Authorities suspend foreign media and block news sites over coverage of HRW report on alleged military killings of civilians
Burkina Faso special forces take part on the last day of the US-led Flintlock 2023 annual military training exercis... |
| 02.05.2024 | Lawless and neglected: Local Colombians see Darién influx as economic lifeline | The small coastal town of Acandí in northwestern Colombia serves as the gateway to the Darién Gap, the dense jungle corridor that separates Colombia from Panama and one of the most dangerous migration routes in the world. But as migrants ar... |
| 30.04.2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, April 29 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| 29.04.2024 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, April 29 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| 29.04.2024 | Millions of Afghans sought refuge in Pak; Now hiding to evade deportation | - |
| 29.04.2024 | Shocking home truths: New poll shows voters ‘crying out for housing and homeless help’ in London | Brian Rose pledges to build 50,000 new homes before Christmas to solve London's housing crisis
With housing the second-most important issue to Londoners, leading Mayoral candidate Brian Rose pledges 50,000 homes while criticising rival’s “b... |
| 19.04.2024 | EU Eastern Borders: Finland Closes its Border with Russia Indefinitely Despite Criticism ― Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia Oppose Implementation of New EU Migration Pact While Lithuania Prefers to Pay ―... | The president of the European Commission has visited Finland’s eastern border to learn about Russia’s instrumentalisation of migration and congratulated the Finnish government for its preparedness. The Hungarian prime minister has described... |
| 18.04.2024 | Calming the Long War in the Philippine Countryside | What’s new? The Philippine Maoists, one of Asia’s longest-running communist insurgencies, are on the defensive, with Manila pushing for definitive victory through counter-insurgent operations and development initiatives. Fighting has fallen... |
| 15.04.2024 | Seeking the Best from a Skewed Poll: Hard Choices for Venezuela | Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s brazen moves to tilt the playing field in his favour ahead of the presidential election on 28 July have put the opposition in a tight spot; they also pose a dilemma for outside actors such as the U.S. a... |
| 13.04.2024 | This Week In Techdirt History: April 7th – 13th | Five Years Ago
This week in 2019, Colorado’s net neutrality bill was heading to the governor’s desk while Mitch McConnell was promising a House net neutrality bill would never get past the Senate. The UK proposed a ridiculous plan to fine i... |
| 08.04.2024 | Paddy Cosgrave returns as Web Summit CEO after resigning over Israel/Gaza controversy | Paddy Cosgrave, the co-founder of the Web Summit tech conference, is returning to his role as CEO after resigning in October over controversial statements he made about the Israel/Gaza war last year on social media. Rumors of his return beg... |
| 06.04.2024 | USTAG condemns Desecration of Hindu Temple during Shivaratri Celebrations at the Vedukkunaari Hill in Sri Lanka | Protest against the attack on Hindu worshippers
The US Tamil Action Group (USTAG) condemns the alleged police brutality at Hindu Temple in Sri Lanka during Shivaratri celebrations.
...... direct the Department of Archeology to end its discr... |
| 04.04.2024 | Правозащитники пробились к чеченскому СК | - |
| 04.04.2024 | Remembering Rwanda | On 7 April, commemoration ceremonies will be held in Kigali and around the world to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide which occurred over a 100 day period from April to July in 1994. Looking back over three decades, wha... |
| 30.03.2024 | Saudi Arabia to preside over UN forum on women's rights, gender equality | The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) unanimously appointed Saudi Arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025, CNN reported, citing the Saudi Arabia Mission to the UN.
Saudi ambassador to the UN, Abdulaziz Alwasil, was ele... |
| 27.03.2024 | How Putin and Xi are secretly fueling Gold’s record rally | It is no secret that gold tends to trend higher in times of uncertainty as the precious metal remains an important store of value across the globe.
Given the fact, it comes as little surprise that recent months have seen the world’s leadin... |
| 25.03.2024 | A 'Dragon Ball' theme park is Saudi Arabia's latest attempt to become the world's playground. Some fans aren't happy. | Military & Defense A 'Dragon Ball' theme park is Saudi Arabia's latest attempt to become the world's playground. Some fans aren't happy.
Tom Porter
2024-03-25T13:28:25Z
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| 23.03.2024 | Local News | ‘We’re back’: CU Boulder’s Conference on World Affairs to return to roots with broad, diverse events | Human rights, college athletics, gaming, the future of fashion and artificial intelligence — these are just a handful of the wide variety of topics set to highlight this year’s Conference on World Affairs at the University of Colorado Bould... |
| 21.03.2024 | Weaponization of Buddhism for Tamil Cultural Genocide: TGTE | Requests Indian Government to assure that any funds provided to Sri Lanka for strengthening of Buddhism, should not be used for weakening Hinduism NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, March 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On March 8 th , Sri Lankan poli... |
| 21.03.2024 | Threads começa a liberar seu próprio “Trending Topics” | Saiba mais sobre Threads no nosso canal no WhatsApp
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| 16.03.2024 | Israeli tank 'likely' opened fire on reporters with a heavy machine gun, says report | Military & Defense Israeli tank 'likely' opened fire on reporters with a heavy machine gun, says report
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2024-03-16T14:32:26Z
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| 15.03.2024 | 130 human rights groups urge federal courts to hold US accountable for failing to prevent plausible genocide in Gaza | Court's Inaction on US Complicity Could Set Dangerous Precedent for Global Human Rights, Legal Filing Warns
Federal courts are the only place where U.S. violations of the Genocide Convention can be meaningfully reviewed. Legality and morali... |
| 13.03.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Laila El-Haddad: My family in Gaza faces starvation. How do I find solace this Ramadan? | By Laila El-Haddad
Ordinarily, the days leading up to Ramadan, the holy month when Muslims give up food and drink from dawn to dusk, are exuberant. My younger children and I would prepare “iftar jars” and food baskets with Ramadan staples, ... |
| 12.03.2024 | Closing Circles: Iran’s Exclusionary 2024 Elections | On 1 March, Iran held its twelfth parliamentary election since the 1979 revolution as well as its sixth contest for the Assembly of Experts, the clerical body nominally tasked with selecting the next supreme leader. Official results indicat... |
| 11.03.2024 | India implements citizenship law opposed by Muslims before election | NEW DELHI: India on Monday (Mar 11) moved to implement a citizenship law that critics say discriminates against Muslims, just weeks before the world's most populous country heads into a general election.
While the law was passed in December... |
| 02.03.2024 | Commentary | Opinion: Sabine von Mering: Peace is necessary to give the climate a chance | By Sabine von Mering
When my son was a teenager and he first began to notice what I do for work, he used to roll his eyes when he saw the books I was reading: “Why do you like reading about all this depressing stuff, Mom? World War II, the ... |
| 27.02.2024 | Azerbaijan’s Rocky Relations with Europe: Between Political Tensions and Energy Partnerships | Azerbaijan was expelled from the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly over its handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and its many democratic shortcomings. Geopolitical concerns and the urgency of natural gas cooperation are likely... |
| 27.02.2024 | Mexican president's dox of journalist shows perils of reporting in country | Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's repeated claims that he has a "political right" to dox a journalist is indicative of the safety issues that reporters and activists face in the country as it heads into presidential ... |
| 27.02.2024 | Africa Needs China for Its Digital Development - but At What Price? | Digital technologies have many potential benefits for people in African countries. They can support the delivery of healthcare services, promote access to education and lifelong learning, and enhance financial inclusion.
But there are obsta... |
| 14.02.2024 | Joint Statement on Conflict-Induced Hunger in Gaza | We, the signatories of this statement, call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and a massive increase in humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Gaza, and as the only way to comply with the United Nations Security Council Resolutio... |
| 13.02.2024 | Despite Denials, Harsh Anti-LGBTQ+ law in Uganda Appears to Be Based on U.S. Rhetoric and Pseudoscience | For decades now, the “kill the gays” bill has appeared to have been the endgame of U.S.-based anti-LGBTQ+ groups.
President Museveni and first lady Janet Museveni met with Sharon Slater and members of her organization Family Watch Internati... |
| 08.02.2024 | Jordan: Authorities must investigate Pegasus surveillance of journalists | Former IPI Vice-Chair Daoud Kuttab among targets of spyware attacks, according to new report
Veera Nikkila, Helsingin Sanomat Journalism Fellow at IPI
Feb 8, 2024
IPI is deeply alarmed by a new report finding that at least 35 journalists, h... |
| 02.02.2024 | The Kremlin may be retaliating against anti-war Russian celebs abroad — even trying to get countries to send them back, reports say | Military & Defense The Kremlin may be retaliating against anti-war Russian celebs abroad — even trying to get countries to send them back, reports say
Kelsey Vlamis
2024-02-02T03:22:40Z
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| 01.02.2024 | 2024 CCNow Awards Are Now Open | Sign up to receive the Climate Beat weekly newsletter in your inbox.
We’re proud to announce that the 2024 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards are now open for submissions. Now in its fourth year, the CCNow Awards program honors excellen... |
| 01.02.2024 | Human Rights Report Reveals Toyota, GM, Tesla, Volkswagen Tied to Xinjiang Forced Labor Scandal | John Lopez, Tech Times 01 February 2024, 06:02 am |
| 23.01.2024 | Africa: Meta - Protect LGBT People From Digital Targeting | Beirut — New #SecureOurSocials Campaign Urges Transparency from Facebook, Instagram
Meta should do more to protect the safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and all its users, in particular on Facebook and Instagra... |
| 15.01.2024 | Some ships in the Red Sea have declared themselves 'all Chinese,' seemingly in hopes of avoiding Houthi attacks | Military & Defense Some ships in the Red Sea have declared themselves 'all Chinese,' seemingly in hopes of avoiding Houthi attacks
Matthew Loh
2024-01-15T06:08:09Z
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| 12.01.2024 | Government Agencies Shouldn't Be Allowed to Destroy Their Paper Trail of Medical Abuse and Neglect | Last year, Anadith Reyes Alvarez, a medically vulnerable 8-year-old girl, died in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention after contract medical staff failed to review her medical records or consult with a physician and refused her em... |
| 12.01.2024 | Xenophobic utterances close to SA elections a concern, says HRW | Xenophobic utterances targeted at African and Asian migrants have been reported, according to Human Rights Watch. Image: HRW
Xenophobic rhetoric and utterances made by campaigning politicians ahead of the 2024 elections are a worry, says Hu... |
| 11.01.2024 | South Africa to argue genocide case TODAY in World Court | South Africa’s four senior counsel to represent in World Court genocide case against Israel. Image: ICJ/Section27/UbunyeChambers/UN Press/Mbuyiseni Ndlozi
The International Criminal Court(ICJ), will today hear South Africa’s arguments in it... |
| 10.01.2024 | A Meta employee says she's under investigation after claiming the firm censors pro-Palestinian views | Tech A Meta employee says she's under investigation after claiming the firm censors pro-Palestinian views
Sawdah Bhaimiya
2024-01-10T15:50:49Z
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| 09.01.2024 | Sudan’s Calamitous Civil War: A Chance to Draw Back from the Abyss | Sudan’s brutal civil war is set to take an uglier turn still. After almost nine months of fighting, the war is expanding east, threatening to engulf the country and push it farther down the path of long-term state failure. Already, the coun... |
| 30.12.2023 | 3 things to know before traveling to Dubai | Travel 3 things to know before traveling to Dubai
Catherine Boudreau
2023-12-30T10:57:01Z
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| 30.12.2023 | Ukrainian soldier torn apart by tank fire fighting for Mariupol faced further hell in Russian captivity. He made it home, but others never came back. | Military & Defense Ukrainian soldier torn apart by tank fire fighting for Mariupol faced further hell in Russian captivity. He made it home, but others never came back.
Jake Epstein
2023-12-30T12:00:02Z
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| 21.12.2023 | Human Rights Watch Slams Meta's 'Systemic' Censorship of Israel-Palestine Conflict | John Lopez, Tech Times 21 December 2023, 09:12 am |
| 18.12.2023 | US envoys work for new hostage release deal, scale-down of Israel-Hamas war but say no timetable | By TARA COPP, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The head of the CIA jetted to Europe for talks with Israeli and Qatari officials Monday, sounding out the potential for a deal on a new cease-fire and th... |
| 04.12.2023 | ByteDance: TikTok owner to allow users to create AI chatbots | ByteDance, the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, is working on a new platform to enable users to create their own artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots.
It’s a major play from the $220bn company as it seeks to elbow its way into the fiercel... |
| 03.12.2023 | A harrowing video shows decomposing babies in a Gaza hospital after they had to be abandoned amid Israeli attacks, say reports | Injured Palestinian kid receives medical treatment at Al-Nasr Children's Hospital after an Israeli attack in Khan Yunis, Gaza on November 18, 2023. Abed Zagout/Anadolu via Getty Images
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| 29.11.2023 | Russia's air force appears to be turning more to an 1,100-pound cluster bomb in one of the deadliest fights in Ukraine, intel says | Military & Defense Russia's air force appears to be turning more to an 1,100-pound cluster bomb in one of the deadliest fights in Ukraine, intel says
Jake Epstein
2023-11-29T17:46:01Z
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| 27.11.2023 | IDF 'rejuvenation complex' near Gaza has concerts, massage chairs, buffet, and more — a stark contrast to the horrors of the conflict zone | Israeli soldiers patrol near Kibbutz Beeri, where 270 festival attendees were killed by Hamas militants ARIS MESSINIS/Getty Images
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Videos uploaded to TikTok show a new "rejuvenation complex" for Israeli soldiers.
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| 27.11.2023 | A teacher who lived in Dubai and Qatar for 10 years to save money shares what it was like — and why moving back to Ireland was a relief | Coyle said she saved six figures and used 70,000 euros to buy a house in Ireland after teaching in Doha, Qatar, for four years. Courtesy of Sorcha Coyle This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider ... |
| 24.11.2023 | Opinion Columnists | Opinion: Farrah Hassen: Americans want a ceasefire. It’s our politicians who are out of touch. | By Farrah Hassen
Two years ago, filmmaker Mohannad Abu Rizk asked children in Gaza about their dreams. One young girl responded, “My dream is for us to stay alive and to live in peace. We have a right to stay alive.”
She’s one of the 2.2 mi... |
| 24.11.2023 | India Alleged Violation of UNSC Resolution in Kashmir and Concern on Civil Liberties | HOUSTON, TEXAS, UNITES STATES OF AMERICA, November 23, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Indian government is facing international criticism for its alleged violation of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution in Kashmir and conc... |
| 20.11.2023 | Sheryl Sandberg says rape should never be a tool of war and the horrors of the Hamas terror attacks can't be swept under the rug | Military & Defense Sheryl Sandberg says rape should never be a tool of war and the horrors of the Hamas terror attacks can't be swept under the rug
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2023-11-20T20:59:06Z
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| 07.11.2023 | A millennial who moved from London to Bahrain says she loves her cheaper, sunnier, and safer new home | Real Estate A millennial who moved from London to Bahrain says she loves her cheaper, sunnier, and safer new home
Mark Ellwood
2023-11-07T10:19:01Z
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| 06.11.2023 | 'From the river to the sea': What to know about the pro-Palestinian slogan that's roiling American politics | Politics 'From the river to the sea': What to know about the pro-Palestinian slogan that's roiling American politics
Bryan Metzger
2023-11-06T20:38:43Z
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| 19.10.2023 | Students’ Personal Information Shouldn’t Be An Open Book | Rob Shavell is cofounder and CEO of DeleteMe and a vocal proponent of privacy legislation reform. |
| 14.10.2023 | The Israel-Hamas war won't end with a military response, peace experts say. Another terrorist group will rise in Hamas' place. | Palestinian Hamas militants are seen during a military show in the Bani Suheila district on July 20, 2017 in Gaza City, Gaza. Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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| 14.10.2023 | In Gaza, where nearly half of the population is under 18, a children's rights crisis is unfolding | News In Gaza, where nearly half of the population is under 18, a children's rights crisis is unfolding
Hannah Getahun
2023-10-14T00:14:43Z
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| 13.10.2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Phyllis Bennis: Israelis and Palestinians are victims of Israel’s apartheid system | By Phyllis Bennis
The violence in Gaza and Israel is bringing horrifying new levels of human suffering to Israelis and Palestinians.
Both sides have committed heinous violations of international law, and all attacks on civilians must be con... |
| 10.10.2023 | The history behind Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel | A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 8, 2023. MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel this weekend.
Israel has since reta... |
| 10.10.2023 | Israel could eventually divide the left — while Ukraine divides the right | Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and other House progressives on the Capitol steps on May 31, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images
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If the conflict in Israel drags on for weeks, Democrats in Congress may eventually s... |
| 09.10.2023 | How Hamas Leveraged Cheap Rockets And Small Drones To Ambush Israel | The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing display a drone — all the way back in 2014. The ... [+] group has a long history of using drones as asymmetrical weapons against the far more powerful IDF,AFP via Getty Images |
| 07.10.2023 | What is Hamas? | Palestinian militants drive back to the Gaza Strip with the body of an Israeli soldier on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas, a Palestinian political and military group that governs the Gaza Strip, carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attac... |
| 24.09.2023 | Commentary | Guest opinion: Lindsay Koshgarian and Alliyah Lusuegro: Climate is the fight of our lifetime. Our federal budget should reflect that. | By Lindsay Koshgarian and Alliyah Lusuegro
As the hottest summer in human history approached its end, tens of thousands of climate marchers rallied in New York to call for bold climate solutions. Meanwhile, lawmakers in Washington lurched t... |
| 14.09.2023 | War crimes investigators establish office in Ukraine after Russia charged with abducting more than 19,000 children | A child is wrapped in a blanket as Ukrainian refugees cross the border into Poland from Ukraine at the border crossing in Medyka, eastern Poland. LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images
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| 07.09.2023 | Cuba says its citizens were recruited to fight with Russia in Ukraine — but the government is only cracking down now 'because they got caught,' former counterintelligence officer says | A Cuban sailor walks past the Russian Navy training ship, Perekop, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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| 02.09.2023 | The Biden administration wants to know if Saudi Arabia used American weapons to kill 'hundreds' of migrants | US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One before departing from King Abdulaziz International Airport in the Saudi city of Jeddah on July 16, 2022. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
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| 30.08.2023 | More than 100 people were arrested at a gay wedding in Nigeria on grounds of attending the event, police say | News More than 100 people were arrested at a gay wedding in Nigeria on grounds of attending the event, police say
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2023-08-30T04:58:57Z
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| 21.08.2023 | Ukraine's use of imprecise cluster bombs is making Russian 'very scared to go on assault', says frontline soldier | A man walks past an unexploded tail section of a 300mm rocket which appear to contained cluster bombs, fired at eastern Ukraine in April 2022. ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images
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| 21.08.2023 | "They fired on us like rain": Saudi border guards killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants, Human Rights Watch says | Saudi border guards fired "like rain" on Ethiopian migrants trying to cross into the Gulf kingdom from Yemen, killing hundreds since last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday.
The allegations, described as "unfoun... |
| 14.08.2023 | Scoop: Saudi-funded Savvy Games was the mystery partner in collapsed $2B Embracer deal | The previously unknown partner in a $2 billion video game mega-deal that mysteriously and dramatically collapsed last spring was the Saudi government-funded Savvy Games Group, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The fallout of the failed dea... |
| 12.08.2023 | Ukraine banks on vintage Soviet rocket launchers to support the counteroffensive against Putin's invasion, report says | Ukrainian servicemen from 24th brigade operate a BM-21 Grad near the frontlines of Toretsk, Ukraine on March 18, 2023. Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
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| 10.08.2023 | Timid Escalation Management In Ukraine Fight Raises Risk Of Nuclear Or Chemical Strikes | In Ukraine, risk reduction may have made the risk worse.Getty Images |
| 09.08.2023 | Operation Lone Star: All you need to know about latest US border flashpoint | Washington, DC – Democratic legislators in the United States have voiced outrage over the latest methods used by the US state of Texas at the border with Mexico to prevent migrants and asylum seekers from entering the country.
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| 07.08.2023 | HRW urges probe into alleged police killings of activists | Image: HRW.
Angola’s police have allegedly killed over a dozen activists since January, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday, urging government to swiftly probe reports of abuse and rights violations.
The arrests are more frequent in the oi... |
| 03.08.2023 | Zimbabwe’s upcoming election under fire: HRW | PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA – NOVEMBER 18, 2017. Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Coalition gathered at the Union buildings On November 18, 2017 in Pretoria, South Africa. They wanted to hand over a memorandum to President Zuma so he can table the demands... |
| 29.07.2023 | CAR braces for referendum that may extend President Touadera’s rule | The Central African Republic (CAR) will hold on Sunday a contested constitutional referendum that could allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to extend his rule.
Voters will be asked to decide on whether to scrap the existing two-term p... |
| 24.07.2023 | Internet restrictions have affected 4.2 billion people so far this year | An estimated 4.2 billion people around the world were affected by governmental internet restrictions during the first half of 2023, according to a new report by Surfshark.
Why it matters: Governments have repeatedly used internet restrictio... |
| 24.07.2023 | Microsoft and Google may have to surrender people's data to Saudi Arabia after signing huge deals there | Saudis walk next to a portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Riyadh Season Boulevard in the Saudi capital. FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images
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| 23.07.2023 | Patrol dogs are terrorizing and mauling prisoners inside the United States | Redeem now
In a photo taken in December 2003, two US military dog handlers, Sgts. Santos Cardona and Michael Smith, corner a detainee at Abu Ghraib, the prison in Iraq used by the US-led coalition and the Iraqi government. Smith holds back ... |
| 22.07.2023 | Instruments of war: Bandit Queen to Manipur | I knew what the video from Manipur that was widely circulated earlier this week contained, so I did not need to watch it. The ethnic clash in the state that has resulted in at least 142 deaths and many more injured started nearly two months... |
| 21.07.2023 | Time to Try Again to End Sudan’s War | Sudan’s calamitous three-month war may be entering a critical new phase. In recent weeks, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has further entrenched its superior position in the capital, Khartoum, and intensified a siege of the head... |
| 18.07.2023 | Human rights group calls for support for rescued Libyan migrants | Arab rights group have asked for international help for the hundreds of rescued Libyan migrants left in the desert by Tunisian police. Image by flickr.com
An Arab rights group called Monday 17 July 2023 for international help for 360 sub-Sa... |
| 16.07.2023 | International Criminal Court Launches Investigation Into Surging Violence In Darfur | On July 13, 2023, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that he is investigating fresh allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region, including the killing of 87 members of the ethni... |
| 13.07.2023 | Russia has launched its own version of Wikipedia, called Ruwiki, which is notably more sympathetic to Putin | A composite image showing a headshot of President Vladimir Putin on June 24, 2023, and the Ruwiki logo. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via Reuters / Ruwiki / Insider
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A Kremlin-compliant version of Wikipedia, Ruwiki, has launche... |
| 11.07.2023 | Nepal’s Progressive March Towards Social Justice for Sexual Minorities | Recent rulings by the Nepalese Supreme Court demonstrate the increasingly progressive society for sexual minorities in the high mountain country. While the current government continues to fight these orders, Nepal has quietly become known a... |
| 11.07.2023 | White House maps plan to reduce "zombie drug" overdose deaths | The Biden administration on Tuesday released a national plan targeting the spread of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that's increasingly laced with fentanyl and is rapidly spreading through the illegal drug trade.
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| 11.07.2023 | PGA official pledges golfers will be able to criticize Saudi Arabia if the tour merges with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf | PGA Tour Chief Operating Officer Ron Price Patrick Semansky/AP
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A top PGA official said golfers would still be able to criticize Saudi Arabia if the tour merges with LIV Golf.
Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal expressed concern o... |
| 10.07.2023 | So thirsty they drank seawater: The refugees Tunisia pushed out | Tunis, Tunisia – Hundreds of Black men, women and children forcibly expelled from the port city of Sfax remain trapped in the heavily secured “no man’s land” between Libya and Tunisia.
Footage shot by Al Jazeera, the only media organisation... |
| 08.07.2023 | French government wants the power to block social media and to tap into cellphones | Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters Protests erupted after French police killed a 17-year-old of North African descent on June 27.
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| 07.07.2023 | US to send cluster bombs to Ukraine despite humanitarian concerns | The United States has decided to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, multiple news outlets have reported, despite concerns about the deployment of weapons banned by more than 100 countries.
A weapons package including cluster munitions fired... |
| 30.06.2023 | Migrant boat disaster: What to know about the tragedy off the coast of Greece | The sinking of a dangerously overcrowded fishing boat carrying hundreds of migrants near Greece's coast earlier this month has become one of the deadliest refugee tragedies in recent years, and its already-horrifying death toll is expected ... |
| 28.06.2023 | "What is a Uyghur?": Presidential candidate Francis Suarez botches question about China | Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, who is running for president, is being criticized for botching the answer to a question about Uyghurs, an ethnic group being targeted with alleged human rights abuses in China. Podcast host Hugh Hewitt asked Suar... |
| 28.06.2023 | China in focus as EU leaders prepare for key summit | Brussels, Belgium – The heads of the 27 member states are set to meet in Brussels for a two-day summit this week during which they will discuss foreign policy issues on Friday, including the bloc’s China strategy.
In his invitation letter t... |
| 27.06.2023 | Ljubljana: It’s a Beautiful Life in This Crypto Payments Hotbed | Ljubljana is a study in contrasts when it comes to factors that measure grassroots crypto enthusiasm and activity. Its opportunities score, based on the rate of per-capita crypto jobs, companies and events, is outstanding, but its crypto ad... |
| 23.06.2023 | Chinese Authorities Demand Global Censorship Of Protest Anthem ‘Glory To Hong Kong’ | It’s hardly a secret that the Chinese government is obsessed with controlling everything that its citizens see or do online — Techdirt has written dozens of stories on the topic over the years. But control within China’s borders isn’t enoug... |
| 23.06.2023 | ‘Not afraid’: The Texas pilot flying patients to abortions | It was summer, midday and hot when the teenager arrived at the tiny regional airport. She was wearing pyjamas and “carrying a stuffed animal for support,” recalls Michelle, who was there to meet her.
The girl was seeking an abortion, and Mi... |
| 21.06.2023 | Titan and the trawler: Whose lives matter? | The disparities in coverage and global interest are unmistakably stark. In the last week, the unquiet seas have folded two vessels into their depths. One is an unnamed fishing trawler carrying as many as 750 people desperate to reach safety... |
