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UN Vote Shows Enduring but Uneven International Support for Ukraine

UN Vote Shows Enduring but Uneven International Support for Ukraine pfranz Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:07 Latest Updates Africa Asia-Pacific Europe & Central Asia Latin America & Caribbean Middle East & North Africa United States Gender & Conflict Future of Conflict Global Issues Visual Explainers My Reading List Analyst’s Notebook / Europe & Central Asia 25 […]

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Rush for critical minerals tests Europe’s resolve to protect nature

Nestled among the undulating hills of Galicia in northern Spain, where wild horses and cattle have grazed for centuries, Europe’s hopes for clean energy security lie buried deep beneath the ground – for now. The Mina Doade lithium project is one of 23 extractive mining sites designated as “strategic” by Brussels under the Critical Raw […]

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Nigeria: Tiger Base police unit involved in rampant violations including extrajudicial executions, torture and extortion

Detainees routinely taken out of cell and shot dead Suspects tortured to make confessions Families of suspects that died suddenly harassed for seeking justice Point of Sale (POS) used to extract lucrative bribes A Nigerian police unit set up to tackle kidnapping and armed robbery in Imo state has instead been unlawfully killing suspects, torturing […]

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UN Body Finds ‘Hallmarks of Genocide’ in Darfur

Click to expand Image A Sudanese woman displaced from El-Fasher carries her child as she walks between tents at El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan’s Northern State, November 16, 2025. © 2025 Marwan Ali/AP Photo The United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for the Sudan has released a damning report on atrocities by the Rapid […]