Bahrain 24 February 2026 #1 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:19 Bahrain Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 24 February 2026 Bahrain’s interior ministry reported that three sailors on a Bahraini vessel were “forced at gunpoint from the territorial waters of the Kingdom of Bahrain into Iranian waters”. The sailors were later released, though the ministry “affirmed that […]
Washington 25 February 2026 #1 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:20 Washington Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 25 February 2026 The U.S. announced sanctions against “over 30 individuals, entities and vessels enabling illicit Iranian petroleum sales and Iran’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons (ACW) production”.
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Washington 24 February 2026 #1 nrafati Wed, 02/25/2026 – 21:14 Washington Wed, 02/25/2026 – 12:00 24 February 2026 In his State of the Union address, President Trump asserted that Iran was “working to build missiles that will soon reached the U.S. After Midnight Hammer [in June 2025], they were warned to make no future attempts […]
Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more than a billion people worldwide – nearly one in four adults – fear they could lose the rights to some or all of their land and housing within the next five years.
Fresh from holding the most extensive elections in its history, the Central African Republic (CAR) is entering what the UN’s top envoy in the country describes as a “decisive period” in consolidating fragile peace gains, even as security challenges persist and disarmament efforts continue.
The lucrative, illegal trade and trafficking of waste products including many that are toxic could be set to surge across continents, thanks to patchy regulation, savvy criminal groups and corruption, UN experts said on Wednesday.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
