The UN Security Council meets at 3 PM (New York time) on Wednesday to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with rising tensions in the occupied West Bank expected to dominate the session. Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is scheduled to brief members. The meeting follows recent Israeli cabinet decisions expanding control in […]
Israel, Somaliland and the Horn hschaub Thu, 02/19/2026 – 11:34 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 Podcast / Africa 19 February 2026 1 minute Israel, Somaliland and the Horn […]
The head of the United Nations called on Wednesday for governments to get together for an “honest dialogue” on how to transition away from fossil fuels. Antonio Guterres told those gathered for the International Energy Agency’s ministerial meeting in Paris that “we must stop treating the transition away from fossil fuels as taboo”. “Delay will […]
Click to expand Image Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez speaks with her brother, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez, during a ceremony marking the opening of the new judicial year at the Supreme Tribunal of Justice in Caracas, Venezuela, January 30, 2026. © 2026 AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos (Washington, DC) – Venezuelan authorities should take prompt measures to […]
Click to expand Image Dakar, Senegal, March 21, 2024. © 2024 Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP Photo The recent detention of 12 men in Senegal using homophobic laws have intensified concerns over the country’s criminalization of same-sex relations and the safety of people living with HIV and/or AIDS. On February 9, gendarmes in Dakar arrested 12 men on various […]
Click to expand Image Left: Mirkamel Tourghoun. © Private; Right: Abdurahman Tohti. © Private (Paris) – Chinese authorities have attempted to pressure two ethnic Uyghur activists living in Paris, including by asking one to spy on France’s Uyghur diaspora, Human Rights Watch said today. The case highlights the Chinese government’s increasing harassment of critics abroad […]
Click to expand Image The Timor-Leste embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, February 16, 2026. © 2026 Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images On February 13, Myanmar’s military junta ordered the head of Timor-Leste’s Embassy in Yangon to leave the country within seven days. The expulsion comes after Timorese authorities opened legal proceedings against Myanmar junta officials earlier […]
Click to expand Image Hasael on his fishing boat moving through a mangrove forest in Siargao, Philippines, 2025. © 2025 Camille Robiou du Pont/Human Rights Watch The Philippine authorities have sought to permanently move entire communities from various areas to sites deemed safer, without adhering to international standards aimed at protecting the rights of those affected.Past […]
The latest round of negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program has ended without a breakthrough — and the threat of US military action looms large. The ball seems to be back in Iran’s court.
US President Donald Trump has revoked a 2009 EPA declaration that determined carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a threat to public health and welfare. Several groups are now challenging this decision in court.
