Progress continues to be made towards eliminating remnants of the chemical weapons programme in Syria that was developed under the Assad regime, the UN Security Council heard on Thursday.
The UN Human Rights Council – the world’s principal defender of vulnerable people worldwide – has elected an Indonesian diplomat to be President for 2026 in a first for the country.
At least five civilians have been killed and some 30,000 people displaced following renewed fighting in Aleppo, Syria, prompting calls from the UN for immediate de-escalation and a return to political talks.
Announcing the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a raid by US military forces at the weekend, Donald Trump made no secret of his ambitions to revive the South American nation’s ailing oil industry. “We’re going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend […]
Indian police have raided the homes and offices of high-profile Indian climate activists, on the orders of the government’s Enforcement Directorate, accusing them of jeopardising India’s energy security by campaigning against fossil fuels. The Delhi home and offices of Harjeet Singh and his partner Jyoti Awasthi, who are co-founders of Satat Sampada Private Limited (SSPL) […]
Click to expand Image Old photo from April 9, 2020, of security forces patrolling the streets of Juba, South Sudan. © 2020 ALEX MCBRIDE/AFP via Getty Images South Sudan’s security forces, since late June 2025, have conducted sweeping arbitrary arrests of boys, young men, and women under the guise of a crackdown on criminals.Many were […]
Click to expand Image Students on the first day of a new academic year at a public school in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2025. © 2025 Ahmed Gomaa/Xinhua via Getty Images (Beirut) – The Egyptian government has severely undermined the rights to education and health care by failing to allocate sufficient spending, falling short of […]
Click to expand Image President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by US Federal agents en route to a Federal courthouse in Manhattan on January 5, 2026, in New York City. © 2025 XNY/Star Max/GC Images (New York) – The Trump administration’s […]
Click to expand Image Demonstrators hold a banner during a protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) bill on January 15, 2022 in London, UK. © 2022 Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images UK authorities have severely restricted the right to protest, in contravention of their international human rights obligations.The Labour government, […]
Japan called new Chinese restrictions on dual-use exports for its military "absolutely unacceptable," while Beijing followed up with additional limits on dichlorosilane, a chemical used to make semiconductors.
