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Bondi Beach attacks: What you need to know
Sixteen people attending a Hanukkah celebration in the Sydney beachside suburb of Bondi Beach were killed in a mass shooting that is now Australia’s most deadly terror attack.
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Trump suing BBC for billions over edited January 6 speech
The US president has filed a lawsuit against the BBC over edited clips of his January 6, 2021 speech. He is seeking up to $10 billion in damages on counts of defamation and violation of a law on unfair trade practices.
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US strikes on vessels in eastern Pacific kill 8
The US military attacked three vessels in the eastern Pacific, claiming they were drug boats. Eight men are reported have died in the incident.
As Paris Agreement enters tougher era, new alliances urged to step up
Ten years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, as geopolitical tensions slow climate action, leading experts have urged ambitious countries to forge new coalitions that can drive forward efforts to limit global warming without waiting for consensus. As the implementation of the landmark Paris accord enters a “more difficult phase”, French economist Laurence Tubiana, […]
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Jimmy Lai verdict casts shadow over rule of law in Hong Kong
The conviction of Jimmy Lai, a prominent critic of China’s leadership, on national security charges will have "a further chilling effect" on media freedom in Hong Kong, warn experts.
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US: Director Rob Reiner, wife found dead in LA mansion
The son of Rob and Michele Reiner was arrested after the Hollywood director and his wife were found dead in Los Angeles. Authorities were probing an "apparent homicide."
Why the Paris Agreement worked – and what it needs to do to survive
Piers Forster is Professor of Physical Climate Change and founding Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures at the University of Leeds. Today marks the 10th anniversary of the landmark Paris Agreement, which has become a key compass in policymaking over the past years, preventing us from reaching a world with 4°C of warming. […]
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Tunisia: Authorities must immediately drop charges against humanitarian workers facing bogus criminal trial
Tunisian authorities must drop charges against six staff members of the Tunisian branch of the French NGO, France Terre d’Asile, who are facing a bogus criminal trial for their humanitarian work with refugees and migrants, and cease the relentless criminalization of civil society, Amnesty International said ahead of the opening of their trial on 15 […]
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Belarus: Long overdue release of Maryia Kalesnikava, Ales Bialiatski and others must not mask the scale of repression
Reacting to the release by the Belarusian authorities of 123 individuals, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski and Maryia Kalesnikava, prisoner of conscience and subject of Amnesty International’s Write for Rights 2024, Marie Struthers, Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International, said: “We welcome reports that Maryia Kalesnikava and Ales Bialiatski […]
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Hong Kong: Conviction of Jimmy Lai sounds death knell for press freedom
Responding to today’s conviction of Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai on national security charges, Amnesty International’s China Director Sarah Brooks said: “The predictability of today’s verdict does not make it any less dismaying – the conviction of Jimmy Lai feels like the death knell for press freedom in Hong Kong, where the essential work […]