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Nestle says thieves stole 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars
"We’ve always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat," the company said, "but it seems thieves have taken the message too literally."
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Zelenskyy visits Doha as Ukraine, Qatar sign defense pact
Ukraine and Qatar have agreed to cooperate on high-tech projects and share battlefield expertise on countering missile and drone threats.
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Missing Cuba-bound boats carrying aid arrive safely in Havana
Two sailboats had gone missing while sailing from Mexico to Havana to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Cuba. The Mexican Navy located the vessels and escorted them to port.
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‘No Kings’ protests — Trump critics rally across the US
Protesters say US democracy is backsliding under President Donald Trump, with the White House dismissing the marches as a product of "leftist funding networks."
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Middle East war: UN initiatives support mediation efforts, ‘lifesaving’ fertiliser shipments
Just hours after war broke out in the Middle East last month, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned the Security Council that the fighting risked “igniting a chain of events that no one can control in the most volatile region of the world.”
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Kidnapped and tortured on an infamous migration route to Saudi Arabia
An Ethiopian man describes how he was tortured by human traffickers as he went in search of his nephew on a now infamous migration route from the Horn of Africa through Yemen to Saudi Arabia.
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India: Parliament must reject proposal to extend restrictions on overseas funding for NGOs
Responding to the tabling of an amendment to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) in Lok Sabha (lower house of the Indian Parliament) that would grant the authorities sweeping new powers over the assets of NGOs that have had their licenses withdrawn, Aakar Patel, Chair of Board at Amnesty International India, said: “Since coming into […]
Jehosheba Bennett: “If we don’t address colonialism, we will never tackle racism.”
In 2024, a Belgium court ordered the government to pay reparations to five ‘Metis’ women, born of an African mother and a European father between 1948 and 1952, who were kidnapped from their mothers during the colonial-era in Belgian Congo. It was a historic ruling and Jehosheba Bennett was one of the lawyers who represented the […]
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Malta: Seven years of injustice. Drop the charges against the El Hiblu 3
Saturday 28 March marks seven years since Amara Krumak, Abdalla Bari and Kone Tiemoko Abdul Kader – known as the El Hiblu 3 – were arrested in Malta for opposing their forced return to Libya, where they would be at risk of persecution, torture and other serious human rights violations. For this act of resistance, […]
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Nigeria bets on UK port investment
There are high hopes for upgrades to the Apapa Quays and Tin Can Island ports. But concerns remain over corruption and longstanding bottlenecks plaguing Nigerian harbors.