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Matches organised by a former professional player are providing a brief respite from the harsh reality of life for the thousands living in overcrowded tents, schools or damaged buildings in the shattered Occupied Palestinian Territory of Gaza.
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At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday – the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Friday.
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The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm after a drone struck a residential building in the Romanian city of Galați overnight into Friday, reportedly injuring two people.
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Matches organised by a former professional player are providing a brief respite from the harsh reality of life for the thousands living in overcrowded tents, schools or damaged buildings in…
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At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday – the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam – the UN human rights office,…
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The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm after a drone struck a residential building in the Romanian city of Galați overnight into Friday, reportedly injuring two people.
At the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings this week, several African leaders called for investments in electricity infrastructure which go beyond lighting homes to powering economies. Applauding the AfDB…
Andreas Sieber is head of political strategy at 350.org. Shady Khalil is a senior global policy strategist at Oil Change International. COP31 will take place in the context of what…
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LGBTIQ+ face mounting violence and discrimination, warns UN rights chief
Violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people are widespread, including at school, where 45 per cent of LGBT youth report being bullied.
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Nuclear terror threat ‘has never been so high’
The widespread availability of new technology, such as militarised drones and artificial intelligence, means that the current threat of nuclear terrorism is higher than it has ever been.
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Hong Kong: Activists’ unjust trial for peaceful Tiananmen commemoration resumes
Responding to the resumption of the trial of activists who organized Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, Amnesty International Hong Kong’s spokesperson Fernando Cheung said: “As closing arguments begin in this trial, the Hong Kong authorities must confront the basic injustice at its heart: commemorating victims of human rights abuses is compassionate, not criminal. Holding people […]
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“For frontline Indigenous Peoples, the cost of fossil fuels is not theoretical” – Chief Dsta’hyl on land, climate change and our collective future.
Chief Dsta’hyl (also known as Adam Gagnon), a Wing Chief of the Likhts’amisyu Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation, was unjustly arrested and sentenced to house arrest in 2024 for peacefully defending the land and rights of the Wet’suwet’en people from the Coastal GasLink pipeline expansion project. He was the first person to be designated an […]
GLOBAL: Executions surge to highest recorded figure in 44 years
Death Sentences and Executions 2025 read the report Mohd Firdaus/NurPhoto via Getty Images Executions in 2025 soared to the highest figure recorded by Amnesty International since 1981, with 2,707 people executed across 17 countries, revealed the latest annual report from the human rights organization on the global use of the death penalty. The staggering rise […]
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Young Czechs drink less beer, but risk other addictions
The Czech Republic, the beer world champion, has seen a record decline in consumption. Younger generations are drinking less. Breweries are worried, but health experts say it’s good news.
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North Korean women’s football team makes rare visit to South
A North Korean women’s football club has become the country’s first group of athletes in eight years to visit the South.
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Venezuela deports Maduro ally Alex Saab to US
Alex Saab fell out of favor with the new administration that took power since Maduro’s ouster and capture by US forces in January.
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Ebola outbreak in Central Africa declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, citing rising cases, cross-border spread and significant uncertainties about the scale of the epidemic.
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1.1 billion people live in slums. Can they be housed in dignity?
Ministers, mayors, international organisations, urban planners and experts are in Baku, Azerbaijan, to tackle one of the world’s fastest-growing challenges: the global housing crisis, which, according to the United Nations, affects nearly 2.8 billion people worldwide.