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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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Gaza reconstruction envisages building ‘islands’ out of rubble
A feasibility study is underway to examine whether Gaza’s war debris could be recycled to reclaim coastal land and build artificial islands, as part of reconstruction.
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WHO says hantavirus ship operation completed, monitoring to continue
A complex international operation to disembark and repatriate passengers from the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius has concluded in Tenerife, with the World Health Organization (WHO) praising Spain’s leadership while warning that global coordination must continue in the weeks ahead.
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UN rights chief warns abuses in DPR Korea remain a ‘human rights crisis’
Serious human rights violations continue in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and must not be allowed to fade from international attention, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk warned on Wednesday.
COP30 roadmap to end deforestation will invite countries to draft domestic plans
A Brazil-led initiative that is pulling together a global roadmap to end deforestation will invite countries to produce their own voluntary pathways to halt and reverse forest loss by 2030, experts managing the process said this week. At last year’s COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian Amazon city of Belém, a group of around 80 […]
Syria: Israel’s deliberate destruction of civilian homes in Quneitra must be investigated as war crimes
The Israeli military’s deliberate destruction of civilian homes in Quneitra governorate in southern Syria since December 2024, with no absolute military necessity, should be investigated as war crimes, said Amnesty International today. Israel has an obligation to make reparations for these serious violations of international humanitarian law, which should be tailored towards addressing the specific […]
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Algeria: Authorities must release arbitrarily detained journalists and uphold press freedom
The Algerian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained journalists targeted for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including Abdelwakil Blamm, Hassan Bouras and Christophe Gleizes, Amnesty International said today. The call comes ahead of the 14 May trial of Abdelwakil Blamm on bogus terrorism charges, amid the Algerian authorities’ misuse of the criminal justice system to punish independent critical media voices. Since November 2025, the Algerian authorities […]
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Poland: Stop cooperating with ICE on unlawful returns of Ukrainians
Amnesty International and Human Rights First today published a joint letter to Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior urging an end to the Polish government’s cooperation with the US administration’s unlawful mass deportations of immigrant communities. According to information gathered by Amnesty International and Human Rights First, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) passed through […]
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Tigray tensions raise fears of Ethiopia-Eritrea war
The TPLF is reasserting control in Tigray after electing Debretsion Gebremichael. Rising tensions with Ethiopia’s federal government are fueling fears of renewed conflict in the Horn of Africa.
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Can South Africa’s President Ramaphosa avoid impeachment again?
Ramaphosa sidestepped an impeachment inquiry in 2022 when his ANC-dominated parliament blocked it. Now that South Africa’s top court has revived the case, can he escape with a parliament accomodating former adversaries?
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Indians growing anxious as Modi asks them to cut on fuel
With energy prices rising, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Indians to embrace voluntary austerity to protect the economy from the fallout of the war in Iran. But residents say they are already at their limit.