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Counterterrorism police have taken charge after a series of violent attacks in the Scottish capital that left five men injured.
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Once seen as almost impenetrable, Russian air defenses are now under growing strain from Ukrainian drones. A recent attack on Moscow has reignited debate over Russian vulnerabilities.
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A court in Madrid ruled that there is sufficient evidence against Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The 55-year-old university director is banned from leaving the country.
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Counterterrorism police have taken charge after a series of violent attacks in the Scottish capital that left five men injured.
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Once seen as almost impenetrable, Russian air defenses are now under growing strain from Ukrainian drones. A recent attack on Moscow has reignited debate over Russian vulnerabilities.
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A court in Madrid ruled that there is sufficient evidence against Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The 55-year-old university director is banned from leaving the country.
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Ukraine’s president has returned a medal to Poland after a decision to strip him of the honor. Warsaw has been one of Kyiv’s key allies since Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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A huge fire tore through a four-star beach resort in the Dominican Republic, killing one woman. About 1,700 tourists were evacuated as the fire appeared to destroy most of the…
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Tunisia: Authorities intensify crackdown on Ennahda party leadership in Conspiracy 2 appeal
The heavy prison sentences imposed on Rached Ghannouchi and four other Ennahda party leaders mark is the latest blow in the Tunisian authorities’ campaign to crush the opposition party ousted from power by President Kais Said in 2021 as part of their broader crackdown on dissent, Amnesty International said today. On 2 February, a Tunis appeals court convicted at least 20 individuals including opposition figures handing down prison sentences ranging from three to 35 […]
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Russia: Authorities seeking to use “extremism” laws as pretext to ban leading LGBTI organizations
Reacting to the Russian Ministry of Justice’s move to seek to ban as “extremist” the leading LGBTI organizations in Russia – Russian LGBT Network and the Saint Petersburg-based group Vykhod (Exit) – Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The Russian authorities are once again abusing vague ‘extremism’ laws to criminalize […]
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Burkina Faso’s Junta Pulls the Plug on Political Life
Click to expand Image Burkina Faso soldiers patrol aboard a pickup truck on the road from Dori to the Goudebo refugee camp, on February 3, 2020. © 2020 OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images On January 29, the junta’s Council of Ministers approved a decree dissolving all political parties in the country and a draft law […]
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Southern Africa: Grave Rights Abuses, Impunity Persist
Click to expand Image Angola’s Rapid Intervention Force faces demonstrators during a protest against the rise in fuel prices and transport costs in Luanda on July 12, 2025. © 2025 JULIO PACHECO NTELA/AFP via Getty Images (Johannesburg) – Southern African countries committed serious human rights violations throughout 2025, creating vicious cycles of abuse and impunity, Human […]
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Americas: Trump’s Influence Prompts Abuses
Click to expand Image A Venezuelan migrant allegedly linked to criminal organizations sits inside a cell at CECOT on March 16, 2025, in Tecoluca, El Salvador. © 2025 Salvadoran Government via Getty Images (Mexico City) – Some Latin American and Caribbean governments are violating rights of noncitizens at the Trump administration’s behest, while others are […]
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Ukraine: Civilians Perennial Targets of Russian Attacks
Click to expand Image A girl on a swing looks at an apartment building in the Industrialnyi district of Kharkiv, Ukraine, damaged by a Russian drone attack that killed 7 people (including children) and injured 23, on August 18, 2025. © 2025 Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (Kyiv, February 4, 2026) – Civilians in […]
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Central Africa: Civilians at Risk in Eastern Congo
Click to expand Image An M23 fighter guards detained Congolese soldiers at the Stade de l’Unité in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 30, 2025. © 2025 Daniel Buuma/AFP via Getty Images (Nairobi) – Abuses against civilians by government forces and armed groups have become rampant in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of […]
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Winter Olympics begin quietly with curling
The mixed doubles curling event kicked off the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics two days before the official opening of the Games.
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US, Iran to hold talks in Oman on Friday
Despite disagreements over the possible agenda, US and Iranian officials confirmed that the countries will hold talks in Oman.
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Turkey’s textile industry crushed by China and Bangladesh
Asian rivals have pushed Turkey’s manufacturers out of EU markets. Factories are closing and jobs are vanishing. Is there still hope the industry can survive?