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Southern Africa floods intensified by warming highlight climate injustice, scientists say
Scientists have found that the devastating floods triggered by intense rainfall in Southern Africa in recent weeks were made worse by climate change and have exposed deep social vulnerability, causing a disaster described as “a textbook case of climate injustice”. The scientists working with the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group said extreme 10-day rainfall events […]
Italy: Cutro shipwreck trial begins after another deadly week in the Mediterranean
Amnesty International representatives will be present at the trial and spokespeople are available on request. On 30 January, six Italian coastguard and custom officials will go on trial for failing to launch rescue operations which could have prevented a shipwreck that killed more than 90 people near the town of Cutro in southern Italy in […]
Egypt: Authorities must end crackdown on individuals discussing religious beliefs online
The Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on religious expression online in recent months, said Amnesty International today, calling on the authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 23 people arbitrarily detained solely for peacefully exercising their right to freedom of religion and belief. Over the past six months, security forces have arbitrarily arrested at least […]
Rohingya Genocide Case Moves to Judgment
Click to expand Image Rohingya refugees walk through rice fields after crossing the border from Myanmar into Palang Khali, Bangladesh, October 19, 2017. © 2017 Jorge Silva/Reuters On January 29, the three-week hearings on the merits of Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice came to a close. The case, filed in […]
Greek Immigration Bill Demonizes Civil Society
Click to expand Image A group of newly-arrived migrants board a ferry in Souda, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 11, 2025. © 2025 Nicolas Economou/Reuters The Greek government has introduced an immigration bill with measures that explicitly link nongovernmental groups and humanitarian workers with criminal conduct, when in reality they are helping people in distress […]
Venezuela opens its oil sector to private investors
Washington has put pressure on Caracas for access to its crude reserves since it seized then President Nicolas Maduro less than a month ago.
Burkina Faso junta dissolves all political parties
Political parties in Burkina Faso have already been banned from holding public events, but could still operate internally. Now, a decree dissolves them entirely.
The EU takes on Musk’s AI that ‘undresses’ women. Can it protect its citizens?
The EU is probing Elon Musk’s Grok AI after its deepfake feature generated millions of sexualized images of women and children. Brussels is putting its toughest tech laws to one of their biggest test yet.
Silver: Why the price of ‘poor man’s gold’ has hit a record
The price of silver has just reached an all-time high of more than $120 per ounce. Although gold has eclipsed the white metal as a store of value, DW explores why silver is regaining global relevance.
Yemen: WFP stops operations definitively amid Houthi threats
The UN’s World Food Program is dissolving contracts with staff in Houthi-controlled northern Yemen. It first suspended operations, after more than a decade of internal conflict, in August amid a Houthi crackdown.
