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When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young…
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When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young refugees, he sees more than players.
Governments at the annual oceans summit reaffirmed commitments to protect key marine ecosystems including the high seas and coral reefs, but observers said funding barriers and polluting projects are hampering progress on putting them into practice. At the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa this week, some 3,000 delegates – including government officials, scientists, business […]
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Eva Maria Michelmann vanished in Syria in January as government forces advanced on Kurdish fighters in the northeast. The German government last week said it was working to get her home.
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When 19-year-old Stephane Kulimushi looks around the basketball court in Kampala where he trains young refugees, he sees more than players.
Governments at the annual oceans summit reaffirmed commitments to protect key marine ecosystems including the high seas and coral reefs, but observers said funding barriers and polluting projects are hampering…
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Eva Maria Michelmann vanished in Syria in January as government forces advanced on Kurdish fighters in the northeast. The German government last week said it was working to get her…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has claimed that the US-Iran peace deal is a "great victory." The group, which is opposed to Israel, has certainly been bolstered by the deal. But what…
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Opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira remains under house arrest months after the Guinea-Bissau coup, deepening a political crisis and raising tensions with international partners.
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Iraq 25 January 2026
Iraq 25 January 2026 gnada Tue, 01/27/2026 – 03:11 Iraq Tue, 01/27/2026 – 12:00 25 January 2026 In a call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio “emphasised that a government controlled by Iran cannot successfully put Iraq’s own interests first, keep Iraq out of regional conflicts or advance […]
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Lebanon 26 January 2026 #2
Lebanon 26 January 2026 #2 gnada Tue, 01/27/2026 – 03:10 Lebanon Tue, 01/27/2026 – 12:00 26 January 2026 Hizbollah leader Naim Qassem warned: “When [President Donald] Trump threatens [Iran’s supreme leader] Imam [Ali] Khamenei, he is threatening tens of millions who follow this leader. We’re concerned with confronting this threat and we consider it a […]
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Lebanon 26 January 2026 #1
Lebanon 26 January 2026 #1 gnada Tue, 01/27/2026 – 03:09 Lebanon Tue, 01/27/2026 – 12:00 26 January 2026 Israel’s military targeted Hizbollah “weapon storage facilities, military infrastructure and a military structure” located on a base used by Hizbollah’s Radwan Force. It also targeted two operatives, and killed the head of an artillery team, in southern […]
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Israel 26 January 2026 #2
Israel 26 January 2026 #2 gnada Tue, 01/27/2026 – 03:08 Israel Tue, 01/27/2026 – 12:00 26 January 2026 Israel’s military targeted Hizbollah “weapon storage facilities, military infrastructure and a military structure” located on a base used by Hizbollah’s Radwan Force. It also targeted two operatives, and killed the head of an artillery team, in southern […]
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Israel 26 January 2026 #1
Israel 26 January 2026 #1 gnada Tue, 01/27/2026 – 03:07 Israel Tue, 01/27/2026 – 12:00 26 January 2026 Prime Minister Netanyahu warned: “We will continue to stand alert against any threat from Iran, the head of the octopus, who organized these horrors [7 October 2023 attacks on Israel]. Any attempt by Iran to harm us […]
For proof of the energy transition’s resilience, look at what it’s up against
Al-Karim Govindji is the global head of public affairs for energy systems at DNV, an independent assurance and risk management provider, operating in more than 100 countries. Optimism that this year may be less eventful than those that have preceded it have already been dealt a big blow – and we’re just weeks into 2026. Events in […]
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Cambodia: Growing humanitarian crisis as escaped scamming compound survivors tell of murder, rape and torture
Thousands of stranded foreign nationals in dire need of consular assistance Pregnant survivors report rape by compound bosses ‘We had to force our way out’ – survivor Thousands of people who recently escaped or were released from scamming compounds in Cambodia where they were subjected to grave abuses including rape and torture are now stranded […]
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Global: US withdrawal from landmark Paris Climate Agreement threatens “a race to the bottom”
Responding to the withdrawal of the United States of America from the Paris Climate Agreement, Marta Schaaf, Amnesty International’s Programme Director for Climate, ESJ and Corporate Accountability, said: “The US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement sets a disturbing precedent that seeks to instigate a race to the bottom, and, along with its withdrawal from other […]
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Global: Misuse of Interpol red notices to target dissidents a grave institutional failure
Reacting to media reports that states such as Russia, Türkiye and Tajikistan are extensively misusing Interpol red notices to target political dissidents and to repress human rights defenders, Erika Guevara Rosas Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns of Amnesty International said: “Media reports that Interpol red notices are being extensively misused, without internal […]
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What happened at the protests in Iran?
Protests erupted in Iran on 28 December 2025. People across the country, outraged at decades of repression, were demanding fundamental change and a political system that respects human rights and dignity. Iranian authorities have responded with an unprecedented deadly crackdown and, since 8 January 2026, cut all internet access to conceal their crimes. Security forces […]