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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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Algeria/Tunisia: Forced return of asylum seeker and political dissident a violation of international law
Algerian authorities must clarify the legal basis for the forced return of former parliamentarian and government critic Seifeddine Makhlouf to Tunisia on 18 January, despite the fact that he was a registered asylum seeker with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Amnesty International said today. This return amounts to refoulement, a violation under international law. The Algerian authorities should ensure that procedural safeguards are put in place […]
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US to Cut Veterans’ Abortion Access
Click to expand Image Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) speaks at a press conference on the need to provide the full suite of reproductive healthcare services to veterans in all states, Washington, DC, US, September 27, 2022. © 2022 Allison Bailey/NurPhoto via AP Photo Another Trump administration rollback on abortion access goes into effect on February 1, […]
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Delay on Tracing Cattle Endangers Brazil’s Amazon
Click to expand Image Cattle graze on land recently burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil, on August 23, 2020. © 2020 Andre Penner/AP Photo January 2026 was meant to be when the government of the Brazilian state of Pará would roll out a new system, initially announced in 2023, […]
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Bhutan Leader Seeks European Investment as Political Prisoners Languish
Click to expand Image A simulation of Bhutan’s proposed Gelephu Mindfulness City, announced by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck on December 17, 2023. © 2023 Bjarke Ingels Group/BRICK VISUAL/Cover Images via Reuters As Bhutan’s prime minister Tshering Tobgay tours Europe this week seeking investments in the “Gelephu Mindfulness City” mega-project, European leaders should urge him […]
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Japan Court Finds North Korea No ‘Paradise on Earth’
Click to expand Image Plaintiffs holding flags declaring the verdict in front of the Tokyo district court main gate, January 26, 2026. © 2026 Kanae Doi/Human Rights Watch In a January 26 ruling, a Japanese district court held the North Korean government liable for grave human rights violations against Koreans and Japanese citizens lured to […]
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ICC’s Work Vital for Justice in Darfur
Click to expand Image Displaced people from Darfur, who are now sheltering in El-Afadh camp, Al Dabbah, Sudan, November 13, 2025. © 2025 Marwan Ali/AP Photo On January 19, International Criminal Court (ICC) Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan briefed the United Nations Security Council on her office’s ongoing investigation in Darfur, Sudan. Deputy Prosecutor Khan had to attend […]
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France’s lawmakers vote to ban social media for under-15s
As social media usage has grown, it has heightened concerns about excessive screen time and its negative impact on child development and mental health.
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Nigeria: Military officers to face trial over coup plot
The alleged coup plot raises concerns in a region that has already witnessed a series of military takeovers in recent years.
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Germany, France, others rebuke Trump’s NATO troop disrespect
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said it would show "decency" for Donald Trump to apologize for comments on NATO troops in Afghanistan. "But we all know how the US president operates," Pistorius added.
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Latin America waiting: What’s next for the EU-Mercosur deal?
The European Commission eyes pushing the bloc’s biggest ever trade deal ahead without the European Parliament’s okay ― for now.