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After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN…
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After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN climate chief expressed disappointment and denounced governments for “cherry-picking” commitments they have already made and waiting for others to move first. In their final hours on Thursday evening, the talks tried – and failed – to reach a deal that […]
Wealthy nations in the G7 have agreed to work more closely together to secure the minerals they need for the energy transition, AI and defence, and to diversify supply chains away from China, calling for more cooperation with “like-minded partners”. But the agreement adopted at this week’s G7 leaders’ summit in France is vague on […]
By Paul Watkinson, Stefan Ruchti-Crowley, Anju Sharma, Ovais Sarmad and Benito Müller. In the corridors of the World Conference Centre in Bonn, where the June Climate Meetings (SB64) will conclude on Thursday, the need for change is palpable. Delegates are grappling once again with overcrowded agendas, growing demands on limited negotiating time, external geopolitical pressures […]
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After two weeks of climate negotiations riven by arguments over finance and science, the UN climate chief expressed disappointment and denounced governments for “cherry-picking” commitments they have already made and…
Wealthy nations in the G7 have agreed to work more closely together to secure the minerals they need for the energy transition, AI and defence, and to diversify supply chains…
By Paul Watkinson, Stefan Ruchti-Crowley, Anju Sharma, Ovais Sarmad and Benito Müller. In the corridors of the World Conference Centre in Bonn, where the June Climate Meetings (SB64) will conclude…
One of the key tasks for this year’s Bonn talks is to agree on how to put into practice the indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation, which were hurriedly…
Six months after a landmark treaty to protect the high seas entered into force in January, a group of West African nations is calling for the Eastern Atlantic to be…
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Washington 14 January 2026
Washington 14 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/15/2026 – 03:36 Washington Thu, 01/15/2026 – 12:00 14 January 2026 Citing “very important sources on the other side”, President Trump remarked: “We have been told that the killing in Iran is stopping, it has stopped… and there’s no plan for executions”. Asked about the implications for U.S. strikes, […]
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Tehran 14 January 2026
Tehran 14 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/15/2026 – 03:34 Tehran Thu, 01/15/2026 – 12:00 14 January 2026 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted: “Israel has always sought to drag the U.S. into fighting wars on its behalf…. With blood on our streets, Israel is explicitly gloating about having ‘armed protestors with live weapons’ and ‘this is […]
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Lebanon 14 January 2026
Lebanon 14 January 2026 gnada Thu, 01/15/2026 – 03:33 Lebanon Thu, 01/15/2026 – 12:00 14 January 2026 A senior Hizbollah official said that disarming the group beyond southern Lebanon would be the “the biggest crime committed by the state”. He also warned: “The path taken by the Lebanese government and state institutions will lead Lebanon […]
Global warming topped key 1.5C limit over last three years, EU scientists say
Global warming has hit “a milestone” as average temperatures have exceeded the critical 1.5C threshold for the longest period yet, European scientists warned on Wednesday. According to the EU’s Earth observation service Copernicus, 2025 ranks as the third-warmest year on record, behind 2023 and 2024, with global temperatures averaging more than the Paris Agreement’s most […]
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Davos: Meaningful dialogue requires a collective stand against military, economic and diplomatic bullying
Ahead of attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, which begins on 19 January, Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, said: “The ‘spirit of dialogue’, the theme for this year’s meeting in Davos, has been painfully and increasingly absent from international affairs of late. President Trump’s first year back in office has seen the United States withdraw […]
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Iran: Massacre of protesters demands global diplomatic action to signal an end to impunity
Verified videos and credible information from eyewitnesses in Iran reveal mass unlawful killings committed on an unprecedented scale amidst an ongoing internet shutdown imposed by the authorities since 8 January to conceal their crimes, Amnesty International said today. The organization is urging UN Member states to recognize that systemic and continuing impunity for the crimes […]
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Uganda: Authorities must urgently lift internet restrictions ahead of crucial election day
In response to the Uganda Communication Commission’s (UCC) decision to indefinitely suspend internet services and certain mobile phone services ahead of tomorrow’s high stakes general election, Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s East and Southern Africa Regional Director said: “This indefinite internet shutdown is a brazen attack on the right to freedom of expression which includes access to information. It is especially alarming coming as it does just before a crucial election already marred by massive repression and an unprecedented crackdown on opposition parties and dissenting voices. “Blanket shutdowns disrupt people’s mobility, livelihoods and their ability to access […]
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In Myanmar, civilians bear consequences of Starlink cuts
By Joe Freeman, Amnesty International’s Myanmar Researcher, and Aung Naing Soe, Burmese journalist and filmmaker One morning last November, Bee Kyal’s phone pinged with a message about a fighter jet taking off from a military base in central Myanmar’s rural Sagaing region. Reacting quickly, the resistance fighter picked up a walkie-talkie and shouted into it, […]
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Uganda: Blanket Internet Shutdown Violates Rights
Click to expand Image A member of the Ugandan police force gives instructions to supporters of Uganda’s incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni entering the rally grounds ahead of the party’s closing campaign rally ahead of the 2026 Ugandan general elections, in Kampala on January 13, 2026. © 2026 AFP […]
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Sri Lanka: UN Finds Systemic Sexual Violence During Civil War
Click to expand Image Families mourn victims of Sri Lanka’s 1983-2009 civil war on the beach at Mullivaikal where the final battle took place, May 17, 2024. © 2024 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo (Geneva) – A new United Nations report about sexual violence related to Sri Lanka’s civil war is another step forward in the struggle […]