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Matches organised by a former professional player are providing a brief respite from the harsh reality of life for the thousands living in overcrowded tents, schools or damaged buildings in the shattered Occupied Palestinian Territory of Gaza.
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At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday – the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam – the UN human rights office, OHCHR, reported on Friday.
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The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm after a drone struck a residential building in the Romanian city of Galați overnight into Friday, reportedly injuring two people.
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Matches organised by a former professional player are providing a brief respite from the harsh reality of life for the thousands living in overcrowded tents, schools or damaged buildings in…
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At least 26 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip since Tuesday – the eve of one of the most important holidays in Islam – the UN human rights office,…
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The UN Secretary-General has expressed alarm after a drone struck a residential building in the Romanian city of Galați overnight into Friday, reportedly injuring two people.
At the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings this week, several African leaders called for investments in electricity infrastructure which go beyond lighting homes to powering economies. Applauding the AfDB…
Andreas Sieber is head of political strategy at 350.org. Shady Khalil is a senior global policy strategist at Oil Change International. COP31 will take place in the context of what…
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Kazakhstan Draft ‘Morality’ Laws Threaten Rights
Click to expand Image Kazakhstan Senate. © 2018 SenateKz/Wikimedia Kazakhstan’s Senate adopted two rights-violating laws on December 18, both of them threatening freedom of expression. The first is a discriminatory draft law banning so-called propaganda of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) expression, which would make it illegal to publicly support LGBT rights. The clear intention […]
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Growing Support for Treaty to Guarantee Free Education for Every Child
Click to expand Image Children at a free government pre-primary school, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, November 2022. © 2022 Bede Sheppard / Human Rights Watch Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s right to a free education. Last week, countries gathered at the UN in Geneva to explore […]
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US: Masked Federal Agents Undermine Rule of Law
Click to expand Image Masked US federal agents outside the immigration court in Manhattan’s 26 Federal Plaza, New York City, October 31, 2025. © 2025 Andrea Renault/STAR MAX/AP Photo (Washington, DC, December 18, 2025) – United States federal immigration enforcement agents now commonly operate masked and without visible identification, compounding the abusive and unaccountable nature of […]
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World News in Brief: UN staff detentions in Yemen, peacekeepers killed in Sudan sent home, attacks in Ukraine
The UN Secretary-General on Friday condemned the arbitrary detention of ten more UN personnel by Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, warning that the growing crackdown is crippling humanitarian operations and putting millions of lives at risk.
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Israel 19 December 2025 #1
Israel 19 December 2025 #1 gnada Fri, 12/19/2025 – 22:09 Israel Fri, 12/19/2025 – 12:00 19 December 2025 An Israeli court indicted a Russian national, who was in the country on a work permit, for spying for Iran. He allegedly photographed sensitive sites, including ports and oil refineries, in exchange for cryptocurrency.
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Lebanon 19 December 2025 #1
Lebanon 19 December 2025 #1 gnada Fri, 12/19/2025 – 22:08 Lebanon Fri, 12/19/2025 – 12:00 19 December 2025 Israeli and Lebanese officials met in Naqoura, Lebanon as part of the ongoing U.S.-led multi-lateral security dialogue. The Israeli prime minster’s office said: “During the meeting, ways to promote economic projects were discussed in order to underscore […]
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Israel 19 December 2025 #1
Israel 19 December 2025 #1 gnada Fri, 12/19/2025 – 22:07 Israel Fri, 12/19/2025 – 12:00 19 December 2025 Israeli and Lebanese officials met in Naqoura, Lebanon as part of the ongoing U.S.-led multi-lateral security dialogue. The Israeli prime minster’s office said: “During the meeting, ways to promote economic projects were discussed in order to underscore […]
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Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for another year, as fighting in the country’s east intensified amid renewed offensives by the M23 rebel group.
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UN urges calm in Bangladesh after killing of protest leader sparks unrest
The United Nations has urged calm in Bangladesh after the killing of a prominent youth protest leader sparked fresh unrest, raising concerns about political violence and the safety of civic space as the country prepares for elections early next year.
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South Sudan: UN Mission condemns killing of a staff member in Wau, calls for a swift investigation
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) called on Friday for an investigation into the killing of one of its staff members in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal state.