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For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new record for the total number of child victims.
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in Bonn. Under the banner of ‘Friends of Science’, in an overflowing press conference room lined with negotiators and civil society supporters, diplomats from Fiji, Nepal, […]
On quiet streets across the Californian city of Monterey Park, green-and-white “YES on Measure NDC” signs stood on front-yard lawns as volunteers walked door-to-door, drumming up support among residents to vote in favor of a ban on new data centers in their area. They clarified the ballot wording in English, Spanish and Chinese, while distributing […]
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For the first time, soldiers and Government forces were responsible for more grave violations against children in armed conflict than non-State armed groups – and 2025 set a grim new…
Dozens of countries have called out growing “coordinated attacks” by fossil fuel interests aimed at undermining the role of climate science in the UN negotiations at the mid-year talks in…
On quiet streets across the Californian city of Monterey Park, green-and-white “YES on Measure NDC” signs stood on front-yard lawns as volunteers walked door-to-door, drumming up support among residents to…
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Ahead of an upcoming hearing on 19 June during which the Tunis appeals court will re-examine the conviction of Saadia Mosbah, a prominent Tunisian Black human rights defender, and five of her colleagues from the anti-racist organization Mnemty, based on unfounded financial criminal charges stemming from their human rights work, Amnesty International’s…
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The coastal community of Cedeño, in the Gulf of Fonseca, is facing a human rights crisis caused by the impacts of climate change, including coastal erosion, rising sea levels and…
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Global rise of cyberattacks exposes limits of technical solutions
The internet reaches into every corner of the world and is vital to everything from health systems and financial markets to public services and election organising. This intense global interconnectedness clearly comes with great benefits, but a cybercrime epidemic is putting millions of lives at risk.
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UN winds down Türkiye-Syria aid route, after more than 65,000 lifesaving journeys
The UN has formally concluded its cross-border humanitarian operations from Türkiye into Syria, marking the end of an 11-year mission that served as one of the most complex supply chains in the organization’s history.
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Middle East: Fighting and displacement in Lebanon; call for ‘sustained access’ in Gaza
Lebanon’s fragile ceasefire is being tested by renewed violence and rising humanitarian needs amid continuing civilians displacement, services under pressure and aid cuts.
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World News in Brief: Iranian Nobel winner’s declining health, rising attacks on healthcare, debt crisis hits women, Aid to Mozambique
Concern is mounting over the health of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was reportedly being held alongside high-risk offenders.
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Hormuz 3 May 2026 #3
Hormuz 3 May 2026 #3 lalasor Mon, 05/04/2026 – 21:17 Strait of Hormuz Mon, 05/04/2026 – 12:00 3 May 2026 President Trump announced the launch of “Project Freedom” to be enacted starting the following day, in which he said that after being asked by countries from around the world, the U.S would guide their ships safely […]
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Tehran 3 May 2026 #3
Tehran 3 May 2026 #3 lalasor Mon, 05/04/2026 – 21:17 Tehran Mon, 05/04/2026 – 12:00 3 May 2026 President Trump announced the launch of “Project Freedom” to be enacted starting the following day, in which he said that after being asked by countries from around the world, the U.S would guide their ships safely out of […]
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Washington 3 May 2026 #3
Washington 3 May 2026 #3 lalasor Mon, 05/04/2026 – 21:16 Washington Mon, 05/04/2026 – 12:00 3 May 2026 President Trump announced the launch of “Project Freedom” to be enacted starting the following day, in which he said that after being asked by countries from around the world, the U.S would guide their ships safely out of […]
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Israel 4 May 2026 #1
Israel 4 May 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 05/04/2026 – 21:15 Israel Mon, 05/04/2026 – 12:00 4 May 2026 Hizbollah Secretary General, Naim Qassem, reiterated the group’s rejection of an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that “There is no ceasefire in Lebanon, but rather continuous Israeli-American aggression”. He argued that Israel “has not implemented a single […]
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Lebanon 4 May 2026 #1
Lebanon 4 May 2026 #1 lalasor Mon, 05/04/2026 – 21:14 Lebanon Mon, 05/04/2026 – 12:00 4 May 2026 Hizbollah Secretary General, Naim Qassem, reiterated the group’s rejection of an ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, stating that “There is no ceasefire in Lebanon, but rather continuous Israeli-American aggression”. He argued that Israel “has not implemented a single […]
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Hormuz 4 May 2026 #2
Hormuz 4 May 2026 #2 lalasor Mon, 05/04/2026 – 21:14 Strait of Hormuz Mon, 05/04/2026 – 12:00 4 May 2026 Iran announced that with Pakistan’s facilitation, fifteen crew members from the Touska container ship, seized by the U.S, had “returned to Iran”.