Report details widespread use of sexual violence in Sudan war
A new UN human rights report issued on Tuesday details the brutality and scale of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since war erupted in April…
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Syria Arrests Assad-Era Military Officer over Alleged Corruption and Wartime Abuses
Syria has detained a prominent former military officer accused of corruption and wartime abuses under the Assad regime, marking the first financial crimes arrest in…
The Silence on Climate Change Is Totally Unacceptable
Something odd and disturbing has happened on the issue of climate change in the last few years. Even as the crisis has gotten worse, and…
Spain’s Supreme Court Sentences Former Minister to 24 Years in Landmark Pandemic Graft Case
Former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos received the harshest sentence ever handed down to a modern Spanish minister after being convicted of running a criminal…
‘A Huge Grab of Power’: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid
Russell Vought’s Office of Management and Budget has labeled some aid money “unallocated” to control how it can be spent.
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Right-Wing Lawyer Claims Victory in Tightly Disputed Colombian Election
Having campaigned on an iron-fist promise to root out crime and corruption, the controversial lawyer is demanding an immediate concession following a razor-thin tally, igniting…
Japan Arrests Alleged Associate of Cambodia’s Sanctioned Prince Group
Hu Xiaowei, an alleged associate of Cambodia’s heavily sanctioned Prince Group, was arrested in Osaka on falsified records charges while seeking permanent residency under a…
Sudan: Drone attacks endanger civilians and shut down critical services in El Obeid
Escalating violence in and around the Sudanese city of El Obeid is putting civilians at increased risk and disrupting essential services, the UN aid coordination…
World News in Brief: Pope Leo urges action on hunger, humanitarian strain deepens in Gaza, families return to Lebanon
Pope Leo called on the international community to renew its commitment to tackling hunger and malnutrition, describing access to adequate food as a “fundamental human…
AI is getting women wrong, the cost is growing
As artificial intelligence reshapes how people work, communicate and access information, UN Women warned on Monday that the technology is reproducing old gender stereotypes, which…