Old and new challenges for the Human Rights Council as it turns 20
It’s 20 years to the day since the UN Human Rights Council began its work as the world’s principal forum tasked with promoting and defending…
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Eel Smuggling Is The Organized Crime Racket You’ve Never Heard Of
Despite being the world’s most trafficked animal, the European eel receives surprisingly little sympathy. It lacks the mammalian charisma of the creatures whose plights dominate…
Albanian Authorities Target Alleged Cocaine Kingpin’s Network
Albanian prosecutors announce arrest warrant for Dritan Gjika and seizure of roughly 150 million euros in assets, in action against a suspected international cocaine trafficking…
Sanctioned Pro-Kremlin Influencer Says She Will Continue with her “Mission”
Alexandra Jost, known online as “Sasha Meets Russia,” responded to being sanctioned by the EU, by saying the designation showed she was “on the right…
Kazakh, Czech Police Dismantle Alleged Personal Data Trafficking Channel
Kazakh and Czech police have dismantled an international channel used to illegally sell the personal data belonging to citizens from Kazakhstan and neighboring former Soviet…
Humans Will Never Colonize Mars — And Musk Knows It
The first trillion-dollar man has always had posthuman plans for the Red Planet.
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Former Nigerian Oil Minister Cleared of All Bribery Charges in UK Court
A London jury clears the former Nigerian oil minister of all bribery charges, collapsing a 13-year UK investigation into claims she traded lucrative state contracts…
Interpol Warns Cybercrime Is Surging Across Asia and South Pacific
Cybercrime now accounts for more than 30 percent of all recorded crime in more than half of the Asia and South Pacific countries surveyed by…
Solomon Islands Suspends Police Chief Who Dumped Drug Evidence into the Sea
The immediate suspension of Ian Vaevaso follows an investigative report revealing he destroyed confiscated methamphetamine before becoming top cop.
Security Council LIVE: Gaza in the spotlight as dire conditions continue
The Security Council debated conditions in Gaza at the request of its 10 elected members amid concern that the territory’s humanitarian crisis is being overshadowed…