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By AFPFour journalists critical of Burkina Faso's ruling junta have disappeared in the space of a month, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Thursday, placing partial blame on the military authorities.Since coming to power in a coup d...
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By UN News/Daniel JohnsonAs President Biden on Thursday prepared to meet Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss progress on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of all hostages still held in the enclave, the spectre of further hunger and malnouris...
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By UN NewsA veteran Canadian politician and diplomat was on Thursday elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which lies at the centre of the Organization’s efforts to advance sustainable development.Robert Rae currently serv...
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By UN NewsThe transfer of arms to Ukraine was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Thursday in the latest meeting convened by Russia to address the issue.Deputy UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Adedeji Ebo, briefed ambassa...
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By UN NewsOn Thursday, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Bangladeshi Government to provide explicit details about last week's protest crackdowns and increased violence to ensure that law enforcement adheres to international huma...
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By AFP/Nicholas RollThousands of demonstrators angry over the war in Gaza marched on the US Capitol on Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked lawmakers for steady support as his forces fight Hamas.A group of protesters burned Ne...
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By AFPUnited Nations experts on Thursday voiced grave concern at reports of surging discrimination and violence against Pakistan's Ahmadi minority community, including extrajudicial killings and attacks on places of worship.The Ahmadiyya sect, consid...
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By AFP/Hashem OsseiranThe Israeli strike on Yemen's port of Hodeida has released hazardous emissions and caused fuel spills, experts said, compounding environmental pollution already worsened by oil spills from Houthi ship attacks.The strikes on Satu...
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By UN NewsThe head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) appealed on Wednesday for an immediate improvement in the security situation in Gaza, where dangerous operating conditions and attacks against humanitarian workers continue to hamper aid delivery...
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By AFPGermany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon's Hezbollah group and its links to Iran.Tehran reacted in fury, summoning Germany's...
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By AFPNew body camera footage released by police in Illinois shows officers shooting dead an unarmed Black woman in her home after she called for help over a possible intruder.In the United States, where police shootings of minorities have become pai...
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By UN News/Daniel JohnsonAbout 150,000 people fled Khan Younis in a single day on Monday following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli military there, UN humanitarians have said, intensifying pressure on meagre food, water and places to seek shel...
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