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Poverty, main cause of terrorism in Africa – UN claims

A rescue operation is under way across much of southern Turkey and northern Syria following a huge earthquake that has killed more than 2,300...

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll exceeds 4,500

Rescue workers are having a harder time because of the freezing weather and snowfall in the devastated area. Following devastating earthquakes that claimed more than...

Myanmar junta mark two-years anniversary with state of emergency extension

Even though the UN has already labelled the promised elections a "sham," the state of emergency has been extended. New sanctions were also put...

UN experts call for investigations into possible war crimes in Mali by Wagner

In the struggle against insecurity in the Sahel, Western powers have accused the Malian military and Russian mercenaries of crimes against humanity. On Tuesday, UN experts demanded...

Malaysia blasts Quran desecration in Netherlands and Sweden

Kuala Lumpur has declared that it is "appalled" by the recent recurrence of Islamophobic acts in the two European nations. Demonstrators gathered outside the Swedish...

Afghanistan: Some Taliban open to talks on women’s rights, says top UN official 

A senior UN official thinks Afghanistan's restrictions on women participating in public life are gradually being lifted. Amina Mohammed, the deputy secretary-general, has been in...

SA court hears pollution suit against mining giant

A hearing to decide whether 140,000 women and children from Zambia can file a class action lawsuit against the mining corporation Anglo-American is currently...

UN Yemen envoy suggests a new truce could be reached

Fighting has not worsened despite a six-month UN-mediated truce coming to an end in October, raising the possibility that it might be extended again. According...

Sri Lanka’s ex- presidents, Mahinda, Gotabaya sanctioned by Canada

Canada says, the sanctions were for human rights violations committed during armed conflict from 1983 to 2009. Canada has imposed sanctions on four top Sri...

US, Russia clash at UN meeting over ‘violent extremism’ in Africa

The US has accused Russian military contractors of meddling in the internal affairs of Sahelian countries. The US has accused Kremlin-backed Russian military contractors of meddling in...

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