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Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil has forced the Eknath Shinde government to accept his demand for blanket reservation in education and government jobs for all Marathas in Maharashtra. His hunger strikes and protests have caused chaos and counter-protests from OBCs and Dhangar community.

Armed groups are committing war crimes and human rights abuses as they besiege towns across Burkina Faso, the rights group Amnesty International has warned in a report.

Visiting Tanzania this week, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked for forgiveness for Germany’s brutal quelling of the Maji Maji uprising over a century ago. Around 300,000 Tanzanians died during this dark episode of Germany’s colonial history; some combattants beheaded and their remains yet to be returned to Tanzania.

Claims about growing affluence and an astonishing reduction in the Multidimensional Poverty Index are exaggerated as there is growing deprivation of access to food and shelter

Letters: It may be more realistic to focus on implementation of existing laws and mechanisms, rather than creating new ones, writes Jenny Kuper

Speaking from the hospital on Friday morning, Mr. Patil said that he had ended his fast but the quota agitation continues.

King Charles III has met with religious leaders about promoting peace and security during the last day of his four-day trip to Kenya

As fierce fighting in Darfur once again pushes thousands of Sudanese to flee their homes, more must be done to alleviate the suffering of the millions already displaced, a UN official tells AFP.

Ongoing atrocities cast a shadow on the first anniversary of the ceasefire that officially ended hostilities in Ethiopia's Tigray region, according to Human Rights Watch. One year into the peace deal, there are multiple reports of abuses in Tigray as well as conflicts in other regions.

Manoj Jarange Patil agrees to withdraw hunger strike after State govt delegation persuades him. Gives Dec 24 deadline for blanket reservation for all Marathas in State. Warns of extreme steps if govt deceives them.

Rights groups repeat calls for apology while President William Ruto says ‘much remains to be done to achieve full reparations’