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U.N. should follow up on China 'crimes against humanity' report, HRW says

Human Rights Watch expects the United Nations to follow up on a report which found that China's detention of Uyghurs and other Muslims may constitute crimes against humanity, its acting executive director said on Monday.

Reuters

‘Digging with my bare hands’: A White Helmet’s Syria quake story

A volunteer from Syria’s White Helmets group recounts her experience in search and rescue operations after quake struck.

Al Jazeera

Militia attacks kill 22 in east DR Congo - official, human rights group

Militiamen killed 22 people in two separate attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ituri province on Sunday and Monday, a local official and a human rights group said, in ongoing violence in the region.

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Syrian rebel leader pleads for outside help a week on from earthquakes

Former al-Nusra Front chief keen to show scale of crisis in Idlib province and play down past links to al-Qaida

The Guardian - UK

War for control of Haiti's capital targets women's bodies

Haiti’s toxic slate of gangs are plundering the Caribbean nation

The Independent UK

Cyprus president-elect ready to meet Turk Cypriot leader-office

Cyprus President-elect Nikos Christodoulides is ready to meet with the head of the estranged Turkish Cypriot community, his office said on Monday, a day after his election.

Reuters

Prime Minister declines to commit to raising £5m match funding for quake victims

Rishi Sunak insisted the Government had provided ‘lots of other support’ and was ready to provide more.

The Independent UK

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Factbox-Kosovo on 15th anniversary of independence

Kosovo will on Friday mark the 15th anniversary of its declaration of independence from Serbia.

Reuters

Hungary's foreign minister visits Minsk amid Olympics row

Hungary's foreign minister paid a visit to Minsk on Monday to keep "channels of communication open" as a group of 35 countries demanded that Russian and Belarusian athletes be banned from the 2024 Olympics.

Reuters

Turkey finds a few more earthquake survivors as further rescue hopes fade

Turkish rescue efforts wind down amid grief and anger while UN calls for aid access to north-west Syria

The Guardian - UK

What is the population of China? Officials urged to boost birth rate

The world’s most populous country experienced a population drop of 850,000 from 2021 to 2022

Evening Standard

First Thing: ‘octagonal’ flying object shot down in Michigan

Military general says he will not rule out any explanation as fourth object this month is downed over North America. Plus, is Florida running out of orange juice?

The Guardian - UK

Search for Survivors Slows as Türkiye-Syria Quake Toll Passes 35,000

Rescue teams began to wind down the search for survivors on Monday, a week after an earthquake devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria leaving more than 35,000 dead and millions in dire need of aid. While the focus switched to helping desperate survivors who lack food and shelter, stories continue…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'A crane, for God's sake': Inside the struggles of Turkey's earthquake response

Kevser said she could hear her two sons trapped beneath the rubble of their collapsed apartment building in the Turkish city of Antakya but for two days she was unable to find an emergency response leader to order their rescue.

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India arrests 2,000 men in crackdown on illegal child marriages

Over the last week, police have arrested more than 2,000 men in a crackdown on illegal child marriages involving girls under the age of 18 in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam.

Reuters

UN aid chief: quake rescue phase 'coming to a close'

The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is "coming to a close" with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the U.N. aid chief said during a visit to Syria on Monday.

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Rescuers keep digging for survivors a week after the Turkey-Syria earthquake

People buried under rubble in southern Turkey continue to defy the odds, surviving freezing weather and a week without water. A 40-year-old woman was pulled alive in Gaziantep province early Monday.

Reuters

Uganda move to close UN rights office angers opposition

A move by Uganda's government to close the United Nations' local human rights office has drawn strong criticism from opposition leaders and activists, who say it highlights the country's worsening record on civil liberties.

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Yemeni Activists Document Houthi Recruitment of 5,000 Children since the Coup Began

A group of 24 Yemeni human rights organizations called on all parties to stop violations against children, prevent child recruitment, and not involve them in military operations to benefit any party in the conflict in Yemen. The organizations issued a statement on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers.

Al Jazeera

Israel legalises nine settler outposts in occupied West Bank

Settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal under international law and have been condemned by the UN.

The Guardian - UK

So Mr Bach, will nothing ever be enough to ban Russia from the Olympics?

The International Olympic Committee is determined to enable Russians to compete in Paris next year despite the unrelenting war in Ukraine

Reuters

Stand-off with minority Serbs holds back Kosovo 15 years after independence

When in December Serbia put forces on highest combat alert in response to increasing violence in Kosovo between police and minority Serb protesters, a shareholder in Pristina's newest shopping mall began getting calls from unnerved investors.

Reuters

Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000

Nine survivors were rescued from the rubble in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a massive earthquake struck, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold.

France 24

'Miracle' baby pulled alive from rubble in Turkey's Antakya days after quake

Amid the anguish in quake-stricken Turkey, FRANCE 24 brings you the remarkable story of a baby girl called Aliye Dagli, pulled alive from the rubble of her home in Antakya almost six days after the devastating February 6 earthquakes – when experts say the chances of finding survivors is lower…

Reuters

Explainer-How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief

Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake that struck its border region with Turkey on Feb. 6 but aid has been slow to reach the most affected areas.

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