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Volker Turk warns that the US sanctions over ICC cooperation could have a ‘chilling effect’ on civil society globally.

Oil giants stand accused of walking away from decades of pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta without cleaning up the damage. A UN-appointed panel of experts wrote to Shell, Eni, ExxonMobil and TotalEnergies, warning the companies cannot sell off their assets and dodge their responsibilities to local communities.

Philadelphia’s public transit agency says it'll restore services that it eliminated after a judge ordered it to undo the two-week-old cuts that were challenged in court as discriminatory toward poor and minority communities

The Swede has has not necessarily become a fan of Irish football, as she sports a club jersey made with help from Fontaines DC

Lebanon’s Cabinet has met to discuss a plan by the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah and consolidate weapons under state control

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been advocated for the use of U.S. military force against Venezuela for years, records compiled by The Associated Press show

The World Health Organization recommended a range of blockbuster weight-loss drugs to treat diabetes and obesity globally for the first time on Friday, calling for cheap generic versions to be made available for people in developing countries.

It turns out the Continental Shelf has been holding a secret from the ages

It's just one of many depositories of ‘secret fresh water’ known to exist in shallow salt waters around the world

The U.N. human rights office says Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed gang rape, sexual slavery, torture, killings of civilians and other “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo this year

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of ‘horrific’ atrocities.