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The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Albanese followed an unsuccessful US pressure campaign to force the Geneva-based Human Rights Council to remove her from her post.

The letter, signed by 27 former EU ambassadors to the Middle East and North Africa, calls on the EU to suspend its trade agreement with Israel over military actions in Gaza, illegal occupation of the West Bank, and human rights abuses against Palestinians.

The former Sydney councillor has listed interests including the restaurant chain Hooters, rare steaks, ‘extremely’ heavy weights and the Bible

"It feels like there's been an underserved group of people for such a long time who are finally feeling seen and recognised and heard."

The special envoy’s plan will never be effective if it tackles only the symptoms and refuses to acknowledge let alone address a key driver

COMMENT: As we mark the anniversary of the second genocide of the 1990s, we should recognise that we will never be able to say ‘we did not know’ what is happening in Gaza today, our world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes

Cuban women are embracing extravagant nail art despite the country’s deep economic crisis

Thousands of people are expected to gather in Srebrenica on Friday to commemorate the genocide committed 30 years ago by Bosnian Serb forces, one of Europe's worst atrocities since World War II. The remains of seven victims of the massacre will be laid to rest during Friday's commemorations, marking the…

Choi Min-kyung is seeking damages from the state represented by its leader and has also submitted a criminal complaint alleging crimes against humanity