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Syria Determined To 'Prevent Unlawful Revenge' Says Fact-finding Committee

A committee formed by Syria's new authorities to investigate a wave of deadly violence said on Tuesday the country was determined to "prevent unlawful revenge".

International Business Times

Angola to act as mediator in peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels

Angola has announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23

The Independent UK

EU's top diplomat pledges unified support for Ukraine and global humanitarian aid in dig at US

The European Union is doubling down on its pledge to continue supporting Ukraine against Russia’s illegal invasion and stepping up humanitarian aid when others pull back as the bloc of European countries reconciles with the reality of America's retreat on the global stage

The Independent UK

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Clowns and musicians bring the joy of Carnival to sick children in a Rio hospital

Clowns complete with red noses and tutus sung Carnival songs to sick children on the pediatric ward of a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Tuesday, bringing the ebullient festivities normally found on the streets straight to the young patients and their carers

The Independent UK

US bans flights to capital of major Caribbean nation until September

The Federal Aviation Administration extended its ban on flights to Port-au-Prince until September 8

The Independent UK

Israel Kills Senior Hezbollah Militant, Frees Four Lebanese Prisoners

Israel said Tuesday it killed a senior Hezbollah militant responsible for drones and missiles, even as it freed Lebanese prisoners as a "goodwill" gesture to the country's new president.

International Business Times

Iraqi Kurdistan faces a deepening economic crisis as unpaid wages pile up

Public sector workers in Iraqi Kurdistan, a semi-autonomous region of northern Iraq, have endured irregular and delayed salary payments for more than a decade. Many of these people are owed staggering amounts of money – US$50,000 (£38,700) on average, and as much as US$120,000 for higher-level employees.

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EU Foreign Affairs Chief Slams Rise Of The 'Rule Of Force'

The EU's foreign affairs chief on Tuesday told the UN Security Council that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was just one of a rising number of cases where the "rule of force" has replaced international law.

International Business Times

Five years on from the Covid-19 pandemic, what legacy has the virus left?

11 March marks five years since the World Health Organization declared the spread of Covid-19 a pandemic. The virus caused 7 million deaths, according to the UN body.

Radio France Internationale

Uganda army chief says troops deployed to South Sudan's capital

Ugandan special forces have been deployed to South Sudan's capital Juba, the Ugandan army chief said Tuesday, after rising tensions threatened a fragile peace agreement between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar.

Radio France Internationale

UN-backed rights experts hear Palestinians' allegations of abuse in Israeli custody during the war

Palestinians have described alleged abuses by Israeli forces and settlers to independent U.N.-backed human rights investigators during hearings on the treatment of detainees during the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Syrian Kurds celebrate deal with Damascus as coastal residents remain wary after violence

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government in Damascus and local Kurdish-led authorities

The Independent UK

The body of a Kenyan officer who died in Haiti arrives home for burial

The body of a Kenyan police officer who died in Haiti’s UN-backed multinational mission to combat violent gangs has been returned home

The Independent UK

UN migration agency suspends aid cut to Rohingya refugees in Indonesia

International Organization for Migration confirms there will be no planned cuts in their aid work for Rohingya refugees

The Independent UK

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Uganda deploys special forces to South Sudan to protect the government as fears of civil war grow

Uganda has deployed an unknown number of troops to South Sudan in a bid to protect the fragile government of President Salva Kiir as a tense rivalry with his deputy threatens a return to civil war in the east African nation

The Independent UK

Activist groups urge UN probe of its Myanmar envoy after report alleges ties to Chinese companies

Activist groups are urging the United Nations to investigate its special envoy to Myanmar over possible conflicts of interest, after a report claimed her consulting company has ties to Chinese mining and construction projects in the country

The Guardian - UK

Threaten campuses, shut down debate: that’s what free speech looks like under Trump

The president has slashed $400m in funding from Columbia University. He wants to stifle criticism of Israel – but the real target is dissent, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Al Jazeera

UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks all food

With Israel’s complete blockade on Gaza approaching 10 days, Philippe Lazzarini says aid is being ‘weaponised’.

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International Business Times

North Korea Taekwondo Supremo That Austria Can't Kick

It is easy to miss the headquarters of the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF), which is run by a North Korean from a modest house on the outskirts of Vienna, a city with a long reputation as a nest of spies.

The Conversation

Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population

A freeze on aid entering the Gaza Strip, imposed by Israel last week, means once again tons of urgent medical supplies and medicines are stuck at the border, with delivery uncertain.

The Independent UK

Confronting backlash against women's rights, 193 nations commit to speed action on gender equality

The U.N.’s 193 member nations have made a commitment to accelerate action on more than a dozen fronts to achieve gender equality

The Independent UK

JD Vance’s cousin - who volunteered in Ukraine - brands VP and Trump ‘useful idiots’ to Putin

‘Donald Trump and my cousin clearly believe they can placate Vladimir Putin. They are wrong,’ Nate Vance says

The Conversation

What a landmark ruling for the Sámi people in Finland means for the protection of Indigenous rights globally

In October 2024, the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UNCESCR) issued a landmark decision stating that Finland had violated the rights of the Sámi Indigenous people to their culture and land. This decision, unprecedented in Europe, signals a potential paradigm shift in the protection of Indigenous…

The Guardian - UK

US will be ‘central’ to climate fight even without Trump, says Cop30 president

André Corrêa do Lago suggests US organisations can play a constructive role even if government limits participation

The Guardian - UK

USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze

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