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No evidence of gross human rights violations, says state department; formerly far-right group are heroes in Ukraine for Mariupol’s defence. What we know on day 840

Violence against children in armed conflicts reached "extreme levels" in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday.

US president says he respects the verdict of the court in federal gun law case; hope for renters as capital city costs fall

The federal government has announced $10 million in humanitarian aid to Gaza, as leaders meet for an emergency summit in Jordan on the issue.

A new government was formed in Haiti on Tuesday, tasked with restoring security and stability in the Caribbean nation that is ravaged by gang violence and political chaos.

More ‘grave violations’ committed in occupied territories and Israel than anywhere else in world, report says

US secretary of state hails ‘hopeful sign’ of endorsement, though plan has not been formally accepted by either Hamas or Israel

While Hamas welcomed the ceasefire resolution passed in UNSC, Israel seems determined to continue the war in Gaza.

Since the 1985 discovery of a hole in the ozone layer countries have agreed and amended treaties to aid its recovery. The most notable of these is the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, which is widely regarded as the most successful environmental agreement ever devised.