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Four occupied Ukraine regions begin vote on joining Russia
Four areas of Russian-occupied Ukraine have started to hold referendums, which have been condemned as illegitimate by Kyiv and are seen as paving the way for Moscow to formally…
UN told Myanmar has gone from ‘bad to worse to horrific’
Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews says the people of Myanmar are increasingly frustrated with an international community they feel has failed them.Tom Andrews, the United Nations…
What Ethiopia and Tigray need for peace talks to succeed
On August 24, 2022, the wheels fell off an uneasy nine-month truce between the Ethiopian and Tigrayan governments, with an enormous military assault across dozens of fronts in…
Russia must be punished for its crime of invasion: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged the United Nations to punish Moscow for its invasion, calling for a special tribunal and for Russia to be stripped of its UN…
Five key takeaways from Joe Biden’s UNGA speech
Joe Biden has accused Russia of aiming to end Ukraine’s right to exist as a nation, telling the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that Washington wants the conflict to end on…
Crossing the Mediterranean Sea: To Survive or To Die | Close Up
From: Al Jazeera Close UpAn MSF ship heads out to rescue asylum seekers from Libya who risk their lives by crossing one of the deadliest migrations routes in the world.“This sea…
Tigrayan forces accuse Eritrea of launching offensive
US special envoy for the Horn of Africa condemns the crossing of Eritrean troops into Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid renewed fighting.Forces in Ethiopia’s Tigray region say Eritrea…
Ethiopian forces possibly committed ‘war crimes’ in Tigray: UN
UN experts on Monday said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that “war crimes and crimes against humanity” have been committed by the Ethiopian government in the Tigray…
Biden says US forces would defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion
US president’s remarks latest sign of a shift away from policy of strategic ambiguity toward self-ruled island.United States President Joe Biden has said US forces would defend…
Colombian officials met FARC dissidents, president’s tweet shows
Gov’t representatives have met with members of an armed group that grew out of demobilised FARC rebels, photos show.Colombian government representatives have met with members of an…