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Yvette Cooper addressed the UN Security Council for the first time as Foreign Secretary.

Schools and stations closed and ports blocked in one of Europe’s biggest demonstrations opposing Israel’s offensive

Cameroon on Monday is marking ​​five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…

Macron sets out plan for international stabilisation mission as Arab and Muslim leaders prepare to meet Trump in New York

A U.N. expert reports that repression in Russia is escalating, targeting civilians, journalists, and Ukrainian prisoners of war

Palestinian Ambassador Zomlot says ‘moment stands as defiant act of truth, a refusal to let genocide be the final word’.

Rubble and Hebrew graffiti mark Israel's presence in Syria's Quneitra province, where people accuse the southern neighbour's troops of demolitions, detentions and forced displacement -- defying ongoing security talks between the two sides.

Zhang Zhan sentenced to four years for second time on charge often used by China to target government critics

Actor and activist George Takei is taking on a new role as honorary chair of Banned Books Week