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Arab Parliament Calls for Pressuring Israel to Halt Administrative Detentions

Arab Parliament Speaker Adel al-Asoumi has called for forcing Israel to halt its administrative detentions against Palestinians. This came in letters he sent to the United Nations Secretary-General, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, regional parliament speakers and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Asoumi denounced Israel’s systematic violations against…

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Hundreds gather in Burkina Faso's capital to support military coup

Supporters of the new junta in Burkina Faso gathered in the capital Ouagadougou on Tuesday as neighbouring countries, the UN and France condemned the military coup.

France 24

Washington Again Signals Readiness to Hold Houthis to Account

The US administration once signaled the option of "holding Houthis accountable" after the Iran-backed militias targeted Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi cities for the second time in less than a week. In official statements by the White House, State Department, and Department of Defense, the administration…

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Report: LGBTQ+ Afghans' lives have "dramatically worsened" since Taliban seized power

Researchers interviewed survivors of "gang rape, mob attacks" and people "hunted" by family members who joined the Taliban.

Axios

‘He’s a villain’: Joe Manchin attracts global anger over climate crisis

The West Virginia senator’s name is reviled on the streets of Bangladesh and other countries facing climate disaster as he blocks Biden’s effort to curb planet-heating gases

The Guardian - US

WHO: Omicron Risk Remains Very High

The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new Covid-19 cases hitting another record high last week. "Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic,"…

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UN: More than 50 million people affected by urban conflicts

The United Nations chief says more than 50 million people are currently affected by conflict in urban areas from Afghanistan to Libya, Syria, Yemen and beyond where they face a much higher risk of being killed or injured

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Afghanistan's health system 'seriously under threat': WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to a lack of external funding since the change of regime in August 2021.

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UNICEF says fears grow over fate of 850 children in besieged Syrian prison

Fears are growing for hundreds of children in a Syrian prison seized by Islamic State inmates, after six days of clashes with Kurdish-led fighters seeking to regain control of the facility, the United Nations children's agency said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Venezuelan human rights abuses raise concerns for UN council

Venezuela’s government tried to defend itself Tuesday at a United Nations human-rights session, saying international sanctions are to blame for its social problems, but the argument was buried under the repeated concerns voiced by member countries about the claims of torture, arbitrary arrests and extrajudicial killings taking place in the…

Miami Herald

Irish citizens told to avoid travel to Ukraine months ahead of Nations League clash

Ireland are due to travel to Ukraine in June for a UEFA Nations League clash.

Irish Mirror

Snow Storms, Cold and Fire Threaten Displaced Syrians in Northern Camps

Five-year-old Intissar and her younger sister Lin were sheltering from northern Syria's bitter winter cold when fuel from a heater ignited their tent, killing them and seriously injuring their mother. The young family and other displaced Syrians were living near the Turkish border in a camp of more than 400…

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EU-Egypt counterterror forum bid ‘affront’ to human rights: HRW

Human Rights Watch urged the European Union to ‘seriously reconsider its move’ amid Egypt’s human rights record.

Al Jazeera

A decade later, no end in sight for Libya’s political transition

Two days before Libyans were to go to the ballots for a new interim president on December 24, the country’s election officials finally admitted what had become obvious: the first-round vote would not take place. Citing legal, logistical and security issues, the officials proposed a new date one month later…

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Pro-coup supporters rally in Burkina Faso as UN condemns takeover

Several hundred people gathered in the capital Ouagadougou to show support for the country’s new military government.

France 24

Attacks on the UAE: 'A new chapter has begun in the Yemen conflict'

One week after a first attack on the United Arab Emirates, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Monday. The attacks mark a new chapter in the crisis that has engulfed Yemen, according to Marc Goutalier, a geostrategy consultant and Middle East specialist.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic -document

U.S. financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) have fallen by 25% during the coronavirus pandemic, provisional data show, with Washington's future support to the United Nations agency under review.

The Guardian - UK

Serbia extradites Bahraini dissident in cooperation with Interpol

Move comes despite European court of human rights injunction saying that it should be postponed

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Coup d’état in Burkina Faso: 'We thought it would happen sooner or later'

Uniformed soldiers announced on national television that they had taken power in Burkina Faso on Monday evening, January 24. The announcement came at the end of a confusing day, marked by uncertainties around the fate of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. The rumour of a potential coup d'état was already…

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We created the first AI-powered solar electricity backup system for houses in sub-Saharan Africa

When the collapse of Zimbabwe’s electricity grid on December 14 2021 plunged most of the country into a blackout, Zimbabweans feared that they would have to spend Christmas in the dark. Much to their relief, two days later, the utility company restored a major power station and announced that there…

The Independent UK

Planet can end Covid emergency this year, says head of WHO

The WHO has called on all countries to get at least 70 per cent of their respective populations vaccinated in a bid to try and achieve this aim

France 24

France, UN join West African states in denouncing Burkina Faso army takeover

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday condemned what he called a "military coup" in Burkina Faso, a day after soldiers said they had seized power in the West African country.

The Guardian - US

‘Corporate vultures’: how Americans fearing higher water bills are fighting takeovers

Corporations are trying to privatize dozens of public water utilities around the US, capitalizing on the financial troubles of cities

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UN: South Sudan Inter-Ethnic Violence Kills 32, Including Children

The United Nations on Tuesday announced that 32 people, including women and children, had been killed during armed raids in a region of South Sudan plagued by inter-ethnic violence. The deadly attacks on two villages in the troubled Jonglei State on January 23 sent civilians fleeing as armed youths from…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Biden says west is united on Ukraine

Virtual meeting between western powers comes as the US put 8,500 troops on alert and UK warns of ‘unprecedented sanctions’ against Russia

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