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Today, business and human rights is a well-accepted field of study promulgated by academics, industry and civil society groups around the world. But in the mid-1990s, when a fledgling lawyer in England decided to sue a behemoth asbestos corporation in South Africa, the idea that corporations might have a responsibility…

Victims include 79 aid seekers who were gunned down in the north and 13 others killed in the south, medics say.

Barbie Reynolds, 76, and husband Peter, 80, have been held for five-and-a-half months without charge

Israeli forces open fire on hungry Palestinians near Gaza City in one of bloodiest incidents involving aid seekers

Iran's foreign minister has said the country France, Germany and the UK are looking to set a date for a meeting for nuclear talks, in what could be a step toward ending the protracted impasse over Iran's nuclear programme and Western concerns.

AT least 73 Palestinians have been killed while trying to reach desperately needed aid in Gaza, according to the territory’s health ministry..

At least 85 Palestinians were killed queuing for aid on Sunday, according to hospitals and witnesses

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians trying to collect humanitarian aid in the territory's north on Sunday, killing 67 people and wounding dozens more.

Pope Leo XIV repeated his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, while also imploring the international community to respect international law and protect civilians.

Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration aiming for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo

Men, women and children seen running in all directions away from Israeli soldiers attacking the desperate aid seekers.