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Tanzania police accused of ‘unlawful lethal force’ after protests left 700 dead

Evidence gathered by human rights NGO Amnesty International shows Tanzania’s post-election protests were met with overwhelming force, with the United Nations estimating at least 700 people were killed in the unrest – raising questions about the future of civic freedoms in the country.

Radio France Internationale

Christmas decorations – and tourists – return to Bethlehem in needed boost to economy

The unemployment rate in the city jumped from 14% to 65%

The Independent UK

Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero?

From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped

The Guardian - UK

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Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress

The announcement comes just days after Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman decided to jump into the race.

Axios

US awards no-bid contract to Denmark scientists studying hepatitis B vaccine in African babies

The Trump administration has awarded a $1.6 million, no-bid contract a Danish university to study hepatitis B vaccinations on newborns in Africa

The Independent UK

UN's grim week: 6 peacekeepers and an interpreter killed, while 10 more staffers detained in Yemen

It’s been a grim week at the end of a tough year for the United Nations: Six U.N. peacekeepers were killed in a drone attack in Sudan

The Independent UK

Gaza no longer in famine but hunger levels remain critical, UN says

Monitor says almost one in eight people face food shortages as flooding and cold exacerbate humanitarian emergency

The Guardian - UK

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UN Security Council To Meet At Venezuela's Request To Discuss 'Ongoing U.S. Aggression'

The UN Security Council will meet next week at the request of the Venezuelan regime to discuss the "ongoing U.S. aggression."

Latin Times

Gustavo Petro Rebukes Maduro's Appeal to Colombian Forces Amid U.S. Pressure, Says He 'Has No Right to Give Orders to the Military'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro rejected an appeal by Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro for Colombia's military to join forces with the neighboring country, saying Maduro "has no right to give orders to the military."

Latin Times

Stefanik ends campaign for New York governor, will retire in 2026

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will retire from the House at the end of her current term.

Roll Call

The world risks forgetting one of humanity’s greatest triumphs as polio nears global eradication − 70 years after Jonas Salk developed the vaccine in a Pittsburgh lab

It was like a horror movie. The invisible polio virus would strike, leaving young children on crutches, in wheelchairs or in a dreaded “iron lung” ventilator. Each summer, the fear was so great that public pools and movie theaters closed. Parents canceled birthday parties, afraid their child might be the…

The Conversation

Egypt vows to prevent escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tensions over Hezbollah

Egypt is working hard to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tensions over Hezbollah's disarmament

The Independent UK

US strikes on narcoboats kill five more in Pacific amid mounting Venezuela tensions

US forces killed five in narcoboat strikes Thursday, bringing the total deaths to 104 since September, following the US president's order to blockade sanctioned Venezuelan tankers in further escalation of tensions with Venezuela.

Euronews

Love Actually’s Hugh Grant and Richard Curtis back Red Cross’s family reunion campaign

Home secretary Shabana Mahmood has axed the refugee family reunion visa route - with loved ones only able to come to the UK if the sponsor is on a work or study visas

The Independent UK

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‘Better off with Taiwan’: Honduras joins other Latin American countries rethinking ties with China

US pressure, broken promises by China and corruption scandals have halted Taiwan’s slide to diplomatic irrelevance in the region

Euronews

Lifting of US sanctions on Syria could spur refugee returns, UNHCR official says

The UN refugee agency reports that altogether more than 1 million refugees and nearly 2 million internally displaced Syrians have returned to their homes since Bashar al-Assad's fall.

Euronews

Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children's lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.

The Independent UK

UN official says lifting US sanctions on Syria could encourage refugee returns

The U.N. refugee agency in Lebanon says the U.S. lifting sanctions on Syria could encourage more refugees to return

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'They took all of our oil not that long ago. And we want it back': Trump demands Venezuela return seized assets

U.S. oil companies dominated Venezuela's petroleum industry until the the 1970s and then under Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez.

The Independent UK

Sudanese paramilitary group RSF killed more than 1,000 civilians in Zamzam camp in April, UN says

The U.N. Human Rights Office says in a new report that more than 1,000 civilians were killed in a three-day attack by the Sudanese paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces on Sudan's largest displacement camp

The Independent UK

Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scams

Thailand has helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia

The Guardian - UK

UN distances itself from International Women’s Day website winning corporate partnerships

Sainsbury’s, Barclays and University College London have all drawn on themes created by IWD site run by London business with no link to UN

The Independent UK

Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon as deadline looms to disarm Hezbollah

Israel has carried out airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: US military announces strike on Pacific boat that kills four, taking death toll to 99

UN condemns strikes as extrajudicial executions. Plus, Trump’s end-of-year ‘Bah! Humbug!’ address

Euronews

Does the EU rollback of 2035 car emissions ban risk undermining Europe’s climate goals?

The EU has softened its 2035 car emissions ban, raising questions about climate targets and the pace of EV adoption.

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