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A special panel named by Nigeria's National Human Rights Commission launched an investigation Tuesday into recent Reuters reports on rights abuses by the country’s army. Those familiar with the commission’s past work say it faces stiff challenges.

After decades of progress on limiting the buildup of nuclear weapons, Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted renewed nuclear tensions between Russia and the U.S.

The U.S. State Department on Monday said Finland and Sweden are ready to join the NATO alliance, after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Sweden should not expect Turkey's support for its membership after a protest near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm at the weekend including the burning of a copy…

John Williams Ntwali, one of Rwanda's few journalists who published stories critical of the government, has died, his newspaper The Chronicles reported.

US State Department spokesman Ned Price described Iran as "the world's leading sponsor of terrorism." During a press briefing in Washington, Price commented on the European Parliament's resolution to declare the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign terrorist organization. He confirmed that this is a recognition by European partners…

The Algerian government announced a new draft law on "human trafficking," which included penalties of up to 20 years imprisonment. The new law came in response to observations in annual reports of the US State Department on human trafficking, which criticized Algeria. It calls for a national strategy to prevent…

More than 90 countries signed a letter, published on Monday, demanding the "immediate" reversal of Israel's punitive measures.

Our travel correspondent on passport validity for British travellers to Europe, the Cuba-US tangle and whether the Bahamas is a good choice for July

State Department Counselor Derek Chollet told reporters that Washington was attempting to develop programs and initiatives .