Soaring executions in Iran suggest use as 'tool of state intimidation,' UN says
At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
The lawsuit alleges that Eightfold used hidden AI to score job seekers on a 0 to 5 scale without required disclosures or dispute rights....
Guterres also used his wide-ranging remarks to urge action against the abuse of artificial intelligence and to call for efforts to fight inequality....
Thousands of people from various groups have shown up for protests in the adjacent cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to protest against ICE operations....
Ugandans head to the polls on Thursday for presidential elections with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his 40 years in power amid repression and internet blackouts....
War-related violence in Ukraine killed 2,514 civilians and injured 12,142 last year, a 31% rise in the number of victims from 2024, a UN monitor said....
Trophy hunting interests are turning the screw on northern Tanzania's Maasai communities and wildlife paradise. Meanwhile, well-funded conservation efforts are attracting scrutiny amid rising Maasai e...
Israel has repeatedly accused UNRWA of providing cover for Hamas militants, claiming that some of its employees took part in the group's 7 October 2023 attack on Israel....
The vice president's trip to Minneapolis comes after ICE agents recently detained a 5-year-old boy, causing widespread outrage. Vance urged Minnesota residents to "stop fighting immigration enforcemen...
The vice president's trip to Minneapolis comes after ICE agents recently detained a 5-year-old child, causing widespread outrage. Vance urged Minnesota residents to "stop fighting immigration enforcem...
Trump to speak at the World Economic Forum amid rising international tension, Concerns about conditions at Texas detention center grow after 3 deaths, Indiana wins first national football title....
Democrats are threatening a government shutdown after ICE agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Pretti was a 37-year-old US citizen and intensive care nurse. DW has the latest....
A shortage of blood donations in Germany could have dramatic consequences. The situation was critical in mid-January. DW's Marcel Fürstenau answered a call to donate blood and reported on his experien...
Pakistani rights lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir and her husband were arrested, according to her mother, politician and former minister Shireen Mazari. A judge ordered the couple's arrest in a cyber terrori...
Iran's regime has been cracking down on protesters with brutal force. Images of bodies in shrouds have provoked shock and outrage around the world — including among five Iranian women living in German...
Uganda's authorities have shut down rights groups, arrested opponents and their supporters, now they've turned off the internet. After 40 years in office, President Yoweri Museveni has no intention of...
Iranian authorities deployed riot police Thursday evening on Tehran's main square and avenues to prevent protests, FRANCE 24's correspondent Siavosh Ghazi said. Ghazi also reported that Iran has not y...
Billionaire wealth surged at three times its recent pace last year to reach its highest level on record, deepening economic and political divides that threaten democratic stability, anti-poverty gr...
Patty O'Keefe, who is a U.S. Citizen, said she was held in a detention center in Minneapolis for over nine hours without a phone call, food, water or a bathroom break....
Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged "terrorists" and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those th...