The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention....
Hong Kong delegates to China’s top political advisory body are a “steadfast patriotic force” and make an important contribution to the city’s long-term prosperity and stability, Chief Executive John L...
A Chinese national suspected of running a Cambodia-based scam operation linked to the killing of a South Korean university student has been arrested during a raid on a luxury house in Thailand, author...
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At least 47% of executions carried out in Iran in 2025 had been related to drug offences, the UN human rights office said....
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
François Picard welcomes Norwegian-Iranian neuroscientist Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, Director of Iran Human Rights NGO. He offers a rare quantified data-driven-account of fatalities in the current Irani...
In a first since the start of the Ukraine war in February 2022, US, Ukraine and Russian officials are set to meet for peace talks in the UAE on January 23. There is however no sign of a softening of t...
Trump remains open to military intervention if Tehran continues to exact lethal force on protesters in the ongoing nationwide demonstrations, US representatives told the UN Security Council on Thursda...
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....
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un publicly dismissed a cabinet vice premier over a factory project. He also blasted officials for "defeatism" and "irresponsibility."...
The board originated in the US president's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, but has expanded far beyond its initial mandate....
According to Japanese and Philippine officials, the new pact would assist both countries in responding to natural catastrophes, a shared concern, and taking part in UN peacekeeping missions, which wil...
Germany has said peace in Gaza is a "core interest" but added Berlin sees the UN as the place to resolve conflict. The US plan received mixed reviews and will likely ruffle feathers with an invitation...
While in Davos, Donald Trump is expected to provide more details about his "Board of Peace". Ostensibly created to oversee the US-brokered ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, the US president has in...
Mark Owen welcomes Aida Tavakoli, co-founder of We Are Iranian Students, who offers a window into the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Iran under a blanket of state-imposed darkness. Her voice, urgent...
Interceptor drones, such as this one, often feature a dome-shaped head and four propellers. AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka A pair of YouTubers in South Africa has set a record speed of 408 mph with their ...
Private jets and other VIP aircraft at Zurich Dübendorf Airport on Tuesday. ENNIO LEANZA / AFP Some of the world's fanciest aircraft descended on Switzerland this week. Business Insider tracked some o...
Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. Ritzau Scanpix/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS Pituffik Space Base was established in 1951 as part of a defense treaty between the US and Denmark. Base operations includ...
Air Force One Rebecca Blackwell/AP Any Air Force plane carrying a US president is called Air Force One. President John F. Kennedy was the first to use a jet designed specifically for a US president. P...