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UN Investigation: RSF Atrocities in Sudan’s al-Fashir Bear the Hallmarks of Genocide

GENEVA – A new report from an independent UN-mandated investigation has concluded that the mass killings and systematic abuses perpetrated by…

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Israeli NGOs Alarmed by Plan to Effectively Expand Jerusalem’s Borders for First Time Since 1967

Israeli NGOs have raised the alarm over a government-endorsed settlement plan which, they argue, would mark the first expansion of…

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Jesse Jackson, transformative civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84

Veteran US civil rights activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson, one of the nation's most influential and consequential Black voices, has…

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US and Iran Set for High-Stakes Nuclear Talks in Geneva as Threat of War Looms

The United States and Iran are set to engage in high-stakes, indirect negotiations in Geneva on Tuesday, a last-ditch diplomatic…

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Chicago Teen Who Fought for Her Father’s Freedom Dies of Rare Cancer at 16

CHICAGO — A Chicago teenager who became a public advocate for her father’s release after he was detained by immigration officials…

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Ramadan 2026: Saudi Arabia Calls on Muslims to Sight Crescent Moon

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has issued a formal call to Muslims across the Kingdom…

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UN Secretary-General Urges Peace and Unity at Start of Holy Month of Ramadan

UNITED NATIONS – As the holy month of Ramadan begins, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres issued a heartfelt appeal for global…

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Merz: The world’s rules-based order ‘no longer exists.’

The heavy doors of the Bayerischer Hof hotel barely had time to close behind the arriving dignitaries before Friedrich Merz…

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Bangladesh Election: BNP Secures Landslide Victory in First Vote Since Hasina’s Ouster

Voting was largely peaceful in an election widely seen as a critical test for Bangladesh's democracy, marking the country's first…

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US announces full withdrawal from key base in Syria used to fight ISIS

The US military announced on Thursday its complete withdrawal from a strategically vital base in Syria that had served as…

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