Iran to sanction U.S. nationals, entities for human rights violations: Official
According to humanrights.eadl.ir, Judiciary Deputy for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Iran’s Human Rights Office, Kazem Gharibabadi said that the United States sticks to...
‘A complete scam’: Argentines protest against IMF debt deal amid economic hardship
Thousands of people have thronged the streets of Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, to protest a possible debt restructuring deal with the International Monetary Fund...
Sudanese coup leaders’ riches feed military power
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (also known as Hemedti), head of Sudan’s feared Rapid Support Force, pledged over $1 billon to help stabilize the Sudanese...
Bachelet describes ‘disastrous’ human rights situation across Occupied Palestinian Territory
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, said that the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has become “disastrous,” with severe infringements occurring affecting some four million people. “This...
Xiomara Castro elected as Honduras’ first female president
Honduras’ former first lady Xiomara Castro has won the country’s presidential election, and the ruling party’s candidate has conceded defeat. Conservative National Party presidential candidate Nasry...
Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence
LONDON—Rohingya refugees sued social network powerhouse Facebook for more than $150 billion, accusing it of failing to stop hate speech that incited violence against...
Burkina Faso’s prime minister resigns amid security crisis
Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Christophe Dabire has resigned amid a security crisis and protests calling for a government reshuffle. President Roch Marc Christian Kabore accepted Dabire’s...
UN delays action on Myanmar and Afghanistan’s bid for seats
UNITED NATIONS—The UN General Assembly approved a resolution Dec. 6 delaying action on requests by Myanmar’s military junta and Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to take...
UK alcohol deaths hit new record
The UK has seen its highest yearly increase in the number of deaths directly related to alcohol consumption, new government figures show, with the...
U.S. military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world
The Marine Corps demolition specialist was worried—about America, and about the civil war he feared would follow the presidential election. And so, block by block,...