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UN rights office estimates up to 1,400 killed in crackdown on protests in Bangladesh
UN human rights chief Volker Türk cited signs that “extrajudicial killings, extensive arbitrary arrests and detentions, and torture” were conducted with the knowledge and coordination of the ...
France 2422d
UN chief urges Rwandan forces to withdraw from DR Congo
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday on Rwandan forces to withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo and halt support for fighters advancing on the key Congolese city of Goma. M23 fighters ...
The New York Times9d
U.N. Suspends Humanitarian Work in Yemeni Area After Houthis Detain More Staff
The total employees arrested since 2021 has risen to 24, a U.N. spokesman said. The Iran-backed Houthis have held them on murky charges of espionage and foreign intervention. By Farnaz Fassihi The ...
UPI6d
U.N. agency details 'serious human rights violations' in Bangladesh protests repression
The U.N. agency said there "were rooted in much broader grievances arising from destructive and corrupt politics and governance that had entrenched economic inequalities. To remain in power ...
Reuters28d
UN seeks $910 million for humanitarian crisis in Nigeria's northeast
The UN documents seen by Reuters showed that 7.8 million people need help in the three northeastern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe, and the UN aims to help 3.6 million of them. At $910 million ...
Wall Street Journal22d
Kim Jong Un Is Doing Everything He Can to Keep North Korea’s Youth in Line
SEOUL—Kim Jong Un enjoys absolute power across North Korea and is regarded as godlike by his own people. But one threat appears to loom large for the 41-year-old dictator: disloyalty from his ...
Nikkei Asia6d
U.N. reports serious rights violations in Bangladesh protest response
the U.N. human rights chief said on Wednesday. Presenting the report of a fact-finding mission, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk told reporters in Geneva that crimes against humanity ...
Al Jazeera English24d
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive
The DRC and the UN accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebels, an accusation that Kigali denies. At an emergency UN Security Council meeting later on Sunday, the DRC demanded ...
The Aviationist21d
U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Warthogs Participate in Last “Buddy Squadron” Exercise with ROKAF Before Retiring
Buddy Squadron is a traditional joint training event of U.S. and South Korean air forces, which dates back to the 1990s. The 25-4 iteration of the exercise is the last for the A-10C based at Osan ...
Stars and Stripes26d
Ramstein’s 37th Airlift Squadron ends decades-long wait as base breaks ground on operations hub
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — A new $23 million operations facility for the storied 37th Airlift Squadron took its first step toward becoming reality Friday, with a groundbreaking that heralded a ...
Wall Street Journal24d
U.N. and Congolese Troops Struggle to Halt Lightning Rebel Attack
United Nations troops and their local allies are fighting a desperate rear-guard action to prevent rebels from seizing Goma, a key city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Aid workers ...
Al Jazeera English28d
Over a million people flee to South Sudan as Sudan conflict grinds on: UN
In its latest update on one of the world’s worst displacement crises, the UN issued new data on Tuesday showing that more than 770,000 people have fled through the Joda crossing on South Sudan ...