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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has concluded historic hearings involving over 100 countries regarding legal accountability for the climate crisis, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Spearheaded by Vanuatu and other Pacific island nations, the hearings, which began…

The UN Security Council has voted to renew sanctions against the al-Shabaab terror group in Somalia, extending them until February 28, 2025, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The resolution, proposed by the UK, received unanimous support from all 15 members of…

A week after the dramatic overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Christians attended Sunday services for the first time, testing the new Islamist rulers’ assurances regarding minority rights, Reuters reported yesterday. The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has sought…

A joint session of Pakistan’s parliament is set for December 17 to discuss the contentious Societies Registration (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was returned by President Asif Ali Zardari due to constitutional objections, Dawn reported yesterday. This move has sparked backlash…

Israel conducted a series of airstrikes early Saturday targeting key military sites in Damascus and its countryside, marking the latest escalation since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last week, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The…

The World Bank warns that just six of the world’s 26 low-income countries are on track to reach middle-income status by 2050 without significant improvements in economic growth, Anadolu Agency said on Friday. The findings, part of the Global Economic…

In northern Nigeria, children are being drawn into hazardous work in the country’s unregulated lithium mining sector, Euronews reported on Friday. In areas like Pasali village in Nasarawa State, children sort and bag rocks, often working in teams that handle…

An international conference in Madrid on Friday highlighted the worsening conditions for women under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Afghan Amu news agency reported. Organized by Women for Afghanistan, the event brought together global officials and women’s rights advocates to discuss…

A new survey by Germany’s Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurer reveals that loneliness affects 60% of Germans to varying degrees. The study, based on a representative survey of 1,403 people conducted in May, found younger people are more impacted. Among…

Georgian lawmakers on Saturday elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president, replacing pro-European incumbent Salome Zourabichvili, Reuters reported. The election follows significant unrest in Georgia after the ruling Georgian Dream party suspended EU accession talks, a…