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The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Taliban officials over ongoing human rights violations in Afghanistan. Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced plans to request arrest warrants for Taliban officials following the…

On Tuesday, Syrian militants, primarily from Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham and Turkey-backed opposition forces, captured four towns—Halfaya, Taybat Al-Imam, Maardis, and Soran—bringing them within 10 kilometers of Hama, Syria’s fourth largest city, Arab News reported yesterday. This offensive follows significant territorial…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Ethiopian authorities on Monday, December 2, to reverse the suspension of three human rights organizations: the Center for the Advancement of Rights and Democracy (CARD), the Association for Human Rights in Ethiopia (AHRE), and Lawyers…

Apple Inc. is facing a lawsuit accusing the company of spying on its employees through personal devices linked to iCloud accounts, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The suit, filed by Amar Bhakta, a digital advertising employee since 2020, claims that Apple…

The Pakistani military has conducted significant “intelligence-based operations” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province over the weekend, killing eight individuals in two separate incidents. The military claims the deceased were involved in violent activities. According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public…

New York has enacted legislation making the forced removal of religious attire—such as hijabs, turbans, or Jewish kippahs—a second-degree harassment crime. Governor Kathy Hochul emphasized the state’s commitment to ensuring the safety and dignity of its citizens amid rising hate…

The world marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, December 3, established by the UN General Assembly in 1992 to raise awareness about the challenges faced by people with disabilities and promote their integration into all aspects of…

On the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, Amnesty International condemned the ongoing “environmental racism” in India, citing decades of institutional neglect of victims and survivors. The 1984 disaster, caused by a toxic gas leak from a Union Carbide…

Nearly 50,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Syria as extremist insurgents continue to seize areas of the country, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Monday. According to OCHA, the displacement…

China has opened its first overseas atmospheric monitoring station in East Antarctica’s Larsemann Hills, marking a significant step in its polar research efforts, Reuters reported today. The Zhongshan National Atmospheric Background Station, operational since Sunday, will monitor atmospheric composition and…