Geneva: A United Nations committee has said that it was deeply concerned about human rights violations by Russian forces and private military companies in Ukraine, including enforced disappearances, torture, rape and extrajudicial executions. In its findings on Russia, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial
Budapest: Pope Francis, starting a trip to Hungary, pointedly warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Budapest government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. In a hard-hitting speech to government
Domoni: In Anjouan, part of the Comoros archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean, the distant French island of Mayotte casts a dangerous charm. Boasting schools, hospitals, roads and a social safety net, Mayotte is an eldorado that every year thousands of impoverished Comorans risk their lives
Beirut: Saudi Arabia and Iran will reopen embassies in each other's capitals "within days," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said in a sign of warming relations after the two countries closed their missions seven years ago. Speaking at a news conference in the Lebanese capital
London: A Sudanese doctor trapped in Sudan who works for the UK’s National Health Service has said he feels “betrayed” after being denied a spot on an evacuation flight back to Britain, the BBC reported. Dr. Abdulrahman Babiker, who worked for the NHS throughout the COVID-19
Andhra Pradesh: In an upsetting incident, nine students committed suicide while two others attempted suicide in India after the results of grades 11 and 12 were announced, NDTV reported. As many as one million students appeared for the exam; however, only 61% passed the exam in
Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces daunting obstacles if he is serious about trying to help end Russia’s 14-month-old war in Ukraine. The biggest: Neither side is ready to stop fighting. Xi’s plan to send an envoy to Ukraine allows his government to deflect criticism of its
London: The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid - with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year - would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis
Santiago, Chile: A migration crisis at the border between Chile and Peru intensified as hundreds of people remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru in an effort to return to their home country of Venezuela. The mostly Venezuelan migrants are seeking to cross into Peru to
London: BBC Chairman Richard Sharp resigned on Friday after an independent report found he had breached public appointment rules by not disclosing a potential conflict of interest in his role in securing a $1 million loan for the then-prime minister, Boris Johnson. His exit comes at