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UN investigation seeking justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar hit by cost-cutting

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Millions of dollars of funding cuts from donors and U.N. cost-cuttin...

21st August, 2025

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China's Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, on Wednesday to o...

20th August, 2025

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Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says

(Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Con...

20th August, 2025

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Nobel laureates urge Trump to keep pressing for release of Belarusian prisoners

By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Nineteen Nobel prize winners have signed an open letter urging U.S. Pre...

19th August, 2025

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Former Hong Kong lawmaker says Australian asylum grant shows territory infringed rights

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui hailed on Monday Austra...

18th August, 2025

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Serbia's police uses teargas to disperse protesters

BELGRADE (Reuters) -Serbia's police used teargas and crowd control vehicles on Friday evening in Bel...

15th August, 2025

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Rights groups sue German ministers over deportation of Afghans from Pakistan

By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -Advocacy groups filed a criminal case against Germany's foreign...

15th August, 2025

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Russia labels Reporters without Borders an 'undesirable organisation'

(Reuters) -Russia's justice ministry said on Thursday it had designated the French-based internation...

14th August, 2025

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UN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warn...

12th August, 2025

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US scales back human rights report; softens criticism of some Trump partner nations

By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration...

12th August, 2025

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Israel strike kills Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza

(Reuters) -Israel's military said it killed Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif in a strike on Gaza...

10th August, 2025

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Australia, Canada, UK urge Belarus to end 'campaign of repression'

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The governments of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom...

9th August, 2025