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UN adopts Ghana's slavery resolution, defying resistance from US, Europe

By Catarina Demony March 25 (Reuters) - A resolution proposed by Ghana at the United Nations on Wedn...

25th March, 2026

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France to investigate ex-EU border chief for alleged crimes against humanity

By Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - The Paris Court of Appeal has opened an investigat...

24th March, 2026

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Iran says it is implementing sentences against convicted January protesters

DUBAI, March 23 (Reuters) - The cases of individuals arrested over Iran's nationwide protests earlie...

23rd March, 2026

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Palestinian man says Israeli settlers sexually assaulted him in front of his family

By Ali Sawafta and Pesha Magid HUMSAH, West Bank, March 20 (Reuters) - Israeli settlers sexually ass...

20th March, 2026

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Detained Britons used as 'human shields' in Iran war zone, family says

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday the pair...

20th March, 2026

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Iranian women's soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim

By Ismet Mikailogullari GURBULAK, Turkey, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iranian women's soccer team cross...

18th March, 2026

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UN says more than 36,000 Palestinians displaced by Israeli settlement drive

BERLIN, March 17 (Reuters) - More than 36,000 Palestinians in the West Bank were forcibly displaced...

17th March, 2026

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Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee

JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) - Israel's military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers...

12th March, 2026

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ICC opens probe into alleged crimes against humanity by Belarus

AMSTERDAM, March 12 (Reuters) - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court on Thursday said the...

12th March, 2026

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Blocking gender changes on IDs violates EU law, top court rules

BRUSSELS, March 12 (Reuters) - The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that national legisl...

12th March, 2026

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EU envoys approve sanctions on 19 Iranian officials, entities over rights violations

BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) - European Union envoys have approved new sanctions targeting 19 Irania...

11th March, 2026

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Iranian women's soccer players given asylum after Trump speaks with Australian PM

WASHINGTON/SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday agreed to provide visas to five of Iran...

9th March, 2026