UN expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar
Jakarta (AP) — An independent expert working with the United Nations on the issue of human rights in Myanmar urged
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Month: June 2023
7 Pakistanis arrested for alleged key role in migrant ship that sank off Greece, leaving 500 missing
Islamabad (AP) — Pakistani authorities said Wednesday they have arrested seven alleged key figures in a human trafficking ring following
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German woman convicted of keeping Yazidi woman as a slave in Iraq
Berlin (AP) — A German woman was convicted Wednesday of keeping a Yazidi woman as a slave during her time
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In the West Bank, UNESCO site Battir could face a water shortage from a planned Israeli settlement
Battir (AP) — Generations of Palestinians have worked the terraced hillsides of this West Bank farming village southwest of Jerusalem,
Read MoreKazakhstan abruptly announces it will no longer host talks on Syria’s conflict. Russia is surprised
Moscow (AP) — Kazakhstan said Wednesday it will stop hosting talks aimed at resolving Syria’s 12-year-old conflict. The abrupt announcement
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Daughter of California man on death row in Iran files criminal complaint against Tehran in Germany
Berlin (AP) — The daughter of a California-based man sentenced to death in Iran has asked authorities in Germany to
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Fighting resumes after Sudan cease-fire as number of people displaced passes 2.5 million
Cairo (AP) — Clashes resumed between Sudan’s military and a powerful paramilitary force after a three-day cease-fire expired Wednesday morning, a protest
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Israeli settlers storm into Palestinian town in West Bank as Israeli airstrike escalates crackdown
Turmus Ayya (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli settlers stormed into a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday,
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3 men convicted in US trial that scrutinized China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’ repatriation campaign
New York (AP) — Three men were convicted of various charges Tuesday in a trial showcasing U.S. claims that China has engineered
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Israeli drone hits Palestinian militants as West Bank violence surges
Ramallah (Reuters) – An Israeli drone killed three militant gunmen in the West Bank on Wednesday, in a rare strike
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