Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday issued a submission urging the Australian government to press the Vietnamese government on human rights by seeking clear, concrete, and measurable benchmarks for progress in upcoming meetings. The five main points of the submission were to release political prisoners and people detained without cause,...

HRW urges Australia to demand concrete human rights benchmarks in negotiations with Vietnam

Human rights organization Amnesty International called Thursday for the unconditional release of anti-corruption protestors detained by Ugandan authorities. The protestors were part of a march over the rise in corruption in the Ugandan Parliament. Tigere Chagutah of Amnesty International condemned the arrest of over a hundred young protestors in Uganda...

Rights organization calls for unconditional release of Uganda anti-corruption protestors

An independent United Nations (UN) expert on Friday called on the Cambodian government to implement a national action plan to execute and safeguard the interests of the country’s indigenous communities. Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn was appointed as a special rapporteur to oversee and report on the human rights situation in...

UN expert calls on Cambodia to implement national action plan on indigenous rights

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 Philippine forces will defend themselves with “the same level of force” if they come under assault again from China’s coast guard in the disputed South China Sea, where Chinese personnel armed with machetes and spears injured Filipino navy personnel and damaged two of their boats in a chaotic faceoff last month, the Philippine military chief said Thursday.Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. asked China to pay 60 million pesos ($1 million) in damages for the two navy boats and return seven rifles which he said were seized by Chinese coast guard personnel during the June17...

Philippine military chief warns his forces will fight back if assaulted again in disputed sea

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The UN's top court has ruled Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories breaks international law

ICJ ruling: will 'damning verdict' stop Netanyahu?

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened military intervention in Israel in a move to stop its war in Gaza as Palestinian casualties mount and Israel faces mounting aggression by Islamic extremists.

Turkey's Erdogan threatens to invade Israel over war in Gaza as regional tensions grow

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A 68-year-old man is behind bars on $1 million bail in connection with multiple sexual assaults in the mid- to late 1990s — years after he was released from prison in another rape.

Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Deadly protests by thousands of students in Bangladesh against quotas in government jobs has brought focus to a history of violence in a country born out of a war between India and Pakistan in 1971 in which nearly 3 million people were killed. Its founding father...

History of Violence in Bangladesh, a Country Born Out of War

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Charisma reveals that Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has been criticized again for what are considered to be insensitive comments. On his Twitter/X account, the Texas preacher said the following.

Virginia ministers weigh in on Joel Osteen's comments about blessings

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CALIFORNIA – Proposition 33, Justice for Renters Act, will be on the California ballot, November 5, for voters to decide on removing a rent control ban. According to Ballotpedia, a "yes" vote repeals the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act (1995), which will allow cities and counties to limit rent on any housing.

Prop. 33 will allow California voters to decide on removing rent control ban

Masked Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian farmers and foreign activists accompanying them for protection in the West Bank town of Qusra on Sunday, according to victims of the attack and videos obtained by CNN.

Israeli settlers attack foreign activists and Palestinian farmers in West Bank

Namibian Michelle Nehoya has spent nearly $500 (£390) on the application process for a visa to visit Canada - but almost two years later it has yet to materialise. The 38-year-old, who lives in Namibia's capital, Windhoek, is desperate to get to Quebec to see her aunt and cousins whom she has not seen for almost a decade.

Namibia turns the visa tables on Western nations

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NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

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LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government ordered Venezuelan diplomats in the Andean nation to leave within 72 hours, after Venezuela's electoral authority declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of Sunday's election.

Peru orders Venezuelan diplomats out after contested vote

(Reuters) - A rebel army in Myanmar said on Thursday it had seized control of a major regional military headquarters near the border with China, in what could be the biggest recent defeat for a ruling junta that is battling to contain a widening revolt.

Myanmar regional military HQ captured, rebels say, in blow to junta

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In a deeply distressing event that has left the community of Padana village in Lahore reeling, a 15-year-old boy named Arsalan sadly ended his life by leaping from a water tank. The tragic incident is believed to have happened following Arsalan's receipt of poor grades in his final exams, a critical juncture in the educational structure of Pakistan.

Tragedy Strikes: Teenager Commits Suicide Over Exam Results in Lahore

 China and the Philippines reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea, two Philippine officials said Sunday.The Philippines occupies Second Thomas Shoal but China also claims it, and increasingly hostile clashes at sea have sparked fears of larger conflicts that could involve the United States.The crucial deal was reached on Sunday, after a series of meetings between Philippine and Chinese diplomats in Manila and exchanges of diplomatic notes that aimed to establish a mutually acceptable arrangement at the shoal without conceding either side's territorial claims. The Philippine officials,...

China and the Philippines reach deal in effort to stop clashes at fiercely disputed shoal

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines has reached an agreement with Beijing on its resupply missions to soldiers aboard a grounded naval vessel in the South China Sea, but will not submit to inspections from China, a top security official said on Wednesday. The Philippines and China, which have sparred repeatedly...

Philippines Says Has 'Arrangement' With Beijing on South China Sea, but No Ship Inspections

The Hamas-led attack inside Israel on 7 October was “designed” and “planned” to kill civilians and take as many people hostage as possible, a leading human rights group has said.In a 236-page report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) concludes that Palestinian armed factions committed war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, sexual violence, mutilation of bodies, and use of human shields.The global rights group says its teams interviewed almost 150 witnesses, first responders and family members for the research and verified more than 280 photos and videos for the investigation.They described fighters shooting directly at civilians as they tried to...

War crimes committed in 7 October attack by Hamas ‘designed’ to kill civilians, rights group says

British anti-Islam Tommy Robinson was arrested on Sunday July 28 following a protest he organized in London under schedule seven of the Terrorism Act 2000. Robinson was released earlier today, July 29, at 12:15 am on bail. Robinson, who was a part of several far-right political groups in the UK,...

Far-right UK activist Tommy Robinson arrested under Terrorism Act 2000 following protest

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HRW calls for renewed UN resolution to address repression of Sri Lanka religious minorities

Human Rights Watch reported on Sunday that Sri Lankan authorities are repressing Hindus as well as other religious minorities, calling for a renewed UN resolution in...

HRW calls for renewed UN resolution to address repression of Sri Lanka religious minorities

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