Articles Tagged with public charge

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Argentine President Javier Milei on Wednesday expressed harsh criticism towards the UN, accusing the organization of breaking the “sacred covenant” on which it was founded.  Speaking at the General Debate of the Assembly’s 81st session, Milei touched on several issues which he framed as UN failures and overreach. A focus of the speech was Argentina’s [...]

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In his address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged countries to increase pressure on Russia nearly five years into its full-scale war against Ukraine. He urged states to restrict Russia’s financial capacity to continue the conflict ahead of winter and warned that the conflict’s effects are spreading beyond their [...]

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UN experts on Wednesday demanded an end to unlawful killings of vulnerable Kurdish civilians and Baloch communities in Iran, documenting at least 12 confirmed killings of Kurdish border couriers (kolbars) and 13 Baloch fuel carriers (sukhtbars) in 2026, highlighting a pattern of lethal attacks this year by military and border control forces. The group of [...]

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Amnesty International urged South Sudan authorities on Tuesday to protect fundamental freedoms and civic space in order to ensure the legitimacy of the upcoming elections scheduled for December 22, 2026. Amnesty International’s regional director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah, stated : Ahead of these long-awaited and historic elections, South Sudanese authorities must ensure [...]

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UK police confirmed the arrest of a far-right agitator on Thursday, on suspicion of destroying a migrant boat on the English Channel and endangering the safety of a French coastguard official. Daniel Thomas, also known as “Danny Tommo,” is an “anti-migrant activist” and associate of Tommy Robinson, the British “far-right and anti-Islam activist.”  On Tuesday, [...]

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US District Judge Timothy Kelly in the early hours of Thursday morning granted a request by CNN, MS NOW and Politico for temporarily relief following the Trump administration’s attempt to revoke their access to the White House. Kelly’s issuance of relief takes the form of a 14-day temporary restraining order (TRO) that mandates the news [...]

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UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday called on countries to move away from fossil fuels, and implement timelines for doing so. Citing the impending climate catastrophe, Guterres pointed out that fossil fuel companies are raking in record profits “while everyday people foot the bill.” The remarks come amid High-Level Week at the UN Headquarters in [...]

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Human Rights Watch on Tuesday condemned the Bangladeshi Parliament for its introduction of a new legislation that reverses human rights protections and removes existing legal safeguards against enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Elaine Pearson, Asia director at HRW, stated: Tarique Rahman came to office promising reform, after protesters risked their lives to overthrow a government that [...]

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The Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday found Mahamat Said Abdel Kani guilty of crimes against humanity committed in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2013. Abdel Kani, a former commander of the Séléka militia coalition, was accused of orchestrating widespread attacks against civilians during the conflict in the country—and particularly [...]

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The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) brought charges against a Rwandan official on Tuesday in relation to crimes committed against the Tutsi during the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. Dr. Vincent Brown, formerly known as Dr. Vincent Bajinya, was the head of the Department of Family Health within Rwanda’s National Office of Population at the start of [...]

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