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UN warns Rohingya situation worsening after 8 years

UN warns Rohingya situation worsening after 8 years

Rohingya 'are facing a further deterioration,' exile in Myanmar, says spokesman, urging global support, political solution to ensure their 'safe', 'dignified return'

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5 bodies exhumed in suspected cult deaths in Kenya
21.08.2025

5 bodies exhumed in suspected cult deaths in Kenya

Bodies recovered in Kwa Binzaro village as investigators launch new probe in Kilifi County, where Shakahola cult massacre unfolded in 2023

South Africans protest coal shipments to Israel, demand embargo
21.08.2025

South Africans protest coal shipments to Israel, demand embargo

‘As a country, which took Israel to the ICJ we cannot again supply coal to Israel, which keeps its electricity grid on, supporting the industrial military complex it uses in carrying out the genocide,” union president tells Anadolu

Dakar urges US to lift sanctions on 4 ICC officials, including Senegalese deputy prosecutor
21.08.2025

Dakar urges US to lift sanctions on 4 ICC officials, including Senegalese deputy prosecutor

Sanctions constitute ‘serious violation of the principle of judicial independence,’ ICC judges' right to ‘freely and peacefully’ carry out their mandate, says Senegal's Foreign Ministry

Amnesty International uncovers rights abuses in eastern DR Congo
21.08.2025

Amnesty International uncovers rights abuses in eastern DR Congo

M23, Wazalendo fighters, as well as Congolese soldiers implicated in alleged abuses against civilians

Floods in Niger kill at least 47, impact thousands
21.08.2025

Floods in Niger kill at least 47, impact thousands

Flooding destroys homes, displacing over 56,000 people, say authorities