Drone Explosion in Haiti Kills 2 SWAT Members and Injures 6 Others
A drone intended for attacking gang members detonated at a police base, raising questions about how the deadly operations are conducted.
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African Union Endorses Call to Abandoned the Mercator Map
A campaign is underway to replace the world’s most popular map, which the effort’s supporters say promotes a false view of the continent and its size.
Time not right to recognise Palestinian state, says Danish PM – as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can read all our Middle East coverage here.The Metropolitan police has said that 60 more people will be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine Action, which was proscribed by the UK government last month.More than 700…
The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope
Over the past two years, tens of thousands of children in the territory have been killed, wounded or orphaned. Childhood as they once knew it has ceased to exist.
Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations
Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measuresTalks between nations to hammer out a plastics treaty to end plastic pollution continued behind closed doors in Geneva on Thursda…
Blackwater founder Erik Prince to send hundreds of contractors to strife-ravaged Haiti
Critics say Vectus Global’s presence – including snipers – will undermine Haiti’s police and UN security forceHundreds of combatants from the US, Europe and El Salvador will reportedly be deployed to Haiti in the coming weeks to battle the country’s ga…
Syria Violence in March Amounts to War Crimes, U.N. Report Says
An inquiry found that members of the new government’s forces took part in killing Syrian civilians during sectarian fighting in March, but found no evidence that they acted on government orders.
Israeli Settlers Unleash Record High Attacks in West Bank
Extremists are carrying out one of the most violent campaigns against Palestinian villages since the U.N. began keeping records.
At least 20 killed after boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa, UN says
UN refugee agency says more people could still be missing at sea, with between 70 and 80 believed to have survivedAt least 20 people have died after a boat capsized off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, a United Nations agency and local media r…
Recognising Palestinian state must not distract from ending Gaza mass deaths, UN expert says
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur for the occupied territories, calls for practical actions and warns against distracting ‘attention from where it should be: the genocide’The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied territories has wa…