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Polls Close in Thailand’s First General Election Since 2014 Coup
Thais is about to see whether the ruling junta will return to power as a civilian government, or if pro-democracy...
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What Has Guaido Achieved as Venezuela’s US-Backed ‘Interim Leader?’
Two months have now passed since Juan Guaido asserted himself as Venezuela's interim president, but Nicolas Maduro remains in power.
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Kiwi Women Don Headscarves in Solidarity With Muslim Victims
Women across New Zealand wore makeshift hijabs as a statement of peace and solidarity on Friday, a week after a...
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Trump’s Golan U-Turn Shows Contempt for Intl. Law: Syria, Allies
Syria was joined by other countries, including Turkey, Russia, and Germany, in condemning the move.
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Saudi Women On Trial After Contact With Foreign Media: HRW
"After nearly a year of accusations... that these brave champions of women's rights are 'foreign agents,' the actual charges against...
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15,000 Remain Stranded by Floods in Mozambique
About 15,000 people still need to be rescued from floods after central Mozambique was pounded by a cyclone last week.
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UK Facing ‘National Emergency’ on Brexit: Business, Unions
"The shock to our economy would be felt by generations to come."
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New Zealand Bans Assault Weapons Within Days of Massacre
The crackdown promises to have political repercussions beyond the country's shores, including in the United States where gun control is...
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Infested Yemen Food Aid Needs Fumigation to Feed Millions: WFP
"Yemeni civilians, including children, are now more vulnerable and hungrier than at any time since March 2015."
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Christchurch, Terrorism, and Resilience: ‘We Don’t Have Time to Hate’
Eight years after New Zealand's Christchurch was forced to rebuild the city from the ground up after a series of...
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Trump Cements Alliance With Far-Right Brazilian President Bolsonaro
Bolsonaro has a long-standing reputation for anti-democratic, racist, misogynistic and anti-gay views.
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Myanmar Court Jails Rakhine Leader for 20 Years for Treason
A Myanmar court sentenced a prominent ethnic Rakhine leader to 20 years in jail for treason, a verdict that is...
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UN Reports Increase in Sex Abuse Allegations by UN Staff
A U.N. report released Monday showed an increase in allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation by staff working in U.N....
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Yemeni Women Take on Traditional ‘Male’ Roles Amid Crisis
With the Yemen civil war raging for almost four years, many of women now have to step into roles that were...
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Putin Signs Laws Against ‘Disrespecting’ Authorities, Fake news
Another piece of legislation allows authorities to decide what amounts to "fake news" and gives a media watchdog the power...
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Afghanistan Celebrates Journalists as Violence Targets Press
Since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001, Afghanistan's media has been one of the country's few success stories.
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Myanmar’s Rakhine State Sees Increase in Conflict, Displacement
More than 3,200 people were displaced last week in Myanmar following intensified fighting between the Arakan Army rebel group and the...
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‘No Planet B:’ Tens of Thousands Join Global Youth Demo for Climate
Students flooded into the streets around the world carrying placards reading: "There is no planet B," "You're destroying our future"...
Read more‘They Are Us:’ New Zealand PM Urges Solidarity in Wake of Mosque Attacks
"They have chosen to make New Zealand their home and it is their home. They are us."
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Youth to Demand Actual Change During Global Climate Strikes
Students from more than 100 countries will miss school to show lawmakers and world leaders how serious they are about...
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