A group of 15 teenage girls in southeast England has taken its campaign against the sexualisation of school uniforms to the British Parliament, calling for legislation to prohibit their use in pornographic
In 2018, a young Syrian named Youssef Juma was repairing a laptop belonging to a local security commander when he discovered footage of a mass execution. The videos showed blindfolded civilians being
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Saudi Arabia is facing an intensifying campaign of Houthi attacks on its airports, energy infrastructure and maritime interests, forcing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to seek assistance from international allies as Riyadh
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In north-western Sri Lanka, an electric fence stretching 14 kilometres along the Siyambalangamuwa tank is the main defence protecting more than 2,000 families from wild elephants entering nearby villages. For wildlife officer
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Eight US states have filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT chatbot is an unsafe product that has harmed children and deceived parents, adding to mounting legal and regulatory scrutiny
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Yemen’s renewed conflict has displaced at least 200,000 people, half of them children, as intensified fighting and restrictions on humanitarian operations worsen a crisis in which millions already depend on assistance to
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Sri Lanka’s coastline is increasingly exposed to international maritime drug trafficking, with official data recording 705 arrests between 2021 and July 2026, including 46 Pakistani and Iranian nationals. Reports also reveal fishing
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The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
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Global efforts to reduce hunger and halt deforestation are falling short of international targets, with new reports documenting worsening food insecurity in dozens of countries and continued destruction of millions of hectares
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At Lakshapana Estate’s Mulgama Lower Division in Maskeliya, families who hoped for secure homes say they have inherited fear instead. Residents report cracks spreading through houses built in 2004, inadequate drinking water
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Israel’s E1 settlement project is facing opposition from governments with markedly different forms of diplomatic and economic influence. Pakistan and seven Arab and Muslim partners have rejected the plan, while twelve Western
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Governments and seafood companies have promoted fish farming as a more sustainable way to feed a growing global population, arguing that raising fish reduces pressure on wild stocks. But a five-year investigation
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Jeffrey Isaac Jarquin was deported from the U.S. by ICE and upon arrival in Managua was sent to prison by Nicaraguan authorities. Corporate media has decried the detention of a “torture victim”
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The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has congratulated Navanethem “Navi” Pillay on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, recognising what it describes as her longstanding contribution to human rights, international justice and accountability
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The international community risks becoming accustomed to the systematic exclusion of millions of Afghan women and girls from education, employment and public life, according to Elisenda Calvet, a jurist and judge at
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Myanmar’s informal money-transfer network is providing a financial lifeline to families struggling with economic hardship while enabling migrants abroad to bypass banking channels controlled by the military-backed government. Known as the hundi
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