Why Did Channel 4 Choose to Broadcast an Unverified and Poorly Sourced Documentary Shortly Before the UN Report on Sri Lanka Despite Multiple Alterations? by Our Diplomatic Affairs Correspondent In this exclusive
United Nations experts have condemned Singapore’s continued use of the death penalty for drug-related offences, saying at least 16 people have been executed in the country since the beginning of 2026 and
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As tens of thousands of people crossed from Morocco towards Spain’s enclave of Ceuta in a single day, the question of what borders are actually for returned with renewed force. For philosopher
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The race to become the next secretary general of the United Nations has entered its decisive phase at a moment when the organisation faces some of the most difficult challenges in its
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UN experts have urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to ensure accountability for the killing of 17 humanitarian workers in the eastern town of Muttur, marking 20 years
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A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has called on Canada to strengthen protection for Sikh activist Moninder Singh following repeated official warnings of credible threats to his life. The
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United Nations human rights experts have expressed grave concern over allegations of arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, torture and other forms of ill-treatment targeting members of Iran’s Bahá’í religious minority, warning that several
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The race to lead the United Nations has moved into a critical stage after months of preliminary manoeuvring gave way to the first public debate between the six official candidates seeking to
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Summary: When people think of economic sanctions, they often imagine a mechanism targeting a specific government, specific assets, or a list of names. But the U.S. sanctions regime operates differently and in a
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Global foreign direct investment returned to growth in 2025 after two years of decline, reaching $1.6 trillion, but the recovery has been marked by sharp disparities between countries, sectors and projects, according
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Foreign direct investment into Sri Lanka reached 1.044 billion dollars in 2025, according to the just-issued World Investment Report 2026 by UNCTAD, the UN’s leading body on trade and development. The figure
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