Tue 03 June 2025: An Atlas of Civil Society report warns that democracy and human rights are under attack globally. Just 40 countries representing 3.5 percent of the world’s population respect all civil liberties, a new study has found, warning that “democracy and human rights are under attack worldwide in a way we have not […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Germany said Monday that it has approved nearly half a billion euros worth of weapons sales to Israel since October 2023. From Oct. 7, 2023 to May 13, 2025, Germany issued export licenses for arms deliveries to Israel totaling €485.1 million ($554.3 million), according to the government’s response to a question […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) claimed on Tuesday that it carried out an underwater operation against the Kerch Bridge, connecting mainland Russia with the Crimean Peninsula. In a statement on Telegram, Ukraine’s intelligence service said the underwater operation was being prepared for several months. __________________________________________________________________________ https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 __________________________________________________________________________ “SBU agents mined the […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Over 200 inmates attacked guards and fled when tremors saw them removed from cells as safety precaution. More than 200 inmates have escaped from a prison in Pakistan after they were moved from their cells for safety amid earthquake tremors, officials have said. Several dozen of the prisoners that broke out […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: NGO urges Russian accountability for war crimes in targeting Ukrainians with drones. Russian forces have been using drones to hunt and attack civilians in Ukraine and continue to do so, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW). In a report released on Tuesday, HRW stated that the Russian military has repeatedly deployed unmanned […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: Every day, 1.6 million people around the world fall ill due to unsafe food, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday, urging stronger global efforts to ensure food safety through science-based policies and practices. “Food safety is a global responsibility,” said Simone Moraes Raszl, the scientist at WHO’s Department of Nutrition and Food […]
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Tue 03 June 2025: In every nation, there exists a sacred myth—the story a people tell themselves about who they are and who protects them. In Pakistan, that myth has long centered on the soldier: the stoic, selfless guardian of the realm, standing alert at the border, poised to defend the homeland against existential threats. […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: An al-Qaeda-affiliated group, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), claimed responsibility for a major assault on an army base in Boulikessi, Mali, asserting they seized control of the facility. According to Reuters, sources reported over 30 soldiers killed in the Sunday attack, though Malian authorities have not confirmed the death toll. […]
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Some members of the Herero people during the 1904–1908 genocide. Credit: Vatican News Mon 02 June 2025: Namibian activists say development aid bypasses Herero and Nama families. Germany is continuing to sidestep full responsibility for its colonial-era genocide in Namibia, according to Horst Kleinschmidt, a Namibian anti-apartheid activist who spoke at a recent event […]
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Mon 02 June 2025: Former DRC president surfaces in rebel-held city amid treason accusations and calls for mediation. Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has resurfaced in the M23 rebel-held city of Goma, a development coinciding with the DRC Senate’s vote to strip him of his immunity. This decision opens the door for potential […]
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