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Moldova’s Restive Separatists, Russia Worries, and EU Aspirations

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). In this episode of War & Peace, Olga and Elissa speak with Crisis...

Calming the Long War in the Philippine Countryside

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Rethinking Talks with the Taliban

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The Israel-Iran Crisis: A Chance to Step Back from the Brink

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). On 13 April, following days of threats, Iran unleashed a massive aerial barrage...

Managing the jihadist take over of Park W | Gérer la prise de contrôle...

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Managing the jihadist take over of Park W |...

‘Visible signs of hope’ for Haiti, Assembly President Francis insists

Dennis Francis, a veteran diplomat from Trinidad and Tobago, said he had returned from a visit to Haiti at the end of last month...

UNICEF deplores deadly Christmas Day attack on family in Haiti

Four people, including two girls under the age of 10, were killed in the incident, which occured in the Croix de Bouquet district.Four other...

Why Israel-Iran War Is a Lifeline for Netanyahu

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Just days ago, much of the world’s attention was on the impending famine...

UN underlines need to move forward on peace efforts in Colombia

Presenting the latest quarterly report by the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, which covers the period from 27 September to 26 December 2023, he...

US urged to halt first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

Kenneth Eugene Smith was convicted of murder in 1988 and is scheduled to be executed on 25 January in the southern state of Alabama.A...

The Middle East Could Still Explode

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). On April 13, Iran launched Operation True Promise, its response to Israel’s April...

Seeking the Best from a Skewed Poll: Hard Choices for Venezuela

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Epstein files: Nobody should evade justice, say UN rights experts

The court documents reveal a horrifying list of alleged crimes perpetrated by Mr. Epstein, including sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, rape, sex trafficking, slavery, torture...

USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation

Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed in the southern state of Alabama on 25 January.  He had been convicted of murder in 1988. “Alabama’s use...

Iran-Israel “Shadow War” Risks Spinning Out of Control

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Iran and Israel are trading threats and counter-threats following the 1 April strike, attributed to Israel, on the Iranian...

US must uphold judges’ right to speak freely about race and gender bias: Rights...

Special Rapporteur Margaret Satterthwaite voiced serious concerns that a Supreme Court Justice in the state of North Carolina, Anita Earls, was investigated for comments made...

Haiti: Human rights deteriorating as gang violence spreads

At least 806 people not involved in violent gang wars were killed, injured, or kidnapped in January – the bloodiest month in more than...

UN rights office regrets Venezuela’s decision to suspend operations

Ravina Shamdasani, the spokesperson for OHCHR, said in a statement that the Office regretted the announcement and that it continues to engage with the...

Sudan: A Year of War

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The “Geopolitics of Climate Change and Conflict” Series: A Summary

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وقف المجاعة في قطاع غزة

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). ما  الجديد؟ أحدث الهجوم الإسرائيلي الذي أعقب هجوم حماس في 7 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2023...

Haitian journalist, YouTuber kidnapped by gang members, released

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Local journalist Sean Roubens was kidnapped on March 14, 2024, by a gang in Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince...

Chad’s Young New Ruler Tightens His Grip

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group’s Central Africa Director Enrica Picco to discuss Mahamat...

The Trouble With “the Global South”

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Not so long ago, policymakers in Washington and other Western capitals gave little...