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In Sudan's capital, precious books in a major library have been burned and the national museum has been cut off for weeks by fighting. In Darfur, another museum is at risk from seasonal rains after projectiles punctured the roof. According to a report published last week by Heritage for Peace, a...

Colombia's government and the country's last active rebel group have agreed a truce—their latest step towards peace after almost 60 years of conflict. The National Liberation Army (ELN) said it would stop fighting from Thursday, ahead of a full ceasefire in August. Colombia's defense minister...

Thousands of people have rallied in cities and towns across Australia to back a campaign to recognize the country’s Indigenous people in the constitution in advance of a referendum later this year. The gatherings on Sunday, organized by the Yes23 campaign, were part of a nationwide “day of action”...

Israeli forces launched what a military source said is its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin in more than 20 years, killing at least eight people and injuring more than 50 others, according to Palestinian officials. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement...

An international center opened Monday in The Hague to support nations already building cases against senior Russian leaders for the crime of aggression resulting from the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The International Center for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine is the...

At least 13 children have died in recent weeks during a suspected measles outbreak at internal displacement camps in Sudan’s White Nile state, amid conflict between the country’s two warring factions, according to an international medical nongovernmental organization (NGO) Sunday. “The situation is...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Haiti on Saturday and again called on foreign governments with strong security forces to help the struggling country fight a surge in gang violence. The appeal was made after Guterres met with Prime Minister Ariel Henry, civil society leaders, UN staff...

The United Nations said Tuesday it has documented a significant level of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover—despite a stark reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency. According to a new report by the UN mission in...

The UN General Assembly is to vote this week on setting up an independent institution on missing persons in Syria. At the height of the civil war in Syria, Ahmad Helmi, an activist and human rights defender, became one of the many victims of “enforced disappearance.” Currently, more than 12 years...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called the shooting dead of a 17-year-old by police during a traffic stop near Paris "inexcusable" in rare criticism of law enforcement hours after the incident triggered unrest. A police officer is being investigated for voluntary homicide for shooting...