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Seven Ethiopian armed groups have formed an alliance aimed at overthrowing the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. The groups announced the alliance on Sunday, saying that they would work together to set up an inclusive transitional government. “We have established a joint alliance called the...

The Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago has ended a state of emergency that granted the government extraordinary powers to combat crime, including the ability to imprison people without charge. The country’s prime minister told parliament on Wednesday that the government would not extend the...

Voting is underway in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the southern Philippines in the first parliamentary elections since the region was established in 2019. Monday’s historic vote is seen as a crucial step towards self-governance after decades of rebellion and violence in the...

Turkish police have detained dozens of people after conducting nationwide raids targeting LGBTQ organizations. Police swooped on gay bars, offices and homes of activists in major cities including Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Mersin on Sunday, escalating Turkiye’s decade-long hostility toward LGBTQ...

Sudan has been embroiled in a brutal civil conflict since 2023 between rival militaries and their backers. Some 8.6 million people remain internally displaced, and 19.5 million people currently face crisis levels of food insecurity, which has been compounded by maritime disruptions and drought...

The humanitarian aid system is crumbling as funding shrinks, pressures increase and governments not only fail to protect civilians but are increasingly responsible for endangering them, a new report warned on Thursday as figures revealed 64 million fewer people received aid last year. With aid...

Dozens of young people congregated at Nepal’s burnt-out parliament building on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the former government. The rallies on Sept. 8 and 9, 2025, were initially sparked by anger over a brief government ban on social media but...

As Yemen experiences its most intense fighting between government and Houthi forces in years, a new wave of child recruitment in the country is taking shape. Ali Hazazi, head of the Human Rights and Civil Society Organizations Department at the Office of the President in Aden, told Al Jazeera that...

An additional three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year due to global aid cuts, worsening a dire humanitarian situation in a country torn by more than three years of war, aid groups said Tuesday. The cuts come to a health care system that once...

An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades took effect Monday, but the law excludes some of the more serious cases, including those involving lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The amnesty was introduced to promote reconciliation after past political...