Media Coverage

The Venezuelan government and a segment of the opposition are to kick off United States-backed talks aimed at paving the way for eventual elections. Noticeably absent from the negotiations will be one of the country’s most prominent opposition figures, Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado...

Human Rights Watch has accused Russia’s government-controlled paramilitaries of killing eight civilians, including three children, in an air strike in central Mali. In a report published on Friday, the rights watchdog alleged that the attacks by Africa Corps took place on June 15 in the village of...

Myanmar courts have sentenced nine activists to up to 37 years in prison for participating in a protest that urged the public to boycott last December’s elections. Eight protesters against the military government, including prominent activist Htet Myat Aung, were sentenced to 37 years on Tuesday by...

The government has declared Tuesday, 28th July 2026, a public holiday to enable Ugandans to participate in the Local Council Elections across the country. The announcement was made by the Uganda Media Centre in a press release issued on 24th July 2026 and signed by the Executive Director, Alan...

The United Nations human rights chief has condemned Nicaragua’s escalating crackdown on civil and political rights, days after President Daniel Ortega announced a plan to block elections and shut out the opposition. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Wednesday that the “latest...

Russian forces have killed at least six people in Ukraine, according to officials, after launching ballistic missile attacks on the capital, Kyiv, and strikes on other regions, including a supermarket in the northern city of Chernihiv. The attacks on Sunday came as Russian officials said that Moscow...

Chad has joined a growing list of countries as it announced plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The military government declared on Monday that Chad had begun the process to leave the court, which prosecutes war crimes and other violations of humanitarian law and is based...

Pakistan-administered Kashmir has gone to the polls under heavy security for the first round of local legislative elections that have been racked by violence. Voting began on Monday morning in the first of three rounds of the elections. Dozens of people have been killed in the run-up to the voting...

Cuba’s president has accused the United States of carrying out “genocide” against his people and seeking to seize the Caribbean island nation. President Miguel Diaz-Canel lashed out during a rally on Sunday commemorating the start of the Cuban Revolution in 1953. His anger was a reaction to...

India’s youth protesters have agreed to end their weeks-old agitation “in good faith” after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, a big victory for the movement protesting against a series of examination paper leaks. Pradhan announced his resignation on X on Saturday, just as police fired...